The Resilience CLA & capacity development specialist will lead the implementation of the RLA program capacity development strategy, ensuring all partners and their staff understand the strategy and its work plan. S/he will be supporting capacity development of partners on CLA. S/he will be responsible in designing & coordinating partners forum in Baidoa, facilitating and coordinating the resilience learning agenda, co-designing, and leading a participatory analysis of the complex crisis system in all RLA locations. S/he will also be responsible for conducting regular field visits to partner sites to facilitate the identification and capture of promising practices and follow-up on CLA/SLI commitment, designing & conducting of targeted studies that will catalyze learning. Likewise, s/he will be documenting “light-touch” interventions that link to member partner actions and help demonstrate theory-to-practice for adaptive management, SLI, or other core principles of a resilience approach.
Essential Job Responsibilities
CLA STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION
PROGRAM SUPPORT OPERATIONS
ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING
ACCOUNTABILITY TO PARTNERS
Supervisory Responsibility
None
Accountability
Reports Directly To: Directly to the RLA Team leader/Manager and Indirectly to the Programs Director
Works Directly With RLA team leader, ACDI/VOCCA, Somalia Resilience partners
Knowledge and Experience
Success Factors
A successful Resilience CLA & Capacity Development Specialist will have the capacity to coordinate participatory analysis of the complex crisis system, undertake multi-sectoral research, build and manage relationships with different stakeholders, and lead collaborative design processes. S/he takes initiative for coordinating and planning tasks and work plans and is equally comfortable and capable of working independently and as part of a team. The Resilience CLA & Capacity Development Specialist will have the ability to easily forge and maintain professional relationships with team members, communities, and partners. S/he is deeply curious, with an appetite for learning and takes responsibility for keeping him/herself up to date on research and promising practices, and for engaging with key networks in the resilience field.
Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions
The position is based in (Baidoa ) and it requires up to 10% travel to Mogadishu and Hirshabelle. Mercy Corps team members represent the agency both during and outside work hours when deployed in a field posting or on a visit/STA to a field posting. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values always and in all in-country venues. Fostering a diverse and open workplace is an important part of Mercy Corps’ vision. Mercy Corps is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of background. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment.
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. 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 e-learning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.