Country Director – SOUTH SUDAN

  • Contract
  • Kenya
  • Posted 7 months ago

Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion

Handicap Worldwide/Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an unbiased and neutral worldwide solidarity group, which intervenes in conditions of poverty and exclusion, conflicts and disasters. Working alongside folks with disabilities and susceptible populations, it acts and speaks out to fulfill their important wants, enhance their residing circumstances and promote respect for his or her dignity and basic rights. Extra data: www.hi.org

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JOB CONTEXT:

The battle in Sudan has left round 25 million folks at the moment in want of humanitarian help. In accordance with OCHA, over 6.2 million folks have been displaced internally, whereas 1.8 million crossed the border since April 15, 2023. Removed from indicators of de-escalation, the battle has now expanded to areas as soon as thought of secure. Growing costs of meals and gas are worsening humanitarian wants, whereas a shrinking economic system is inflicting widespread poverty. On prime of this, delivering help continues to be exceedingly troublesome as a result of enduring battle, ongoing insecurity, theft of humanitarian commodities, assaults on humanitarian staff and frontline responders, gas shortages, and bureaucratic hindrances. Many humanitarian organizations are using cross-border response to offer help in Sudan. Towards the backdrop of considerably decreased funding in 2023, the humanitarian sector was capable of present help to five million folks, attaining 27percentof the set goal for the 12 months. In 2024, the UN is searching for $4.1 billion to assist the Sudanese in Sudan ($2.7 billion) and Sudanese refugees and host communities in neighboring international locations ($1.4 billion. In 2023, the response inside Sudan was 43% funded, and the response for neighboring international locations was 38% funded.

YOUR MISSION:

Below the accountability of the HI’s Emergency Supervisor, the Nation Director contributes inside his/her geographical space to the implementation of the mandate and the Technique of Humanity & Inclusion. He/she ensures optimum high quality and affect of the actions within the Program, by way of a delegation system with acceptable management mechanisms. He/she shares with all HI managers the accountability of sound administration and profitable functioning of the worldwide group.

In keeping with the present challenge aims, the Nation Director will lead the profitable program administration from Nairobi with common travels to Sudan when doable. S/he’ll guarantee sound monitoring of the challenge consistent with the anticipated outcomes of the challenge. With a powerful hyperlink with the nationwide associate, s/he’ll act because the partnership point of interest with the implementing associate in Sudan, ensuring that the partnership agreements are utilized, and the collaboration is clean between HI staff and the associate.

By way of Administration, Technique and Steering, Operational Implementation and Illustration, Affect and Management :

  • The Nation Director- Sudan is the authorized consultant of the general HI’s Sudan response internally and externally and promotes a excessive popularity and optimistic picture of HI’s Sudan Program.
  • The Nation Director deploys HI’s full mandate and Technique in her/his geographical space, with operational companions, establishments and/or donors.
  • In his/her geographical space, s/he ensures compliance along with his/her price range framework (together with unrestricted funds) and HI insurance policies and frameworks (safeguarding, dedication thresholds, safety, human assets, threat administration, and so forth.)
  • In his/her geographical space, actively screens and analyses context developments, to determine dangers and alternatives.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION:

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) and a nationwide NGO has began a challenge in Sudan. As a result of administrative constraints to acquire visas in Sudan and pending registration approval the HI staff are based mostly in Nairobi, offering distant assist to the nationwide companions. Relying on VISA approval, HI staff will journey to Sudan for discipline and monitoring visits. The challenge contains bodily and practical rehabilitation, MHPSS, Safety and Inclusive Humanitarian Motion actions.

YOUR PROFILE:

Academic background and expertise:

  • At the least 5 years’ expertise at key administration positions inside worldwide organizations
  • Administration expertise in humanitarian, safety, and emergency applications
  • Sturdy interpersonal and intercultural expertise.
  • Capacity to work underneath excessive stress and with out fixed supervision.
  • Motivated by fixed program adaptation to an evolving context and arrange of partnerships with native and worldwide companions.
  • Wonderful organisational expertise, coordination, and switch of information.
  • Wonderful communication expertise and dedication to teamwork.
  • Capacity to journey and work in a tense and risky context with strict safety measures.
  • Confirmed expertise in negotiations with institutional donors, challenge writing and reporting.
  • Reveals accountability, management, diplomacy and pragmatism.
  • English obligatory (oral and written)

Abilities required:
International Administration of Packages:

  • Organizational administration
  • Change administration.
  • Operational technique
  • Main dangers administration
  • Context & stakeholders’ evaluation
  • Illustration, partnerships administration

Different skilled expertise

  • Monetary and price range administration
  • Donor contract negotiation and grant administration
  • HR: Workers administration (besides pay) and group design
  • Info safety administration
  • Partnership administration and improvement

CONDITIONS:

At HI, the circumstances provided are as much as your dedication and tailored to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team

  • 6 months Worldwide contract beginning ASAP
  • The worldwide contract offers social cowl tailored to your scenario:
  • Unemployment insurance coverage advantages for EU nationals
  • Pension scheme
  • Medical protection with 50% of worker contribution
  • Repatriation insurance coverage paid by HI
  • Wage from 3232 € gross/month upon expertise
  • Perdiem: 510,43 € internet/month – paid within the discipline
  • Paid leaves: 25 days per 12 months;
  • R&R: 1 day monthly
  • Place: unaccompanied
  • Housing: Collective taken in cost by HI

If you’re resident within the nation: native bundle

Find out how to apply

Solely on-line by becoming a member of a CV and canopy letter by way of the next hyperlink:

http://www.jobs.net/j/JMCmnIkr?idpartenaire=136

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