Program Manager, Resilient Communities - Caribbean Resilience Initiative - Remote US, USVI, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia or Jamaica, Puerto Rico

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. The Caribbean Resilience Department 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. The Position Mercy Corps is embarking on a three-year program aimed at strengthening livelihoods and economic empowerment for women across the Caribbean. To achieve this, Mercy Corps will work with 12 community service organizations (CSOs) across the region to pilot innovative approaches and strengthen capacity. The Program Manager will lead implementation of this program , which will work with CSOs in the following jurisdictions : Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, The Bahamas, Dominica, Grenada, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the 5 Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago . The program cycle will include a six month assessment process to understand the socio-cultural attitudes and systemic barriers in the Caribbean that prevent women from accessing the resources that enable economic growth and reduce their agency to make economic decisions. The assessment will examine differential vulnerability and consider how factors like age, ethnicity, economic status, migration status, gender identity, or sexual orientation may limit economic empowerment of women (age 16+) across different Caribbean geographies. Following the assessment phase, the Program Manager will design a training series and small-grant challenge for community service organizations (CSOs) who already work with women in the Caribbean. The grants will be used to pilot innovative approaches to improving economic empowerment and outcomes for women and adolescent girls (16+). Strong and collaborative partnerships are at the core of Mercy Corps strategy in the Caribbean. This position will cultivate and champion Mercy Corps community service organization (CSO) partnership network of over 30 organizations across the region. The Program Manager will work to strengthen capacity for Mercy Corps’ Caribbean CSO network, leveraging the resources available through the program, other resources available through the Caribbean Resilience Initiative portfolio, and the global organization. Essential Responsibilities PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

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.