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Program / Department Summary
Mercy Corps’ Ukraine crisis response seeks to meet the humanitarian needs of vulnerable Ukrainians and other conflict-affected people where they are: displaced inside Ukraine, refugees in Poland, Romania and Moldova, or trapped behind frontlines. We aim to reach 500,000 vulnerable people with multi-purpose cash assistance, in-kind humanitarian support, and protection services across four countries. Almost all of our impact will be delivered in partnership: with Ukrainian, Polish, Romanian and Moldovan civil society organizations through a granting program that matches humanitarian action with capacity strengthening, and with peer international NGOs through a consortium in Ukraine.
General Position Summary
The Emergency Program Manager for Partnerships will ensure the development of inclusive and equitable partnerships between Mercy Corps and local partners to achieve response program objectives. This role will support assessment efforts to identify and engage local partnerships, inform partnership strategy, ensure representation of those impacted by the crisis in our shared response, and develop capacity sharing programs to support humanitarian response capacities.
The Emergency Program Manager for Partnerships is an effective communicator and relationship manager, able to actively listen and build trust among partners and meaningfully engage partners in the design, implementation and evaluation of the response programs.
Essential Job Responsibilities
Strategy & Vision
Program Management
Influence & Representation
Security
Accountability
Reports Directly To: Director of Programs, Ukraine Response
Works Directly With: Program Managers and Partners in the Ukraine, Poland and Romania, Sub-Grants Manager and Sub-awards, finance and compliance teams.
Supervisory Responsibility
The Emergency Program Manager will supervise the Sub-Award Manager who will ensure partners comply with financial obligations with high ethical standards.
Knowledge and Experience
Success Factors
The successful Local Partnerships Manager will combine exceptional communication and relationship building skills with proven experience in developing strong partnerships. The Manager will have past experience in developing, facilitating and evaluating capacity sharing programs. They will have proven experience with cross-cultural teams and participatory approaches. The most successful Mercy Corps staff members have a strong commitment to teamwork and accountability, and thrive in an evolving and changing environment while taking care of self and others.
Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions
The position is based in Iași, Romania. Accommodations are in guest houses and access to services – medical, electricity, water, etc is in place but may change depending on the situation. This position requires 50% travel to surrounding countries, as security permits. Given the emergency context, this position requires exceptional work schedules, including evenings and weekends. Given the emergency context, this position requires exceptional work schedules, including evenings and weekends.
Ongoing Learning
In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives.
We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have sustained global impact.
We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.
Safeguarding & Ethics
Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC and have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct elearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.
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