Country and Technical Director in South Sudan

The MENTOR Initiative (MENTOR) is a “not for profit”, charitable, non-governmental organisation devoted to reducing death and suffering from malaria in humanitarian crises. The MENTOR Initiative is currently providing ongoing emergency support to the most vulnerable communities in Liberia, Angola, Kenya, Somalia, the Central African Republic, South Sudan and Chad.

We are urgently looking for a Country and Technical Director for our mission in South Sudan. The successful candidate will be leading and coordinating the MENTOR Initiative technical and operational support teams to allow for a successful implementation of an extensive vector borne disease (VBD) control programme in the states of Warrap and Upper Nile.

Work Base: MENTOR field bases in Warrap and Upper Nile States with frequent travel to Juba and potentially Unity and Jonglei States in South Sudan

The Country and Technical Director will report to: Program Manager – The MENTOR Initiative HQ

Duration: 1 year - Start date: December 2012

JOB REQUIREMENTS

·         UNIVERSITY DEGREE (masters preferred) IN PUBLIC HEALTH,MEDICINE, International Relations,  or other applicable field

·         AT LEAST 5 YEARS FIELD EXPERIENCE  in managing medical emergency and post emergency programmes in insecure environments.

·         Experience in implementation of medical prevention programmes and/or VBD case management and training and/or field-based operational research.

·         EXCELLENT team worker and COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS (internally and externally)

·         Experience in budget and administration management

·         Proven capacity in donor reporting and liaison as well as proposal writing.

·         Proven capacity to train others

·         Flexible and willing to learn

·         Practical, hands on approach

·         Fluent in English

·         Solid knowledge of NGO working environments and standard operational procedures

·         Ability to work long hours, honest, conscientious and reliable

The main responsibilities of this post include the following.

1.     Technical support and direction:

-          Timely and efficient implementation of all VBD case management and VBD vector control activities in line with donor and local government requirements.

-          Review and ensure HQ approval of all training material, prevention tools, M&E protocols and case management prior to implementation.

-          Set up of efficient response mechanisms including contingency stocks of tests, medication and prevention material.

-          Oversee that data collection is managed appropriately.

-          Support the implementation of targeted field studies when needed.

2.     Operational support

-          Responsible for implementation and respect of MENTOR finance field systems.

-          Oversee usage of standard MENTOR administrative procedures and forms. This includes, among others, tax exemption, set up of MoU and organising for all legal requirements

-          Ensure proper implementation of logistics procedures (procurement, stock management, fleet maintenance, communications etc

-          Ensure that HR management systems are in place and implemented

-          Responsible for the set up and adherence to Security procedures and practice.

3.     Coordination and team management

-          Direct line management of all technical and operational support coordinators.

-          Overall responsible for the respect and adherence by expat and local team members to the MENTOR code of conduct including policies in regards to sexual harassment.

-          Responsible for the general representation of MENTOR in South Sudan – including participation in relevant stakeholder meetings and participation in external coordination mechanisms.

4.     Grant management, Programme Reporting and Proposal Development

-          Ensure that all South Sudan grant related team members are aware of grant reporting requirements and provide regular internal reports and that these are responded to.

-          Responsible for the elaboration of narrative and financial reports to donor partners in line with their specifications and schedule deadlines.

-          Assess with partners new opportunities and developing needs for disease control. As required, develop funding proposal for these.

-          Directly responsible for sending situation reports at an agreed interval to HQ

CV and letter of motivation to be sent to recruitment@mentor-initiative.net