South Sudan: Humanitarian Programme Coordinator, Juba

DanChurchAid (DCA) is looking for an energetic and proactive Programme Coordinator

The position oversees a responsive and innovative multi-sectoral relief programme through local partners and structures in a complex crisis setting with access constraints and substantial insecurity.

It provides opportunities to develop new ways of providing immediate relief assistance, support community resilience, and build local capacity.
This exciting programme requires an exceptional individual who can strengthen locally-led responses, while overseeing the implementation of activities in the sectors of food security, protection, shelter, education, heath, livestock and capacity building.

The Programme Coordinator will together with a team of 3 staff members (Humanitarian Officer, Finance Officer and Logistics Officer) be responsible to:

• Manage programme development, grants, local partnerships and donor relations;
• Facilitate capacity building of the local actors to implement timely and effective humanitarian and resilience building activities;
• Oversee logistical, financial and monitoring operations in support of local partners and structures to implement multi-sectoral interventions;

• Provide humanitarian, contextual and security information as appropriate to local partners and donors.
  Core functions of the Programme Coordinator
  are to manage the implementation of a multi-sectoral relief programme through multiple local partners. The primary responsibilities are:

• Local partnership management (3 local partners);

• Team management (3 staff);

• Proposal and grant design;

• Oversight of activity implementation;

• Effective and quality information sharing;

• Security information management;

• Overseeing financial and logistical operations;

• Overseeing good quality monitoring and evaluation.
  Duty station and movement
  This position is based in Juba with regular travel to the field.

Your profile
You have a relevant university degree and are an outgoing, results-oriented and proactive person with at least 6 years relevant work experience, incl. programme management and work in complex humanitarian situations in Africa.
Knowledge of South Sudan and Sudan is an added advantage.

You are interested in managing effective and locally led approaches, under challenging humanitarian conditions. You are confident in the role as manager, innovative, good motivator and you work with a hands-on approach. You are a proven facilitator with excellent communication, coordination, and problem solving skills. You are flexible and able to adapt to a multi-cultural environment. You have extensive knowledge of working with grant management and donor relations.

You are able and willing to work with a high degree of confidentiality. You have experience with security and access management. You have a good understanding of working with many stakeholders and are able to both assist and learn from local partners, while also having a proven capacity for effective team and self-management. You are fluent in written and spoken English.

DCA offers
A one-year contract with the possibility of extension starting as soon as possible. Competitive salary and benefits according to DCA expatriate handbooks. Comprehensive insurance, 6 weeks annual leave, regular R&R, paid roundtrips. Accommodation in Juba will be provided.

Submit your application
via our e-recruiting system no later than 30th of April 2016. Interviews with the shortlisted candidates will be scheduled for first week of May. Interviews may take place by Skype if relevant. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
About Us
DCA South Sudan has a turnover of about 10 Mill USD, incl. a humanitarian Mine Action team. The mine action team is self implementing, while the rest of the DCA activities are implemented through partners. DCA was established in 1922 and is today one of the major Danish humanitarian non-governmental organizations working to assist the poorest of the poor. DCA has Country Offices in 11 countries, Humanitarian Programmes in five countries and projects worldwide. DCA is member of the ACT Alliance. For more on DCA, please be referred to www.danchurchaid.org
DCA promotes equal opportunity in terms of gender, race/ethnicity and belief and encourages all qualified and interested candidates to apply.

You can apply by following this link:

https://www.danchurchaid.org/get-involved/jobs/international-vacancies

Only online applications will be accepted.