Mercy+Corps

NGO Representatives:
Shawn Jacobs.

The Mercy Corps were founded in 1979 by Dan O’Neill. Our mission is to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. 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. 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.
 * NGO Overview, Mission, and Purpose: What We Are About and Who We Help **

NGO "Bottom Line": How Me Make an Impact
== Surrounding the goal are the principles by which we operate. How do we pursue our mission? Through the principles of Accountability, Participation and Peaceful Change, as adapted from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. == How do we do this? We send our employees and volunteers to failing states, conflict zones, and countries recovering from natural disaster. We work in places where a child's life is often at risk, where a woman's education is usually ignored, and where a family's livelihood is never a sure thing. We listen to locals and prioritize their most urgent needs. We fix market gaps to drive economic recovery. We bring groups together to negotiate conflict and strengthen civic participation. We think big, start small and take responsible risks to find solutions that benefit the greatest number of people. [|Agriculture & Food] [|Children & Youth] [|Conflict & Governance] [|Disaster preparedness] [|Economic opportunity] [|Emergency response] [|Environment] [|Environmental stewardship] [|Food security] [|Good governance] [|Health] [|Innovations] [|Microfinance] [|Sport for change] [|Water] [|Women & Gender] [|Youth development] These are the areas and fields of work we work in and strive to fix. Our projects are relevant to the situation the people are in and always evolving and changing to fit their needs.

Most of our Funds come from donations, fund raising, events, monthly giving, and volunteers.

Mercy Corps
America/World Wide HQ: PO Box 2669, Dept W

Portland, OR 97208-2669 USA

General inquiries: (800) 292-3355

To give: (888) 747-7440

UK: 40 Sciennes

Edinburgh, EH9 1NJ, UK


 * **US Assigned, Full Time Regular Team Members, U.S. Hired (> 6 months) ** ||
 * Benefit || Description ||
 * Health/Dental/Vision Insurance || * Mercy Corps pays 100% of the premium for medical, dental, and vision care for the team member and eligible dependents. ||
 * Basic and Supplemental Life & AD&D Insurance. Long Term Disability Insurance || * Mercy pays the premium for life, accident, and LTD insurance.
 * Optional life and accident insurance is also available. ||
 * Flexible Spending Account || * Flexible Spending Account that allows pretax dollars to cover anticipated non-reimbursed health and dependent care costs as well as work-related transportation and parking expenses. ||
 * Retirement Plan || * Mercy Corps contributes 6% after 12 full months of employment upon meeting eligibility and other requirements. ||
 * Transportation Assistance || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Mercy Corps contributes to an annual pass on public transportation. Bike storage, lockers and showers at Portland Headquarters. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Paid Vacation and Holidays || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">10 days of paid holiday leave plus 2 partial days.
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">15 -20 days of vacation leave dependent upon the position and length of employment. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Personal, Bereavement and Sick Leave || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">2 days of personal leave per fiscal year.
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">3 days of paid bereavement leave in the event of the death of an immediate family member.
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Accruable 10 days of sick leave per year ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Life Assistance Program || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Confidential, 24-hour access to professional advice and services to the team member and his/her household. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Membership Banking Services || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Eligibility for membership in On Point Credit Union and Wells Fargo Membership Banking. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Emergency medical evacuation services || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Covered by Mercy Corps during all work related travel outside of the US ||


 * **<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Foreign Assigned, Full Time Regular Team Members, U.S. Hired (> 90 days) ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Benefit || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Description ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Health & Dental Insurance || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Mercy Corps pays 100% of the premium for medical & dental care for you, your spouse or domestic partner, and eligible dependents. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Paid Vacation and Holidays || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Accruable 20 vacation days per year.
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">10 paid holidays per year which are designated by the Country Director. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Home leave || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">10 days per year of home leave, for which round trip transportation is paid by Mercy Corps for team member and his/her family after serving 12 months and anticipated 6 months following
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Home leave excess baggage allowance ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Employee Assistance Plan || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">This program offers confidential, 24-hour access to professional advice and services to the team member and his/her household ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Life, AD&D Insurance. Long Term Disability Insurance || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Mercy pays the premium for life, accident, and LTD insurance. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Emergency Medical Services || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Emergency medical evacuation services for the team member and his/her accompanying family members ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Rest and Relaxation (R&R) || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Paid rest and relaxation time and transportation in R&R eligible locations. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Hardship Allowance || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">20% of eligible base salary is provided for those locations characterized by the most extreme conditions ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Retirement Plan || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">This kicks in after 12 full months of employment with contributions from Mercy Corps upon meeting eligibility and other requirements. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Bereavement and Sick Leave || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Accruable 10 days of sick leave per year.5 days of paid bereavement leave in the event of the death of an immediate family member. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Dependent Education || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Educational allowances for accompanying unmarried dependent children grades K-12 up to $15k per child and total $30k per family per year. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Housing || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Provided with basic furniture, varies by program location. May be shared or single depending upon assignment ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Relocation Allowances || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Shipping allowance.
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Relocation travel expenses paid for the team member and his/her family upon hire and for end of assignment.
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Settling in allowance.
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Storage expense reimbursement. ||


 * **<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Foreign Assigned, Full Time Regular Team Members, UK Hired (> 90 days) ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Benefit || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Description ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Health & Dental Insurance || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Mercy Corps pays 100% of the premium for medical & dental care for you, your spouse or domestic partner, and eligible dependents. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Employee Assistance Program || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">This program offers confidential, 24-hour access to professional advice and services to the team member and his/her household. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Life Insurance and Long Term Disability || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Life insurance as well as accidental death and dismemberment insurance. Paid by Mercy Corps ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Emergency Medical Services || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Emergency medical evacuation services for the team member and his/her accompanying family members ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Hardship Allowance || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">20% of eligible base salary is provided for those locations characterized by the most extreme conditions ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Rest and Relaxation (R&R) || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Paid rest and relaxation time and transportation in R&R eligible locations. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Retirement Plan || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Retirement plan after 12 full months of employment with contributions from Mercy Corps upon meeting eligibility and other requirements. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Paid Vacation and Holidays || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Accruable 20 vacation days per year.
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">10 paid holidays per year which are designated by the Country Director. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Bereavement and Sick Leave || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">10 paid sick days in team members first year; 20 days in second year of uninterrupted employment; 30 days in third year; 40 days in fourth year. Some team members may also be entitled to Statutory Sick Pay.
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">5 days of paid bereavement leave in the event of the death of an immediate family member. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Home leave || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">10 days per year of home leave, for which round trip transportation is paid by Mercy Corps for team member and his/her family after serving 12 months and anticipated 6 months following
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Home leave excess baggage allowance. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Housing || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Provided with basic furniture, varies by program location. May be shared or single depending upon assignment ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Dependent Education || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Educational allowances for children grades K-12 up to maximum 9400 GBP per child and maximum 18,800 GBP. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Relocation Allowances || * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Relocation shipping allowance.
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Relocation travel expenses paid for team member and his/her family upon hire and return.
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Settling in allowance.
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Storage expense reimbursement. ||

Some jobs and their salaries are
1 Mercy Corps Salary $91k-$99k [|**Emergency Program Manager**] 1 Mercy Corps Salary $60k-$66k [|**Senior Program Officer**] 1 Mercy Corps Salary $50k-$54k [|**Project Assistant - Hourly**] 1 Mercy Corps Salary $10 per hour
 * [|**Country Representative**]

[|**Program Officer**] 1 Mercy Corps Salary $49k-$53k [|**Software Application Developer**] 1 Mercy Corps Salary $48k-$52k ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Why You Should Join Us...
== The Mercy Corps is a great way to help others in need around the world. It can provide a once in a lifetime experience and will change your and someone else’s life for the better around the world. We are dedicated for people not only to exist in our society but to get along and prosper in a world with fewer problems. We believe we are the solutions to many people and countries problems. Our organization can be a fulfilling experience and can lead to more and better things in your and our world’s future. ==

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Cite Your Sources
http://www.mercycorps.org/