PEACE BUILDING PROJECT MANAGER, JUBA.

Catholic Relief Services is a global non-governmental Christian humanitarian and development organization with a special focus serving the needs of disadvantaged populations to ensure that the dignity of the human person is maintained regardless of race, religion, gender or color.
Catholic Relief Service South Sudan Program wishes to recruit highly competent, proactive and self-driven person (South Sudanese National only) to fill the position of Peace Building Project Manager, based in Juba with official travels to field offices.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
The Peacebuilding Project Manager is charged with implementing and monitoring peacebuilding projects in South Sudan, including support to the Jonglei Peace Process and Emergency Church Engagement in Greater Upper Nile. He or she will work closely with the CRS Peacebuilding and Governance Program Manager, the CRS Diocesan Development Advisor, and coordinate among various Catholic, Episcopal, NGO and government partners.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Representation
• Represent CRS in meetings with local administration officials, diocesan partners, local and international NGOs and communities to ensure understanding of root problems contributing to community conflict and tensions.
• Coordinate and liaise with donor representatives and government

2. Project Implementation
• Assist partners in assessing projects that might immediately address existing community-level tensions
• Implement key peacebuilding projects, including:
- The Emergency Church Engagement in Greater Upper Nile project, a Church-based, grassroots peacebuilding and communications initiative covering the Greater Upper Nile area
- Support to the Jonglei peace process, a project which works to strengthen the Sudan Council of Churches’ community based peacebuilding initiative in Jonglei in support of the government led peace process.
• Oversee the design and implementation of other peacebuilding/governance projects as required, including the Church and Civil Society Constitutional Engagement project and Youth Peace Engagement project.
• Promote synergy and sharing of learning from peacebuilding initiatives
• Monitor and review projects against committed implementation timetables

3. Development
• Provide or seek out resources to build technical and management capacity of CRS staff and partners, especially in the area of financial management
• Assist Church and civil society partners in proposal development and financial reporting together with the Diocesan Development Advisor
• Review proposals from Church and civil society organizations that contribute to addressing immediate tensions throughout the country as part of the CRS Opportunity Peace Fund
• Ensure that issues of gender, equity and justice are included in all proposals

4. Monitoring and Evaluation
• Review budget liquidation reports prior to submission to CRS HQ or respective donors
• Monitor and report on peacebuilding projects, particularly Emergency Church Engagement in Greater Upper Nile and Support to the Jonglei peace process.
• Write project reports for internal CRS processes and donors.

Emergency Response:
"The Project Manager may be called upon as part of their roles and responsibilities to participate and/ or provide support in emergency response situations when and where required in consultation with their supervisor."
Key Working Relationships:
Internal: CRS Manager for Peacebuilding and Governance, Church Partner Development Advisor, other program and program support staff.
External: Church and civil society partners, Government, especially the South Sudan Peace and Reconciliation Commission, international NGOs and UN agencies.

Minimum Qualifications/Experience
• Under-graduate degree in related field, preferably development/peacebuilding/governance
• At least 3 years working in project assessment, design, implementation, management and monitoring and evaluation (peacebuilding or governance work preferred)
• Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Demonstrated experience working with communities at grassroot levels
• Demonstrated experience working with local and national government officials
• Demonstrated experience of working with donors, particularly proposal and report writing
• Demonstrated understanding of the conflict challenges facing South Sudan and Eastern Equatoria
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
• Proficient in the use of MS Windows and MS Office programs
• Strong writing skills
• Viewed as a person of integrity in the community
• Ability to mobilize communities and Church partners
• Ability to work closely and effectively with government partners

Application letters and CVs together with the names of three professional referees, should reach the undersigned not later than Monday, 9th April 2012.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Human Resources Manager
Catholic Relief Services –
South Sudan program, Juba Office
OR by E-mail to: jobapps@crssudan.org or moses.ayume@crs.org

CRS Sudan Program is an equal-opportunity employer. In making employment decisions it does not discriminate on the basis of gender, ethnicity, religion or political affiliation.