Appel à candidature : ACTED recrute un(e) Coordinateur(trice) technique pour la réduction des risques de catastrophes à Juba, Soudan du Sud.

Appel à candidature : ACTED recrute un(e) Coordinateur(trice) technique pour la réduction des risques de catastrophes à Juba, Soudan du Sud.

ACTED South Sudan

ACTED operations in South Sudan aim to improve food security, ensure access to livelihoods and develop resilience and emergency programmes. Since the eruption of the South Sudanese conflict in December 2013, ACTED has been contributing to the delivery of humanitarian services to internally displaced persons, refugees and host communities. As camp manager ACTED continues to coordinate and provide camp management services in Protection of Civilian (POC) site in Juba and Bor, informal settlements in Wau and refugee camps in Maban.

You will be in charge of

1.External Positioning

1.1.External Relations

• Act as key ACTED representative in sector;
• Ensure external representation of ACTED in sector vis-à-vis country and local authorities, other project stakeholders, donors and partners;
• Participate in and report (internally) on technical and sectoral meetings, clusters and working groups involving all relevant stakeholders such as donors, NGOs, UN Agencies, inter-governmental institutions;
• Ensure effective coordination and collaboration with key stakeholders and partners i.e. NGOs, civil society organizations, community groups, and government counterparts who are working on sector;
• Identify opportunities to collaborate and coordinate efforts with other organizations to ensure our activities build upon – rather than replicate – the work of others;

1.2.Project Development

• Collect and analyse primary and secondary data related to the sector in the country;
• Analyse the activities in the sector and relevant stakeholders;
• Identify the needs of the most vulnerable populations through regular visits and literature review and through the design and implementation of relevant needs assessments in close collaboration with AMEU (Appraisal, Monitoring, Evaluation Unit);
• Lead project conceptualization workshops;
• Provide technical inputs into proposal design and ensure new or adapted projects for the sector focus on maximizing efficiencies, impact and integrated approaches;

2.InternalTechnical Support and Coordination

2.1.Coordination

• Support the development and maintenance of a coherent sector strategy across ACTED’s areas of intervention;
• Promote harmonization of approaches and methodologies across the different sector projects by developing and monitoring use of common tools, as well as creating opportunities for experience sharing and learning;
• Brief Project Managers about main sector issues and update them on a regular basis;
• Organize internal sector meetings on a monthly basis.

2.2.Technical Leadership

• Define sector project implementation modalities and methodologies (including but not limited to technical specifications, identification and registration of beneficiaries, distribution and sensitization);
• Lead the development of all technical tools related to sector projects (ToRs for consultants and evaluators, ad hoc reports, capitalization reports etc.);
• Analyse the appropriateness, adequacy and potential impact of all interventions in the sector based on known contexts and needs;
• Provide technical support to the Project Managers and other sector staff to implement the ACTED sector projects to a high quality standard;
• Liaise with sector technical staff on a regular basis to ensure technical assistance is provided to projects when needed;
• Disseminate tools, research, best practices and lessons learned internally and externally through publications, networks, working groups, events, and conferences.

2.3.Staff Capacity Building

• Participate in the recruitment and training of sector staff members;
• In coordination with Project Managers, identify individual training needs and ensure access to training and professional development opportunities appropriate to the skill gaps and needs;
• Provide training to projects teams on ACTED activities and sector best practices;
• Develop training material for different trainings to share within the sector project teams;
• Develop capacity-building programmes for local actors (including partner NGOs and relevant local services providers).

Expected skills and qualifications

• Degree in relevant field of expertise;
• 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;
• Fluent English skills required.

Send your application (resume and cover letter) to [email protected] Ref: TC DRR/SSUD

Please note that ACTED does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

Deadline : April 05^th, 2023