Programme Officer Asia Region

7 months ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Mercy Corps Full time

**Location**: Edinburgh, London, UK (possibility for remote work in UK) or NL

**Position Status**: Full time, permanent

**Salary**:The starting salary range for this position in the UK is 37,040 GBP; salary range in the NL is 44,320 Euro

**About Mercy Corps**:
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.

Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible.

Mercy Corps Europe (MCE) has grown rapidly in terms of volume of activity and complexity. With offices in Edinburgh, London, Geneva and The Hague, we now attract over £90m in income. The breadth and impact of our programmes makes Mercy Corps a unique and truly rewarding place to work. Our teams are proud of what we achieve in the country programmes and we are always looking for talented individuals who share our passion and commitment.

**The Department**:
Mercy Corps’ current operations in the Asia region focus on 11 countries (Afghanistan, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Timor-Leste, Thailand, and Uzbekistan). These are a disparate collection of countries with many different challenges and opportunities. Mercy Corps’ past and present activities in the region include: humanitarian response, large
- and small-scale conflict mitigation through market systems development, health awareness campaigns for TB eradication and mother and child health; education; nutrition; agribusiness and natural resource management; vocational training and job creation; renewable energy development; financial inclusion; technical assistance to governments and citizens for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR); and water and sanitation work targeting vulnerable populations.

**The Position**:
The Programme Officer (PO) will support strategic, impactful, and high-quality programming in the Asia and Europe region (country portfolio to be determined).

Reporting to the Senior Programme Officer, the PO supports the SPO, the Regional Director (RD), the Deputy Regional Director (DRD), and other senior regional leaders and Country Offices in many aspects of their country programme with European donor business development and grant administration. The PO plays a key role in connecting the country teams to HQ resources/stakeholders and represents the country/regional interests internally with various HQ teams as well as with external stakeholders, including donors. The PO works with the Senior Programme Officer (SPO), DRD, RD and other regional leaders to provide the secondary check and support country teams (ultimate point of responsibility) in adhering to internal and external policies and regulations. The PO also provides guidance to the Assistant Programme Officer (APO) and helps with the administration that is necessary for robust and accountable grant management. The PO furthermore plays an important role in supporting the SPO in rolling out agency-wide initiatives in countries in the region.

**Essential Responsibilities**:
**GRANT & AWARD MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAMME SUPPORT**:

- The PO is the HQ point of responsibility for the management of their portfolio of awards. This includes overall monitoring of awards/programmes for external/donor requirements as well as Mercy Corps’ internal policies and requirements. The PO provides ongoing monitoring of the status of programmes and complete regular check-ins on grant requirements (such as co-financing, budget versus actuals, data aggregation, etc.).
- The PO supports country teams to adhere to donor rules and regulations as stipulated in donor agreements, as well as to adhere to Mercy Corps internal policies and Programme Management minimum standards.
- In addition to working with country and regional teams, the PO works closely with HQ departments including International Finance and Compliance to ensure effective management of their grant portfolio. The PO is the key donor point of contact on specific country portfolios and maintains strong donor relationships on existing programmes to contribute to their effective implementation and position Mercy Corps for future funding opportunities.
- The PO reviews and contributes to high quality reports and other donor deliverables. This includes advising country teams on formats for donor reporting and defines timelines to review, edit and input to donor reports submitted in accordance with the agency’s Reporting Standard Operating Procedures and in adherence to deadlines set out in the grant agreement/contract.
- Supports with the maintenance of programme documentation and ensures Mercy Corps’ grant managements database is updated for their portfolio of awards. Ensure compliance with Mercy Corps systems, processes and tools in the delivery of programmes.

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