Nov 20, World Concern Country Director Jobs in South Sudan

Position Summary

Provide strategic leadership and management to World Concern’s relief and holistic development work in South Sudan. Advocate on behalf of organization’s development goals, building institutional relationships and promoting cooperative program activities. Lead the country team in formulating and executing a country strategy in line with World Concerns global strategy. Develop new funding streams to ensure growth and financial stability.

Essential Functions

Leadership

Infuse World Concern’s mission, vision and values into every aspect of our South Sudan operations.

Lead the country team in a way that builds trust, transparency and integrity while developing a culture of prayer, learning and good stewardship.

Develop and carry out the strategic plan for World Concern South Sudan that aligns with WC global strategies, incorporates humanitarian best practices and is feasible based on resource levels and context.

Provide strong and clear leadership in articulating and championing World Concern’s Transformational Development ethos in the lives of staff, partners, and beneficiaries.

Lead and grow World Concern’s integrated community development program (One Village Transformed – OVT), liaising with all technical and donor stakeholders as necessary.

Serve as Head of Mission and legal representative for World Concern in South Sudan.

Lead the country team in developing new program and funding opportunities ensuring the financial health of the organization.

Network with and maintain good working relationships with key UN agencies, government authorities, churches, NGO’s, public & private entities, Integral Alliance members and others in the country such as USAID/OFDA, to capitalize on funding opportunities and ensure collaboration, acceptance and awareness of WC programs.

Represent WC in strategic meetings, conferences, forums and other public events that contribute towards raising the profile of WC.

Serve as active member of the regional leadership team.

Management:

Ensure sound financial management of programs and operations by hiring and developing key financial staff, monitoring and controlling program income and expenses in relation to program deliverables and ensuring appropriate financial systems and processes are in place and being followed.

Ensure WC South Sudan recruits and retains appropriate qualified staff to carry out high impact programs while maintaining cost efficiency.

Monitor the political, socio-economic and security situations in the country/region and ensure country security plans are well written, revised periodically to reflect the context and that staff are trained on essential protocols.

Provide direction to staff during periods of heightened security risk and implement security protocols to respond appropriately. Assemble and lead a crisis management team to respond to threats or incidents.

Quality Assurance:

Oversee program design, proposal development, program delivery and reporting cycles to ensure high quality, accurate outputs are delivered to the relevant stakeholder(s) in a timely manner.

Develop and monitor performance metrics to ensure accuracy, professionalism and timeliness of outputs.

Provide capacity building opportunities for staff to improve skills related to deficiencies in delivering quality outputs.

Accountability:

Make sure WC is compliant with local and national laws and regulations related to country registration, employment, taxation, banking, etc. and that systems are in place to monitor any changes to requirements.

Ensure compliance with internal policies and relevant external standards, laws, regulations and requirements.

Build a culture of transparency by soliciting feedback from staff, beneficiaries and other stakeholders and ensure that feedback mechanisms are available and functional.

Exemplify World Concern’s Code of Ethics and Conduct in all personal and professional dealings.

Identify emerging risks as well as mitigation strategies and inform supervisor as soon as possible.

Maintain open lines of communication with staff and supervisor.

Staff Development:

Assess staff capacity, identify those with management potential and actively work to develop their skills to create a strong management structure.

Provide opportunities for staff to grow spiritually and professionally building on their God given strengths and talents.

Promote an atmosphere of continuous shared learning.

Perform all duties consistent with the World Concern Mission Statement

Essential Qualifications

Education

Minimum 4-year University degree in related field

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Experience

Spiritually mature follower of Jesus Christ and committed to World Concern’s values and mission

Demonstrated knowledge of Humanitarian principles and best practices

5 years’ experience managing multi-sector international relief and development programs with 2 years in a senior leadership role

Fluent in English (written and verbal)

Demonstrated ability to scale country profile based on funding opportunities/realities.

Organizational strategic planning experience

Demonstrated experience in managing a multi-cultural team to achieve success, develop positive, trusting intercultural relationships

Experience networking and building alliances with UN agencies, USAID/OFDA, ECHO, DFID, SIDA, other institutional donors and private partnerships

Experience managing USG funded programs

Ability to analyze budgets and financial reports for effective management decisions

Strong public relations, diplomacy and negotiation skills

Experience in transformational approaches to humanitarian and community development programming

Software / Equipment Knowledge

Advanced proficiency in the use of MS Office, Email and other computer applications

Other Considerations

Requires periodic travel to remote field locations where basic services may be limited

May involve traveling in small boats, planes or driving on rough roads that are not maintained over long distances

May encounter armed military or militia groups

Periodic interruptions of power or communications

May require working on weekends or holidays to meet critical deadlines

May require travel to the United States and other locations in the region

Preferred Qualifications

Education

Master’s Degree in related field

Experience

Experience in transformational approaches to humanitarian and community development programming

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; World Concern Country Director Jobs in South Sudan

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