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Position 1 Innovations and Investments Fund Manager – Highland Resilience Activity(Re-advert)
Major Responsibility
Take the overall specialized lead and direction on the management of the inventions and investment fund to meet the intended project goal and beget private and public investment in target areas.
Lead the design and development of processes, guidelines, and manuals for successful management of investment funds based on Mercy Corp’s global stylish practices and in compliance with USAID rules and regulations.
Understand the crucial elements of a successful investment and develop lithic and strategic plans for the fund to leverage co-investments. \Ensure that the Innovations and Investment fund supports activities across the crucial result areas that the project is targeting and doesn't create illegal competition among the market actors.
Participate in the development of the overall project implementation plans.
Design and support the development of processes leading to innovations in close coordination with program-specialized leads.
With HRA Technical Leads, participate and lead in the design of NOFOs, Annual program statements, EOIs, and NOFOs. Shall manage all processes leading to awards.
Responsible for the review of fund applicants ’ budgets and budget narratives for completeness, cost realism, and compliance with budget conditions.
Responsible for award financial review and other due diligence of apparently successful applicants in coordination with the finance and compliance teams
Coordinate selection of sub-award agreement type, draft sub-award, and negotiate sub-award agreements with selected sub-recipients.
Draft modifications to sub-awards, as needed to work closely with the project team to conduct research and assessment to identify implicit private sector, public, and community-managed realities for partnership.
Compliance
Ensure that HRA’s Innovations and Investment Fund is executed in alignment with the high award agreement and the applicable USAID regulations, staying abreast of changes in the nonsupervisory environment related to USAID grants; update HRA ‘s Innovations and Investment fund procedures where necessary. Administrative Responsibility N/ A Accountability
Reports Directly To the Chief of Party and direct working lines to the HRA Specialized and Implementation Director. Works Directly with HRA Technical teams, indigenous teams, and finance and compliance teams. Job Requirement
Master’s degree or original in Finance, Economics, or Business Administration, or Bachelor’s degree
with significant fresh experience.
Minimum 5- 7 years of experience in enterprise development; investment management; and working in partnership with private sector actors in on-ranch, off-farm, wage and employment, nutrition, governance, and increasing commercialization and ensuring lesser sustainability of partnerships.
Good understanding of market systems Development approach and facilitation including coaching, relationship building, communicating, open and willing to work on new initiatives.
A good understanding of the innovations and investment process is essential.
Proven skills in strategic planning, assessment, and business development, as well as a proven practical and theoretical understanding of the design cycle related to private sector investments.
Excellent communicator and suitable to engage private sector actors by socializing crucial interests and objectives of the program and be suitable to attract private sector investments.
Demonstrated ability to develop proposals for new projects and programs from conception to submission.
Demonstrated experience and ability to professionally and appropriately represent the association and negotiate and defend Mercy Corps ’ interests with a different range of international and original organizations, private sectors, and other groups.
Demonstrated understanding of complex experimental and transitional contexts, particularly in a resilience context, preferred.
Place of work Addis Ababa
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Position 2 DRIVER
ESSENTIAL JOB REQUIREMENTS
Operate MC vehicles as assigned by supervisor.
Maintain vehicle log- wastes by MC program regulations.
Check the vehicle conditions after each trip routinely – report requirements and problems to transport management.
Adhere to all safety and communication protocols as advised by Mercy Corps and supervisor.
Responsible for the safekeeping of all vehicle equipment, tools, first aid kits, spares, etc.
Keep the vehicle ready, clean, and on standby – ready for use all the time.
Assist, as required, with logistics in the office and with the diurnal workloads.
Cooperate and be of assistance to staff and callers – help in troubleshooting implicit problems during diurnal business.
Report all conservation requirements of the vehicle to transport management on a regular base.
Undertake field assignments as assigned.
Adherence to all MC policies and procedures as outlined in MC policies and procedure manuals.
Conduct yourself both professionally and tête-à-tête in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and not peril its humanitarian mission in the country of operation.
Other duties as assigned.
REPORTS DIRECTLY TO Assistant Logistics Officer
WORKS DIRECTLY WPROGRAMgram and Support Staff
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
3rd Grade or above Valid Driving License.
Minimum of 4 years ’ experience as a Driver preferably in an International NGO.
Experience in repairing Vehicles is an advantage.
Ability to communicate in both Amharic & English languages and knowledge of AFARI Language is preferred.
Knowledge of routes, duty stations, project areas, the NGO, and the political community is required.
Place of work Negelle
