DRC Country Director Jobs in South Sudan
DRC Country Director Jobs in South Sudan
About the roleThe CD’s prime objectives will be to provide leadership and strategic management with a view to position DRC as the leading INGO in South Sudan on protection of displaced populations and the promotion of durable solutions, oversee the strengthening of DRC’s programme development, quality and accountability framework and be a proactive partner in the wider regional strategic and programme development processes.
Responsibilities
Direct managerial oversight, governance *and support: E*nsure that the SMT and Area Managers have clear and realistic performance-based management goals.
Tasks include
Direct line management of Heads of Programmes, Head of Support Services, Country Safety Coordinator and Area Managers.
Support Area Manager to establish good
management support for their teams;
Provide on-going support and coaching, and ensure that staff has the necessary capacity to fulfil their responsibilities.
Support effective and transparent governance of the DRC operations in South Sudan across the Senior Management Team and other governance/leadership structures.
Programme Strategy:* To develop and update the South Sudan programme strategies and linkages with South Sudanese hosting countries within DRC/DDG’s overall regional and global strategic frameworks.
Tasks include
Keeping abreast key conflict and displacement trends in the region impacting the country;
Identifying key developments and trends in refugee and IDP response in countries and positioning the organisation to best deal with these
Ensure that the key regional and global frameworks are contextualised and applied in the country program context and ensure that staff understand these,
Leading a consultative process for country level strategy development,
Leading the South Sudan annual programme portfolio analyses and review process
Playing a key role in fundraising and donor contract management.
Quality and Accountability
To be responsible for ensuring that programmes comply with the organisational quality and accountability commitments.
Tasks include
Ensure that the Operations and Programme Handbooks are utilized throughout all offices,
Promote accountability concepts and practices.
Supporting Area Managers in ensuring that programmes are delivered to a high standard and that DRC systems and processes enable them to operate effectively to do so
Safety and Security:* To hold overall responsibility for ensuring that South Sudan programmes are delivered in a safe and secure manner. Tasks include:
Working with DRC’s Regional Security Advisor and South Sudan safety specialists to ensure that all EAGL security management protocols and procedures are updated, made locally relevant and applied consistently,
To be overall responsible for ensuring security analyses is being done collectively and regularly,
Ensuring compliance with risk mitigation against corruption, fraud and diversion.
Representation, Coordination and Stakeholder management:* To ensure that DRC/DDG maintains excellent and productive relations with all key stakeholders, especially beneficiaries, local authorities, the humanitarian community and donors. Tasks include:
Representing DRC/DDG at relevant and senior forums/ meetings,
Ensuring other staff are appropriately representing DRC/DDG at relevant forums/ meetings,
Maintaining agreed profile of DRC/DDG at country level,
Conducting regular stakeholder analyses to ensure that DRC/DDG has good understanding of dynamics/ relationships,
Engaging in, and where effective, leading coordination processes amongst key stakeholders.
Advocacy and communication:* To lead the South Sudan advocacy in all DRC/DDG key messages. Tasks include:
With Regional Office to prepare and implement an advocacy and communication strategy,
Guiding staff to advocate clearly, appropriately and strategically.
Financial accountability:* Ensure that the different programmes deliver financial accountability. Tasks include:
Playing an active and coordinating role in linking finance teams with the Regional finance teams, and financial management itself,
Ensuring that financial systems are followed by FOs and that financial reports submitted are accurate,
Ensuring the finance and programme teams have a productive engagement.
About you
Experience and technical competencies
At least 8 years’ management experience, as head or senior member of humanitarian or development programme/organisation; at least four years in East Africa region
Demonstrated experienced with conflict related displacement issues
Good communicator and proven diplomacy with all types of stakeholders
Proven commitment to accountable practices and knowledgeable of quality assurance systems
Hands on experience in managing staff in insecure and remote locations with strong human resource management skills in general.
Experience of managing budgets and multiple donor contracts
Demonstrated experience in donor contact, fundraising and networking.
Education
University degree in relevant field; Masters preferred
Languages
Fluency in English (speaking, writing, reading) is essential
All DRC staff should master the 5 core competencies:
Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results through the country team both to position DRC and ensure excellence in all deliverables.
Collaborating: You lead initiatives at country operation level by involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
Communicating: You listen to beneficiaries, staff and other stakeholders; and you communicate concisely and persuasively
Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with DRC’s vision and values and set a very clear standard for your country team members.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; DRC Country Director Jobs in South Sudan
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