Regional Technical Resources and Quality Director - Asia

Description

Position Summary Mercy Corps Asia region works across ten countries spanning Central, South, and Southeast and Pacific Asia, characterized by diverse contexts, political landscapes, socio-cultural norms, and environmental challenges that require context-specific approaches to support development and humanitarian assistance. The Asia region works to enhance the resilience of communities across the region, with an intentional focus on marginalized groups, through locally-led, inclusive, climate-smart and evidence-based system strengthening solutions. The Regional Technical Resources & Quality (TRaQ) Director is a senior leader providing technical support and strategic direction to Mercy Corps’ country programs and initiatives across the Asia region. The Regional TRaQ Director works closely with the Deputy Regional Director, Programs (DRD-P) and manages Technical, Quality and Standards Advisors across the region to ensure transformational change occurs through the combination of: programmatic impact in our communities; the ability to influence change makers at local, regional and global levels; and a restlessness to innovate in search of better solutions. The Regional TRaQ Director will support the development and promotion of a clear and impactful regional technical excellence strategy, in-line with Mercy Corps' global strategy Pathway to Possibility and reflective of the countries’ specific strategies. They coordinate with program departments at the country, regional and global levels to ensure that our program portfolio is of the highest quality, meet all minimum technical and program standards, are evidence-based and programs receive the support they need. The Regional TRaQ Director will also be the primary representative for the Asia region, liaising with teams within the Global Programs & Support Department and advocating to ensure the region is strongly represented in conversations across the agency and that the Global teams remain responsive to the technical and program quality needs of the region. They will support country offices in positioning for funding opportunities and facilitate adaptive management and reflective processes to ensure learning improves programming. Essential Responsibilities STRATEGY AND VISION

• Lead the development and implementation of an ambitious and compelling regional technical strategy for Mercy Corps to deliver transformational change and impact at scale, in alignment with its global strategy Pathway to Possibilities framework and in close collaboration with other regional teams.
  • Support Country Teams in the successful development and implementation of their country strategies and annual implementation plans.
    • Work as a key partner to the Deputy Regional Director-Programs to drive and implement an impactful regional strategy.
      • Work closely with the Business Development teams to ensure compelling proposals are submitted with high-technical input.
        • Work closely with the Evidence and Learning team to ensure technical inputs feed into the Global and/or Regional Evidence and Learning Agenda and other Country learning priorities. TEAM MANAGEMENT
          • Supervise the Regional Technical Advisors and create a cohesive regional technical team to deliver utmost and timely technical support to country teams.
            • Develop efficient systems to identify support needs of country teams and ensure that programs access quality, relevant and timely support from Technical Advisors and structures from Global Programs & Support
              • Fill in as needed for Deputy Regional Director, Programs, and for country leadership during vacations/home leave and or leadership gaps as necessary. PROGRAM & TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE
                • Ensure country teams in the region have access to technical support and resources to deliver quality-based and technically sound programs across the humanitarian-development-peace nexus.
                  • Ensure all programs adhere to minimum program management standards, technical standards and best practices and disseminate and promote new tools and guidance developed by the global teams.
                    • Lead capacity strengthening and learning initiatives across the region to ensure country teams continue expanding their technical knowledge and expertise over time in close coordination with Evidence and Learning Teams PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN, AND IMPLEMENTATION
                      • Work closely with global, regional and country teams on any new business opportunities that require strong technical leadership, input and review.
                        • Identify, explore, and pursue funding opportunities that support regional and country technical strategy objectives.
                          • Support - and when relevant - lead, the development of evidence-based technical concept notes, proposals, and other funding requests, ensuring quality submissions that maximize chances for success, including sourcing internal or external technical expertise to assist, in close collaboration with the regional Business Development Advisor.
                            • Position Mercy Corps for strategic funding opportunities that build on country and/or regional programmatic priorities and technical excellence.