Leadership and Representation

• Provide strategic vision and leadership to the WFP Project Team.
• Represent CONCERN and the project teams’ at all relevant donor and stakeholder meetings.
• Participate in all strategic planning meetings and activities.
• Provide regular updates to partners, country program leadership, and government and non-government coordination bodies as requested.
• Establish and maintain good working relations with external agencies and organizations, local partner organizations, provincial and local government offices, and all stakeholders in the respective geographic areas.
• Facilitate exchange of information and experiences.

Program Quality and Management

• Liaise with WFP to develop and implement monthly and weekly plans for the teams, and to resolve problems in a timely and efficient manner.

• Coordinate team members’ travel to the field and ensure field teams have relevant and timely access to all necessary information, equipment and support.
• Provide logistical backup for the distribution teams in the field.
• Ensure, in consultation with the Head of Programs, project compliance with WFP and CRS standards and CRS principles of justice, solidarity, and subsidiarity.
• Facilitate appropriate problem solving relevant to CRS programming activities.
• Provide technical and managerial advice to the country program regarding the implementation of the FLA.
• Train, manage, and monitor a team of four Field Team Leaders responsible for assessment, community relations/coordination, monitoring and evaluation, and oversight of all CRS programming activities in Jonglei State.
• Work with CRS M&E staff to develop and implement monitoring systems, and ensure that M&E systems are properly implemented and reported by team members.
• Manage the collection of field level data and reports, and ensure submission of timely reports and invoices to the Head of Programs.
• Lead implementation of the MEAL policies and procedures that are mandatory for the emergency response.
• Ensure project compliance with donor and CRS regulations.
• Approve project expenditures, carry out regular budget tracking and take the lead on official requests for modifications when needed

Business Development

• In collaboration with the Area Coordinator, Programme Director and Grant Manager, identify and preposition for new funding opportunities.
• Support the development of new project proposals (assessments, project design, writing, technical review, etc.)

Supervision

• Ensure annual performance planning and reviews of staff performance in keeping with CONCERN’ performance development and review system.
• Mentor staff to ensure high levels of motivation, commitment, capacity and teamwork.
• Ensure staff compliance with all CONCERN administrative and operational procedures and policies, as well as applicable donor regulations.
• Identify training needs for team members under his/her supervision and support the development of Program Quality capacity building for team members and partners.
• Hold regular meetings with project staff.
• Assist staff in maintaining healthy relationships with local administration, and cooperating organizations through regular contacts, visits and fulfilment of program requirements.

General

• Ensure that CONCERN policies and regulations are followed by all team members; especially field security guidelines.
• Coordinate with the Area Coordinator on security to provide any pertinent security information to the Area Coordinator and receive updates on a regular basis.
• Participate in CONCERN meetings and workshops on strategic planning and agency-wide initiatives as requested by supervisor.
• Travel to the field regularly to directly oversee program implementation.
• Other duties as assigned by the Area Coordinator.
• 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.
• Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies.

• Master’s level degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent in related field

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience managing humanitarian food programs, preferably with WFP or UNICEF.
• Minimum three years proven management experience.
• Experience in supervising teams and in leadership roles in general.
• Experience in living and working in difficult conditions.
• Strong coordination and organizational skills.
• Data management skills and experience.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations.
• Ability to communicate and develop reports to a high standard in English
• Able to spend time in difficult field conditions.

Language:           

• Good in English Language.