BACKGROUND
The mission of Global Communities (formerly CHF International) is to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe.
Global Communities is seeking an experienced Community Cohesion Specialist for the anticipated USAID-funded Multi-Year Emergency Food Security program in South Sudan. If awarded, the three-year program will address emergency and food security needs in a sub-region of South Sudan by restoring rural livelihoods and productivity and strengthening community cohesion and disaster risk management. This position will be based in Juba, South Sudan.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Community Resilience Specialist is responsible for providing technical direction to project implementation and ensuring the project meets stated goals, expected results and reporting requirements related to community cohesion and disaster risk management.
The Specialist will lead interventions designed to strengthen community resilience to conflict- and climate-related shocks and stressors. This will include interventions to strengthen inter-generational and inter-community collaboration, implement early warning systems, and reduce the risk that conflict and/or disaster threaten food security gains. The Specialist will work closely with other technical leads to ensure alignment between initiatives and activities. The Specialist reports to the COP.
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Supervising and/or mentoring of relevant technical staff;
- Conducting regular site visits to observe project progress, validate data and obtain feedback from participants and stakeholders;
- Collaborating with the technical team and senior leadership to adapt project work-plans and approaches based on performance and contextual factors;
- Contributing to progress reports;
- Managing relevant project expenditures in-line with the budget and donor and organizational policies and requirements; and
- Representing the project and organization at technical meetings and with national and local stakeholders.
PERFORMANCE PERIOD
The anticipated period of performance for this assignment is three years, from approximately April 2020.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Extensive experience with and knowledge of best practice interventions and approaches designed to strengthen the ability of communities to mitigate and manage conflict and reduce disaster risks in order to safeguard food security gains;
- Solid foundation in conflict-sensitive approaches to community engagement;
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with government representatives, local community organizations, donors and other stakeholders, particularly at the sub-national level;
- Significant experience ensuring programs include and benefit vulnerable and marginalized populations (e.g. women, elderly, individuals with disabilities, the very poor);
- Humanitarian response, conflict mitigation, or other related field experience required, experience on USAID FFP funded projects preferred;
- Self-motivated, demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a fluid operating environment with minimal supervision; and
- Professional-level oral and written fluency in English required, with knowledge of relevant local languages preferred.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree in a discipline related to international development, conflict mitigation or community development;
- Minimum five years of progressively responsible experience developing and implementing field-based technical interventions to promote inclusive community participation and strengthen community resilience to conflict and climate-related shocks and stressors;
- An equivalent combination of education and experience, and;
- Experience working in conflict and post-conflict environments, prior experience in South Sudan preferred. Citizens of South Sudan are encouraged to apply.
Position contingent upon donor funding. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
More Information
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