Work Location: South Sudan - Rubkona
Other Possible Locations: South Sudan - Pariang/Yida
Expected Travel:
Language Requirement:
Employee Duration: Active Full-Time
Type of Post: Unaccompanied
Funding: Approved
Application Deadline:
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DESCRIPTION
The area manager is responsible to ensure the high quality
implementation of the Health and Nutrition Program in Rubkona and Cuit County
in the most effective manner. In particular, s/he has to make every effort to
ensure that the Program objectives/outputs are achieved according to the work
plan, the donor requirements and within the contracted project period.
Background
The disputes between the SPLA ruling party on the night of 15th December 2013 in the National capital of Juba, resulted into heavy fighting between SPLA PGFs and AGFs. The battles quickly spread to Unity, Upper Nile and Jonglei States and caused thousands of displaced people who went to UNMISS PoCs bases in Juba, Bentiu, Malakal, Bor towns as well as to other areas in and beyond the international border to Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Sudan. OCHA estimates that 194,000 people have been displaced across five states, Central Equatorial, Unity, Lakes, Upper Nile, and Jonglei. It is estimated that around 30,000 IDPs have sought refuge in the two UN bases in Juba; 8,000 IDPs have reportedly sought refuge in the UN base in Bentiu and 3,000 in the UN base in Pariang. CARE South Sudan country program is responding to the ongoing emergency and is looking for a health and nutrition professional with experience in project management in emergency set up and in very challenging working environment to join CARE team in Unity State and support in Emergency Response Programme.
Responsibilities and Tasks:
• Project management
• Financial/Asset Management
• Contract Management
• Personnel Management
• Government Liaison/External Relations
Selection Criteria:
Core Competencies
• People Skills: Ability to work independently and as a team player who demonstrates leadership and is able to support and train local and international staff and also able to work with disaster affected communities in a sensitive and participatory manner.
• Communication Skills: Well developed written and oral communication skills. Able to communicate clearly and sensitively with internal and external stakeholders as a representative of CARE. This includes effective negotiation and representation skills.
• Integrity: Works with trustworthiness and integrity and has a clear commitment to CARE's core values and humanitarian principles.
• Resilience/Adaptability and flexibility: Ability to operate effectively under extreme circumstances including stress, high security risks and harsh living conditions. Works and lives with a flexible, adaptable and resilient manner.
• Awareness and sensitivity of self and others: Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity. Have experience and the ability to live and work in diverse cultural contexts in a culturally appropriate manner. Has a capacity to make accurate self-assessment particularly in high stress and high security contexts.
• Work style: Is well planned and organized even within a fluid working environment and has a capacity for initiative and decision making with competent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Knowledge and skills: knowledge of CARE policies and procedures, Sphere and the Red Cross/ NGO Code of Conduct. Requires general finance, administration, information management and telecommunication skills and proficiency in information technology/ computer skills.
Technical Competencies required for this position
• Public Health qualification with at least 5 years post graduation experience in management of health programs.
• A minimum of 5 years experience project management and implementation within an INGO or related environment
• Ability to develop and foster external organizational relationships and applied representation skills.
