Food Security and Livelihood Project Manager – Yei 176 views0 applications

We are looking for our delegation in South Sudan for a

Food Security and Livelihood Project Manager

Position Start Date: 16/07/2018

Duration: 6 months – Subject to funding.

Location: Yei

Terre des hommes does not set closing dates for this position; recruitment is on-going until the position is filled

Contractual conditions:

Expatriate contract under Swiss labour code 2’950 CHF (~2’550 €) < > 4’300 CHF (~3’700 €) net /month according to experience x 13, Holidays: 25 days per year. Local accommodation and transportation, Health insurance, accident and medical repatriation insurance, return flight.

Context:

Juba became the world newest national capital on the 9th July 2011, when South Sudan formally declared its independence from the Republic of Sudan. In December 2013 a conflict broke out between the President (Salva Kiir) and former Vice President (Riek Machar). Numerous ceasefires were mediated between the SPLA (Sudan’s People Liberation Army) and SPLA- IO (in opposition) but were subsequently broken. In August 2015 an Agreement of the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan was signed between the parties in conflict, nevertheless the violence never stopped in the country and the metaphorical road toward real peace still looks very difficult. In November 2016, following massive displacement of population and start of the conflict in Equatoria, Tdh launched an assessment in Yei to determine the immediate humanitarian needs of the affected population. Tdh has opened a new base in Yei and started activities early 2017. Tdh launched a new assessment in Lainya counties with a focus on health and nutrition in April 2017. Activities are now implemented in Yei and Lainya counties to address a great variety of needs including Health, nutrition, food security, WASH and protection, both in Yei city and in Lainya, in collaboration with local partners. A food security Livelihood project is about to be launched in Yei and Tdh is therefore looking for an experienced project manager who will be responsible for the management and implementation of the project implemented in Yei. The position has a double dimension: the implementation of activities, including day-to-day management and long-term planning, and the provision of technical reference for the Food Security and Livelihoods sector in the mission. Tdh has been active in south Sudan since 2014 with a coordination office in Juba. Currently, the coordination office in Juba is resided of 6 expats and more than 50 national staffs.Yei is a medium-sized city in South Sudan southwest; approximately 160 KM from the capital Juba. It lies close to the borders of two of the country’s trading partners, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was a business hub, attracting traders and customers from all three countries.Tdh implements since 2017 a classical integrated response in Yei river state. Tdh accomplished several WASH projects , one health and nutrition projects and one FSL, CFW project in Yei funded by HEKS, SWISS Solidarity. A new Program aiming at prolonging our intervention has been ongoing since August 2017 with an ending date of July 2018. Tdh also implementing a child protection project which will be ended on January 2019. The challenges for this new project will be obviously to maintain the current level of assistance (and being able to answer to the constant movement of the population in and around the country) as well as to sustain the facilities, to increase the involvement of the community. Apart from inhabitants inside the city, Tdh will support the surrounding communities from upcoming project as well. Access to the villages / outside town both for the expatriate and national staffs could be restricted which is another challenge in the management of the activities. To date the security situation in the area is stable inside the town and at a usual level outside town for south Sudan. Yei river state experimented in the past months several attacks against the security forces which is far to be unusual in the area but justifying strict security regulation in Yei. Expatriate can move by plane to Yei from Juba and stay in the city. Presence of expatriate outside city is limited following a specific movement protocol. Social contacts are not limited, several NGO allowing the presence of expatriate in the province but UNICEF, OCHA, UNHCR, MSF as well as Tdh have expatriates in Yei town and regular contacts are held with the respective teams. Tdh has 5 expatriate and more than 60 national staffs in Yei base. Tdh Guest house / office is connected to a fairly Internet network and electricity is available most of the time thanks to generator and electric back-up system. Climatic conditions are better than in other part of the country, even though the temperature can sometime be below 20 degree in rainy season. Tdh guest house has running water with two living room. Yei is very green and bless with nature pretty much. UNHAS operates flights twice a week to Yei while commercial flights are available on each day. Tdh compound is located close to a church with huge compound area. MSF and handicap International also have office inside the same compound. Numbers of restaurant in the town are quite limited knowing that the market can supply acceptable amount of food, vegetables.Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is the leading Swiss NGO focusing on child rights. It is active in more than 30 countries with development and emergency projects. Tdh focuses its action on the two following areas of intervention: health and protection of particularly vulnerable children. Modern management and communication tools ensure the quality of Tdh’s projects. The Foundation constantly aims to improve its services.

Main responsibilities:

The FSL Project Manager is assisting and working under the supervision of the Field Coordinator based in Yei.

• He/She is in charge of the direct implementation and supervision of the Tdh FSL intervention in the region.
• He/she will be managing a team of 5-10 national staff and local partner team.He/she works in complete line with the FSL project strategy defined for the intervention.
• He/she works in close coordination with the governmental and non-governmental agencies, with the coordination system, to develop, monitor and orientate the project.
• He/she works with all relevant authorities at district and community level (civil, religious, police, militaries and all other services) for a better implementation, acceptance and ownership in improving the living conditions of affected populations in South Sudan.
• He/she will conduct his or her duties in respect of the Charter of Terre des hommes and the Tdh Child Protection Policy.

Terre des hommes expects that its contractors’ professional conduct reflect proper behaviour in accordance with local culture and traditions. The incumbent assures the moral protection of the name of Terre des hommes and defends in all circumstances the interests of the movement.

Fonction details:

The FSL Project Manager is assisting and working under the supervision of the Field Coordinator based in Yei.

• He/She is in charge of the direct implementation and supervision of the Tdh FSL intervention in the region.
• He/she will be managing a team of 5-10 national staff and local partner team.
• He/she works in complete line with the FSL project strategy defined for the intervention.
• He/she works in close coordination with the governmental and non-governmental agencies, with the coordination system, to develop, monitor and orientate the project.
• He/she works with all relevant authorities at district and community level (civil, religious, police, militaries and all other services) for a better implementation, acceptance and ownership in improving the living conditions of affected populations in South Sudan.
• He/she will conduct his or her duties in respect of the Charter of Terre des hommes and the Tdh Child Protection Policy.

Terre des hommes expects that its contractors’ professional conduct reflect proper behaviour in accordance with local culture and traditions. The incumbent assures the moral protection of the name of Terre des hommes and defends in all circumstances the interests of the movement.

Project Management

• Ensure context analysis to contribute on the deliberation of strategy and positioning of Tdh project in Yei in line with the humanitarian needs.
• To develop, implement and monitors the FSL project, in accordance with multiple objectives, activities and targets outlined within current donor proposals and in line with projects’ budgets.
• To ensure that activities are appropriately monitored and evaluated and proposes, when deemed necessary, amendments to the implementation strategy.
• To follow up on the FSL situation in South Sudan, particularly in Equatoria, and activities’ impact and propose adjustments of the project strategy if needed.
• To ensure the financial management of the project i.e. Budget development, forecaste, OFU and BFU.
• To prepare timely purchase requests in line with the project needs.
• To support required actions by the administration related to protection team management and supervision.
• To identifiy logistic and admin support needs related to the project and communicate these to the relevant log/admin support person(s).
• Take lead in the identification of new areas for intervention.
• Regularly monitor activity indicators, program results and contextual monitoring.

Reporting, monitoring, communication and planning

• Ensures donor and internal reporting : Writing of the narrative monthly, quarterly, intermediate and final reports, according to the templates and requirements
• Feeds information to the field coordinator
• Participate in designing strategies and objectives for improved support to beneficiaries and contribute actively in its monitoring, evaluation and revision
• Participates in assessments in its geographical zone of intervention or outside.
• As requested by his/her Line Manager, take part in the definition of strategic orientation for the mission, be it in the operational or in the technical part.
• Planning of activities. He/she must provide activity planning for all the duration of the project, as well as monthly and/or as requested.
• Creates and applies a communication and visibility plan in the project(s) under his/her responsibility.
• Designs, and ensures the correct implementation of a monitoring plan for the activities and staff of our local counterparts.
• Designs, and implements correctly, a data gathering system and tools as needed for the implementation of the project.
• Ensures the capitalization of lessons learnt and good practices in formal documents.

Coordination and representation

• Participates in internal coordination meetings as needed and requested.
• Participates in external coordination meetings (Cluster meetings, meetings with authorities from the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Education) and ensures the correct technical coordination of TdH health and nutrition activities.
• Represents TdH in front of the Ministries of Agriculture and Education in Yei, as requested.
• Ensures the correct integration of TdH’s Food Security activities and strategy in the Ministry of Agriculture’s plans, policies and regulations.
• Ensures the correct coordination with the Project Manager for Health and Nutrition, in the activities related to his area of work, and specifically in the School Feeding Program and monitoring of nutrition status of children.
• Ensures the coordination and solves potential overlapping of activities with other organizations and actors in the food security sector in Yei.
• Ensures communication and reporting regarding technical matters, as needed, with the technical referent for food security available at the mission or at HQ.
• Participates, as requested by his/her Line Manager, in the writing of food security proposals.

Team Management & Human Resources Management

• To identify, recruit train and manage staff.
• To ensure staff care.
• To ensure Child safeguarding policy is enforced.
• To ensure the whole team has a clear understanding of the Tdh mandate and project.
• Ensure a positive working environment and good team dynamics (solve out potential conflicts), organise and lead coordination meetings and
• Evaluate the staff under his/her direct responsibility on a regular basis and pass on the evaluations and recommendations to HR.
• Ensure the communication contract is implemented within his/her team(s) and project teams.
• Create conditions for a good flow of operational information from delegation – field – delegation (verbal exchanges, e-mails, sitreps, reports,, etc.).
• Ensure overall compliance with the Tdh HR procedures and those of the country (fairness, transparency).
• Participate in the delegation coordination meetings.
• Ensure and support the accountability of the national teams in a gradual process of delegation and nationalisation of managerial posts.
• Develop his/her subordinates’ self-reliance and encourage collaboration.

Security

• Comply with Tdh Security Regulations.
• Ensure Staff safety and inform staff on security rules as defined.
• Reports any security/safety incident and/or risk to the Field coordinator.

Profile:

Competencies: This function requires the mastery of Personal, Social and Leadership Competencies (PSLC), Technical and Methodological Competencies (TMC) and Management and Strategic Competencies (MSC)

In particular:

• Adaptable to changing situations, and to be able to change the orientation and planning of activities according to a changing environment.
• Able to work under stress, be it because of the exigences of the workload and because of the security situation in Yei.
• Able to manage his/her emotions in the implementation of activities, as well as the general life in Yei.
• Negotiation ability, in order to successfully defend TdH’s interests and the activities and goals of the project.
• Analytical, able to plan and enforce planning. Strategic, being able to define long-term policies and goals for his/her team.
• Culturally sensitive, adapting his/her behavior and manners to the reality of South Sudan, and of Yei in particular.
• Proactive and independent, able to work autonomously and to propose solutions to problems in a creative and realistic manner.
• Is able to establish and manage his/her priorities correctly.
• Able to work in a team, be it in a horizontal (together with the rest of departments, as well as externally with counterparts) or vertical (to the team managed by him/her).
• Excellent communication skills in English.

As well as the following specific “professional” competencies:

• Degree in Agronomy or equivalent
• At least four years of experience in the implementation of Food Security projects.
• Excellent knowledge of the LogFrame Approach.
• Excellent level of English, written and spoken.
• Excellent handling of IT tools, be it generalistic (Windows, Office, etc.) as well specific (SPSS, etc.).
• Experience working in rural African contexts.

Child Safeguarding Policy:

• Raising awareness within the Foundation on violence against children
• Providing guidance to employees and others and defining expectations when it comes to preventing, raising, denouncing and responding to issues of child abuse
• Reducing the risk of child abuse by selectively recruiting employees and others
• Reducing the risk of child abuse by developing a culture of open and informed leadership within the organization and in our work with children

We offer an exciting and varied work, useful and meaningful, in a team that wants to make a difference for vulnerable children. Are you interested? Do you want to face this challenge?

Procedure:

Please postulate on our website: https://tdh.luceosolutions.com/recrute/fo_annonce_voir.php?id=1126&idpar…

We will only consider complete online applications corresponding to the required profile.

Your application must include a complete CV and a covering letter. Additional documents such as diplomas and work certificates will only be required in case of an interview.

If you are not shortlisted, your file will be destroyed by us, according to the rules on data protection.

If you face difficulties in applying online, please contact our HR department: [email protected]

Terre des hommes provides equal working conditions for men and women. Furthermore, for candidates with equivalent qualifications and for positions with responsibilities, applications from women are strongly encouraged.

The recruitment and selection procedures of Terre des hommes reflect our commitment for child security and protection.

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