South Sudan: Economic Recovery and Development Manager

BACKGROUND:

IRC began working in South Sudan in 1989. South Sudan declared independence in July 2011 following decades of brutal civil war rooted in disputes over religion, ethnicity, resources, governance and self-determination. The security situation remains fragile and testing operational challenges abound. IRC-South Sudan operates a country office in Juba, field offices in Lakes, Unity, Northern Bahr el Ghazal and Eastern Equatoria states. Currently, IRC South Sudan implements programs in primary health care, community case management, environmental health, women's protection and empowerment, protection and access to justice and livelihoods.

JOB OVERVIEW:

The Economic Recovery and Development (ERD) Manager will oversee all ERD projects in Panyijiar County and other field locations assigned to him/her. S/he will ensure the implementation of good quality food security and livelihoods program activities and will identify gaps and advise on the necessary steps to address those gaps. S/he provides technical oversight and training to field-based program staff in the area of FSL, with an emphasis on national staff capacity building. S/he will be responsible in mentoring the National ERD officers and Managers. The Economic Recovery and Development Manager will be based in Ganyliel . However, s/he will also have a roving role to support emergency response in Central Unity and or Aweil South whenever need arises.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Program Management & Development

• Oversee all the Economic Recovery and Development interventions to ensure they are of quality and in compliance with the project proposal, the IRC's response strategy as well as industry standards such as those defined by the SPHERE Project.
• Work closely with the health, WASH, Nutrition, Protection and ICCM managers to propose and implement initiatives to improve the overall quality of the Economic Recovery and Development activities and monitoring activities.
• Promote a culture of learning and documentation so that lessons learned and good practices are documented and shared for institutional memory and learning as well as to advocate on behalf of the communities with which we work.
• Liaise with relevant vocational service providers to offer tailored vocational training at different levels (based on the results of the vocational needs and job market analyses), in order to be responsive to existing education and experience levels among the impact group.
• Identify emerging employment opportunities presented by ongoing economic reforms and the associated increase in business activity.
• Ensure IRC Economic Recovery programs are implemented using best practice tools for effective project cycle management (workplan, spending plan, procurement plan, etc.).
• Design high quality monitoring and evaluation systems to monitor program activities and ensure that monitoring data is analyzed in a timely manner in order to influence and adapt program activities.
• Participate in the development of proposals, budgets and concept notes for future Economic Recovery and Development strategy and interventions by the IRC in the South Sudan in coordination with the DDP, Grants team, and HQ Technical Unit.
• Undertake other tasks as requested by the Supervisors.

Staff Management

• Recruit national staff in conjunction with the Human Resources Department.
• Maintain updated job descriptions, conduct interviews, orient new staff to the IRC program.
• Supervise the project team directly, providing ongoing leadership to the team and oversee implementation and coordination of activity plans to ensure targets are met.
• Overall responsibility for health team's timesheets, work plans, vacation schedules, and staff training/development activities.
• Ensure Performance Management System documentation for all staff is in place and followed up regularly.
• Build staff capacity in work plan development and reporting to ensure accurate monitoring and documentation of activities.
• Recommend and implement a capacity building/development plan for project staff based on documented capacity needs assessments exercise.

• Ensure project staff understands and follows IRC and donor Policies and Procedures.

• Develop and maintain an effective orientation package, and ensures that new staff members are appropriately orientated on health protocols and guidelines in a timely manner.

• Provide leadership, guidance, and support to the ERD team through regular supervision and feedback on performance.

• Build the capacity of the ERD Officers to improve their range of capabilities related to the ERD program and its activities.

• Ensure Performance Management System documentation for all staff is in place and followed up regularly.

Grants Management & Reporting

• Manage and oversee all the ERD grants, and develop and maintain work, spending and procurement plans for all projects.
• Participate in Grants Opening, Mid-Term and Closing meetings.
• Prepare internal and external reports within agreed deadlines using IRC and donor formats, as required.

• Assure appropriate and timely spending of grants to achieve program goals, grant reporting contributions, use and distribution of supplies and resources.

• Prepare a monthly report for the ERD Coordinator and copy Field coordinator.

• Ensuring effective implementation of M&E systems throughout the lifetime of the project in collaboration with and supported by the ERD coordinator.

• Manage the project budget; oversee all budget expenditures and ensure they are allowable and allocable according to IRC and donor regulations; review monthly Budget vs. Actual and expenditure sheets and collaborate with the Finance department to ensure accurate expenditures and reporting.

Representation & Coordination

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders - including community leaders, NGOs, UN agencies, community based organisations and other IRC sectors to enhance cooperation and coordination.
• Represent the IRC in all relevant humanitarian coordination meetings, ensuring that IRC efforts and resources are engaged in a planned and well-coordinated manner.

• Ensure that the humanitarian community is aware of IRC's Food Security activities and advocate for follow-on actions by other agencies as needed;

• Actively participate in coordination mechanism with network partners and host community to ensure information sharing, coordination of interventions and enable meaningful participation of host communities.

• Liaise with partners, particularly through the FSL cluster/working group/coordination mechanism, to share findings and any issues of relevance and/or concern related to the ERD projects.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

Position Reports to: Field Coordinator

• Position directly supervises: ERD national team
• Indirect Reporting: this position has a dotted "support" line to the Economic Recovery and Development (ERD) Coordinator Other Internal contacts: Field Coordinator, other Program Coordinators and Program Managers

• Other external contacts: Relevant other stakeholders e.g. UN bodies, local and national authorities

  Qualifications

• University degree; preferably an advanced degree in an appropriate field such as nutrition, agriculture, management, international affairs, or related topic;

• Minimum of 5 years overseas experience, preferably in complex humanitarian and/or emergency settings.

• Strong skills in Food Security program management and design;

• Excellent program management, project planning, budget management and organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills;

• Knowledge of and experience in working with and coordinating with international and national partner organizations;

• Understanding of, and experience of applying relevant key tools and methodologies including Making Markets Work for the Poor, Minimum Standards for Economic Recovery methods in humanitarian settings.

• Skills and experience in Livelihood development projects, including market assessments.

• Must be able to work independently while being a strong team player with proven management and leadership skills;

• Ability to work long hours in stressful, often insecure environments;

• Additional qualities: ability to multitask, ability to handle pressure well, ability to improvise, flexibility, cultural and environmental sensitivity;

• Fluency in English required (oral and written).

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