Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 28 Feb 2018
Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people in order to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency. The association leads in average 190 projects by year in the following sectors of intervention: food security, health, nutrition, construction and rehabilitation of infrastructures, water, sanitation, hygiene and economic recovery. PUI is providing assistance to around 7 million people in 21 countries – in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Eastern Europe and France.
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Situation and humanitarian needs :
In the Republic of South Sudan (SSD), more than 4 years of armed conflict have shattered the lives of millions of people. As of December 2017, there are 1.9 million people Internally Displaced (IDPs) out. Among IDPs, about 200,000 people have found refuge in UNMIS PoCs. There are 2 million refugees in neighbouring countries.
More than three quarter (76 percent) of the households across the country are facing moderate to severe food insecurity, related to poor economy, high food prices and insecurity. Malnutrition rates are persistently high.
Health service delivery is depending on NGOs and in areas with increased number of IDPs and insecurity it remains a challenge with increased risks to epidemic prone diseases.
Previous Northern Bahr el Ghazal (NBeG) (where PUI is operating since Feb. 2015) is largely neglected by humanitarian assistance because of their peripheral situation with regards to the armed conflict. However, malnutrition rates have been persistently high and available health care is limited.
Our action in the field :
PUI has been operating in South Sudan since February 2015 and intends to extend the coverage of its current intervention. Addressing urgent needs of the most vulnerable in the targeted areas is planned through the following strategic objectives:
- Improvement of the access to health care services
- Reduction of the risks associated with food insecurity and undernutrition
Other strategic objectives will be considered in 2018 and will be used to define complementary multi-sectoral needs assessment in the area where PUI is already operational but may also cover new counties/states depending on the evolution of the political/security situation. The sectors PUI would like to investigate are the following: Shelter & NFIs, Water Sanitation & Hygiene, Rehabilitation & Construction and Economic Recovery.
In 2015 PUI has implemented the following projects in the county of Aweil North (previous NBeG State):
- Access to Primary Health Care services:
A Primary Health Care Centre has been fully operational in Malual Centre Payam providing health care to all age groups, including sexual reproductive health. This has been complemented with outreach health activities especially in the malaria season, reaching high numbers of beneficiaries. The targeted area is virtually free from other type of humanitarian intervention. This project has been funded by ECHO DG. The aim is to expand the health services through outreach.
- Nutrition
PUI provides nutrition services according to the Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) protocol at PHCC level and through outreach activities, which includes Out-patient Therapeutic Program (OTP) and Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program (TFSP) for children between 6 and 59 months as well as pregnant and lactating women (PLW, with the support of ECHO, UNICEF, WFP, CDCS and GIZ. In 2017 PUI increased the number of Nutrition sites from 4 to 11. At Majak Kaar PHCC PUI runs a Stabilization Centre (SC) for children suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) with complications, which also serves as a referral site for OTPs and TSFPs run by PUI and other partners. In 2018 PUI is still expanding its nutrition services especially to hard to reach areas.
- Food Security:
Food distributions have targeted about 600 IDP households in Aweil North County as well as the families of patients discharged after having been treated for Acute Sever Undernutrition in the PHCC. This project has been supported by CIAA in 2015 and has also allowed distributing daily food parcels to patients and care-takers at the PHCC level. The mission has done a multi sectoral needs assessment with the aim to assess the needs and identify root causes of the continuous deteriorating nutritional status of the population in Aweil North in 2017. The results has given input to proposals as PUI aims at complementing its present approach with food security and livelihood support intervention.
PUI has been implementing different activities in Northern Bhar El Ghazal State since its arrival in the country:
- PUI took over a Primary Health Care Centre (PHCC) that used to be run by MSF-Spain. Since the beginning of the activities PUI has served a high number of beneficiaries. In 2017 alone, PUI has provided around 125,000 consultations serving beneficiaries from the whole state. PUI is delivering a full PHC package that includes health as well as sexual and reproductive health, with a special attention on children under 15 and pregnant and lactating women. This project is supported by ECHO.
- Nutrition activities in 11 nutrition sites. PUI started with one Nutrition site in April 2015 in the PHCC and has now extended to 11 sites, the last 7 have been added in 2017. PUI is in the process of opening more nutrition sites. The nutrition activities include treatment of acute malnutrition for children from 6 to 59 months and Pregnant and lactating women through OTP, TSFP and Stabilization Center activities
- Community outreach activities that are intertwined in every aspect of the activities. Our network of Community Volunteers are actively involved in active malnutrition screening within the communities, referral of cases to the PHCC and PHCUs; they also deliver health and IYCF (Infant and Young Child Feeding) education sessions
- PUI aims at saving lives through an integrated approach. Therefore, in 2018 PUI plans to add an FSL program, integrating health, nutrition and FSL and targeting the most at risk populations according. For 2018, proposals have been submitted for FSL.
- PUI proposed to FAO to organize the distribution of emergency livelihood kits (crops; vegetable and fishing kits) to 20500 food insecure households in the whole North Aweil County. Technical training will be provided to farmers to ensure a proper utilization of the provided inputs.
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As part of our activities in South Sudan, we are looking for a Food Security and Livelihood Project Manager in Pamat.
The food security and livelihood project manager shall supervise the implementation of food security and livelihood programs implemented in Aweil North County.
Programmes: He/She shall ensure the proper implementation and monitoring of the food security and livelihood programme(s) for which He/She is responsible.
Human Resources: He/She shall supervise the food security and livelihood team (PUI employees and any daily-employed workers).
Logistics and administration: He/She shall ensure the logistical and administrative monitoring of project(s) for which He/She is responsible.
Representation: He/She shall represent the Association to partners, authorities and local stakeholders involved in the implementation of food security and livelihood programmes.
Safety and Security: He/She shall contribute to the observance of safety and security rules at the site and shall transmit all information relating to safety and security to his/her line-manager.
Training and Experience
Training
Master degree or equivalent or strong experience in agriculture / livestock food security projects
Project management
Experience
Humanitarian, International and Technical
Software
Office Suite required
Statistics, GIS (MapInfo, ArcView etc.), Database (Access or other) desirable
Languages
English mandatory
French desirable
Proposed terms
Employed with a Fixed-Term Contract – 12 months
Starting date : 15th of February
Monthly gross income: from 1 815 up to 2 145 Euros depending on the experience in International Solidarity + 50 Euros per semester seniority with PUI
Cost covered: Round-trip transportation to and from home / mission, visas, vaccines…
Insurance including medical coverage and complementary healthcare, 24/24 assistance and repatriation
Housingin collective accommodation
Daily living Expenses (« Per diem »)
Break Policy : 5 working days at 3 and 9 months + break allowance
Paid Leaves Policy : 5 weeks of paid leaves per year + return ticket every 6 months
To know more about our job offer, look at the complete job description on our website!
How to apply:
Please send your application (Resume and cover letter) to Natalia Montoya, Human Resources Officer for Expatriates with the following subject: «FSLManager-SSDAN ».