South Sudan: ASSISTANT COUNTRY DIRECTOR - PROGRAMS

At CARE, we seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live with dignity and security.

This has been our vision since 1945, when we were founded to send lifesaving CARE Packages® to survivors of World War II. Today, CARE is a global leader in the movement to eradicate poverty. In 2016, CARE worked in 94 countries and reached 80 million people with an incredible range of life-saving programs. We also put women and girls at the center of our work because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. We seek dynamic, innovative thinkers to further our mission. If you share our core beliefs: poverty is an injustice; poverty is solvable; and together, we have the power to end it, join us.

CARE is seeking an Assistant Country Director - Program (ACD-P) who will be responsible for ensuring that CARE South Sudan’s programs contribute to CARE’s vision of “a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been eliminated and people live with dignity and security”. The ACD-P is expected to provide strategic leadership in the areas of program quality, development, implementation and scaling up of CARE South Sudan’s humanitarian interventions. A major emphasis of this position is to play a strong Resource Mobilization and Technical Leadership role in ensuring that Country Office has a robust and diverse donor funding base and that programs are implemented fulfilling standards for quality and accountability along with delivering to the desired IMPACTS in making a significant contribution to reducing poverty and social injustice.

The person in this role will be responsible for overseeing the development of program strategies appropriate for the South Sudan context and environment which is associated with chronic poverty and emergency humanitarian needs due to the ongoing conflict and instability. S/he will manage a team of professionals focused on the design, funding, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of programs and projects, with a large focus on emergency programs, that effectively address the underlying causes of poverty and meeting immediate humanitarian needs in line with CARE’s Programming Principles. The ACD-P must also ensure that systems, policies, procedures, and people are in place to ensure the proper management and implementation of those projects and programs.

The ACD-P will also be responsible for overseeing the development, testing and implementation of new innovative program approaches appropriate for the context of South Sudan. S/he will work closely with, and is supported by the program units at CARE International, regional and CARE USA HQ levels, as well as with other interested CARE International members.

This person will be a key member of the Country Office leadership team and as such will lead and support the CO leadership and management initiatives. In partnership with the Country Director, s/he will also be responsible for maintaining good working relationships with host government officials, donors, peer agencies and other partners. In the absence of the Country Director, the ACD-P may be required to assume the role of Acting CD.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the country office program development, develop new development and humanitarian response programs, and ensure they are well aligned with CARE’s global program strategy.
• Ensure that CARE programs address the underlying causes of poverty and ensure alignment with the key strategic roles; incorporate gender, risk reduction, and environmental considerations
• Lead and oversee CARE’s proposal development and resource mobilization activities - starting with a sound go, no-go process, and duly consider appropriate partnerships.
• Coordinate program development activities closely with Program Support, Finance, and HR, ensuring CARE South Sudan has the capacity to deliver its program designs and have included an adequate budget to cover implementation, monitoring and evaluation costs.
• Oversee program implementation through regular field visits, supervision, and close coordination among program team members, participation in planning and monitoring activities.
• Working closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Unit to ensure that proper monitoring and evaluation systems are in place in all programs and that program lessons are being used to promote improved programming and learning
• Ensure that monitoring and evaluation systems enhance accountability of COs with whom we work as well as other stakeholders (civil society, donors and government counterparts).
• Ensure donor and government reporting (narrative and financial) is done according to high-quality standards and in a timely manner
• Working closely with the Program Quality and Learning Unit pro-actively use organizational M&E systems and processes (e.g. PIIRS, UBORA), emphasizing learning and knowledge sharing
• Monitor projects deliverables and the changing humanitarian context in the country to ensure effective, quality projects deliverables and early response/advocacy to any changes in context. Oversee the regular revision and improvement of the Emergency Preparedness plan and ensure that disaster risk reduction/management is included in all programs

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Development or related field. Master’s degree preferred
• At least 5 years in senior management and leadership positions in humanitarian and development programs
• 8 years of progressive overseas experience in humanitarian and development programs
• Must possess a strong background and extensive experience in emergency humanitarian programming in order to lead a possible scale-up of CARE South Sudan’s emergency humanitarian programs as required
• Substantial experience leading large and complex humanitarian and development programs
• Demonstrated experience in emergency response management
• Demonstrated experience in leading strategic and operational planning
• Knowledge and experience of humanitarian and development policy and advocacy in complex settings
• Track record of successful new business development
• Extensive conceptual skills including development of program strategy
• Demonstrated skills in program design (including proposal development), implementation and evaluation
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills
• Strong representation and negotiation skills
• Demonstrated cross-cultural communication skills
• Excellent skills in written and spoken English
• Proficiency in the Arabic language will be an advantage in South Sudan

To apply for this position, please visit our website at https://chp.tbe.taleo.net/chp02/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=CAREUSA&cws=52&rid=4108

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