South Sudan : Consortium Coordinator – Wau with frequent travels in Aweil Full Time NEW

Fixed term | 6 months | ASAP

Acted

For the past 30 years, Acted has been working at the forefront of humanitarian action to save lives. Acted supports more than 27 million people in 43 countries, meeting their needs in hard-to-reach areas, while pursuing a triple mandate as a humanitarian, environmental, and development actor. Acted relies on a deep understanding of local contexts to develop and implement long-term actions, in collaboration with a wide range of local and international partners, to collectively build a 3ZERO world: Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon and Zero Poverty.

Acted South Sudan

Acted has been present in South Sudan since 2007 and is currently operating in Western Bahr el Ghazal, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Upper Nile, and Western, Central and Eastern Equatoria States. Working along the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus, Acted’s strategy focuses on both integrated camp management, border monitoring, WASH and protection activities to support the Sudan emergency response, as well as long-term climate resilience, livelihoods and infrastructure support in line with Acted’s flagship THRIVE initiative.

Acknowledging the importance of engaging in early recovery to transition towards sustainable solutions, Acted reinforces communities’ resilience, livelihoods, and food security through the promotion of climate-smart farming practices, natural resource management, community savings groups and Farmer Field Schools. Acted’s emergency and resilience interventions in South Sudan are anchored in community engagement and local capacity-building approaches.

You will be in charge of

In close cooperation with consortium partners, the Consortium Coordinator ensures that the consortium’s project implementation according to the approved proposal and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the donor. The Consortium Coordinator facilitates close and effective coordination and collaboration between consortium partners, ensures high quality documentation of the project activities and ensures that project results are achieved.

Main duties

1. Representation

2. Internal Coordination

3. Project Cycle Management

• Project Planning
• Project Implementation Follow-up
• Project Quality Control
• Grant Management

Expected skills and qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in project implementation on the field, preferably in an international context
• Being a strong team player
• Familiarity with the aid system, and ability to understand donor and governmental requirement
• Excellent communication and drafting skills
• Ability to coordinate and manage staff and project activities
• Proven ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and in the office
• Ability to organize and plan effectively
• Ability to work with culturally diverse groups of people
• Ability to travel and work in difficult conditions and under pressure
• Knowledge of local language and/or regional experience is an asset

Conditions

• Salary between 2900 and 3100€ monthly (before income tax), depending on the level of education, security level, etc as well as a monthly living allowance of $300
• Accommodation and food provided in Acted guesthouse
• Pension, health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance (& unemployment insurance for EU citizens)
• Flight tickets every 6 months & visa fees covered
• Contribution to the luggage transportation: up to 100 kgs, depending on the length of the contract
• R&R every 3 months, flight tickets covered up to $500 and allowance of $200
• Annual leave of 25 to 43 days per year
• One week pre-departure training in Acted HQ, including a 4-days in situ security training
• Tax advice (free 30-minute call with a tax consultant)
• Psychological assistance

Tagged as: Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, South Sudan