The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
IRC begain working in South Sudan in 1989. South Sudan declared independence in July 2011 following decades of brutal civil war rooted in disputes over religion, ethnicity, resources, governance and self-determination. The security situation remains fragile and testing operational challenges abound. IRC-South Sudan operates a country office in Juba, field offices in Lakes, Unity, Northern Bahr el Ghazal and Eastern Equatoria states. Currently, IRC South Sudan implements programs in primary health care, community case management, environmental health, women’s protection and empowerment, protection and access to justice and livelihoods.
SCOPE OF WORK: A senior member of the country team, the Deputy Director for Programs (DDP) is responsible for defining and managing the programmatic structure of IRC’s South Sudan program, ensuring that it reflects ongoing contextual analysis in a strategic plan that balances the transition towards longer term, development activities with an ongoing, need-driven humanitarian response. The DDP has responsibility for the integration, support, monitoring and execution of good quality programming across sectors and geographic locations.
The DDP is based in Juba, with up to 40% travel to field sites. The DDP reports to the country director and supervises technical coordinators/managers and the grants coordinator.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategic Program Development
- With the Country Director, guide the development of the country program strategic plan.
- Provide programmatic guidance in periodic reviews to update the strategic plan.
- Oversee the development of sector specific strategies congruent with country strategic priorities.
- Increase the scope and quality of programming through local partnerships.
- Pursue programming opportunities in line with the country strategic plan, IRC’s Program Framework and industry standards (e.g. SPHERE) and in collaboration with program coordinators / managers, IRC technical units and grants, finance and operations colleagues.
Quality Program Implementation
- Support, coordinate and integrate the work of technical coordinators and managers (Health, CCM, Environmental Health, Protection, WPE, Livelihoods).
- Delegate responsibility for project management employing systematic monitoring mechanisms.
- Provide leadership, promote professional working relationships and guide program staff to manage their projects within budget and contract parameters.
- Ensure that program monitoring systems are in place (indicators, plans, data gathering and processing tools, etc.).
- Represent Programs in coordination meetings; and, in conjunction with the DDO and the finance controller, assure consistent support for program implementation.
Grant Financial Management
- Guide program budget utilization to assure timely spending for implementation of funded activities.
- Seek realignments as needed, but aim to minimize this. It is preferred to spend grants as per the agreed contract.
- In coordination with finance and operations, oversee grants to ensure compliance with donor requirements.
- In collaboration with finance and operations, contribute to the development and periodic reforecasting of the annual operating budget.
Human Resource Management
- With program staff, and in coordination with finance and operations, determine staffing requirements (numbers, positions, qualifications, salaries) for program implementation.
- Participate in the selection of national and international program staff to the manager / officer level.
- Ensure compliance with IRC HR policies and procedures (recruitment, IRC Connect, performance management, staff development).
- Monitor and recommend mentorship and national counterpart strategies.
- Maintain an open, efficient and constructive working relationship with other members of the senior management team, as well as with all staff.
- Identify and resolve program staff conflicts and concerns.
Representation and Communication
- Enhance IRC South Sudan’s profile among relevant stakeholders: donors, national and local government partners, international and national NGOs, etc.
- Represent IRC South Sudan at NGO, interagency and governmental meetings.
- Act as the focal point for program-related communication between IRC country programs in the region and worldwide offices.
- Provide coverage for country director or DDO as requested.
- Abide by IRC security rules and global Policies, Procedures and Codes of Conduct;
- Execute other relevant duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Education: Advanced degree in international relations, development studies or relevant discipline
- Experience: minimum five years overseas experience in humanitarian/development work; minimum two years international experience in management, preferably within an NGO setting;
- Knowledge and practical experience of IRC’s key donors – USG, EU and UN
- Proven ability to develop winning proposals to public and private-sector donors
- Experience with capacity building of staff and local partners
- Excellent leadership, communication and inter-personal skills
- Ability to work both independently and as a team player
- Excellent computer word-processing, spreadsheet and database skills
- Fluent English
- Willingness to travel to and work in remote and/or insecure environments
- IRC -experience preferred
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Security level: yellow
Housing: Housing in Juba is a private, ensuite room in a shared IRC guest house supplied with electricity, DSTV, Internet, housecleaning and potable water. Food is an individual responsibility –covered by location differential.
IRC leading the way from harm to home.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
Deputy Director of Programs South Sudan
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