Deadline: 11 October 2015
The Concern Worldwide is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of BRACED Consortium Director, based in Juba, South Sudan. The duration of the position will be of 3 years.
The BRACED Consortium Director will ensure the effective implementation of the BRACED consortium funded by DFID in South Sudan.
The Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and suffering in the world’s poorest countries.
Key Job Responsibilities
The BRACED Consortium Director will perform the following functions-
- Developing and maintaining relationships internally between consortium members (ACTED, FAO and Sudd Institute) and externally with relevant actors (including GoSS, UNEP, ERP, University of Juba).
- Strategic management of the BRACED programme, identifying opportunities for increasing impact of the consortium approach, ensuring regular strategic reflection, influencing sectoral actors based on evidence and identifying additional funding sources to fund the resilience building strategy.
- Communicating with the team/partners a clear and exciting vision for the work of the BRACED consortium in South Sudan.
- Representation and communication of consortium programme initiatives to relevant stakeholders.
- Coordination, monitoring, review, evaluation and sharing lessons learnt from the activities of consortium members to support the achievement of outcomes and impact.
- Management, supervision and support of the Consortium Coordination Unit to ensure that the team fulfils its responsibilities.
- Providing secretariat support to the consortium.
- Development of proposals, activity plans, reports and other relevant Consortium Programme documents for consortium members that meet the requirements of external funding agencies.
- Supports the convening of the steering group(s) as well as the advisory committees, under the respective chairs leadership.
- Oversee effective coordination and implementation of the programme and ensures compliance of all Consortium Members with donor rules and regulations.
- Facilitates the Steering Committee meetings on a monthly basis during inception then on a quarterly basis and enables an effective learning and sharing culture across partners.
- Manage security/conflict risks by continually reviewing security management plans and in collaboration with national and international stakeholders and Concern South Sudan.
- Ensure compliance to all policies and procedures and take appropriate actions in case of deviations.
- Support the Lead Agency in conducting internal and external audits of the Consortium Programme.
- Ensuring compliance with relevant legal frameworks in all contractual, financial, labour and taxation matters.
- Communicate widely within the consortium and externally, best practice developed through implementation, based on evidence.
- Maintenance of the Consortium website.
- Ensuring Human Resources policy and procedures are followed, with support from the Concern Human Resources Manager.
- Identification of training needs of staff recruited to support the consortium.
- In consultation with consortium members, identification of their training needs and that of the partners/contractors with whom they work.
- Planning and where appropriate the provision of interventions to meet the identified training needs.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Appropriate qualification at Master’s degree level, such as public management, development administration or a relevant social science.
- A background in climate and environment, policy related programming and working in similar contexts are desired and a distinct advantage for candidates.
- Proven experience (at least 5 years) in senior programme management and leadership positions working with national governments, INGO’s, NGOs, CBOs, para-statal organisations, other civil society groups and the private sector.
- Experience of working with major international donors, particularly DFID.
- Excellent written and spoken English languages skills.
- Strong analytical, interpersonal, communication and organisation skills.
- Strong coordination skills specifically with the ability to effectively coordinate among consortium members.
- Thorough understanding of gender, equality and protection issues.
- Strong experience of financial management and donor compliance processes.
- Experience in the design and use of monitoring and evaluation systems.
- An understanding and knowledge on resilience and how it relates to climate change, disaster risk reduction and humanitarian assistance.
- Experience of working in South Sudan.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their CV of not more than 4 pages in length through online process.
For more information, please visit CWW.
