About the job

General objective:

• Propose, develop and adapt operational strategy within his/her intervention zone
• Responsible for security of teams and property within his/her intervention zone
• Internal/external communication and coordination within his/her intervention zone
• Lead the consortium partnership within WR in his/her intervention zone
• Resource management (ensure human, financial, and logistical resources are mobilized to accomplish projects in his/her intervention zone)

The main challenges:

• There are several challenges.Among them, economic situation of the whole country, and in particular Unity state is deteriorating. challenges such as returnees, devastatomg flooding since 2019, budget cuts by humanitarian donors, has caused inflation to rise, and led poeple to get more and more food insecure.
• Furthermore, security challenges in relation to tribal structures, political parties, returnees from Sudan, cattle raiding, and economic collapse…etc require careful follow-up and analysis.
  

Priorities for the 2/3 first months:

• Ensure continuity of the quality of the activities and the opening of new projects
• Initiate and support the assessments that will inform the program/strategy development for 2025 and onward.
• Context analysis of the current and new areas
• Participate to efforts at mission level to expand to hard-to-reach areas, including possibly in Southern parts of Unity State.

Responsibilities and main activities:

• Coordination and strategic orientation
• Relevance and operational quality / operation monitoring
• Resource management
• Human resource management
• Security
• Financial backer relations / search for funding
• Internal and external communication
• Representation

• The office and the accomodation are currently located in the secured Humanitarian hub, which allow a social life and sport activities inside the hub.There is no curfew inside the humanitarian hub, however it is forbiden to leave the hub after wrorking hours.Movements outside the hub are limited aside from projects sites/field visits, and going to the market in the nearby town.
• The context is volatile and security constraints can evolve depending of the security assessment updates conducted frquently. Above constraints can be changed in coming months.

Your profile

Education / academic background:

• Master’s degree in a field related to International Relations or Development studies

EXPERIMENT IN THE HUMANITARIAN SECTOR

• 5 years

EXPERIMENT ON SIMILAR POSITIONS

• 3-4 years

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• 3-5 years of experience of planning, management, and implementation of procedure in the context of INGO humanitarian operations
  Experience in post-conflict contexts
• Strategic thinking and willingness to develop SI intervention in new areas
• Proven influencing and negotiating skills with internal and external audiences (Access Working Group, donors) including in complex and stressful circumstances (local authorities, community representatives…).
• Proven management experience.

TRANSVERSAL SKILLS

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, together with the capacity to remain calm under pressure and not lose sight of strategic priorities.Must be organised and efficient
• A sound understanding of the importance of gender.
  Sensitivity to cultural differences and the ability to work in a wide variety of cultural contexts.
• Willingness to travel at short notice, and often in difficult circumstances.
  Committed to SI principles.

Language:

• Fluent in English, written and spoken.
• Arabic is an asset.