Background:
NRC works to protect the rights of displaced and vulnerable people during crisis and meet immediate humanitarian needs, prevent further displacement, and contribute to durable solutions. Through our mobile emergency response capacity, we provide lifesaving multisectoral assistance to crisis affected populations in hard-to-reach areas across South Sudan. In areas throughout the country where we have established operations, we ensure that displacement affected people are safe, can exercise their rights, access quality services and protection and secure durable solutions. To that end, we contribute to safe and stable environment needed to allow for return and reintegration or integration of displaced communities. We do this through advocacy, coordination, and collaboration, as well as integrated and multi-sectoral long-term interventions.
In South Sudan, NRC established in 2004 and provides humanitarian assistance and supports durable solutions with integrated and multi-sectoral long-term interventions in six core competencies: Information Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA), Protection from Violence, Education, WASH and Shelter. In line with NRC global direction, our WASH and Shelter programmes are transitioning from mainly humanitarian response to support communities with more sustainable water systems and sanitation facilities in response to securing lasting solutions. Also, NRC has the ambition to grow its urban programming to facilitate durable solutions for the swelling urban population in South Sudan.
What you will do:
NRC South Sudan leads an EU-funded Education Agri-TVET Consortium in partnership with a wide network of both national and international partners. The Agri-skills for Resilient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Economies (ARISE) Consortium aims to bridge the critical skills gap in South Sudan’s agricultural sector by delivering competency-based Agri Value Chain TVET skills aligned to profitable value chain commodities being developed by Green Resilience Economy partners across targeted states in South Sudan. ARISE will strengthen South Sudan’s Agri–value chain TVET system so youth, especially girls/young women and displacement-affected learners, gain market-relevant, green and transferable skills that lead to decent work and viable self-employment. The action is designed to complement the EU’s Green and Resilient Economy (GRE) investments by building a reliable skills-to-jobs pipeline into existing value chain and MSME ecosystems, rather than duplicating market systems or production programming.
The Consortium Manager will oversee the Consortium and be responsible for their overall management. This position is responsible for strategic advice on the management and direction of the consortium programme(s), the operational management and implementation of the project(s), including project implementation in terms of coordinating delivery and the inputs from consortium members. The Consortium Manager will facilitate the strategic development of consortium programmes, responsible for forging strong relationships with and between consortium members, donor(s) and other relevant stakeholders, as well as ensuring compliance with donor contractual requirements, and NRC and/or Consortium internal procedures.
General Responsibilities:
- Compliance and adherence to NRC policies, CC tools, handbooks and guidelines.
- Provide overall direction and leadership of the Consortium to ensure seamless operations, leveraging complementarity among partners
- Provide systematic training and build capacity of technical staff where relevant.
Specific responsibilities:
- Coordinate with consortium members to ensure high-quality implementation of activities, compliance with donor and consortium rules, and accountability to beneficiaries.
- Oversee day-to-day management of the project, including planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and budget spending, ensuring project is always on scope and schedule
- Represent the Consortium towards relevant stakeholders, including national authorities, donors and counterparts, promoting the best interests of Consortium partners
- Line Manage and supervise the work of the Consortium Management Unit; carry out any needed recruitments, including for consultants
- Lead the consultations, design and preparation of the next phase of the Consortium based on evidenced needs, donor expectations and drawing from partners’ diverse expertise
Please refer to the full Job Description as the above-mentioned responsibilities are just a snapshot.
What you will bring:
- Minimum BA in relevant areas preferably
- Minimum 5 years of humanitarian experience across multiple context with at least 2 years’ experience of youth programmes
- At least 3 years project management experience of managing multi-million (EURO) projects;
- Experience in consortium management or extensive involvement in a consortium, with a multi-year duration
- Experience developing training tools, manuals, information management systems for humanitarian action and accountability to affected people.
- Self-motivated and confident communicator, with experience in giving briefings and presentations.
- Strong inter-personal skills, working well both in teams and independently
- Able to work under pressure and good at timely decision making
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal.
- Preferred experience or knowledge of Sudan context.
What we offer:
- Duty station: Juba, South Sudan
- Contract: 12 Months (renewable based on funding and performance)
- Salary/benefits: grade 9 on NRC’s international contract.
- NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
- We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.
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Important information about the application process
- For Internal candidates: To apply as an internal candidate, log in with your official email or click on Opportunity MarketPlace.
- When creating your profile, include your full name as given on your passport. Complete all the system-required fields for experience, employment history and education.
- Applicants who do not fill in the required information will not be considered for the role.
- Submit your application and CV in English, taking care to attach your latest CV.
- Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
- Mandatory to submit the below when applying:
- Your most updated English CV and remove all previous outdated CVs.
- Your updated Cover Letter.
- Do not attach certificates or any other documents apart from the two mentioned above.
- Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- This position is open for all international candidates.
- We receive many applications for each vacant position and so only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- If you have any questions about this role, please email [email protected]with the job title as the subject line.
Why NRC?
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.
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We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:
- do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts.
- join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.
- be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.
About Us
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.
Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.
At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.
Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:
• treat everyone with respect and dignity
• contribute to building a safe environment for all
• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)
• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH