Country: South Sudan (Republic of)
Closing date: 23 Dec 2013
South Sudan NGO Forum
South Sudan NGO Forum Secretariat:
The South Sudan NGO Secretariat coordinates the efforts of the NGO Steering Committee as voted representatives of the South Sudan NGO Forum, which currently includes over 140 international member agencies and over 90 national member agencies. The NGO Secretariat exists for the purpose of: coordination, information sharing, advocacy, policy/position paper production, government/donor/UN engagement and engagement on other vital issues regarding humanitarian relief, recovery and development.
NGO Secretariat Coordinator
The NGO Secretariat Coordinator is a senior management position and is responsible for facilitating coordination between national and international members of the NGO Forum, the elected Steering Committee, and to external stakeholders. The coordination entails ensuring effective information exchange, representing and advocating on common positions and agreed interests of the NGO Forum, and wider NGO community. The NGO Secretariat Coordinator is also responsible for building and sustaining productive relationships between NGOs, Government, UN, Donors and diplomatic missions in country. The NGO Secretariat Coordinator is also responsible for the general management of the NGO Secretariat and its staff and effective and regular communication on Secretariat performance to the NGO Steering Committee. This position will line manage the following positions: Senior Policy Advisor, Regulatory Environment Focal Point, National NGO Focal Point, Information Officer, Security Focal Point, and Operations Manager.
For further information, please see job description or the South Sudan NGO Forum website: http://southsudanngoforum.org/contact-2/recruitment/
Salary: Competitive salary and benefits package. Please note, applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
How to apply:
Complete the application form, send a resume or CV and a letter of motivation to southsudan-hrm@tearfund.org and coordinator@southsudanngoforum.org
The subject line of the email must be titled: “Application: NGO - NGO Secretariat Coordinator “
Each attachment must have the following naming scheme:
• PRE – Last name, First name – resume (or CV)
• PRE – Last name, First name – letter of motivation
• PRE – Last name, First name – application form
The Application Form can be found attached to this posting.