Tearfund Jobs in South Sudan

Tearfund Safety & Security Manager Jobs in South Sudan

Safety & Security Manager South Sudan

Safety and Security Manager Based: Juba (with extensive travel to field locations) To start: as soon as possible Contract duration: 12 months with possibility for extension depending on funding

Tearfund has been working in South Sudan since the 1970s through partners and the disaster response team has been directly involved in the country since 1998. The relief programme is largely based in former Jonglei state and Juba with longer term work with partners focused in Central and Western Equatoria and Northern Bahr el Ghazal.

Tearfund is offering the opportunity for an experienced Safety and Security Manager to join Tearfund's team in this challenging and fast paced environment, working with a fantastic team of professionals committed to serve those the most vulnerable in one of the most difficult humanitarian contexts in the world.

We are looking for an experienced and committed individual to provide strategic safety support to our operational and partnership work in South Sudan.

Currently our programme encompasses both humanitarian (emergency) and recovery response - WASH, Nutrition, Food Security and Livelihoods as well as support of church-led community development projects in partnership with local faith based organisations (NGOs and Churches).

The budget currently ranges between £4m - 5m per annum funded from a range of institutional donors, with a multi cultural team of about 200 national and international staff.

Although a the peace agreement has been signed in late 2015 and the newly formed transitional government of National Unity is now in place in Juba, the safety situation in the country remains extremely volatile and changes daily.

Tearfund is therefore seeking an someone with proven experience as a safety and security manager in highly insecure environments to support the Country Director with safety management in all the programme’s activities.

Candidates need strong interpersonal skills and should be able to provide safety training to staff of various levels of understanding. The safety and security manager will take responsibility to: