Location: Sudan, job based in Khartoum, with regular field trips to Darfur
Duration: 1 year renew able, starting as soon as possible (one month is necessary to complete the visa procedure)
Conditions: Salaried contract, gross monthly salary from €2,300 to €2,500 according to experience, monthly per diem €480, medical coverage of 100% + repatriation insurance + provident fund, accommodation, international and local transportation as part of the mission, break every 3 months. More information on www.trianglegh.org, under "Participate".
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Presentation of Triangle G H
"Actor in a sustainable and shared solidarity"
Founded in 1994, Triangle G H is a French international solidarity organization based in Lyon. The association designs and implements emergency, rehabilitation and development programs in the following sectors: water, hygiene and sanitation, civil engineering, food security and rural development, socio-educational and psychosocial. Triangle G H is currently operating in 10 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Presentation of the mission
Triangle G H is present in Sudan since September 2003, and opened its first project for the victims of the Darfur crisis in one of the IDPs camp in West Darfur (Riyad camp of Geneina) in June 2004. Triangle G H has since extended its activities in West Darfur and Central Darfur, implementing its projects through 4 operational bases (Geneina in West Darfur; Bindizi, Um Dukhun and Zalingei in Central Darfur). All projects are coordinated from Khartoum main office. Triangle G H currently works in the fields of water and sanitation, hygiene promotion, NFIs, food security and livelihood.
Triangle G H’s strategy in Darfur consists in shifting gradually and where appropriate to more development-oriented programming, while maintaining the capacity to provide humanitarian assistance when needed.
Ongoing operations include:
- The strengthening of food security and livelihood, through distribution of agricultural inputs, promotion of farming best practices, sustainable natural resources management, development of income generating activities and targeted food distribution.
- Construction and rehabilitation of water supply systems and sanitation services, hygiene promotion and capacity building of community based committees and local authorities in WASH services sustainable management.
- Emergency assistance to people affected by population displacement and natural disasters (provision of Non Food Items- NFI, safe water facilities, emergency sanitation and hygiene promotion for disease control).
Triangle G H is currently funded in Sudan by a set of different donors: OFDA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNDP, ECHO, EUROPEAID, CHF and CIAA.
Job description
Under the supervision of the Head of Mission, the Country Program Coordinator supports him/her on the overall implementation of the programs in Darfur, requirements definition, writing grant applications, planning, defining strategies and reporting to donors.
He supervises the overall work of the program team ensuring quality and timely implementation of all the organization projects in Sudan. He/she is the direct line manager of a WASH expert (international staff), WASH coordinator (national staff) and FSL coordinator (national staff)
He/she provides direct supervision and support to the operational and overall functioning of the mission within 4 bases in Central and West Darfur in coordination with Triangle G H program and support staff.
The main responsibilities include:
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
In direct collaboration with the sector coordinators he/she:
§ Collects humanitarian and sector-specific data, coordinates field assessments and results analysis.
§ Designs programs and writes proposals in respect with mission and donors strategies.
§ Supervises planning, implementation and monitoring of all projects in coordination with the FSL and WASH departments staff.
§ Reviews planning and monitoring tools for project achievements follow-up.
§ Ensures activity budget follow up.
§ Elaborates internal reports and donor’s reports (ECHO, EUROPEAID, UNICEF, UNDP, Common Humanitarian Fund-CHF and others).
§ Ensures the supervision and follow up of the implementing partners (NNGOs, CBOs, and institutional partners)
TEAM MANAGEMENT
§ Supervises work plan of staff under his/her direct responsibility (sector coordinators)
§ Evaluates the staff under his/her direct responsibility (sector coordinators)
§ Contributes to capacity building of local teams and local partners
§ Ensures effective coordination among the program teams
GENERAL SUPPORT TO THE MISSION
§ Supports the implementation of internal procedures in coordination with the Administration, Finance and the Logistics Coordinators
§ Liaises with Logistic Department for procurements and inventory follow-up
§ Liaises with Administration/HR for projects budget follow-up and program human resources management
§ Contributes to the respect of security measures applied by the Head of Mission
REPRESENTATION
§ Ensures good relationship and information exchange at programmatic level with other INGOs, NNGOs, local authorities, UN agencies and donors.
§ Prepares and attends to clusters and donor’s meetings with sector coordinators
§ Interim replacement of the Head of Mission during his/her absence
This list of responsibilities could be modified according to the needs.
Security, working and living conditions
Based in Khartoum, the Country Program Coordinator will perform regular short-term missions to Darfur bases. Security situation in Darfur is very variable from place to place and period. Field-visits are authorized when security conditions allow it. The movements to the field-bases are ensured by UNHAS.
Security conditions in Khartoum are globally good with no particular movement restrictions.
Health risks are limited and there is little prevalence of malaria or other diseases in Khartoum. Quality medical services are available in Khartoum.
The mission in Khartoum has an office/ guesthouse of a significant size (4 floors) providing adequate separation of work and living space. Accommodation in Triangle-G H is optional. Communication means are good (efficient internet, international phones).
Khartoum enjoys a lot of different places for extra-professional activities: markets (souk), swimming pools, gardens, access to cultural sites out of Khartoum. The social life is rather rich.
There are daily flights to regional and Europe destinations and expatriates go out of the country every 3 months for breaks.
Profile
- At least 3 years of humanitarian experience in the field, with at least 1 year in a coordination position
- Good knowledge of the humanitarian environment (NGOs, UN, mains donors)
- Experience in fundraising, proposal writing, monitoring and reporting for main donors: ECHO, EUROPEAID, OFDA, DFID, AFD, UN Agencies or others
- Experience in managing emergency and early-recovery operations in challenging security environments
- Experience in team management and capacity building
- Good communication and inter-personnel skills
- Good synthesis and writing skills in English and French
- Autonomy and rigor. Developed skills for work organization, and tasks prioritization
- Good knowledge of MS Office pack
- Experience of Arabic or Muslim countries and knowledge or Arabic language a distinct advantage
HOW TO APPLY:
Please send your resume and cover letter to the following address: recrutement@trianglegh.org
