Programme Director

South Sudan

About the role: This is a 24 month role, unaccompanied terms and conditions based in Juba, South Sudan with a salary of € 40,402 – € 44,892 – Grade 5. We would like you to start on 1^st June 2018.

You will report to the Country Director and will line manage an Area Coordinator (Northern Bahr El Ghazal) and Programme Quality Coordinator and will liaise closely with the Emergency Programme Director, Systems Director, CFC, Desk Officer, PSO and Sector Advisers.

Timeline:  2 years 

Purpose:

Concern Worldwide is currently implementing long-term development and emergency relief programmes in South Sudan across four locations responding to diverse needs across complex contexts. Our large portfolio of work covers the health and nutrition, shelter/NFI, WASH, food security and livelihood and climate change/resilience sectors in camp settings, urban areas and deep field locations. The Programme Director will have overall responsibility for the programmatic delivery, quality and strategy for Concern in Norther Bahr El Ghazal South Sudan. S/he will ensure effective coordination of Concern’s activities through external engagement with relevant stakeholders, networks and fora. The Programme Director is a member of the senior management team and will contribute to effective leadership of the country programme through various strategic and management processes. The Programme Director will be integral to the implementation of the new Country Strategic Plan (2018-2020) for South Sudan.

The person will be responsible for:

Programme Delivery and Quality

• Deliver the programmatic components of the CSP (2018 – 2020) and develop and/or revise area based and sectoral strategy plans in line with Concern South Sudan’s strategic plan.
• Oversee the delivery of all emergency and development programmes in NBEG
• Support the successful close out of BRACED (Building Resilience & Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters) Consortium and related programme activities and partnerships
• Follow Concern’s Programme Cycle Management and embed a system of Results Based Management to ensure data analysis, reflection and adaptation.
• Lead and participate in emergency assessments and develop plans for expansion in consultation with line management.
• Ensure that crosscutting themes such as conflict sensitivity, protection, equality, DRR and HIV and Aids related issues are mainstreamed in all programme.
• Mobilise relevant internal and external technical resources to ensure programme quality adheres to relevant international and cluster standards and other international best practice.
• Lead Concern’s work on Accountability to affected populations in line with Common Humanitarian Standards.
• Oversee the development and roll out of Preparing for Effective Emergency Response (PEER) plans across the country programme
• Work with the Programme Quality Manger to improve programme quality at all levels of the country programme and ensure there is consistency of approach, practice and quality across all programme areas.
• Institute a CRM across all programmes and ensure that it is implemented consistently
• Develop a Concern South Sudan partnership strategy

Staff Safety and security

• Ensure programme teams are undertaking regular security analysis of areas of operations and identifying trends that affect staff safety.
• Through line management ensure SOPs are followed and factored into programme plans.
• Participate in the revision of SOPs and other security related duties when necessary.

Human Resources

• Work with the Systems Director, Emergency Director, Area Coordinator and programme managers to identify project staff needs, ensuring that job descriptions are developed, properly qualified staff are recruited, inducted and trained as per the needs of the programme and the organisation.
• Manage direct reports with a particular emphasis on capacity building of staff through mentoring, training, and ensuring that all staff have up to date job descriptions and performance development reviews as per policy.

Partnership

• Ensure that partners are properly supervised and supported to implement programme activities.
• Supervise the undertaking of training needs assessments of partners and the design and implementation of training plans accordingly.
• Oversee the monitoring of partners’ programme and financial reporting in conjunction with programme managers and finance team
• Undertake appropriate assessments of new partners in conjunction with programme managers and Finance Department when appropriate.

Representation

• Ensure programme teams are undertaking sufficient and effective networking and coordination with local Government authorities, other NGOs, and UN at field level.
• Working with other Senior Management Team members ensure that Concern is effectively represented at national level with donors, clusters and at other coordination fora as required.

Other Duties

• Prepare for and participate in monthly and quarterly Senior Management Team and bi-annual Country Management Team meetings.
• Participate in country-level strategic planning initiatives and other such duties as required.
• Contribute to internal and external communication products and reports when necessary.
• Lead by example and contribute to a culture that promotes the dignity of and respect for all staff and programme participants.
• Adhere fully to the commitments and rules of Concern’s Programme Participant Protection Policy and Code of Conduct (P4 and CoC), including the respect of confidentiality.
• Report to the appropriate manager, all violations of the P4 or CoC, this is a mandatory duty of all staff.

All applications should be submitted through this link by closing date. CV’s should be no more than 4 pages in length.

Concern has a Staff Code of Conduct and a Programme Participant Protection Policy which have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organization, and the standards of behaviour expected of them.  In this context staff have a responsibility to the organization to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment.   By signing the Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct candidates acknowledge that they have understood the contents of both the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and the Programme Participant Protection Policy and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these two documents.

Concern receives a substantial amount of funding from external donors each year.  Increasingly donors are introducing requirements whereby future funding is conditional on Concern ensuring that the names of any new employee or volunteer do not appear on terrorism lists generated by the European Union (List of person, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC No. 2580/2001 applies), the US Government (Office of Foreign Assets Control list of specially designated Nationals and Blocked Persons) and the United Nations (Consolidated List).  Any offer of employment (either paid or voluntary) with Concern Worldwide will not be made pending a clearance check being conducted on the applicant.  For additional information please consult our web site or contact the Human Resource Division in our Head Office.

Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.

Concern Worldwide is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Concern receives a substantial amount of funding from external donors each year.  Increasingly donors are introducing requirements whereby future funding is conditional on Concern ensuring that the names of any new employee or volunteer do not appear on watch lists of suspected terrorists maintained by international organisations.

These include:

• The European Union (List of person, groups and entities to which Regulation EC No. 2580/2001 applies;
• The US Government (Office of Foreign Assets Control list of specially designated Nationals and Blocked Persons); and
• The United Nations (Consolidated List).

In some circumstances, an offer of employment (either paid or voluntary) with Concern Worldwide will only be made once a clearance check against these lists has been conducted. Any such checks will be done in full compliance with the appropriate Data Protection legislation. For additional information please consult our web site or contact the Human Resource Division in our Head Office. By submitting a formal application to Concern for paid or voluntary employment, you agree to Concern carrying out a clearance check as outlined above. Please be aware that Concern will not proceed with your application should your name appear on any of the aforementioned lists.