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Job Description

  1. Background

Mercy Corps is an international humanitarian and development organization whose mission is to reduce suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. Mercy Corps has been operating in Ethiopia since 2004, working in rural, peri-urban and urban areas in five regional states – Somali, Oromia, Afar, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples, Amahara – and the capital city of Addis Ababa. We engage in both development and humanitarian work, and seek to integrate approaches, programs and geographies as much as possible.  Our partners include government, academic institutions, development and private sector actors, civil societies and participating public.

  1. Objective of Consultancy

Mercy Corps is seeking a consultant with expertise in writing and editing to support Mercy Corps with:

  • Writing communication and promotional materials, such as impact briefs, press releases and success stories;
  • Proposal writing;
  • Editing proposals;
  • Editing program materials such as training documents and approach manuals.
  1. Contractor activities and schedule:

Mercy Corps is seeking applications from consultants who will become ‘preferred suppliers’, providing writing and editing support on an as-needed basis, sometimes at short notice.

Activities and a schedule will be provided in detail for each specific consultancy contract.

Job Requirements

Consultants should have some of the following experience and skills (relevant for different types of contract):

  • Experience in writing promotional materials and marketing pieces (including interviewing beneficiaries and program partners);
  • Experience in writing or editing proposals;
  • Experience in editing technical or promotional documents;
  • Candidates with experience of writing for specific donors (e.g. USAID, DFID etc) will be preferred.
  • English fluency is required.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should send their CV and cover letter detailing their previous experience to:

 [email protected]

Short-listed candidates will be requested to send examples of their writing.

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Since 1979, we have helped people grappling with the toughest hardships survive — and then thrive. That’s the heart of our approach: We help communities turn crisis into opportunity.

Throughout our history, Mercy Corps has demonstrated innovation, timeliness and the ability to adapt quickly to changing realities.

Alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.

Our core values

  • We believe in the intrinsic value and dignity of human life.
  • We are awed by human resilience, and believe in the ability of all people to thrive, not just exist.
  • We believe that all people have the right to live in peaceful communities and participate fully in the decisions that affect their lives.
  • We value stewardship of the earth’s health, pledging to accountably and efficiently preserve and manage its resources.
  • We believe that it is our duty to be effective stewards of the financial resources entrusted to us.

Our philosophy

We believe secure, productive and just societies emerge when the private, public, and civil society sectors are able to interact with accountability, inclusive participation and mechanisms for peaceful change. This theory is illustrated in our Vision for Change ▸

To see how this is articulated for the current fiscal year in our Strategic Roadmap, please contact Anna Young.

Our accountability to stakeholders

  • As an organization and as individuals, we act ethically.
  • We treat all people with respect.
  • We are open and transparent about the work we do and how we do it.
  • Our stakeholders participate in the design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of our work.
  • We are effective stewards of the financial resources entrusted to us and the natural environment in which we live.
  • We commit to achieving demonstrable impact for our stakeholders, using their feedback to innovate, learn and improve.

Mercy Corps stakeholders are people or organizations affected by Mercy Corps’ decisions and actions.

Our primary stakeholders are the people and communities we serve.

Other stakeholders include: donors, partners, governments, Mercy Corps team members, and Mercy Corps board members.

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0 USD Addis Ababa CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Mercy Corps

Job Description

  1. Background

Mercy Corps is an international humanitarian and development organization whose mission is to reduce suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. Mercy Corps has been operating in Ethiopia since 2004, working in rural, peri-urban and urban areas in five regional states - Somali, Oromia, Afar, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples, Amahara - and the capital city of Addis Ababa. We engage in both development and humanitarian work, and seek to integrate approaches, programs and geographies as much as possible.  Our partners include government, academic institutions, development and private sector actors, civil societies and participating public.

  1. Objective of Consultancy

Mercy Corps is seeking a consultant with expertise in writing and editing to support Mercy Corps with:

  • Writing communication and promotional materials, such as impact briefs, press releases and success stories;
  • Proposal writing;
  • Editing proposals;
  • Editing program materials such as training documents and approach manuals.
  1. Contractor activities and schedule:

Mercy Corps is seeking applications from consultants who will become ‘preferred suppliers’, providing writing and editing support on an as-needed basis, sometimes at short notice.

Activities and a schedule will be provided in detail for each specific consultancy contract.

Job Requirements

Consultants should have some of the following experience and skills (relevant for different types of contract):

  • Experience in writing promotional materials and marketing pieces (including interviewing beneficiaries and program partners);
  • Experience in writing or editing proposals;
  • Experience in editing technical or promotional documents;
  • Candidates with experience of writing for specific donors (e.g. USAID, DFID etc) will be preferred.
  • English fluency is required.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should send their CV and cover letter detailing their previous experience to:

 [email protected]

Short-listed candidates will be requested to send examples of their writing.

2019-03-01

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