South Sudan: Programme Manager Emergency Response

Norwegian People’s Aid is a humanitarian organisation rooted in the Norwegian Labour Movement. We work with International Development Partnerships, Humanitarian Mine Action, Rescue Service and First Aid, and Asylum and Integration. Norwegian People’s Aid has about 12000 members in Norway and 2400 staff worldwide. We work in 36 countries around the world, and in 2016 we will have an expected turnover of 1000 MNOK.

Background:

South Sudan is the world’s newest state after independence in 2011. As such the country is in a defining, although troubled, situation. A lack of infrastructure, recurring fighting and large number of internally displaced persons makes food security to one of the biggest challenges for the new country.

Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) has worked in South Sudan since 1986. The current portfolio consists of the following programmes; Civil Society Development, Food Security and Livelihoods, Emergency Response and Humanitarian Disarmament. NPA South Sudan has around 600 staff and an annual turnover of approx. 19 mill USD.

The overall objective of the Emergency Response Programme is to save lives and meet immediate basic needs through food security and livelihood provisions, and to recover and support food security and livelihoods means and strategies. In 2015 NPA South Sudan reached 191 000 beneficiaries with food, and 24 000 households with emergency food kits.

We are looking for an experienced leader with strong management skills to take on the position as Programme Manager for NPA’s Emergency Response Programme in South Sudan.

Responsibilities:
The Programme Manager (PM) is responsible for the overall development, financing and reporting of the Emergency Response Programme. All responsibilities and reporting has to be carried out in accordance with NPA rules and regulations. The Programme Manager will report to the Country Director (CD) and the International Programme Department at NPA Head Office in Oslo.

The general responsibilities of the PM includes:

• Plan, manage and implement the Emergency Response programme and projects in South Sudan in line with NPA’s overall strategies, plans and policies and in coordination with programme staff, Country Director and NPA Head Office
• Be part of the senior management team for NPA South Sudan, taking responsibility for overall development of NPA South Sudan and synergies and effective sharing of resources with other programmes
• Coordinating the designing, planning, facilitation, monitoring, implementation and reporting of projects, including partner’s compliance with NPA and donor requirements
• Develop the funding basis for the programme by developing funding strategies, networking, concept papers, proposals and budgets in search of new funding as well as to maintain traditional funding
• Represent NPA in all emergency response coordination forums/cluster meetings
• Closely monitor events in South Sudan (humanitarian situation, politics, and security, etc.) in order to contribute to an accurate analysis of the fluid operating environment and security situation, and identify other potential program areas and partners in order to be appropriately responsive to the evolving context
• Day to day responsibility for the management of budgets for the programme
• Responsibility for management of all personnel under the programme and secure adequate capacity building of employees
• Ensure adequate risk management in the Emergency Response Programme
• Carry out other activities as requested by the Country Director and NPA Head Office

Required qualifications:

• Relevant advanced university degree
• At least 3 years’ experience, and demonstrated success at senior level management in an international NGO, including direct experience in fast paced complex emergencies
• Ability to collaborate, network and negotiate with local partners, local governments, UN, donors and other NGOs
• Demonstrated success in projects designing, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting
• Proven skills in budgeting, finance development and risk management
• Strong presentation skills
• Good writing skills and proficiency in English language
• Good computer skills

The following qualifications are desirable and will be an advantage, but are not requirements:

• Experience from South Sudan
• Experience in vulnerability assessments, beneficiary registration, distributions, monitoring and evaluation in emergency situations preferred
• Experience in working with grants funded by USAID and UN Agencies preferred
• Knowledge of Sphere emergency guidelines and IASC’s Gender Handbook in Humanitarian Action
• Norwegian or other Scandinavian language skills
• Knowledge and understanding of Norwegian/Scandinavian politics, aid-policies and donors

Personal competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multi-cultural/multi-national setting
• Strong analytical skills
• Good team player
• Strong health

Position number: 34/16

Type of position: Non-family posting

Place of service: Juba, South Sudan.

Starting date: As soon as possible

Closing date forapplications: 04 March 2016

For more information and how to apply, please visit NPA's website.