Welthungerhilfe Country Director Jobs in South Sudan

Welthungerhilfe Country Director Jobs in South Sudan


The position is to be filled by November 2019, with an initial contract duration of one year. There are good prospects for an extension. Employment location will be Juba, South Sudan.

As Country Director in South Sudan, you are expected to create a work environment based on trustful cooperation both within the team in South Sudan and with all relevant stakeholders at headquarters.

The Representation in South Sudan in technical working groups is essential to be acknowledged as a player in the country and support an aligned planning of programmes and projects. Project implementation is constantly endangered by a tight security situation and a constantly changing context. This needs a lot of stragtegic as well as pragmatic guidance and a clear communication with HQ and donors.

Responsibilities

  • Represent Welthungerhilfe and coordinate the project concept and planned project activities with local decision-makers, partner organisations and other aid agencies and development organisations operating in the project area
  • Prepare planning documents for project follow-on phases and for new projects in the country
  • Ensure proper country program structures and processes that reflect decentralisation
  • Identify
    other potential partner organisations; develop joint strategies and project ideas
  • Select and recruit national experts
    Manage and instruct international and national experts
  • Ensure the proper planning of financial and material resources as well as regular reporting to the Regional Directorate and the co-financiers
  • Warrant the required flow of information and public transparency of the project work in the country of deployment
  • Support marketing and press communication on humanitarian situation in South Sudan upon request

    Requirements

  • A university or polytechnic degree in the fields of agricultural sciences, engineering, rural development, or a comparable level of qualifications
  • At least 5 to 7 years project and management experience in carrying out co-financed projects of international (aid) agencies, preferably in the region
  • Coordination and organisational skills - even under a high workload
  • Ability to work in a multinational team
  • Excellent communication skills and intercultural sensibility
  • A very good command of written and spoken English. German and Arabic language skills would be an asset

    How to Apply


    Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by 15th September, 2019

    For more information and job application details, see; Welthungerhilfe Country Director Jobs in South Sudan

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