Role and Responsibilities
To provide leadership, strategic direction, management and evaluation of all aspects of Medair’s projects in South Sudan (SDS). To manage the Project Coordinators, Field Communication Officer and M&E Officer ensuring correct implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Medair’s projects. To replace the Country Director as and when necessary.
Project Overview
Multi-sectoral relief programme including: provision of Primary Health Care, Health and Hygiene Promotion, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), and Non Food Item (NFI) distributions across fixed and emergency response locations - to improve health, and water and sanitation conditions for vulnerable people in South Sudan.
Medair
Medair brings life-saving relief and rehabilitation in disasters, conflict areas, and other crises by working alongside the most vulnerable. Its staff are inspired by their Christian faith to care for people in need, providing practical and compassionate support, regardless of race, religion, or politics. Medair has achieved the ISO 9001:2008 certification, worldwide. This certification signifies that Medair effectively delivers goods and services with a focus on beneficiary needs. Founded in 1989, Medair’s unwavering commitment continues to bring hope to the world’s most vulnerable.
Workplace: Juba Base with some travel to the field
Starting Date: As soon as possible
Initial Contract Details: As soon as possible 2 years, 100%
Key activity areas
Programme Management
• Oversee Project Coordinators in programme implementation in all sites in SDS is according to project proposals, ensuring preventative and corrective action is taken when necessary.
• Ensure input for monthly, quarterly and final reports for all projects is submitted through the Project Coordinators. Brief and manage in/external evaluators.
• Ensure high quality of Medair visibility through reporting, website contributions and other media.
Programme Coordination
• Develop and maintain relationships with GoSS authorities, civil society, churches, NGOs, UN agencies and Donors with the objective of coordinating programme implementation.
• Liaise with GoSS to ensure sustainable handover of fixed site programmes, with the Country Director’s agreement, and in liaison with the senior management team.
Programme Development
• Support the Project Coordinators in leading the development of new project proposals, ensuring timely input from the senior management team.
• Develop country strategy in liaison with Country Director and HQ Desk Officer.
Budget Management
• Ensure, with Projects Coordinators that budgets are spent according to donor proposals and regulations, and within the appropriate timeframe.
• Support the Project Coordinators and Finance Dept to make budget adjustment recommendations to Country Director (in line with donor regulations).
Staff Management
• Directly supervise, manage and develop Project Coordinators, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and Field Communication Officer.
• Advise on recruitment of new staff.
• Support Project Coordinators in management of programme staff, including discipline - and motivation - by creating a good working atmosphere across the SDS team.
Security
• Oversee the implementation and update of security plans and protocols in SDS.
• Liaise regularly with UN security.
• Oversee and monitor adherence to security protocols for all staff, including security incident reporting.
Qualifications
• Graduate degree in management, or technical qualification in Health or Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
• Graduate degree in Development Studies or in Business Administration desirable
Experience / Competencies
• 5 years experience in a management position
• Management experience in a relief environment desirable
• Advanced project and management skills
• Experience writing policy and guideline documents
• Experience in training/mentoring staff
• Committed to consultative and servant leadership
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to analyse data to evaluate project progress
• Problem solver, dynamic, mature
• Good level of self-motivation; pro-active approach to work
• Capacity to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Good negotiation skills, especially in the context of another culture
• Confidently able to deal with authorities and donors
Medair standard working requirements for the field
• Experienced professionals in a relevant field
• Committed Christians
• Commitment to the Medair values (faith, hope, accountability, integrity, dignity, compassion)
• Overseas intercultural experience
• Strong working knowledge of English (spoken and written)
• Single or married (with no children under 18). If married, your spouse must also apply.
• Competent with Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Successful completion of Medair’s Relief and Rehabilitation Course (ROC)
• Reflect the vision and values of Medair when interacting with team members, local staff, beneficiaries and external contacts
• Able to live and work with a multicultural team under difficult conditions
• Strong character traits, including emotional stability, adaptability, ability to handle stress, cultural and gender sensitivity, honesty, and physically fit
Benefits
• A salary based upon the grade of the position and the experience of the position-holder
• Full briefing at our Swiss headquarters, as well as an in-country briefing
• Security training for those going to particularly insecure environments
• Accommodation, food, and transportation in-country
• Return flights to and from the country programme (one return flight for every year of service)
• Annual leave, plus rest and recuperation (R&R) leave (including travel, accommodation, and food)
• Additional benefits for those who commit to longer contracts: up to four weeks additional paid leave every 12 months, and re-entry allowance
• Comprehensive medical and emergency rescue insurance, with up to 60 days post- assignment coverage, including debriefing
Working Conditions
• Juba is the fast-growing capital of South Sudan where you will be working in an office and attending meetings. There are occasional security threats to NGOs.
• Occasionally you will spend time in the field - the majority of this at the fixed sites in Upper Nile, visiting programme locations to ensure high quality delivery. Conditions outside of Juba are basic.
Application process
For more information on this and other positions, please follow this web link: www.medair.org/work-with-us and check the Experienced Relief Worker section followed by Field Vacancies.
We request that you complete all applications on-line at www.medair.org. Only English-language applications and CV’s will be reviewed. We will not review email applications. Medair does not set closing / deadline dates for applications; recruitment is ongoing until the position is filled. We review every online application. Applicants will be contacted only if they are selected as a potential candidate.
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