The Area Manager is responsible for the oversight of all CONCERN’s projects in South  Kordofan State; this responsibility covers the operational/support functions (human resources, logistics, finance & administration, and staff safety) and direct programme activities including coordination, programme planning and overseeing the day-to-day operations of senior field staff. In fulfilling these responsibilities the Area Manager will work closely with the Area Coordinator and Programme Director to ensure that the programmes are carried out in line with CONCERN’s policies and procedures.

Programme Cycle Management

• Participate in the finalisation of programme proposal documents, taking a lead on Health, Nutrition, WASH, FSL and Emergency Response activities, including the global proposal, logical frameworks, results frameworks, implementation plans, monitoring and evaluation plans and budget and participate in reviews and revisions as necessary during the life cycle of the programme.
• Prepare and implement programme activity plans that correspond to the approved donor proposals and budgets and update these on a timely basis.
• Prepare and share recruitment and procurement plans with HR and Logistics colleagues, and update these on a timely basis.
• Prepare regular narrative reports on programme activities for internal management purposes and for donors, Dublin etc.
• Prepare complete, accurate and realistic budgets for donor proposals and as part of Concern’s internal budget procedures, ensuring that all direct and indirect costs are fully and accurately budgeted.
• Ensure all expenditure is authorized and spent in accordance with Concern’s internal procedures.
• Ensure the allocated budget is utilized effectively and any necessary adjustments are requested in a timely manner.
• Monitor monthly management account reports from Finance to ensure that expenditure is being accurately recorded and to avoid any under- or over-spends.
• Provide monthly reports on expenditure v. budget to the Country Management Team, explaining any variances.
• Ensure all aspects of South Kordofan programme activities adhere to programme quality standards and policies (PM&E, accountability and mainstreaming) in a coherent and integrated manner.
• Ensure that the South Kordofan programme activities are accurately reflected in the integrated M&E system, identifying activities to be monitored and data to be collected.
• Integrate mainstreaming activities (gender, HIV&AIDS, accountability) in the South Kordofan programme.

Capacity Building:   

• Design, plan and implement a capacity building plan for all relevant Concern South Kordofan staff on key elements of the different components of the South Kordofan programme.
• Contribute to the daily capacity building and strengthening of decision making capacities of South Kordofan staff.

Team Management: 

• Line manage all program and system line reports, contributing to their capacity building and career development through technical support and on-the-job training and coaching, including in particular a thorough induction at the start of their contract.
• Ensure that all department positions have accurate job descriptions and that each member of the team fully understands outcomes which are expected of them, by setting SMART objectives, and that they are aware of the success criteria relating to their work.
• Ensure that all department staff are aware of and comply with all of Concern’s policies and procedures.
• Monitor and review performance of all the staff reporting to him/her and hold staff accountable for meeting their success criteria; give corrective feedback where required and take decisive action in the case of poor performance.
• Ensure that work within the team(s) is planned and organized in a way which will meet the organization's needs in the most cost effective manner possible; ensuring that team members are given appropriate workloads and are working efficiently.

Representation & Networking

• Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with peer NGOs, local authorities and communities with which we work.
• Capacity building and monitoring of local implementing partners.
• Participate regularly in cluster and other relevant coordination meetings.
• Share information with other actors (other NGOs, UN agencies, private sector etc.) for effective coordination and cooperation.

Other:

• Actively participate in collective exercises such as preparation or updates of Preparing for Effective Emergency Response (PEER) plan, Security Management Plan (SMP) and other Concern initiatives.
• Take active measures to address equality issues, particularly relating to gender, in programme as well as operational activities.
• Ensure the highest stands of accountability through ensuring good communication and information sharing within and outside the organisation.
• Be aware of, understand and comply with all of Concern’s policies and procedures (P4, finance, logistics, HR, security management etc).
• Contribute to ongoing security management and planning as necessary.
• Actively participate in any emergency response if called upon to do so (within the existing programme area or in a new one).

Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the line manager.

Essential

• Relevant graduate qualification, preferably in public administration, political science or social sciences.

Specific expertise in at least two of the following areas: Health and Nutrition, WASH, food security and livelihood, dry land agriculture, natural resource management, community based disaster management/risk reduction, capacity building, working with partners.

• Three years’ experience in managing field based operations with an international NGO.
• Experience in government – civil society organisation cooperation.
• Experience in management of diverse and multi-sectoral programmes.
• Experience in management of a diverse team of staff.
• Experience in budget management.
• Knowledge of finance, logistics and administration functions.
• Fluent command in written and spoken English and Arabic languages.
• Computer literate and good knowledge of Word and Excel.

Desirable

• Management qualification
• Knowledge of Kordofan States; preferably South Kordofan.
• M&E knowledge and experience, specifically designing and conducting surveys and analyzing data;
• Previous work in challenging, insecure and remote areas.

Emergency response :-

Concern is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively in order to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate suffering and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies strike and Sudan Programme is to respond, all staff are required to actively participate in the response, regardless of location and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of the organization.

HIV & AIDS :-

Concern Sudan Country Programme is committed to respond to HIV & AIDS and to a supportive working environment for those infected or affected.  Each staff member is required to contribute to achieving this commitment by:

• Raising awareness and being updated on HIV & AIDS issues
• Protecting him/herself and colleagues
• Sharing information with colleagues and avoiding stigma and discrimination.

Gender:-

Concern Worldwide in Sudan recognizes that the establishment of equality of opportunity between men and women is fundamental to both the achievement of fairness and to poverty elimination.

Therefore, each staff member of Concern is expected to be sensitive to equality issues in their relationships with colleagues and in their work and to participate in implementation of gender mainstreaming plans, both at the workplace and in programmes

member of Concern is expected to be sensitive to equality issues in their relationships with colleagues and in their work and to participate in implementation of gender mainstreaming plans, both at the workplace and in programmes.

Concern is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.