Sudan

Required profile and experience

Education

• Master Degree in Political Sciences, Social Sciences, International Relations, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and any other relevant field

Professional Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role
• Previous experience in humanitarian program management is required
• Previous experiences in complex emergency context are an asset
• Previous working experience in South Sudan will be an asset

Professional Requirements

• Deep knowledge of the cluster system and humanitarian country system
• Demonstrable experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with donors and government counterparts
• Good interpersonal skills to work effective with different stakeholders including different communities in the target areas, humanitarian actors, service providers, local and national authorities;
• Programme Management skills, including new proposal writing;
• Good problem solving attitude
• Excellent organisational, team-building and participatory training skills and experience is required, as well as ability to work as part of a team
• Strong representation and negotiation skills
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills

Languages

• Fluency in written and spoken English, good reporting and communication skills are required

Personal Requirements

• Comfortable to work in an emergency environment and to be based 80% on the field.
• Team worker and flexible in job planning
• Ability to travel frequently to different areas in the assigned State(s) working in stressful situations and at times, in hardship field locations.

 

 

HOW TO APPLY:

For further information and to apply, follow the link below:

https://intersos.knack.com/imp#intersosorg-vacancies/vacancy-details/5c556734b10c2c28be92a611/

In case you encounter difficulties applying through INTERSOS' platform, you can also apply by sending your CV, motivation letter and 2 references via email to recruitment@intersos.org , with subject line: "41-918 – Area Coordinator – South Sudan".

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the first interview.

Terms of reference

Job Title:  Area Coordinator

Code: SR-41-918

Duty station: South Sudan

Starting date: 01/04/2019

Contract duration: 6 months

Reporting to: Program Coordinator

Supervision of: Project Managers

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General context of the project

South Sudan is anchored to the bottom of the world league table for education. Access to education is still a significant issue due to ongoing conflict and lack of human and physical resources. More than half of its primary school age children – over 1 million in total – are out of school. South Sudan has a larger proportion of its children out of school than almost any other country in the world, along with the deepest gender inequalities.

INTERSOS has been present in South Sudan since 2006 with a country office in Juba and field bases in six States of the country, namely Jonglei, Upper Nile, Unity, Eastern Equatoria, Western Equatoria and Central Equatoria. INTERSOS focuses on implementing emergency response and relief programs in different sectors: Protection, Education, NFI/Shelter and WASH with a special focus on serving the conflict-affected population, which were forced to displace from their homes by the conflict but also the hosting communities, which often are equally vulnerable.

 

General purpose of the position

The position of Area Coordinator is aimed at ensuring prompt and effective delivery and design of programs in the assigned duty station, with a supervision of all the main aspects of program implementation. This will be done mainly through the following:

• Ensuring the planning, implementation as well as monitoring and evaluation of projects and timely achievement of the set targets as stated in project descriptions and logical frameworks.
• Delivering timely quality reporting on project activities, including findings in terms of impact and changes at the level of individual beneficiaries and communities
• Establishing and managing relations pertaining to project activities, with all relevant stakeholders such as local authorities, relevant partners, donors and institutions
• Guaranteeing an efficient and resourceful financial management of project operations, in compliance with INTERSOS management model and donor regulations and guidelines
• Ensuring strong support in project team management and coordination (in particular coordination between possible different projects on-going in the area of intervention
• Contributing to the development and drawing of new projects and program strategy
• Representing INTERSOS and, based on guidance given by the Program Coordinator and the Head of Mission, establish and maintain fruitful relations with local governmental institutions, NNGOs, INGOs, any other relevant stakeholders
• Performing, if needed, supportive functions (i.e. administration, logistics)
• Coordinating and managing security in close link with all projects’ staff and under the supervision of the Head of Mission

 

Main responsibilities and tasks

More specifically, the Area Coordinator will:

Ensuring activities implementation

• Supervising and supporting PMs in preparing, managing and regularly updating the project activities work plan and related financial plan, while ensuring timely and quality implementation of activities in compliance with the defined project strategies as well as INTERSOS and donor guidelines.
• Undertaking regular field visits to supervise and support PMs in providing technical guidance and ensure regularly monitoring the progress of project activities
• Conducting regular meetings with PMs

Ensuring financial management and procurement

• Supervising and supporting PMs in preparing, monitoring and implementing financial and procurement plan for the project, including monthly updates.
• Supervising and supporting PMs in ensuring the preparation and approval of weekly liquidity plans.
• Verify and approve purchase, contracting and budget line allocations.
• Supervising and supporting PMs in verifying on a weekly basis the bookkeeping entries in the INTERSOS accounting spreadsheets (PN): verifying budget line allocations, budget expenditure status against current operations and the financial plan for the respective project implementation period.
• Supervising and supporting PMs in ensuring purchase and contracting of goods, services, supplies in line with the relevant INTERSOS procurement guidelines / donors procurement guidelines
• Supervising and supporting PMs in verifying the list of expenditures, prior to finalizing the interim and final financial reports.
• As per delegation letter, compiling a report on the contracts and checks signed on behalf of the HoM and send monthly to HoM.

Managing team and ensuring relevant capacity building and on-job coaching to the project staff

• Supervising and supporting PMs in managing all national and international staff.
• Supervising and supporting PMs in ensuring regular performance evaluation of project staff (national and international, as needed) as per internal rule with support of HR coordination at mission level.
• Supervising and supporting PMs in ensuring the timely recruitment of national staff, in coordination with relevant support staff, as per INTERSOS policy for staff recruitment.
• Ensuring respect of and adherence to INTERSOS rules and regulations, code of conduct and ethical values chart.
• Establishing a participatory process to inform and develop relevant response strategies for conflict mitigation and to promote cohesion amongst staff.

Monitoring and evaluation

• Supervising and supporting PMs in ensuring monitoring and verification of beneficiaries’ assistance.
• Supervising and supporting PMs in ensuring the application of relevant monitoring systems and ensuring that those systems permit appropriate implementation, including quick response to changing circumstances and erroneous assumptions in the project design.
• Supervising and supporting PMs in assessing, analyzing and evaluating the impact of project activities and needs of the target populations in the project areas, periodically updating the situational analysis and proposing to the Program Coordinator and the Head of Mission possible program developments.

Reporting

• Supervising and supporting PMs ensuring quality reporting on achievements through short briefings, monthly and weekly planning presented against monthly performance reports containing clear quantitative and qualitative information related to the activities.
• Supervising and supporting PMs in delivering on a monthly base and in time, qualitative and comprehensive project reporting (project appraisal tool, PAT). Prior to the submission to the Program Coordinator, validate them by double-checking their consistency
• Upload PATs on the IMP.
• Supervising and supporting PMs in delivering quality project activities reporting, including the findings in terms of impact and changes at the level of individuals, households and communities. More specifically, preparing ad-hoc progress reporting as well as required project interim and final reports.
• Holding final responsibility for all support documents (means of verification) and general project documents.

Coordination and representation

• Conducting regular meetings with donor representatives and facilitating field visits through the donor itself and others of its funding structures.
• Establishing and maintaining excellent relationships with relevant stakeholders, local authorities, relevant donors and institutions.
• Helping to set programming strategies for INTERSOS SS in particular in the assigned State.
• Proactively participating and represent INTERSOS in relevant working groups at State level.
• Proactively engaging in bi-lateral meetings with other INGOs and NGOs active in relevant sectors and geographical areas in order to avoid duplication, ensure coordination and referral and work for complementary efforts.
• Ensuring systematic information flow and sharing of update with the Program Coordinator and relevant colleagues.

Program Development and Regional Strategy

• Identifying needs and gaps in the assigned State through regular exchange with field teams and PMs.
• Seeking for regular exchange with the Program Coordination and the Head of Mission on funding opportunities in order to develop the existing operations through enhanced performance and/or enlargement of operations (funding opportunities).
• Contributing to concept note and proposal writing
• Supporting the Program Coordination and the Head of Mission in the drafting and updating of INTERSOS SS strategy​

Security management

• Coordinating and manage security at State level for all projects and staff (as per INTERSOS SS Security Plans).
• Analyzing and update the security situation at State level, in close coordination with key concerned staff and suggest to the Head of Mission possible adjustments of security measures according to the identified situation in the area of operation.
• Ensuring proper implementation and adherence to the INTERSOS Security Plan by all INTERSOS staff.

Any other duty requested by the line manager.

• You hold a Master Degree in Inclusive Education, Special Needs Education or Education sciences if relevant experience working with children with disabilities • You have relevant experience in education in low income countries and in non-governmental organisation with particular focus on Education in Emergencies • You have two years’ experience working with persons with disabilities • You have strong capapcity building, competencies transfer and coaching skills • You know to work with a minimum of supervision and have outstanding planning, organizing and coordinating skills. • You have outstanding communication capacities with a broad range of stakeholders • You are able to travel in field locations with very little infrastructure and supplies • You have excellent communication skills in English (verbal and written)

Girls' Education South Sudan (GESS2) is a programme that aims to transform the lives of a generation of children in South Sudan – especially girls – through education. GESS is an initiative of the Ministry of General Education and Instruction of South Sudan and funded by DFID. The objective is to implement the GESS2 programme, ensuring the provision of equitable, accessible and essential support to the Education Sector in South Sudan, with particular emphasis on girls. YOUR MISSION: HI is as part of consortium which is managing this programme. In this part, our Inclusive Education Technical Advisor will ssupport the GESS team to deliver a quality program where disability gender and social inclusion are strong cross cutting themes, in strong coordination with mainstream actors, authorities and response coordination bodies but particularly the community outreach that will take place via radio programming and direct engagement with communities through the state anchors. In this part your main responsibilities are: • Support the set-up of the project: design and inception • Ensure the quality implementation of the project strategic approaches • Ensure effective technical support to partner organisation • Reporting, Monitoring and Representation And your tasks: • Provide training and technical support to project teams; • Design and develop tools and trainings to support teachers and partner staff capacity building in inclusion; • Provide technical support to partners; • Provide support to the Girls Education in South Sudan team on topics related to inclusion of children with disabilities specifically within education. • To work on a gender and disability strategy • To develop a GEDSI (gender, equality, disability and social inclusion) analysis for the project, with a specific focus on disability and inclusion.

For more details about the profil and to apply, see the link: https://hi.profilsearch.com/recrute/en/fo_annonce_voir.php?id=2938&idpartenaire=142

Handicap International is changing his name and becomes « Humanity & Inclusion » (HI). HI, Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid and development organization with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. For further information about the association: www.hi.org -------------- Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is recruiting a Head of Program for his program in South Sudan to ensure the continuity of HI's operational commitments, with responsibility for all projects and in defence of the organisation's interests. With delegated authority from the Country Director, he/she represents HI with the authorities and partners and actively contributes towards the development of new activities. In this framework, your main duties are: • Program implementation oversight • Program strategy and development • Team management • Internal and external collaboration, coordination and advocacy The position is based in Juba and entails regular traveling to the field locations. The position is unaccompanied. 12 months contract ideally starting in January 2019

YOUR PROFILE : • You hold an advanced degree in Finance/Accounting • You have 2 years of experience in accounting/finance in an International Humanitarian agency with large setup • You demonstrate methodological skills related to finance and good analytical and conceptual skills • You demonstrate excellent communication skills, including distance management • Capacity to work under pressure, proactive person, dynamic and solution oriented person CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION : Security and road access remains a key factor in geographic targeting of operations in South Sudan. Many locations in the country cannot be reached overland due to ongoing conflict between government and opposition forces. The country mission has a safety and security protocol which emphasizes individual and team sensitivity and pro-activeness on security matters. International staff movements within Juba city is facilitated by HI and has a curfew restriction. Office and residential accommodation are currently housed in one compound, and a number of residential facilities including kitchens and lounges are used in common (rooming with sanitary services is individual). CONDITIONS: • Starting date : Mars 2019 • Length of the contract: 9 months • Employee status according to experience : - Salary from 2214 € gross/month regarding the experience of the candidate - Perdiem : 457€ net/month - Hardship allowance : 500€ net/month - Insurances : medical hearth coverage, retirement planning, repatriation - Paid holiday : 25 days per year - R&R : Level 3 : 5 days every 6 weeks - Status : unaccompanied position • Housing : Collective taken in charge by Handicap International

Place: SOUTH SUDAN (Juba) Length: 9 months Starting date: 11/03/2019 Closing date for applications: 17/12/2018 Outraged by the injustice faced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we aspire to a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity. Handicap International is changing his name and becomes « Humanity & Inclusion ». HI, Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. HI has offices in more than 55 countries; for further information about the association: www.hi.org. JOB CONTEXT : HI has been operating in South Sudan since 2006, implementing emergency and development actions aimed at improving protection, quality of life, and the promotion of rights of vulnerable individuals, including people with physical disabilities. HI’s current operations are centred in POCs (protection of civilian sites) and IDP camps outside Juba city and in three greater states: Yei, Torit and Yambio in greater Central Equatoria state, greater Eastern Equatoria and greater Western Equatoria respectively, with the Country Office based in Juba city. The operational context in South Sudan today is considered largely humanitarian/emergency while phasing in resilience programming. The ongoing peace initiatives if they succeed might result in huge population movements of returnees (both IDPs and refugees) across the country. HI’s present interventions address both emergency and resilience needs. Since 2016, HI has been operating an emergency mobile (or flying) unit responding to MHPSS (Mental Health & Psychosocial Support) and disability rehabilitation assistance in the greater Upper Nile, Unity and Jonglei states. Overall, about 50,000 direct beneficiaries are being targeted through MHPSS and Livelihood projects, with a strong emphasis on mainstreaming disability inclusion. HI current programs are funded by ECHO, DFID, MOFA Luxembourg and OCHA. As part of its 2019-2021 strategy, HI South Sudan is prepositioning to deepen programming in Protection, to expand program interventions in Health (MHPSS) as well as Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL) and to undertake innovative programming in Inclusive Education. YOUR MISSION: Under the management of the Administrative Coordinator, the Finance Manager will carry out the program’s budget and accounts management in such a way as to allow the effective and efficient implementation of its strategy within the organizational frameworks defined by Humanity and Inclusion. The Finance Manager will directly supervise Program Accountant and Finance assistants of the mission in Juba and field offices. His/her main responsibilities will be the following: • Ensure availability and proper utilization of fund in the programme • Carry out management of the programme's budget and funding • Ensure the program's accounts management • Ensure the integrity of the cash management in the programme • Ensure the quality of Partner organization financial reports and supporting documentation, providing training and support wherever needed • Ensure the management of the finance team