Location: Portland Oregon, United States

Position Status: Full-time, Regular, Exempt

Salary Level: The salary range for this position is $64,000- $66,000 USD

Funding for this position is dependent upon Mercy Corps Northwest receiving a grant from Clackamas County. This funding has not been secured at the time of posting this position.

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.

About Our Team

As the U.S. field office of Mercy Corps, Mercy Corps Northwest (MCNW) works to build more just, productive, and resilient communities in the Pacific NW. Our programs support up to 2,100 small business owners each year; reduce prison re-entry rates for participants by 50%; and improve services at more than 30 local nonprofits At MCNW, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to improve their life regardless of their background. By investing in those without ready access to resources, existing economic disparities will become more equitable, and motivated, hard-working individuals and families will have opportunities to break intergenerational cycles of poverty for good. For more information about Mercy Corps Northwest, visit www.nw.mercycorps.org. Mercy Corps is a global organization that works around the world, including in Oregon and Washington, working on the belief that a better world is possible. Mercy Corps Northwest’s (MCNW) 20-member team builds just, productive and resilient communities across the Pacific Northwest. We fulfill our mission by serving women, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), immigrants and refugees, justice-involved individuals and other underserved communities. For over 20 years, MNCW has served entrepreneurs and small business owners in Oregon and Washington through a three-pronged strategy comprised of: 1) a robust small business education program, 2) access to grants and incentivized savings grants to help clients build their businesses and assets and 3) access to alternative loans to help entrepreneurs grow and expand their businesses. Building on Mercy Corps expertise in capacity building, MCNW will strengthen organizations and build their capacity to better serve their constituents and members. This program is focused on making agencies in Clackamas County more sustainable, more resilient and help organizations recover from the impact on COVID.

The Position

The Program Manager is responsible for coordinating and implementing the delivery of the Clackamas County Community Based Organization Capacity Recovery Assistance Program at MCNW. This includes daily management of program activities and ensuring appropriate systems and support mechanisms are in place to track, analyze and report on results. This individual will have experience managing federal awards, building the capacity of nonprofits, and connecting organizations with resources. This position will contribute to the strategy, systems development, relationship development, and administration of the Clackamas County Community Based Organization Capacity Recovery Assistance Program at MCNW. The Manager would work closely with the Finance and Compliance Manager, who would be disbursing and overseeing less than subgrants to the beneficiary organizations and conducting the initial pre-award, financial assessment for each of the beneficiary organizations. The Program Manager will use Mercy Corps’ Organizational Capacity Index (OCI) tools to work with subgrantees to prioritize and execute capacity building activities to help strengthen organizations and build their sustainability and resilience.

Essential Responsibilities

STRATEGY AND PLANNING

Sets direction by prioritizing and organizing actions & resources to achieve objectives and contribute to MCNW strategy development and program success.
Ensures project objectives are met and managed within established timelines and budgets.
Supports the development of policies, procedures, and systems and leads implementation efforts.
Collaborates with Finance & Compliance Manager, Communications and Community Projects Director, and other support staff.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Manage a Request for Application Process through which we will solicit proposals and budgets form interested beneficiary organizations within Clackamas County.
Oversee a MCNW Committee that will review incoming proposals from the application process.
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.
Communicate effectively to ensure overall project targets and donor obligations are met.
Lead and document monthly meetings with subgrantees to review progress against their subgrant deliverables and priorities from the Organizational Capacity Index (OCI) process.
Lead regular internal program meetings to involve and update MCNW support staff and other MCNW team members.
Monitor, review, and/or assess program functions for accuracy and effectiveness.
Adhere to compliance support unit subaward processes and policy.
Responsible for reviewing and approving milestones of award recipients throughout the program lifecycle.
Fulfill Mercy Corps’ Program Management Minimum Standards based on the organization-wide guide.
Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.

RISK MANAGEMENT

Review and support adherence to Mercy Corps and donor policies and procedures.
Ensure best practices of Operations, Finance & Compliance, and HR systems throughout your program functions.
Ensure Community Accountability Reporting Mechanism (CARM) is incorporated into the program and monitored regularly.

Supervisory Responsibility

None

Accountability

Reports Directly To: Lynn Renken

Works Directly With: MCNW team, HQ representatives, Clackamas County community-based organizations, Clackamas County Equity & Inclusion Office

Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our projects.

Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please provide a cover letter that is clear and specific about how your background is relevant to this position.

BA/S or equivalent in business, finance, banking, community development, economics and/or other relevant field or entrepreneurial experience. (Professional work at or near the level of this position can substitute year for year for the educational requirement)
4+ years of professional experience in related field
Fluent in Microsoft suite of programs; Word, Excel, Outlook
Experience with MS365, SharePoint, Google Docs, database programs a plus
Experience managing or working with sub-grant projects a plus
Experience strengthening local organizations and tracking progress against agreement objectives
Experience managing a federal USG award is a plus
Second language fluency a plus

*Transferable skills: Any skills you have gained through education, volunteer, work, or life experience (including the military) that are relevant for this position will be considered. Be sure to describe any transferable skills and how they apply to this position in your cover letter.

Success Factors

This candidate will have the ability to function independently and to coordinate multiple projects both independently and in collaboration with other MCNW programs, staff, and partner organizations. They are willing to work in the community with diverse partner organizations to develop and maintain collaborative relationships while assisting those organizations in building and enhancing their operational and financial capacity. They will exhibit effective verbal and written communication skills as well as computer skills to complete your work efficiently. This candidate demonstrates attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines, work independently and cooperatively with team members as required. Demonstrate flexibility, resilience and ability to maintain positive relationships and composure. They are experienced and familiar with USG agreements and reporting requirements in them. Knowledge of State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds would be a plus. Language skills in Spanish, Russian or other common immigrant languages are a plus.

Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions

The position is based in Portland Oregon and may require travel up to 25% of your time to meet in person or do site visits to community-based organizations in the Clackamas County region. MCNW is currently working remotely with the option to work in the office at the downtown Portland location. The choice to work remotely may be adjusted in the future. A driver’s license and access to a vehicle for site visits will be helpful.

Ongoing Learning

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

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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.

**Equal Employment Opportunity

**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.

Safeguarding & Ethics

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.As a safeguarding measure, Mercy Corps screens all potential US-Based employees. This is done following the conclusion of recruitment and prior to assuming full employment.

Our screening process is designed to be transparent and completed in partnership with new Team Members. You will have the opportunity to disclose any prior convictions at the conclusion of the recruitment process before the check is initiated. We ask that you do not disclose any prior convictions in your application materials or during the recruitment process.

Covid-19 Vaccine Policy for US-Based Employees

Mercy Corps has determined that, in an effort to protect the health, safety, and well-being of all Mercy Corps employees working in the United States, all U.S.-based employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, regardless of prior COVID-19 infection status. This policy is necessary to ensure not only the safety of our workforce, but the ongoing functionality of the organization.

This policy will be revised as needed to comply with federal, state, and local requirements, and to respond to changing guidance from public health authorities.

For new employees this requirement goes into effect within 10 business days of employment. Team members that travel are expected to comply with host-country requirements, including vaccinations. Failure to comply may impact your employment. Proof of vaccination or exemption must be provided.