Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 05 Jul 2015
People in Need (PIN) is the Czech Republic based NGO working in relief and development sectors. See more at www.peopleineed.cz.
In South Sudan, PIN has been operational since 2012 with humanitarian and rehabilitation programs in Central Equatoria and Northern Bahr el Ghazal (NBeG). Since 2013 PIN has focused on multi-sector resilience intervention in Aweil West and North, NBeG; and CCCM and WASH support to IDPs in Juba camps outside the Protection of Civilian Sites (POCs). Currently PIN is implementing a 2 year, EC funded Food security and nutrition project in NBeG.
Location: South Sudan, Juba, with frequent field trips
Starting date: ASAP
Length of Contract: 6 months with possibility of extension
Head of Mission ad interim
Main role of Head of Mission is to ensure overall missions management, financial stability and mission´s further strategic development, supervision of field office in Nyamlel, NBeG; together with representation towards donors, partners and authorities.
Main responsibilities:
- Overall management of the mission
- Strategic planning and mission's development in accordance with PIN's priorities and needs of the particular region
- Fundraising a and liaising with institutional donors
- Supervision of the financial management
- Programmes supervision and development including project proposals drafting and writing, reporting, and monitoring & evaluation,
- Representation of PIN towards media, public, partners, embassies, EC and local authorities
Suitable candidate has:
- Sound experience with both team management and programmes management in emergency-development context
- Experience with projects designing and strategic planning, all the PCM, knowledge of the institutional donors environment (EC as donor experience welcomed)
- Understanding of principles of humanitarian and development work
- Excellent working knowledge of English
- Knowledge / experience of working in South Sudan or in the similar context considered as a an asset
- Knowledge of food and nutrition security programming is an advantage
- Ability to work in difficult conditions and under pressure
PIN offers:
- Work experience with professional and flexible NGO, the largest one in Central-Eastern Europe
- Salary determined by PIN’s salary scale
- Accommodation and local transport costs covered
- 2 flights to home country covered per year, RnR
- Financial bonuses based on performance twice a year
- Costs of visas and vaccination covered
- 25 days of holiday per year
- Medical helpdesk (in Czech Republic, provided in English)
- Travel insurance (covers the health care incl. the repatriation)
- Introduction and training in Prague
How to apply:
Please send your applications to email HR@peopleinneed.cz; the closing date is 5th of July 2015, applications will be reviewed on a continuous basis. As a subject please use "South Sudan: Head of Mission". Kindly note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you.