Aug 25, Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany Project Manager Jobs in South Sudan

Background:

The international Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) and the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) have jointly designed the South Sudan Livelihood and Resilience Project (SSLRP). The overall goal of SSLRP is to ‘contribute to improved and resilient livelihoods for South Sudan rural smallholders”. The Project Development Objective is to ‘Empower communities to participate in decision making processes that will result in sustainable and resilient agricultural livelihoods.’ The project is being implemented in Eastern Equatoria State (Magwi and Torit counties), Central Equatoria State (Kajo-Keji and Terekeka counties, Jonglei State (Bor county) and Lakes (Awerial County). GoSS and IFAD agreed to a third part implementation arrangement and VSF-Germany was selected to implement two technical components, namely: a) Community Driven Development Planning CDDP; and b) Agriculture Production and Rural Livelihoods Support APRLS.

VSF-Germany has sub-contracted the implementation of CDDP to Action Africa Help International (AAHI), to provide technical leadership in ensuring that CBOs are formed and/or supported through a rigorous, guided, and inclusive approach, to generate development plans that will directly benefit the participating households. This component is being implemented by the beneficiaries that are organised as CBOs and/or sub-project committees. Some aspects of Agriculture Production and Rural Livelihoods Support **(**APRLS) may be implemented by other sub-contracted Service providers (SPs) directly managed by VSF-Germany. Some infrastructural sub-projects like community roads are implemented through a combination of civil engineering experts – public or private – and intensive public labour-based work as an approach. To this end, sub-project committees or CBOs will play important roles in the implementation. The contract duration will be 12 months, renewable based on performance.

ROLE OF THE POSITION

Job Summary

The Project Manager will ensure that the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF’s) Agreement with VSF-Germany is implemented in line with the Grant Agreement between the Government and IFAD.

To this end, s/he will ensure that components 1 and 2 of the project are effectively implemented by technical persons within VSF-Germany and specialized Service Providers like AAHI amongst others. s/he will also play lead roles overall project oversight to ensure that all project activities meet the set standards. S/he will work closely with the PCU in MAFS, reporting to the Country Program Manager.

Responsibility

The Project Manager, based in VSF-Germany will ensure that all these different activities are well coordinated, and that implementation is followed in line with the Contract Agreement and the Design Document of the project. The Project Manager will therefore work closely with the MAFS’ Project Coordination Unit.

S/he is the overall responsible for the day-to-day activities of the SSLRP that have been contracted to the third party. They will coordinate the implementation of all the activities on behalf of VSF-Germany, reporting internally to the Country Programs Manager (CPM). Externally, they will report to the SSLRP Project Manager in the MARFs SSLRP Coordination Unit.

To effectively implement the SSLRP, VSF-G in addition to outsourcing some elements, will recruit and/or second additional technical persons that will be overseen by the Project Manager. These include the Civil Engineer, M&E Officer, Finance and Procurement Officers. The Project Manager will therefore undertake both the technical and management roles in the project.

Duty station

The duty station is Juba, South Sudan; however, the assignment will require the incumbent to travel to the project areas and such travel should be agreed upon and authorized.

Specific Responsibilities

Coordination of implementation – Overall responsibility for an efficient financial and technical implementation of the project and in accordance with IFAD/government procedures. To this end, they will liaise closely with PCU and all Service Providers involved in the implementation of the project

Prepare annual plans and reports – Lead the process of preparing SSLRP Annual Work plans and budgets (AWPBs) and procurement plans for approval by the project’s oversight body. Hence, monitor the efforts of finance and procurement and ensure that plans, including those from SPs are included in the overall AWPBs sent to PCU.

In liaison with the Procurement Officer, ensure that contractors are meeting their obligations and are paid only for agreed deliverables.

Manage collaborations – Liaison with other institutions for all aspects related to the project, especially the development and maintenance of partnerships with related programmes and projects.

Final accountability for operation of project bank accounts.

Provide overall strategic guidance to other project staff related to all aspects of SSLRP implementation.

Coordinate and supervise functions and activities of the project staff, ensuring that work disciplines and ethics are adhered to.

Coordinate and follow up on the activities of the officers responsible for implementation of Project technical components to ensure effective delivery of Project activities.

Ensure timely and accurate reporting on progress and challenges of the project implementation.

Prepare and submit progress reports to MAFS on agreed deadlines.

Provide leadership, guidance and catalytic input to all the levels of Project implementation and activities.

Ensure that the Implementing Agency (IA) staff and all consultants and contractors engaged by comply with the project’s gender and targeting strategies.

Approve all procurement and accounting transactions performed by the IA that are within the authorized threshold, and facilitate disbursement of project funds needed for the implementation of SSLRP.

Undertake any other responsibility that will ensure smooth and effective implementation of the project.

Qualifications/Experience

The Project Manager will have at least 10 years of work experience in planning, management, administration, and implementation of rural livelihood improvement, agricultural or rural development Projects in the public, private or NGO sectors.

They should have specific exposure to commercial/private sector practice in service contracting, performance monitoring and financing.

They should have at least a Master’s Degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Rural Development, or a relevant technical area required.

A minimum of 5 years of relevant field-based experience in coordinating or managing moderate to highly complex projects is required, preferably with an international NGO.

Post qualification in Project Management will be an added advantage.

They should have at least 2 years’ experience of working in South Sudan.

Abilities and Competencies:

Computer-literate and well-versed in the use of Word, Excel and statistical program, such as SPSS, Stata, ETC.

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

Excellent analytical skills.

Self-motivated, with demonstrated ability to take initiatives and work under minimum supervision, but also to work effectively as a member of a team.

Strong managerial skills and demonstrated capacity to manage people and interact with a wide range of private sector partners, public sector representatives, and development partners.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany Project Manager Jobs in South Sudan

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