Field Coordinator 111 views3 applications

Title

Field Coordinator – Sudan (Gadaref State)

Location (Country & Base)

Sudan based with travels to the Partner Project sites in Gadaref State

Contract duration

12 months (with a possibility of extension based on funding availability).

Starting date in-country

1st November 2022

Direct Cooperation

arche noVa EA Regional coordinator

Technical cooperation

HQ Desk Officers, EA Regional Finance and Administrator, Project Officer

Programmer management

• Ensure overall management of the project implementation with the partner in Sudan for timely and quality delivery of set outcomes in collaboration with Program Coordinator/Country Director and Regional Coordinator.
• Ensure all donor requirements, project goals and objectives are well understood and strictly adhered to by the partner staff in Sudan.
• Develop work plans with the partner in Sudan and ensure Project activities are implemented in a timely and quality manner in collaboration with the Program Coordinator.
• Inform arche noVa Program Coordinator/Country Director and Regional Coordinator in case of considerable deviations from the originally set goals and targets.
• Contribute in development of relevant project tools with AN EA team and ensure they are used properly by the partner in Sudan.
• Support the Program Coordinator/Country Director and Regional Coordinator in identifying/developing new projects possibilities in Sudan (Proposals/Budgets).

Quality management and Impact orientation

• Oversee and monitor project implementation and quality of work and reporting done by the partner in Sudan.
• Monitor the humanitarian context in Sudan and ensure interventions are relevant to the humanitarian needs of the populations.
• Contribute to the integration of project design/activities for Sudan with AN EA team/partner to ensure coherent, quality and complementary programming.
• Work with partner staff to capitalize on best practices and lessons learnt on projects implemented in Sudan and share with the Program Coordinator/Country Director and Regional Coordinator.
• Suggest innovative and cost saving approaches on programming to arche noVa EA team/ partner as well as possible modifications of the program goals to better meet the beneficiaries needs.
• Provide technical assistance and/ or training, when needed, to partner staff and ensure relevant validation of BOQs/ technical design with relevant Government Ministries.

Coordination & Communication/Reporting

• Represent arche noVa and partner in all relevant coordination meetings in Sudan with local authorities (Government administrative, UN, inter-agency sectors, and security officials and other relevant stakeholders).
• Coordinate arche noVa project activities with the partner and ensure good and cordial relationship with relevant stakeholders in Sudan.
• Support the partner in the preparation and finalization of regular reports for submission to the Program Coordinator/Country Director/Regional Coordinator.
• Monitor constantly and gather all available information relevant to the context of the mission, including: security incidents, political changes and humanitarian needs and develop relevant reports on the same to the arche noVa Program Coordinator/Country Director/Regional Coordinator.
• Produce regular monthly security and humanitarian updates and share the Program Coordinator/Country Director/Regional Coordinator.

Finance/Logistics

• Support the partner in Sudan to ensures proper implementation of administrative and finance procedures in collaboration with the Regional Finance &Administrator/Country Director.
• Support the partner in Sudan in ensuring accurate and timely accountability of all Project funds entrusted to them in collaboration with the Regional Finance &Administrator/Country Director.
• Work closely with the partner finance team to ensure all expenditures are within the specific budget lines and not exceeding the set limits in collaboration with Regional Finance/Administrator/Country Director
• Ensure the partners staff in Sudan abide strictly to financial accountability and procurement standards/requirements in collaboration with Regional Finance/Administrator/Country Director.

COORDINATION

Internal

arche noVa Country Director (Ethiopia)

arche noVa Regional Coordinator East Africa

arche noVa Regional Finance and Administrator East Africa/Finance Officer.

arche noVa EA Program Coordinator

Executive Directors, Project Managers and Administrators in Sudan.

External

Cluster

Local authorities

Donors

Other stakeholders connected with the projects.

REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monthly Project reports to be shared with the arche noVa Program Coordinator/Country Director/Regional Coordinator.
• Monitoring mission reports (during specific missions) to arche noVa Program Coordinator/Country Director/Regional Coordinator.
• Donor specific reports related to the project
• Security monitoring/Incidents reports to Country Director/ Regional Coordinator.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

• University Degree in; Social Sciences, Project Management or Business Administration or any other relevant sector.
• 3-4 years’ professional experience, with at least 2 years’ professional experience in a similar position.
• Clear understanding of humanitarian & security context and operation dynamics in Sudan.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL

• Prior experience in NGOs/INGOs
• Knowledge in project and partner management.
• Professionalism
• Exceptional organization, time management and attention to details
• Good writing skills
• Able to work in an autonomous way and under pressure
• Fluent in English (Sudan speaking& writing).
• Excellent competency in MS Word and Excel, Power Point etc
• Available/ready to travel in remote areas in Sudan.
• Excellent knowledge of the targeted areas of operation and dynamics in Sudan.
• Excellent communicator and negotiator with diplomacy skills.
• Commitment to and understanding of arche noVa’s values.
• Team player, flexible, patient.
• Proven gender awareness and sensitivity.
• PREFERRED
• Ability to analyze situations and propose solutions
• Result orientated personality.
• Conflict resolution and problem solving capacity
• Ability to work under high level of pressure
• High level of flexibility and accommodative of changes.

This document is non-contractual and may be modified to reflect the changing needs of the service.

Application and CV to be sent to [email protected]

Subject: Field Coordinator