ABOUT MERCY CORPS
Mercy Corps is a leading international non-profit organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. Our team of more than 6,000 humanitarians works in over 40 countries to help people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Mercy Corps fully leverages the expertise of our Energy 4 Impact (E4I) energy access platform to increase access to climate-smart, sustainable energy, improving the lives of millions around the world.
ABOUT ENTER ENERGY
As of January 2023, over 100 million people are forcibly displaced, and the number of people forced to flee their homes has doubled since 2011. Despite the fact that the average refugee camp is in place for about 18 years, only 10% of refugees in camp settings have access to electricity, with only 19% having access to clean cooking solutions. A recent study calculated that six UN agencies and the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) operate 11,365 diesel and petrol generators in displacement settings, spending more than $100 million per year on fuel and contributing to 194,000 tCO2 greenhouse gas emissions yearly, through the use of diesel power generators alone, leading to the deterioration of the environmental conditions of the already fragile settings where they intervene. Moreover, the financials of this prevailing fossil fuel-based energy supply model do not provide optimization of humanitarian funding.
Investment in clean energy services for the humanitarian sector is critical to attaining universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy services (SDG7) and to leaving no one behind. Modern energy access is also a key enabler to economic development and livelihood opportunities, food and water security, reducing environmental degradation, and supporting more peaceful coexistence of refugees and host communities โ while lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
Against this backdrop, Mercy Corps developed the Enter Energy Initiative whose vision is to power displaced and host communities in their journey to resilience through clean, affordable and sustainable energy solutions and decarbonize the humanitarian operations that support them.
The main objective of Enter Energy is to provide the enabling environment for reputable energy companies to deploy sustainable, clean, and affordable energy services to improve the socio-economic well-being of displaced and host communities, while contributing to the decarbonization of humanitarian operations. Over the next five years, Mercy Corps seeks to scale this vision to up to 10 countries globally.
ENTER ENERGY - GLOBAL DIRECTOR
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader with a background in energy access, energy markets, private sector development and/or humanitarian interventions to make a real impact. The Enter Energy Global Director will lead the realization of the Enter Energy vision across countries and in conjunction with key internal and external stakeholders and partners.
The Enter Energy Global Director will spearhead the Global Enter Energy Hub: an ecosystem support actor that builds evidence, collects best practices, forms or supports new partnerships, tests innovations, raises and helps deploy finance, and advocates with key stakeholders to remove barriers to the quicker deployment of sustainable humanitarian energy solutions. A key deliverable of the Global Hub is provision of technical support to the country programs to ensure quality implementation.
The Enter Energy Director will: a) finalize the vision and pathway to growth for Enter Energy, also lead advocacy for the Enter Energy model to become the reference model for humanitarian agencies that want to power their own operations and programming in situations of displacement; b) promote partnerships with the private and public sector to deploy the best practices of public-private sector-led renewable energy services provision in situations of displacement; c) lead the blended fundraising efforts for Enter Energy to reach scale by building on MC existing donor relationships and establishing new ones d) provide oversight for quality program implementation
They will work closely with MC Technical Support Unit, Regional and Country teams, Programs, New Initiatives, Fundraising, Communications, and Finance teams.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Direct supervision: Business Development, Legal and Financial consultants
Dotted-line/Indirect supervision: Enter Energy country team leads,
Reports directly to: Regional Director, East and Southern Africa
Reports with a dotted line to: TRaQ Director for Energy Access
Accountable to: the Enter Energy Complex Board, chaired by the Chief Climate Officer
Works directly with: TRaQ Unit, Regional and Country Program Teams, New Initiatives, Corporates and Foundations, private and public sector companies, humanitarian energy stakeholders
MC team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability, specifically with 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 programs.
REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications
OUR VALUES
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.
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 worldโs 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.
MC 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, colour, 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
MC team members represent the agency both during and outside work hours when deployed in a field. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC' policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.
MC 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. 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 MC Code of Conduct Policies 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.
Accountability to Project Participants
MC team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability, specifically to our program participants and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging participant communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
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