CARE USA South Sudan Employment

CARE USA Program Manager- Emergency Health,Nutrition And GBV South Sudan Employment

Program Manager- Emergency Health,Nutrition And GBV

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 2015, CARE worked in 95 countries and reached 65 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 a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to manage a complex program in South Sudan, with strong medical and protection technical expertise.

CARE is seeking a Program Manager who will provides day to day management to the project and ensures the intervention is implemented within its goals and objectives. S/he will support coordination with a number of international and local NGO’s working in the similar sectors – Health, Nutrition and GBV. The Manager reports to the Sector Coordinator and has 4 direct reports, national mobile team leaders and project officers.

The Program is a complex program operating in an extremely difficult operating environment, requiring

strong coordination among major stakeholders and players from both within and outside the project. The program is a one year program involving emergency mobile health, nutrition and protection interventions in conflict affected areas of South Sudan. The role will involve close security information and coordination.

The manager will need to have demonstrated experience managing programs in conflict affected countries, working with OFDA funded programs, leading diverse teams, and preferably with a public health and protection background. As the post is based in South Sudan, a high level of cultural sensitivity is required.

Responsibilities:

Program Management

Resource Management and Accountability

People Management

Representation, networking and resource acquisition

Monitoring and Evaluation

Qualifications:

Masters of Public Health Management or Administration, or related field

A minimum of 3 year experience in managing health or protection projects in emergency contexts

Experience leading project implementation in a complex international development environment and/or conflict zones

Experience with USAID reporting, budgeting, procurement and project management procedures

Proven capacity to negotiate and work with governments at different levels

How to apply:
To apply for this position, please visit our website at https://chp.tbe.taleo.net/chp02/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CAREUSA&...

Our diversity is our strength; we encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences, particularly women, to apply.

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