Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Purpose / Project Description:
The consultant will contribute to the Agency’s work on Market Systems. This includes working with the Economic Growth and Markets team and key program leaders to drive learning and quality programming related to Markets in Crisis and Market Systems Development. Depending on the needs, they are responsible for synthesizing program learning for internal and external audiences to advance Mercy Corps’ global Markets in Crisis approach; providing expert technical support to country teams through strategy development, market assessments, and capacity strengthening; and supporting key program design and proposal writing efforts.

Consultant Objectives:
The consultant will deepen Mercy Corps’ sector leadership in Market systems by developing learning documents related to integrating Market Systems approaches into crisis response; supporting program portfolios on their Markets in Crisis and Market Systems Development approaches; and supporting program development.

Consultant Activities:
The Consultant will:
• As needed build Mercy Corps body of learning on Markets in Crisis potentially including:
• Developing case studies based on Market Systems interventions in humanitarian responses
• Synthesize learning across programs to highlight advances in our approaches, key program lessons, and priority focus areas for the future
• Contribute to approach documents, capacity statements, and other agency materials
• As needed, provide technical expertise and coaching to Markets in Crisis programming, such as:
• Advising programs on how to layer humanitarian cash interventions with market support and market facilitation
• Supporting program strategy
• Coaching program leaders and technical staff through implementation challenges in Markets in Crisis portfolios and programs
• Holding regular check-ins with identified program teams to discuss progress and plans
• Providing recommendations on intervention design and start-up
• Supporting teams to access the appropriate technical guidance and tools to improve their programming efforts on market facilitation in fragile contexts
• As needed, support program development through:
• Supporting the design of programs through workshops
• Provide input and reviews into proposals related to Markets in Crisis and MSD

Consultant Deliverables:
• Completed learning documents, as detailed above
• Inputs and guidance given to teams on Markets in Crisis programming
• Program design outputs and feedback

Timeframe / Schedule:
December 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023
20 days
The Consultant will report to:
Sr. Director – Economic Growth

The Consultant will work closely with:
Other members of the Markets team and Economic Growth composite team, New Initiatives, other members of the TSU and Research and Learning teams, and key program teams.

Required Experience & Skills:
• 8 to 10 years experience in market system development
• Experience in designing and implementing market-based programs for fragile contexts
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to distill and summarize information for an outside audience


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 96

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

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