Job Title: Area Coordinator, Sudan
Reports to: Programme Director
Terms: 12-month unaccompanied position roving in Sudan.
Salary: GB6 - €46,821 - €52,024
Requirements: Roving position requiring travel to the field
Responsibilities
Programme Cycle Management
- Participate in the finalisation of programme proposal documents, taking a lead on Darfur
- activities, including the global proposal, logical frameworks, implementation plans, M&E plans and budget
- and participate in reviews and revisions as necessary during the life cycle of the programme.
- Oversee implementation of programme activities, recruitment, procurement planning and stock management that integrate all approved grants for Darfur.
- Ensure all programmes follow Project Cycle Management best practices, including kick-off/review/close-out meetings, adherence to M&E plan, learning sessions and evidence-based adaptations.
- Ensure mainstreaming of protection, equality, conflict-sensitivity and climate in programme design and implementation in Darfur
- Ensure all aspects of Concern’s activities in Darfur adhere to programme quality standardsand policies.
- Collect and share information on humanitarian needs in Darfur to inform programme strategy.
- Identify needs for emergency response promptly and prioritise response where possible.
Management of Darfur Field Offices (El Geneina, Kulbus and Seleia)
- Ensure Concern’s and donors’ procedures and controls in relation to procurement, warehousing and fleet
- management are in place in each field office, understood and complied with by all relevant personnel,
- liaising with the systems team and Operations Director for support.
- Ensure all assets lists and inventories are properly recorded and maintained in all field locations.
- Conduct physical stock, asset and inventory counts when necessary.
- Ensure all monthly procurement, warehousing and transport reports from all field locations are accurate and completed in a timely manner and review these for any potential issues before forwarding to the logistics
People Management
- Manage the relevant programme and support staff to create an environment conducive to efficient and
- effective implementation of the set activities.
- Ensure that all positions have accurate job descriptions and that each member of the team fully understands
- outcomes that are expected of them by setting SMART objectives.
- Provide technical support and on-the-job training to staff, including a thorough induction at the start of their
- contract.
- Contribute to staff capacity building and career development, with the objective of developing the
- individuals and to create and support a strong senior national staff team.
- Monitor and review performance and hold staff accountable for meeting objectives.
- Ensure that work within the team(s) is planned and organised in a way which meets the organisation’s needs
Representation
- Ensure regular coordination with authorities and other actors operating in the same sector.
- Participate regularly in cluster and other relevant coordination meetings.
- Share information with other actors (other NGOs, UN agencies, private sector etc) for effective coordination
- and cooperation.
Security
- Monitor, analyse and report on the security status in the programme area, across El Geneina, Jebel Moon,
- Kulbus, and surrounding areas to the Operations Director.
- Monitor the Humanitarian corridor between Chad and Sudan and alert changes or challenges.
- Ensure the implementation of security policies and standard operation procedures, and address
- security training needs.
- Ensure that security protocols are understood and adhered to by all staff in Darfur states.
- Ensure that regular security focal group meetings are carried out for all locations and frequent updates of Security Risk Matrix.
Role Holder Requirements
- Master’s degree in international development, Economics, Business and Administration, or relevant social sciences, preferably Public Health/Nutrition/WASH or Gender Studies.
- At least five years of experience managing and coordinating field-based operations in remote and fragile locations – preferably in health, nutrition, WASH, MPCA, or food security and livelihood sectors
- Excellent knowledge of Project Cycle Management and Core Humanitarian Standards with track-record of quality programme delivery
- Proven ability to take responsibility for security issues
- Experience in dealing with local authorities, national and international NGOs, UN agencies
- Experience in managing diverse teams and developing their capacity
- Strong interpersonal, motivational, communication and coordination skills.
- Experience of monitoring and reporting of budgets across a programme and ensuring effective and accountable use of funds
- Familiarity and knowledge of finance, logistics, Human Resources and administration
- Ability to assess problem and recommend solutions, work under pressure and to strict deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills in English both verbal and written, as demonstrated by the ability to write robust donor reports. Arabic is an asset.
- Experience of working in challenging, insecure areas and willingness to work and live in a remote environment
- Empathy with Concern’s goals and a commitment to capacity building, accountability, participation and gender equality.