The DITL will provide oversight function to the Field Coordinator responsible for activity implementation in Karenga District.

The DITL will be the focal point representing the program in their individual Districts with government and other civil society platforms, and will be supervised by the Implementation Director who will be the Senior Focal Point for relationships with Government and other civil society representation.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Strategy & Vision

Support the Implementation Director in executing the vision and strategy for the program.
Play an active role in identifying and developing initiatives that foster or improve strategic objectives of the program and the country office.
Program Management

Together with the Implementation Director, the Technical Director, and Managers, and with the Gender, MEL, and Program Quality and Partnerships team, oversee program implementation, management, administration, and close-out of activities within their District. Together with the Implementation Director and Technical Team, lead the development of detailed implementation plans within their district, and ensure that program implementation is on time, on target and on budget, using effective M&E systems to reach desired impacts.
Ensure that program implementation is responsive to communities and partners and consistent with Mercy Corps' relevant program guidelines, principles, values, quality standards and strategic plan.
Work closely with local government to bring them on as active partners to the program.
Confirm participants are effectively targeted according to transparent criteria.
Integrate facilitative approaches, gender and youth sensitivity, a resilience lens and capacity building into all activities as appropriate. Certify all interventions adhere to Mercy Corps' Gender Policy, Do No Harm principles, and beneficiary accountability standards.
Work with the Technical Team to ensure program strategies and activities represent global good practice in market facilitation, health & nutrition, WASH and governance.
With the MEL Director and Manager, ensure program staff as well as sub-grantees adhere to USAID monitoring and evaluation requirements and that data analyzed is used to inform programming through adaptive management approaches. Support the CoP where necessary in donor reporting.
Support the CLA Manager and the MEL team to identify key areas of learning taking place in communities, together with assisting the MEL team document these areas of learning
Together with the Implementation Director, fulfill Mercy Corps' Program Management Minimum Standards based on the organization-wide guide.
Represent the program within their district to government, donors and other high-level stakeholders.
Ensure that program monitoring tools such as the Activity Tracker and Dashboards are populated on time, and that informed actions are take