Business-Strategic Management: General-Other: Business-Strategic Management

General Position Summary

The Market Systems Team Leader will be tasked with developing and managing innovative and high impact youth employment program in rural and marginalized areas of Kenya. S/he is responsible for the overall management and coordination of a Market Systems Development approach focusing on growth sectors such as the agricultural and livestock aimed at increasing resilience and livelihoods for youth. S/he will lead, coordinate and manage all activities related to the implementation of the markets systems component of the program ensuring the programs are on time, on scope and on budget.

A market systems development and resilience approach is at the core of Mercy Corps Kenya’s programming strategy and as such, the team leader will be responsible for overall program performance and quality, ensuring that the program is catalytic and in building resilience of young people of Kenya in sustainable manner.