TEAM LEADER – GGP COMPONENT 3 - DRC

TEAM LEADER – GGP Component 3 - DRC

About Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organisation powered by the belief that a better world is 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. Now, and for the future.

The Programme / Department

Mercy Corps is present in the DRC since August 2007 with a current workforce of more than 300 national and expatriate employees and operational presence in Goma and Beni (North Kivu Province), in Bunia (Ituri Province), in Tshikapa, Kalonda West, and Ndjoko Punda (Kasai Province), and representation in the capital city, Kinshasa. As a leading NGO in DRC working with more than 40 partners in 2024, Mercy Corps reached 2.12 million people in North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri and Kasai with integrated programs that ensured equitable access to improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in humanitarian and development settings; supported a comprehensive, rapid response to ongoing humanitarian needs; promoted economic and livelihood development to strengthen food security and resilience, including through improved financial inclusion; as well as institutional capacity strengthening and social cohesion to foster peace and good governance.

Green Growth Programme Component 3: Scaling Finance for Established Agri-businesses in the Democratic Republic of Congo forms part of FCDO’s Green Growth Programme (GGP) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Through a combination of technical assistance, catalytic grants, and concessional finance, the GGP will mobilise additional private capital, strengthen financial markets, and build the resilience and productivity of DRC’s agricultural sector. The GGP is part of FCDO’s broader efforts to promote low-carbon, climate-resilient development and deliver measurable results under the UK’s International Climate Finance (ICF) commitments.

Component 3 (SCAFIN) aims to increase access to finance for climate-smart agribusinesses, catalysing private investment and promoting sustainable economic growth. The programme will work with financial institutions, impact funds, and agribusinesses to expand the use of innovative financial products, improve access to finance for DRC firms, and incentivise lenders and investors to support green activities such as the uptake of resilient seeds, irrigation systems, and solar technologies.

SCAFIN will scale finance for climate-smart agribusinesses in the Kongo Central, Kwilu, Mai-Ndombe, and Kwango provinces, serving as a catalyst by supporting processes and systems to develop appropriate financial products and attract investments. SCAFIN will contribute to agricultural development in DRC that creates resilient, sustainable livelihoods as part of a climate-smart economic development pathway, by achieving the following Outcomes:

•       Outcome 1: Financial institutions provide financing products to agribusinesses to adopt and scale climate-smart products and services

•       Outcome 2: Agribusinesses access and effectively use finance to invest in climate-smart products and services

•       Outcome 3: Lenders and investors promote climate-smart activities through investments in agribusinesses and financial institutions

About the Role

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