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Program Manager Market Systems for Employment (MS4E) promoting Resilience (PROPEL program) - Dakar, Senegal

Full_Time Dakar, Dakar, SN
Posted 2 semaines, 2 jours ago 117 views 0 applications

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<div><div style=""></div><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;text-align: center;"></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><b style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: bold;"><span lang="EN" style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;">Location:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;"><span> Dakar, Senegal</span></span></span></span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span lang="EN" style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;"> </span></span><br style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;" /><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><b style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: bold;"><span lang="EN" style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;">Position Status and duration: </span></b><span lang="EN" style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;">Full-time, estimated duration up to 3 years contingent on funding </span></span></span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span lang="EN" style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;"></span></span></span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span lang="EN" style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;"><strong>Salary:</strong>  Francs CFA 1M540K - à valoriser en fonction de l'experience professionelle</span></span></span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span lang="EN" style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;"></span></span></span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span lang="EN" style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;"><strong>Travel</strong>: up to 70% in country </span></span></span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"><br style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;" /><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><b style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: bold;">Language:</b><span> </span>Required language fluency in French and English proficiency</span></span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><strong>Eligibility:</strong> This role is open to nationals of Senegal and residents with independant right to  work in Senegal.  </span></span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"><br style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;" /><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><b style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: bold;">Closing date:</b> Please submit your application and CV in English by end of<b style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: bold;"> July 20, 2026 </b></span></span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><b style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: bold;"></b></span></span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><b style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: bold;"></b></span></span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><a style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" href="https://library.mercycorps.org/record/47705?ln=en"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;text-decoration: underline;">Risk Level : </span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Level 2: Some contact with participants; unplanned non-direct contact with children. </span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 36.0pt;"></p><h5 style="font-weight: normal;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 5.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-variant: small-caps;"> </span></h5><h4 style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: bold;">About Mercy Corps</span></h4><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. </span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions </span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. </span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Now, and for the future.</span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><h4 style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: bold;">The Program </span></h4><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">PROPEL is a multi-country youth employment and market systems development program implemented across Uganda, Senegal, Liberia, and Tanzania. The program adopts a market-driven, private sector-led approach to addressing the persistent challenge of youth unemployment and underemployment, with a deliberate emphasis on reaching young people who are not in employment, education, or training (NEET). PROPEL addresses systemic constraints to youth employment and supports the development of scalable and sustainable livelihood pathways. The program is implemented by Mercy Corps in partnership with Junior Achievement Africa.</span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><h4 style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: bold;">The Position </span></h4><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">The </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Program Manager</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> Market Systems for Employment (MS4E)</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> provides overall leadership for in-country implementation of PROPEL, ensuring that program delivery is adaptive, market-driven, and results-oriented. The role is responsible for translating regional strategy into context-specific implementation while embedding Political Economy Analysis (PEA), advancing private sector-led models, and applying targeted youth segmentation approaches with a focus on NEET populations. The </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Program Manager</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> Market Systems for Employment (MS4E)</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> ensures that interventions are responsive to local incentives and constraints, aligned with labor market demand, and capable of generating sustainable employment </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">outcomes at</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> scale.</span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><h4 style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Essential Responsibilities </span></h4><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">STRATEGY AND PLANNING</span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">The</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;"> Program Manager</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> Market Systems for Employment (MS4E) </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">leads</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> the development and execution of country-level strategies by translating regional priorities into context-specific informed interventions. The role ensures that planning is grounded in a deep understanding of local market systems, institutional dynamics, and Labor market realities, enabling adaptive and results-oriented implementation.</span></p><ul style="margin: 0.0pt;padding-left: 0.0pt;"><li style="color: rgb(89,89,89);font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Lead the development of annual and quarterly work plans aligned with PROPEL’s regional strategy and country context </span></li><li style="color: rgb(89,89,89);font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Conduct and continuously update </span><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Political Economy Analysis (PEA)</span><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> to understand incentives, power dynamics, and constraints affecting youth employment systems </span></li><li style="color: rgb(89,89,89);font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Integrate PEA insights into program design, partner selection, and adaptive management processes </span></li><li style="color: rgb(89,89,89);font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Align program interventions with labor market demand and private sector needs </span></li><li style="color: rgb(89,89,89);font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Ensure strategic coherence between youth employment pathways, market systems development, and program outcomes</span></li></ul><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION &amp; PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT</span></p><p style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;">The </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Program Manager</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;"> Market Systems for Employment (MS4E) oversees the implementation of </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;">program</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;"> activities with a strong emphasis on private sector leadership as the primary driver of sustainable employment outcomes. The role ensures that interventions are demand-led, market-oriented, and designed to crowd in rather than substitute private sector participation;</span></p><ul style="margin: 0.0pt;padding-left: 0.0pt;"><li style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;">Lead day-to-day implementation of all PROPEL activities in-country, ensuring quality, timeliness, and results delivery.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> Identify, engage, and manage partnerships with lead firms and private sector actors to co-create employment opportunities </span></li><li style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;">Facilitate private sector-led models such as apprenticeships, job placements, and business service provision </span></li><li style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;">Promote co-investment and ownership by private sector partners to ensure sustainability </span></li><li style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;">Ensure a shift from supply-driven training approaches to demand-driven employment pathways</span></li></ul><p style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></p><h4 style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: bold;">YOUTH SEGMENTATION &amp; INCLUSION (NEET FOCUS)</span></h4><h4 style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;">The </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Program Manager</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;"> Market Systems for Employment (MS4E) ensures that program delivery is informed by clear youth segmentation frameworks that enable targeted and effective interventions, particularly for NEET populations. The role emphasizes differentiated pathways that respond to varying levels of vulnerability, readiness, and opportunity among young people.</span></h4><h4 style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;font-size: 10.0pt;">•</span><span style="font: 7.0pt;">          </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;">Apply structured youth segmentation frameworks to categorize target groups based on employability and vulnerability </span></h4><h4 style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;font-size: 10.0pt;">•</span><span style="font: 7.0pt;">          </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;">Design and implement tailored pathways for NEET youth, including foundational skills, job readiness, and enterprise development </span></h4><h4 style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;font-size: 10.0pt;">•</span><span style="font: 7.0pt;">          </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;">Prioritize inclusion of women, marginalized groups, and displaced populations where relevant </span></h4><h4 style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;font-size: 10.0pt;">•</span><span style="font: 7.0pt;">          </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;">Establish systems to track youth progression across employment pathways and outcomes </span></h4><h4 style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;font-size: 10.0pt;">•</span><span style="font: 7.0pt;">          </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;">Ensure interventions are responsive to barriers faced by NEET youth, including access, mobility, and skills gaps</span></h4><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">PARTNERSHIPS &amp; ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT</span></p><p style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;">The </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Program Manager</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;"> Market Systems for Employment (MS4E) plays a central role in building and strengthening partnerships and market systems that support sustainable youth employment. The role goes beyond individual partnerships to focus on improving the overall functioning of the ecosystem.</span></p><ul style="margin: 0.0pt;padding-left: 0.0pt;"><li style="color: rgb(89,89,89);font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;">Serve as the primary in-country representative of PROPEL in engagement with stakeholders </span></li><li style="color: rgb(89,89,89);font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;">Build and manage strategic partnerships with government, private sector, training institutions, and financial actors </span></li><li style="color: rgb(89,89,89);font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;">Strengthen</span><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;"> ecosystem functions such as skills development systems, market information flows, and access to finance </span></li><li style="color: rgb(89,89,89);font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;">Facilitate coordination with implementing partners and align interventions across stakeholders </span></li><li style="color: rgb(89,89,89);font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;">Promote collaboration and alignment with national priorities and sector strategies</span></li></ul><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89);font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">MEAL (MONITORING, EVALUATION, ACCOUNTABILITY &amp; LEARNING)</span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">The </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Program Manager</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> Market Systems for Employment (MS4E) ensures that robust MEAL systems are in place to track performance, measure system-level change, and inform adaptive management. The role promotes continuous learning and evidence-based decision-making.</span></p><ul style="margin: 0.0pt;padding-left: 0.0pt;"><li style="color: rgb(89,89,89);font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Oversee implementation of MEAL systems that capture both program outputs and systemic change </span></li><li style="color: rgb(89,89,89);font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Track changes in private sector behaviour, youth employment outcomes, and effectiveness of intervention models </span></li><li style="color: rgb(89,89,89);font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Integrate learning loops informed by ongoing analysis, including updates from PEA </span></li><li style="color: rgb(89,89,89);font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Ensure timely and high-quality reporting to regional teams and donors </span></li><li style="color: rgb(89,89,89);font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Promote a culture of learning, reflection, and continuous improvement within the country team </span></li></ul><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89);font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">FINANCIAL &amp; OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT</span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">The </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Program Manager</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> Market Systems for Employment (MS4</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">E)is</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> responsible for overseeing all financial and operational aspects of the program at the country level, including budget management, procurement processes, and the administration of grants and sub-awards. The role ensures full compliance with donor requirements and Mercy Corps policies while promoting efficiency, accountability, and value for money in the use of resources.</span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89);font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">RISK MANAGEMENT</span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">The </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Program Manager</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> Market Systems for Employment (MS4E) proactively identifies and manages risks associated with program implementation, drawing on key stakeholder views/Political Economy Analysis to anticipate market distortion. Appropriate mitigation strategies shall be developed and implemented to safeguard program integrity and ensure that interventions remain inclusive, transparent, and aligned with intended outcomes.</span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 12.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">GENERAL OFFICE MANAGEMENT</span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89);font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><ul style="margin: 0.0pt;padding-left: 0.0pt;"><li style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Provide overall leadership and management of the office, ensuring a well-run working environment that supports staff productivity and wellbeing.</span></li><li style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Oversee staff presence, and adherence to office policies, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and engagement across teams.</span></li><li style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Direct day-to-day office operations, including ensuring systems and resources are in place for smooth functioning.</span></li><li style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Serve as the senior point of accountability for office compliance with organisational policies and local regulations.</span></li><li style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Approve payments for Senegal-based projects in line with delegated financial authority and internal control procedures (AAM).</span></li><li style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Liaise with senior leadership and country/regional teams to align office operations with broader organisational priorities and represent the office in relevant internal and external forums.</span></li></ul><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES</span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">The </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Program Manager</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> Market Systems for Employment (MS4E) actively integrates safeguarding principles into all aspects of program delivery, ensuring that the dignity, safety, and well-being of participants and staff are prioritized. The role promotes a culture of openness, accountability, and adherence to Mercy Corps values, while encouraging the use of established reporting mechanisms for any concerns.</span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Supervisory Responsibility</span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">The </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Program Manager </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">– Market Systems for Employment (MS4E) provides leadership and management of the country program team, including program and MEL officer to ensure clear accountability and strong performance management. </span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Accountability</span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Reports Directly To:</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> Regional Program Director – PROPEL</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Works Directly With:</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> Country Director, Regional Technical Teams, Finance and Operations Teams, and PROPEL program lead at </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Junior Achievement Africa</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">, the major consortium partner. </span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><h4 style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders</span></h4><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">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 field projects.</span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><h4 style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Minimum Qualification &amp; Transferable Skills</span></h4><h4 style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;font-size: 10.0pt;">•</span><span style="font: 7.0pt;">          </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Master’s degree in economics, Development Studies, Business Administration, or a related field </span></h4><h4 style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;font-size: 10.0pt;">•</span><span style="font: 7.0pt;">          </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Minimum of 7–10 years of progressive experience in market systems development (MSD), youth employment, or livelihoods programming </span></h4><h4 style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;font-size: 10.0pt;">•</span><span style="font: 7.0pt;">          </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Demonstrated experience engaging and partnering with the private sector to design and implement market-driven interventions </span></h4><h4 style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;font-size: 10.0pt;">•</span><span style="font: 7.0pt;">          </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Strong experience managing multi-partner, donor-funded programs, including implementation oversight and reporting </span></h4><h4 style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;font-size: 10.0pt;">•</span><span style="font: 7.0pt;">          </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Solid understanding of labor market systems and youth employment dynamics, particularly barriers affecting NEET populations </span></h4><h4 style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;font-size: 10.0pt;">•</span><span style="font: 7.0pt;">          </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Demonstrated leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams and coordinating diverse stakeholders</span></h4><h4 style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;font-size: 11.0pt;">•</span><span style="font: 7.0pt;">          </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Fluent in French, English, knowledge of local language is a plus. </span></h4><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><h4 style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Success Factors </span></h4><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">The successful candidate will demonstrate strong systems thinking and the ability to navigate complex and dynamic environments with a high degree of adaptability. They will be skilled in building and managing partnerships, particularly with private sector actors along with a results-oriented mindset focused on achieving sustainable employment outcomes for </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">youth</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">.</span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><h4 style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions</span></h4><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">The position is based in Dakar, and it requires up to 70% travel to support field level implementation programs, which may include travel to insecure locations where freedom of movement is limited and areas where amenities are limited.  </span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><h4 style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Ongoing Learning</span></h4><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">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</span></p><p style="background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><h4 style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Team Engagement and Effectiveness</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: bold;"> </span></h4><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Achieving our mission starts with how we build our team and collaborate. By bringing together individuals with a variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives, we strengthen our ability to solve complex challenges and drive innovation. We foster a culture of trust and respect, where every team member is valued for their contributions, empowered to reach their full potential, and motivated to do their best work.</span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">We recognize that building a strong and effective team is an ongoing process, and we remain committed to learning, improving, and growing together.</span></p><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><h4 style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Equal Employment Opportunity</span></h4><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law.</span></p><p style="background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p><h4 style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: normal;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 2.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: bold;">Safeguarding &amp; Ethics</span></h4><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">come into contact with</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> 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 </span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">and have signed on to the </span><a style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" href="https://www.schr.info/the-misconduct-disclosure-scheme"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;text-decoration: underline;">Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;font-weight: bold;">.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> 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 </span><a style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" href="https://www.mercycorps.org/who-we-are/ethics-policies"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;text-decoration: underline;">Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct e-learning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.</span></p><p style="margin: 12.0pt 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;">As an applicant, if you witness or experience any form of sexual misconduct during the recruitment process, please report this to Mercy Corps Integrity Hotline (integrityhotline@mercycorps.org).</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 12.0pt;font-weight: bold;"></span></p><div style=""><p style="font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p></div></div>

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