The December clashes in Juba quickly spread across the country, claiming thousands of lives. An estimated 708,900 people have been reported as internally displaced. As of 10 March, about 75,300 of them had sought refuge in United Nations (UN) bases. According to UNOCHA’s 10 March 2014 situation report, an estimated 214,904 people have sought refuge in neighboring countries. The UN as well as organizations working across the country note that thousands more may still be hiding in the bush. The States most affected by the fighting are Unity, Upper Nile, Jonglei, Eastern and Central Equatoria.
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 Program.
The area manager is responsible to ensure the high quality implementation of CARE’s Program in Rubkona and Guit 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.
S/he will serve as manager of the projects teams in Rubkona and Cuit County in order to ensure the overall successful implementation, reporting and management of CARE’s health and nutrition program as well as programming in WASH and livelihoods.
Responsibilities and Tasks:
· Project Management
· Financial/Asset Management
· Contract Management
· Personnel Management
· Government Liaison/External Relations
· Other duties as assigned
Qualifications (Know-How):
· Public Health qualification with at least 5 years post graduate experience in management of health programs
· A minimum of 5 years’ experience project management and implementation within an INGO or related environment
· Proven ability to develop and foster external organizational relationships and applied representation skills
· Experience working in conflict settings / insecure environments
· Strong technical skills in public health, nutrition or related fields
Our diversity is our strength; we encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences, particularly women, to apply.
The closing date for this posting, if listed, is approximate. Job postings may be removed from CARE's career website at any time.
