Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, we know our teams do their best work when they are diverse and every team member feels that they belong. We welcome diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be stronger and have long term impact.

Climate change severely and disproportionately impacts small islands in the Caribbean.

Worsening environmental risks like rising and warming seas, volatile dry and wet seasons, and catastrophic storms mean that islands and small island developing states (SIDS) bear the brunt of the impacts of climate change, even though their carbon footprint is small relative to the world’s largest carbon producers, and their capacity to cope is constrained by their narrow resource base.

Caribbean islands need flexible tools to make them more resilient through the climate crisis.

Tools that protect and improve lives, livelihoods and also the natural resources these communities depend on.Mercy Corps partners with community service organizations across the Caribbean to strengthen the networks around vulnerable communities, provide resources to build out adaptive programming, and respond collaboratively to climate threats as they arise.

Mercy Corps began this work following the historic 2016 hurricane season. Since then, with the help of our donors, more than $34 million has been put toward preparedness, response and climate resilience programming in the Caribbean. Mercy Corps has learned that empowering people and their communities with flexible assets and knowledge is the best way to measurably protect lives and livelihoods.

• Manage and oversee the implementation of the Caribbean United Women’s Economic Empowerment (CUWEE) program, in cooperation with key project stakeholders, including local community service organizations, non-governmental organizations, local government officials, and donors;

• Collaborate with program, finance and administrative staff to ensure systems are in compliance with donor and Mercy Corps policies and procedures;

• Ensure program implementation is on time, target and budget, using effective M&E systems to reach desired impacts;

• Create and maintain systems ensuring effective and transparent use of financial resources for timely and informative reporting in line with donor and Mercy Corps policies and procedures;

• Implement and model Mercy Corps’ philosophy of social entrepreneurship and leverage Mercy Corps’ best practices.

• Promote learning and knowledge management through documentation and knowledge sharing around best practices and lessons learned;

• Provide leadership and oversight in all aspects of program implementation, management and evaluation.

• Provide technical leadership to the program in the areas of inclusion and economic empowerment and organizational capacity building.

• Ensure adherence to Mercy Corps program management minimum standards.

• Monitor adherence to program donor grant agreements, as well as Mercy Corps’ and donor policies and procedures for procurement and compliance.

• Oversee program staff performance and quality of program implementation.

• Communicate frequently with program partner network

• Ensure program is designed and implemented with consideration for technical recommendations from Mercy Corps’ global livelihoods and resilience technical teams as well as industry best practice.

• Ensure that cross-cutting aspects of gender, equity, and social inclusion (GESI) are included in the design of program activities.

• Participate in the development and implementation of program research and learning agenda, to build evidence and support the production of robust thought leadership on GESI and Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE).

• Support field monitoring and conduct periodic qualitative reviews on the strategic direction of GESI-related activities

• Establish and oversee effective program monitoring, evaluation, and reporting systems for both internal and external use and ensure high quality input is obtained from team members.

• Use reporting results to monitor program success, measure impact, and calibrate program strategy accordingly.

• Ensure documentation of achievements and lessons learned to ensure best practices are captured and disseminated in quarterly and final program reports.

• Act as main focal point for network of CSOs partnering with Mercy Corps across the Caribbean, connecting CSO partners with resources available through the regional portfolio and global organization.

• Liaise with local government officials including the government ministries, local NGOs, project partners, local religious leaders, and other community members to ensure support for and acceptance of Mercy Corps projects in relevant geographic areas.

• Ensure that the CUWEE program strategy is clear and communicated to team members, local partners and communities.

• Work with the Caribbean Resilience Initiative leadership team to develop and support the CRI strategy.

• Lead on measurement and analysis of regional key performance indicators to inform strategic decision making.

• Support Mercy Corps global and regional initiatives for human resources, including safeguarding and diversity, and talent development;

• Collaborate with the people team to promote staff access to high quality learning opportunities, with a special emphasis on national team member development;

• Assist with the on-boarding of senior team members, ensuring they are set up for success and familiar with agency systems, procedures, and protocols.

• Actively learns about safeguarding and integrates it into their work, including safeguarding risks and mitigations related to their area of work

• Practices the values of Mercy Corps including respecting the dignity and well-being of participants and fellow team members

• Encourages openness and communication in their team; encourages team members to submit reports if they have any concerns using reporting mechanisms e.g., Integrity Hotline and other options

• Minimum of 4+ years of demonstrated experience in community development programming.

• Minimum of 4+ years of progressive technical responsibility; preferred to include experience in livelihoods or market systems development, women economic empowerment, or youth entrepreneurship experience preferred.

• Demonstrated commitment to working with community-service organizations (CSOs) toward mutual objectives. Experience in CSO capacity building activities strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to work and coordinate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders, including national and local government, donors, community-based organizations, and the private sector

• Degree in a relevant academic area – e.g., economics, climate sciences, a social science discipline, etc. (7+ years relevant progressive technical experience would be considered in lieu of advanced degree)

• Experience designing and implementing training and/or capacity building activities

• Ability to travel to various program sites (up to 25%)

• Experience living/working in the Caribbean preferred

• Experience working with USG donors preferred

• English fluency required; Spanish, French or Dutch proficiency preferred

Mercy Corps team members represent the agency both during and outside work hours when deployed in a field posting or on a visit/TDY to a field posting. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and Mercy Corps’ policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.

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

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.

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.

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.