Desired start date: ASAP
Duration of the mission: 3 months
Location: Sobat
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their basic needs for food, water and shelter. Particularly committed to the fight against diseases linked to unsafe water, the leading cause of death in the world, SI’s interventions provide expertise in the field of access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene promotion, but also in the essential area of food security and livelihoods. Present in 26 countries, the SI teams – 3200 people in total, made up of expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at HQ, and a few volunteers – intervene with professionalism and commitment while respecting cultural norms.
The mission
SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL (SI) has been operating in South Sudan since 2006, conducting activities in emergency and post emergency context, particularly in rural and semi-urban areas, including refugees/returnees and IDP camp settings.
Context:
‘- Food insecurity is one of the highest in the world due to recurring shocks (consecutive years of widespread flooding, conflict-based displacement), and an ongoing protracted macro-economic crisis.
‘- The country also faces cholera outbreaks on a yearly basis, has very limited sanitation coverage and safe water access remain a challenge for most of the population.
– On top of these chronic situations, South Sudan has been highly impacted by the war that started in Sudan in April 2023. By march 2026, more than 1,300,000 people had entered South Sudan, the vast majority entering through the Joda/ Wunthow border point in Renk County, Upper Nile State (northern part of South Sudan).
– Since early 2025, resurgence of internal tensions have led to heightened conflict and analysts are worried that the peace conditions offered by the Peace Agreement may not hold.
As a result, 10 million are in need of humanitarian assistance as of 2026.
SI sectors of intervention:
– The portfolio includes both WASH & FSL activities.
– SI’s expertise in running emergency WASH intervention is highly acknowledged by all WASH actors and donors and SI has been one of the first responders of the cholera response.
– SI has since end of 2025 substantive funding to cover FSL activities in the same areas as the WASH response
Areas of operation:
SI is present:
– In Upper Nile, SI has an office in Ulang, Renk and Malakal. The field office in Renk has been set-up to support the ongoing response to the Sudan Crisis and to ensure constant monitoring and rapid access to affected communities. The office in Ulang has been opened at the end of 2025 to respond to the conflict-related needs created in the area. SI’s long term presence in Upper Nile enables the organization to ensure proper coordination with other key players on the ground in order to provide a high-quality response and avoid duplication of efforts.
Description
SIZING OF THE TEAM ON THE BASE / IN COORDINATION :
The mission is currently in a scale up phase, aiming at reaching 160 staffs. Coordination team will soon be around 30 staffs. In the base: there are 3 expatriates and 9 national staff aiming at recruiting approximately 5 more.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES :
The Field Coordinator will be responsible for the management of project in Sobat. The active projects are heavily focused on emergency and early recovery WASH programming and emergency FSL support. The Field Coordinator has the role of delegated Country Director (CD) for a region of a country in which Solidarités International intervenes.
-He/she proposes a regional strategy according to the geopolitical and humanitarian context, and ensures its implementation once validated.
-He/she checks and ensures that projects are carried out in accordance with the Solidarités International charter, respecting all internal and contractual procedures
-He/she mobilizes the material and financial resources necessary for programs to run smoothly, and supervises resource management.
-He/she coordinates the teams in place and is responsible for their security in his/her assigned zone.
-He/she is the Country Director’s direct contact and representative.
ISSUES AND SPECIFIC CHALLENGES :
-The Field Coordinator needs to resumption of activities in the Sobat corridor after the evacuation that happened at the end of February.
-The FC will also need to lead the engagement with authorities and other political stakeholders, communities, NGOs and UN to ensure a coordinated approach in locations in which SI is not present.
-Security and Access concerns as the areas are experiencing violence and open conflict
-Logistic issues linked to the access but also the physical/geographical aspect
-Currently lack of a physical location to be used as a base, even if temporary
-Communication might not alway be easy in the locations under her/his responsibility
PRIORITIES ON THE 2-3 FIRST MONTHS :
-Proposing a clear modality of intervention between mobile and static.
-Resuming activities
-Base short term strategy
SECURITY CONSTRAINTS :
-Malakal: curfew at 6 pm, but can move around with the humanitarian hub and UNMISS compound (except PoC) without curfew.
-The situation in South Sudan is volatile at the moment. For this specific base rules will need to be set up once presence is secured.
-Risk of open conflict and intra-communal violence
-Risk of looting and theft
-Risk of being isolated if the river is closed
Your profile
DIPLOMAS : Master Degree in humanitarian/development studies, social sciences, management or other related discipline.
EXPERIENCE IN THE HUMANITARIAN SECTOR : 5 years minimum
EXPERIENCE ON SIMILAR POSITIONS : 3 – 4 years
TECHNICAL SKILLS :
1. Strong knowledge in team management and mentoring.
2. Capacity to deal with many different issues, to self- update and learn very quickly from a highly and constantly evolving environment.
3. Ability to manage and prioritize a high workload and multiple tasks with tight deadlines.
4. Good representational skills, Ability to liaise, INGOs, other agencies, authorities and donors.
5. A good understanding of security management. ++++
6. A good understanding of humanitarian issues including IDPs, camp management protection, advocacy.
7. Ability to write/edit quality reports in English.
TRANSVERSAL SKILLS :
1. Ability to work in multi-cultural environment; more generally, excellent interpersonal and communication skills and strong cultural sensitivity.
2. Willingness to work in a volatile security context.
3. Ability to take initiatives, decisions and work in autonomy is essential.
4. Good problem-solving skills in day to day and crisis situations.
5. Important flexibility and adaptability.
6. Experience working with SI (or a similar organization) is an asset
7. Prior experience in South Sudan would be considered as an asset
8. Good stress management.
LANGUAGES :
1. Fluent in English, written and spoken.
2. Arabic is an asset.
SI will offer you
A salaried position: According to experience, starting from EUR 3080 gross per month (2800 EUR base salary + 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly) and a monthly Per Diem of USD 700.
SI also covers accommodation costs and travel expenses between the expatriate’s country of origin and the place of assignment.
Breaks: During the assignment, a system of alternation between work and time off is implemented at the rate of 7 working days every three months (with a USD 850 break allowance, allocated by Sl). To these breaks periods, SI grants one (1) additional rest day per month worked.
Insurance package: Expatriates benefit from an insurance package which refunds all healthcare expenses (including medical and surgical expenses, dental care and ophthalmological expenses, repatriation) and a welfare system including war risks. Essential vaccination and antimalarial treatment costs are refunded.
Living conditions : For Sobat base, the strategy is under revision following the evacuation. The conditions considered involve probably some tents that need to be set and rough living conditions.
The candidate should be ready to live in complicated conditions, quite remote as presence of other NGOs in the area is very scarce. Almost no expatriates (except for short visits as of now)
Juba break are possible every 6 weeks: a week of remote work in Juba. This modality should be revised upon definition of the set up in Ulang.
How to apply
Do you recognize yourself in this description? If yes, please send us your CV and cover letter : https://www.solidarites.org/fr/depuis-1980/travailler-avec-nous/offres-emploi/deposer-votre-candidature/?jobId=PA3FK026203F3VBQB6G8N8NVU-114388&langCode=fr_FR
Please note that CV-only applications will not be considered, and that the vacancy may close before the deadline.
Thank you for your understanding.
To learn more about Sl: www.solidarites.org
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