Country Director Sudan 150 views0 applications


Duration : 24 meses
Start date : 03-Apr-2023

You’ll contribute to ending world hunger by …

The Operations Department’s mandate is giving a fast and of quality response to the most vulnerable populations, in an independent and relevant way. In addition, it has the task of influencing the most profound causes and related vulnerability politics through analysis and mobilization of public opinion, donors and social and political actors. The department leads the response to new challenges to the fight against hunger by adapting our response (strategic focuses, emergency response, management etc.) to new contexts and enhancing synergies with other departments, other HQs and complementary actors.

Key activities in your role will include

  • The Country Director (CD) is the maximum responsible of Action Against Hunger (AAH) in the mission. In coordination with the desk officer, he/she will ensure the correct management of resources in order to achieve the strategic objectives. He/she will ensure the regional and national strategy, maintaining quality and relevance of the carried out actions, always under the organization’s mandate.
  • The CD, through his/her leadership, will motivate the team, anticipating and managing possible conflicts. He/She will encourage innovative focus and will supervise the coordination team. Likewise, he/she will be defining the training strategy and professional development of his/her team, above all off the national one. The CD is responsible for the security of his/her team, he/she will promote, encourage and supervise the implementation of the charter of principles of Action against Hunger, as well as of its ethics code and anti-fraud politics.
  • He/She will represent Action against Hunger before donors, authorities, international organizations, other NGOs, private sector and whichever institution of interest.
  • The CD is in charge of ensuring the financial viability of the mission in coordination with HQ and of ensuring an efficient management of available resources of the Mission. He/She will direct the implementation of the fundraising strategy of public and private funds, designed in coordination with HQ. Likewise, he/she will be responsible of promoting technical innovative focus and fostering best practices and their replicability.
  • The CD is responsible of achieving the annual objectives of the mission.

Do you meet the profile required criteria?

  • Knowledge of key donors of the sector; Strong networking and representational skills; Emergency Response coordination; Strategic and operational planning; Team management and leadership; Desirable: Knowledge of AAH technical areas of work (WaSH, FSL, Nut, DRR); Security management in sensitive contexts
  • Minimum 3 years in International NGO management/coordination (Country Director level); Valuable: Experience in the Sudan or with Action Against Hunger (AAH) network
  • Experience in identification, negotiation and management of development and emergency response projects. Command of issues related to the humanitarian system and International cooperation.
  • Previous Experience as Country Director in similar contexts and organizations; High skills of representation and negotiation with donors and stakeholders
  • High skills in constructing a medium-term strategy, defining and following the operation planning and response to emergency situations; Adaptability to political and cultural contexts and capacity of managing stress and working under pressure.

Our remuneration package:

We offer immediate incorporation to a dynamic international network with the following remuneration package:

  • Formal work contract: Long Term
  • Base: Khartoum (Sudan)
  • Salary: according to Action Against Hunger salary scale and to candidate’s previous experience.

This packaged includes:

  • Family Status position.
  • Expatriate insurance (health, live, repatriation, travel, etc.)
  • Break flights/trips to defined area: (break per diem: 215 EUR)
  • Yearly holiday return flight ticket.
  • Accommodation and housing expenses (in shared guest house).
  • Travel costs to and from the mission.
  • 25 working days of paid leave per year.

Action against Hunger is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work such as but not limited to sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and/or financial misconduct; We expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through endorsing our code of conduct and other related policies and only those who share our values and code of conduct will be recruited to work for us.

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Acción contra el Hambre es una organización humanitaria internacional que lucha contra las causas y los efectos del hambre. Salvamos la vida de niños y niñas desnutridos. Garantizamos acceso a agua segura, alimentos, formación y cuidados básicos de salud. Trabajamos también para liberar niños, mujeres y hombres de la amenaza del hambre.

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Duration : 24 meses Start date : 03-Apr-2023

You'll contribute to ending world hunger by ...

The Operations Department’s mandate is giving a fast and of quality response to the most vulnerable populations, in an independent and relevant way. In addition, it has the task of influencing the most profound causes and related vulnerability politics through analysis and mobilization of public opinion, donors and social and political actors. The department leads the response to new challenges to the fight against hunger by adapting our response (strategic focuses, emergency response, management etc.) to new contexts and enhancing synergies with other departments, other HQs and complementary actors.

Key activities in your role will include

  • The Country Director (CD) is the maximum responsible of Action Against Hunger (AAH) in the mission. In coordination with the desk officer, he/she will ensure the correct management of resources in order to achieve the strategic objectives. He/she will ensure the regional and national strategy, maintaining quality and relevance of the carried out actions, always under the organization’s mandate.
  • The CD, through his/her leadership, will motivate the team, anticipating and managing possible conflicts. He/She will encourage innovative focus and will supervise the coordination team. Likewise, he/she will be defining the training strategy and professional development of his/her team, above all off the national one. The CD is responsible for the security of his/her team, he/she will promote, encourage and supervise the implementation of the charter of principles of Action against Hunger, as well as of its ethics code and anti-fraud politics.
  • He/She will represent Action against Hunger before donors, authorities, international organizations, other NGOs, private sector and whichever institution of interest.
  • The CD is in charge of ensuring the financial viability of the mission in coordination with HQ and of ensuring an efficient management of available resources of the Mission. He/She will direct the implementation of the fundraising strategy of public and private funds, designed in coordination with HQ. Likewise, he/she will be responsible of promoting technical innovative focus and fostering best practices and their replicability.
  • The CD is responsible of achieving the annual objectives of the mission.

Do you meet the profile required criteria?

  • Knowledge of key donors of the sector; Strong networking and representational skills; Emergency Response coordination; Strategic and operational planning; Team management and leadership; Desirable: Knowledge of AAH technical areas of work (WaSH, FSL, Nut, DRR); Security management in sensitive contexts
  • Minimum 3 years in International NGO management/coordination (Country Director level); Valuable: Experience in the Sudan or with Action Against Hunger (AAH) network
  • Experience in identification, negotiation and management of development and emergency response projects. Command of issues related to the humanitarian system and International cooperation.
  • Previous Experience as Country Director in similar contexts and organizations; High skills of representation and negotiation with donors and stakeholders
  • High skills in constructing a medium-term strategy, defining and following the operation planning and response to emergency situations; Adaptability to political and cultural contexts and capacity of managing stress and working under pressure.

Our remuneration package:

We offer immediate incorporation to a dynamic international network with the following remuneration package:

  • Formal work contract: Long Term
  • Base: Khartoum (Sudan)
  • Salary: according to Action Against Hunger salary scale and to candidate’s previous experience.

This packaged includes:

  • Family Status position.
  • Expatriate insurance (health, live, repatriation, travel, etc.)
  • Break flights/trips to defined area: (break per diem: 215 EUR)
  • Yearly holiday return flight ticket.
  • Accommodation and housing expenses (in shared guest house).
  • Travel costs to and from the mission.
  • 25 working days of paid leave per year.

Action against Hunger is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work such as but not limited to sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and/or financial misconduct; We expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through endorsing our code of conduct and other related policies and only those who share our values and code of conduct will be recruited to work for us.

2023-02-27

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