South Sudan: Country Director - Juba, South Sudan

Action Against Hunger | ACF International, a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger, works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.

We are currently looking for Country Director for 12 months starting ASAP.

Key activities in your role will include:

• Developing ACF’s program strategy to maximize the impact of our response to the changing needs of vulnerable populations in South Sudan.
• Monitoring results in all long-term project sites while also directing assessments in other locations in South Sudan for possible emergency interventions.
• Managing security in a highly insecure & changing environment, analyzing, identifying, & mitigating risks to the safety & security of ACF’s teams.
• Liaising & negotiating with partners & other actors in Juba, building relationships with authorities & community leaders throughout South Sudan
• Collecting & analyzing data related to the socio-economic & humanitarian issues in South Sudan.
• Overseeing the mission’s HR, financial & logistics management.
• Developing ACF’s program strategy to maximize the impact of our response to the changing needs of vulnerable populations in South Sudan.
• Monitoring results in all long-term project sites while also directing assessments in other locations in South Sudan for possible emergency interventions.
• Managing security in a highly insecure & changing environment, analyzing, identifying, & mitigating risks to the safety & security of ACF’s teams.
• Liaising & negotiating with partners & other actors in Juba, building relationships with authorities & community leaders throughout South Sudan
• Collecting & analyzing data related to the socio-economic & humanitarian issues in South Sudan
• Overseeing the mission’s HR, financial & logistics management.

Does this description fit you?

You’re an experienced humanitarian professional

• You have a Bachelors’ degree (or higher) in Humanitarian Action, International Relations, International Development & policy, or a related field.
• You have completed further study in Security Management in Humanitarian Contexts.
• You have at least 5 years’ field experience, culminating in time as a Deputy Country Director or Country Director. You’ve worked in highly political, complex emergencies or developmental & security environments.

You can successfully lead a diverse team of committed professionals

• You’ve managed senior staff from a variety of cultural & technical backgrounds. You’re comfortable coaching & developing the skills of your direct reports, adapting your leadership to professionals who may, or may not, be familiar working in humanitarian action.
• Your knowledge of the donor community ensures projects respond to the most pressing humanitarian needs & that activities remain compliant with grant requirements.
• You’re able to analyze changes in your context & discuss the implications with senior operational staff. You are comfortable communicating HQ decisions to your team & local partners.
• You intuitively adapt how you communicate context analysis, strategy, policies & procedures to suit different audiences - both verbally & in writing.

You want to lead ambitious programming that has an impact

• You are able to see past the inevitable day-to-day emergencies to set & reinforce a long-term strategic vision for the mission.
• You enthusiastically engage the mission’s technical teams & promote the development & implementation of innovative approaches to solve core humanitarian problems.
• You’re proficient using project evaluations & other PCM tools to continuously improve the quality of activities under your scope of responsibility.
• You are diplomatic but tenacious. You recognize that advocating for change & innovative programming requires building strong relationships with donors, local authorities & other partners, while retaining the space to speak confidently about ACF’s programs & our knowledge of the South Sudan humanitarian needs.

Please apply at: https://careers.actionagainsthunger.org/index.php/positions/view/320/