Medical Representative Jobs - Khartoum Sudan

<p>Safeguarding Level: 3<br>Grade Level: 5<br>Supervisor: Deputy Project Director<br>No. of Post: 1<br>Duty Station: North & South Kordofan State<br>Duration: One Year<br>Closing Date: 07 Sept 2026</p><h4>Background</h4><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>ABOUT MERCY&nbsp;CORPS</h2><p>Mercy&nbsp;Corps&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;leadingglobal&nbsp;organization&nbsp;poweredby&nbsp;the&nbsp;belief&nbsp;that&nbsp;a&nbsp;better&nbsp;world&nbsp;is&nbsp;possible.In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.</p><p>Now,&nbsp;and&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;future.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>PROGRAM&nbsp;SUMMARY</h2><p>Mercy Corps has been operational in Sudan since 2004 and currently leads humanitarian assistance and longer-term development efforts in conflict-affected South Darfur, Central Darfur, South Kordofan, North Kordofan, Kassala, Gedaref, and Khartoum States, supporting host communities, IDPs, returnees and refugees.&nbsp;Mercy&nbsp;Corps’current&nbsp;areas&nbsp;of&nbsp;programming&nbsp;includefood&nbsp;security&nbsp;and&nbsp;livelihoods,&nbsp;WASH,&nbsp;health, nutrition, peace building and protection, resilience, and Market Systems Development.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The EMPOWER programme is an European Commission-funded action implemented by Mercy Corps in consortium with the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and local partners to support conflict- and displacement-affected young people aged 15–35 in nine target states (of which Mercy Corps will work in four (and potentially 5) states: South Darfur, Kassala, River Nile, and North and South Kordofan). The 42-month program started in January 2026, and will respond to Sudan’s protracted crisis by combining short-term&nbsp;income&nbsp;opportunities&nbsp;with&nbsp;pathways&nbsp;to&nbsp;longer-term&nbsp;economicrecovery,&nbsp;while&nbsp;strengthening&nbsp;protection and&nbsp;social&nbsp;cohesionfor&nbsp;youth,&nbsp;especially&nbsp;young&nbsp;women,&nbsp;internally&nbsp;displaced&nbsp;persons&nbsp;(IDPs),and&nbsp;youth&nbsp;with disabilities.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Through an&nbsp;integrated approach,&nbsp;the EMPOWER programme will deliver labour-intensive, community-based public works and Cash for Work (CfW) activities that rehabilitate priority community assets and improve&nbsp;accessto&nbsp;services&nbsp;and&nbsp;markets, alongside&nbsp;market-relevant&nbsp;training, entrepreneurship&nbsp;support, and linkages to&nbsp;employment and&nbsp;financial services&nbsp;(including VSLAs). All activities are&nbsp;designed using conflict-and gender-sensitive approaches and are informed by assessments, with protection mainstreaming&nbsp;and&nbsp;community&nbsp;safety&nbsp;measures&nbsp;embeddedwhere&nbsp;feasible&nbsp;to&nbsp;support&nbsp;safe&nbsp;participation and reduce vulnerabilities.</p><h4>Duties and responsibilities</h4><h2>ESSENTIAL&nbsp;RESPONSIBILITIES</h2><h3>Strategy&nbsp;and&nbsp;Vision</h3><ul><li>Translate&nbsp;the&nbsp;programmestrategy&nbsp;into&nbsp;state-level&nbsp;workplans&nbsp;that&nbsp;coherently&nbsp;integrate&nbsp;public works/CfW, youth skilling &amp; life skills, entrepreneurship &amp; MSME strengthening, financial inclusion, and protection &amp; peacebuilding activities, ensuring alignment with consortium technical guidance and EU requirements.</li><li>Lead&nbsp;and/or&nbsp;supportstate-level&nbsp;inception-to-closeout&nbsp;sequencing,&nbsp;including&nbsp;TA&nbsp;processeswith SAHRO authorities and line ministries, assessments, implementation, and exit/handover. Ensure uninterrupted implementation throughout the program’s life cycle.</li><li>Ensure that the state team incorporates conflict sensitive, inclusive, market-oriented, and climate-aware&nbsp;approaches&nbsp;that&nbsp;reflectevidence&nbsp;from&nbsp;labour,market,&nbsp;inclusion,&nbsp;and&nbsp;conflict sensitivity assessments and are consistent with the programme methodology.</li><li>Contribute&nbsp;state-level&nbsp;insightsto&nbsp;programme&nbsp;learningand&nbsp;strategic&nbsp;adaptation,&nbsp;ensuring&nbsp;the approach remains responsive to market shifts, access constraints, and youth priorities.</li></ul><h3>Program&nbsp;Management</h3><ul><li>Lead&nbsp;the&nbsp;day-to-day&nbsp;management&nbsp;and&nbsp;deliveryof&nbsp;all&nbsp;programme&nbsp;activities&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;assignedstate, ensuring workplans, targets, budgets, and quality standards are met across CfW/public works, youth skilling/TVET, entrepreneurship/startup kits, MSME support, VSLAs, job-matching, apprenticeships, and protection/PSS/GBV case management.</li><li>Maintain accurate, up-to-date PM@MC core documents (workplan, procurement plan, financial projections,&nbsp;supply&nbsp;plans)&nbsp;and&nbsp;ensure&nbsp;alignment&nbsp;with&nbsp;consortium&nbsp;requirements&nbsp;and&nbsp;reporting&nbsp;cycles.</li><li>Provide direct supervision, coaching, and performance management for state-level staff; hold regular1:1s,&nbsp;team&nbsp;meetings,and&nbsp;formal&nbsp;performance&nbsp;reviews&nbsp;in&nbsp;line&nbsp;with&nbsp;Mercy&nbsp;Corps&nbsp;standards.</li><li>Monitor&nbsp;partner&nbsp;and&nbsp;staff&nbsp;fieldwork&nbsp;through&nbsp;frequent&nbsp;site&nbsp;visits;&nbsp;providetechnical&nbsp;and&nbsp;managerial support to ensure timely corrective action and continual quality improvement.</li><li>Maintain&nbsp;a&nbsp;state-level&nbsp;document&nbsp;control&nbsp;and&nbsp;filing&nbsp;systemthat&nbsp;complies&nbsp;with&nbsp;Mercy&nbsp;Corps&nbsp;retention guidelines and EU audit standards, including full traceability of all FSTP documentation.</li><li>Coordinate&nbsp;closely&nbsp;with&nbsp;Finance,&nbsp;Operations,&nbsp;HR,&nbsp;Supply&nbsp;Chain,and&nbsp;security&nbsp;focal&nbsp;points&nbsp;to&nbsp;ensure all resourcing, logistics, recruitment, and compliance needs are anticipated and met.</li><li>Ensure&nbsp;that&nbsp;all&nbsp;work&nbsp;adheresto&nbsp;humanitarian&nbsp;principles,&nbsp;Do&nbsp;No&nbsp;Harm,&nbsp;and&nbsp;relevanttechnical standards (e.g., Sphere).</li></ul><h3>Research,&nbsp;Learningand&nbsp;Impact&nbsp;(in&nbsp;close&nbsp;coordination&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;PAQ&nbsp;unit)</h3><ul><li>Coordinate&nbsp;state-level&nbsp;deliveryof&nbsp;all&nbsp;assessments&nbsp;(Joint&nbsp;Labour&amp;&nbsp;Market&nbsp;Assessment,&nbsp;NEAT+, inclusion/disability, community needs and conflict sensitivity), ensuring findings directly inform activity design, targeting, and adaptation.</li><li>Oversee&nbsp;routine&nbsp;MEL&nbsp;activities:&nbsp;CfW&nbsp;participation&nbsp;tracking,labour&nbsp;market&nbsp;monitoring,&nbsp;post-training tracer surveys, MSME follow-ups, financial inclusion monitoring, and protection/PSS outcomes.</li><li>Ensure&nbsp;accountability&nbsp;to&nbsp;participants&nbsp;systemsfunction&nbsp;effectively&nbsp;at&nbsp;state&nbsp;level,&nbsp;including&nbsp;hotlines, feedback boxes, helpdesks, and community scorecards, and that feedback drives program adaptation.</li><li>Support&nbsp;state-level&nbsp;contributions&nbsp;to&nbsp;baseline,&nbsp;midline,endline&nbsp;evaluations&nbsp;and&nbsp;quarterly&nbsp;pauseand reflect sessions; produce documentation of lessons learned and success stories for donor and consortium reporting.</li></ul><p><br>&nbsp;</p><h3>Representation&nbsp;and&nbsp;Influence</h3><ul><li>Serve&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;primary&nbsp;state-level&nbsp;representative&nbsp;for&nbsp;Mercy&nbsp;Corps&nbsp;with&nbsp;SAHRO,&nbsp;line&nbsp;ministries,&nbsp;locality authorities, vocational training centers, private sector actors, MFIs, community leaders, and UN/INGO coordination platforms.</li><li>Lead community engagement processes including selection committees, project prioritization for CfW/public&nbsp;works,&nbsp;outreach&nbsp;to&nbsp;vulnerable&nbsp;youth,&nbsp;and&nbsp;inclusive&nbsp;participation&nbsp;of&nbsp;women&nbsp;and&nbsp;persons with disabilities.</li><li>Ensure&nbsp;coordinated&nbsp;implementation&nbsp;and&nbsp;referrals&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;DRC&nbsp;lead,&nbsp;localNGO&nbsp;partners,&nbsp;and&nbsp;other EU-funded programs (CARE-led consortium, etc.).</li><li>Contribute&nbsp;state-specific&nbsp;updates,stories,&nbsp;and&nbsp;visibility&nbsp;content&nbsp;to&nbsp;programme-wide&nbsp;communications efforts in line with EU visibility guidelines.</li></ul><h3>Finance&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Compliance&nbsp;Management</h3><ul><li>Manage&nbsp;the&nbsp;state&nbsp;budget,&nbsp;overseefinancial&nbsp;forecasting&nbsp;and&nbsp;burn&nbsp;rate&nbsp;monitoring,&nbsp;and&nbsp;ensure compliance with EU and Mercy Corps financial policies.</li><li>Oversee&nbsp;all&nbsp;FSTP&nbsp;implementation&nbsp;at&nbsp;state&nbsp;level,including&nbsp;CfW&nbsp;payments,youth&nbsp;stipends,&nbsp;startup kits, MSME seed grants, Group Cash Transfers, and ensure eligibility, transparent selection, documentation, and compliance with EU restrictive measures.</li><li>Strengthen&nbsp;local&nbsp;partnercapacity&nbsp;in&nbsp;financial&nbsp;management,&nbsp;fraud&nbsp;prevention,&nbsp;procurement&nbsp;integrity, and compliance; escalate issues promptly and support timely resolution.</li><li>Work&nbsp;with&nbsp;Financeand&nbsp;MEL/PAQ&nbsp;to&nbsp;ensure&nbsp;accurate,timely&nbsp;contributions&nbsp;to&nbsp;internal&nbsp;and&nbsp;donor reporting requirements.</li></ul><h3>Organizational&nbsp;Learning</h3><ul><li>Contribute&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;cultureof&nbsp;continuous&nbsp;learning,&nbsp;evidence-based&nbsp;adaptation,&nbsp;and&nbsp;internal&nbsp;knowledge sharing across teams and consortium partners.</li><li>As part&nbsp;of&nbsp;Mercy&nbsp;Corps’&nbsp;commitment&nbsp;to&nbsp;organizational&nbsp;learning,&nbsp;and&nbsp;in&nbsp;recognition&nbsp;that&nbsp;learning organizations&nbsp;are&nbsp;more&nbsp;effective,&nbsp;efficient,&nbsp;and&nbsp;relevant&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;communities&nbsp;they&nbsp;serve,&nbsp;all&nbsp;team members are&nbsp;expected&nbsp;to commit 5%&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;time tolearning&nbsp;activities&nbsp;that benefit both&nbsp;Mercy Corps and themselves.</li></ul><h3>Security</h3><ul><li>Ensure&nbsp;compliance&nbsp;with&nbsp;security&nbsp;procedures&nbsp;and&nbsp;policies as&nbsp;determined&nbsp;by&nbsp;country&nbsp;leadership.</li><li>Proactively&nbsp;ensure&nbsp;that&nbsp;team&nbsp;members&nbsp;operate&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;secure&nbsp;environment&nbsp;and&nbsp;are&nbsp;aware&nbsp;of&nbsp;policies.</li></ul><h3>Other&nbsp;duties</h3><ul><li>Undertake&nbsp;additional&nbsp;relevant tasks&nbsp;as&nbsp;requested&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;supervisor.</li></ul><h2>SAFEGUARDING&nbsp;RESPONSIBILITIES</h2><ul><li>Proactively&nbsp;ensure&nbsp;that&nbsp;all&nbsp;program&nbsp;activities&nbsp;uphold&nbsp;Mercy&nbsp;Corps’safeguarding&nbsp;policies,&nbsp;PSEA standards, Code of Conduct, and ethical practices.</li><li>Promote&nbsp;safe,&nbsp;dignified,&nbsp;and&nbsp;inclusive&nbsp;participation&nbsp;of&nbsp;youth,&nbsp;especially&nbsp;women,&nbsp;persons&nbsp;with disabilities, and high-risk groups.</li><li>Ensure&nbsp;safeguarding&nbsp;risks&nbsp;are&nbsp;identified,&nbsp;mitigated,&nbsp;and&nbsp;monitored&nbsp;across&nbsp;Cash&nbsp;for&nbsp;Work&nbsp;sites, training venues, entrepreneurship hubs, and partner-implemented activities.</li><li>Practices&nbsp;the&nbsp;values&nbsp;of&nbsp;Mercy&nbsp;Corpsincluding&nbsp;respecting&nbsp;the&nbsp;dignity&nbsp;and&nbsp;well-being&nbsp;of&nbsp;participants and fellow team members.</li><li>Encourages&nbsp;opennessand communication&nbsp;in&nbsp;their&nbsp;team; encourages&nbsp;team&nbsp;membersto&nbsp;submit reports if they have any concerns using reporting mechanisms e.g., Integrity Hotline and other options.</li></ul><p><br>&nbsp;</p><h2>SUPERVISORYRESPONSIBILITY</h2><p>Directly&nbsp;supervises&nbsp;the&nbsp;Project&nbsp;and&nbsp;MEL&nbsp;Officers.</p><h3>Accountability</h3><p><strong>Reports&nbsp;Directly&nbsp;To:&nbsp;</strong>Deputy&nbsp;ProjectDirector</p><p><strong>Works&nbsp;DirectlyWith:&nbsp;</strong>Other&nbsp;State-level&nbsp;ProjectManagers,&nbsp;Protection&nbsp;Officer,CfW&nbsp;Coordinator, Livelihoods &amp; Employment Coordinator, MSD Technical Director, Grants Coordinator, MEL Coordinator, Grants &amp; Partnerships Coordinator, Grants &amp; Partnerships Officer, members of the PAQ team.</p><h3>Accountability&nbsp;to&nbsp;Participants&nbsp;and&nbsp;Stakeholders</h3><p>Mercy&nbsp;Corps&nbsp;team&nbsp;members&nbsp;are&nbsp;expected&nbsp;to&nbsp;support&nbsp;all&nbsp;efforts&nbsp;towardaccountability,&nbsp;specifically&nbsp;to&nbsp;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.</p><h4>Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required</h4><h3>Minimum&nbsp;Qualification &amp;&nbsp;Transferable&nbsp;Skills</h3><p>The&nbsp;selected&nbsp;candidate&nbsp;is&nbsp;expected&nbsp;to have:</p><ul><li>Bachelor’s&nbsp;degree&nbsp;requiredin&nbsp;international&nbsp;development,&nbsp;economics,&nbsp;social&nbsp;sciences,management, market systems, protection, or a relevant technical field; Master’s degree preferred.</li><li>5+ years of progressively responsible experience managing humanitarian or development programmes,&nbsp;ideally&nbsp;in&nbsp;youth&nbsp;employment,&nbsp;livelihoods,&nbsp;market&nbsp;systems,entrepreneurship,&nbsp;MSME support, or protection sectors.</li><li>Demonstrated&nbsp;experience&nbsp;leadingmultisector&nbsp;field&nbsp;teams&nbsp;and&nbsp;managinglargescale,&nbsp;multi-location programmes, including performance management, coaching, and staff development.</li><li>Proven&nbsp;experience&nbsp;workingwith&nbsp;and&nbsp;managinglocal&nbsp;NGO&nbsp;partners,including&nbsp;codesign,&nbsp;oversight, compliance, capacity strengthening, and monitoring of partner-implemented activities.</li><li>Experience&nbsp;managing&nbsp;cash&nbsp;programming,&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;Cash&nbsp;for&nbsp;Work,&nbsp;stipends,&nbsp;businessgrants,&nbsp;or VSLAs, and familiarity with Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) mechanisms.</li><li>Strong&nbsp;understanding&nbsp;of&nbsp;Market&nbsp;SystemsDevelopment&nbsp;(MSD),&nbsp;labour&nbsp;market&nbsp;dynamics,&nbsp;and&nbsp;youth employment pathways, or willingness to learn quickly.</li><li>Demonstrated&nbsp;ability&nbsp;to&nbsp;coordinate&nbsp;with&nbsp;state-level&nbsp;authorities,&nbsp;including&nbsp;HAC&nbsp;and&nbsp;line&nbsp;ministries, and to navigate permission/TA processes.</li><li>Technical&nbsp;familiarity&nbsp;with&nbsp;protection&nbsp;mainstreaming,&nbsp;GBV&nbsp;risk&nbsp;mitigation,&nbsp;disability&nbsp;inclusion,&nbsp;and safe programming principles.</li><li>Strong&nbsp;financial&nbsp;management&nbsp;and&nbsp;compliance&nbsp;skills,including&nbsp;budgeting,&nbsp;forecasting, documentation, procurement processes, and donor reporting.</li><li>Excellent written&nbsp;and&nbsp;spoken&nbsp;Arabic&nbsp;and&nbsp;English.</li><li>Proficiency&nbsp;in&nbsp;MS&nbsp;Office&nbsp;applications;&nbsp;ability&nbsp;to&nbsp;managedigital&nbsp;tools&nbsp;for&nbsp;MEL,&nbsp;documentation,&nbsp;and reporting.</li><li>Willingness&nbsp;to&nbsp;travel&nbsp;frequently&nbsp;(up&nbsp;to&nbsp;50%)&nbsp;to&nbsp;field&nbsp;sites&nbsp;in&nbsp;insecure&nbsp;or&nbsp;logistically&nbsp;challenging environments.</li></ul><h3>Success&nbsp;Factors</h3><p>The&nbsp;successful&nbsp;Project&nbsp;Manager will&nbsp;demonstrate:</p><ul><li>Strong&nbsp;leadership&nbsp;and&nbsp;teambuilding&nbsp;capacity,&nbsp;able&nbsp;to&nbsp;guide&nbsp;diverse&nbsp;technicaland&nbsp;field&nbsp;teams, promote clarity and accountability, and create an environment of mutual respect and high performance.</li><li>Strategic and adaptive thinker who can translate market, protection, and conflict sensitivity assessments&nbsp;into&nbsp;operational&nbsp;decisions&nbsp;and&nbsp;adjust&nbsp;implementation&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;evolvingcontext.</li><li>Excellent relational and representation skills, able to build trust with communities, youth groups, women’s&nbsp;groups,&nbsp;private&nbsp;sectoractors,&nbsp;TVET&nbsp;institutions,&nbsp;MFIs,&nbsp;local&nbsp;NGOs,&nbsp;and&nbsp;state&nbsp;government counterparts.</li><li>Demonstrated&nbsp;ability&nbsp;to&nbsp;manage&nbsp;complexoperations,&nbsp;including&nbsp;PM@MC&nbsp;systems,&nbsp;workplans, procurement, logistics, staff deployment, partner coordination, and documentation, while</li></ul><p><br>&nbsp;</p><p>maintaining&nbsp;quality&nbsp;and&nbsp;compliance.</p><ul><li>Strong&nbsp;analytical&nbsp;ability,capable&nbsp;of&nbsp;interpreting&nbsp;labour&nbsp;market&nbsp;trends,youth&nbsp;needs,&nbsp;partner performance, and MEL data to inform adaptive management.</li><li>High&nbsp;integrity&nbsp;and&nbsp;commitment&nbsp;to&nbsp;accountability,&nbsp;ensuringcompliance&nbsp;with&nbsp;EU&nbsp;donor&nbsp;requirements, Mercy Corps policies, antifraud procedures, audit standards, and ethical conduct.</li><li>Proactive&nbsp;risk&nbsp;management&nbsp;and&nbsp;security&nbsp;awareness,&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;abilityto&nbsp;make&nbsp;sound&nbsp;judgments&nbsp;that balance programme delivery and staff safety.</li><li>Commitment&nbsp;to&nbsp;safeguarding,&nbsp;PSEA,&nbsp;gender&nbsp;equality,disability&nbsp;inclusion,&nbsp;and&nbsp;safe,&nbsp;dignifiedaccess for youth and vulnerable groups.</li><li>Ability&nbsp;to&nbsp;multi-task,&nbsp;meet&nbsp;deadlines,&nbsp;problemsolve,&nbsp;and&nbsp;work&nbsp;effectively&nbsp;under&nbsp;pressure&nbsp;in&nbsp;fluid humanitarian and development contexts.</li><li>Motivated&nbsp;by&nbsp;continuous&nbsp;improvement, learning, and&nbsp;reflection;&nbsp;supportsa&nbsp;culture where&nbsp;staff dedicate&nbsp;5%&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;time&nbsp;to&nbsp;learning&nbsp;activities&nbsp;and&nbsp;apply&nbsp;new&nbsp;knowledge&nbsp;to&nbsp;improve&nbsp;outcomes.</li></ul><h3>Living&nbsp;Conditions&nbsp;/&nbsp;Environmental&nbsp;Conditions</h3><p>The&nbsp;position&nbsp;is&nbsp;based&nbsp;in&nbsp;North&nbsp;Kordofan(Elobied)&nbsp;and&nbsp;it&nbsp;requires&nbsp;up&nbsp;to&nbsp;50%&nbsp;travel&nbsp;to&nbsp;support state-level programming. This&nbsp;may include travel&nbsp;to&nbsp;insecurelocations where&nbsp;freedom&nbsp;of movement is limited and areas where amenities are limited.</p><h3>Team&nbsp;Efficiency&nbsp;and&nbsp;Effectiveness</h3><p>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&nbsp;member&nbsp;is&nbsp;valued&nbsp;for&nbsp;their&nbsp;contributions,&nbsp;empowered&nbsp;to&nbsp;reach&nbsp;their&nbsp;full&nbsp;potential,&nbsp;and&nbsp;motivated&nbsp;to do their best work. We&nbsp;recognize that building a strong and&nbsp;effective&nbsp;team is an ongoing&nbsp;process, and we remain committed to learning, improving, and growing together.</p><h3>Equal&nbsp;Employment&nbsp;Opportunity</h3><p>Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively&nbsp;seek&nbsp;out&nbsp;differentbackgrounds,&nbsp;perspectives,&nbsp;and&nbsp;skills&nbsp;so&nbsp;that&nbsp;we&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;collectively&nbsp;stronger and have sustained global impact.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are&nbsp;available&nbsp;to&nbsp;all.&nbsp;We&nbsp;do&nbsp;not engage&nbsp;in&nbsp;or tolerate discrimination&nbsp;on&nbsp;the basis&nbsp;of&nbsp;race,&nbsp;color,gender&nbsp;identity,&nbsp;gender&nbsp;expression,&nbsp;religion,age,&nbsp;sexual&nbsp;orientation,&nbsp;national&nbsp;or ethnic&nbsp;origin,disability&nbsp;(including&nbsp;HIV/AIDSstatus),&nbsp;marital&nbsp;status,military&nbsp;veteran&nbsp;statusor&nbsp;any&nbsp;other protected group in the locations where we work.</p><h3>Safeguarding&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Ethics</h3><p>Mercy&nbsp;Corps&nbsp;is&nbsp;committed to&nbsp;ensuring&nbsp;that all&nbsp;individuals&nbsp;we&nbsp;come&nbsp;into&nbsp;contact&nbsp;with&nbsp;through&nbsp;our&nbsp;work, whether&nbsp;team&nbsp;members,&nbsp;community&nbsp;members,program&nbsp;participants&nbsp;or&nbsp;others,&nbsp;are&nbsp;treated&nbsp;with&nbsp;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&nbsp;<strong>and have signed on to the&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.schr.info/the-misconduct-disclosure-scheme"><strong>InteragencyMisconduct Disclosure Scheme.</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong>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&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mercycorps.org/who-we-are/ethics-policies">Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies</a>&nbsp;and values at all times. Team&nbsp;members&nbsp;are&nbsp;required&nbsp;to&nbsp;complete&nbsp;mandatory&nbsp;Code&nbsp;of&nbsp;ConducteLearning&nbsp;courses&nbsp;upon hire and on an annual basis.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&nbsp;<a href="mailto:(integrityhotline@mercycorps.org">(integrityhotline@mercycorps.org).</a></p>