About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future.
Program / Department Summary
Mercy Corps, with an established WASH & Shelter program in Syria, manages its North-West Syria (NWS) programming remotely from Amman, Jordan. The NWS program provides WASH, Shelter and NFI (SNFI), Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL), Cash and Voucher Programming, Social Cohesion support to internally displaced populations and vulnerable Syrians communities and families affected by the crisis. The WASH and Shelter activities are implemented both directly through our own team (contractual work), and through partnership with Syrian NGOs.
General Position Summary
Under the direct supervision of the WASH & Shelter Coordinator, the Senior WASH & Shelter Officer is responsible for facilitating, monitoring, and supporting the implementation of Mercy Corps and its partners’ WASH and Shelter activities. The position holder will be responsible for contributing to lead Mercy Corps and its partners’ activities to ensure successful implementation and achieving of targets of activities to ensure smooth, efficient, and effective implementation of the program along with data analysis and archiving of project documentation.
Essential Job Responsibilities
Program support:
Direct implementation:
Indirect implementation:
Technical support:
Data management, reporting & documentation:
Others:
Organizational learning
As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.
Accountability to Beneficiaries
Supervisory Responsibility
Amman WASH & Shelter Officers
Accountability
Reports Directly to: WASH & Shelter Coordinator
Works Directly with: Amman finance team, Amman operation teams, Compliance team, Amman procurement team, MEAL team, security team, HR team.
All Mercy Corps departments and staff.
Knowledge and Experience
Success Factors
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. 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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