South Sudan: Emergency Field Coordinator - South Sudan

Duration : 6 months
Start date : 01-Jul-2015

You'll contribute to ending world hunger by ...

leading our dynamic Multisectoral Emergency Team(MET) which is scaling up ACF’s Emergency response in South Sudan. You will play a key role coordinating life-saving programs in a difficult & often rapidly changing environment, including providing strategic leadership & administrative oversight of the emergency response.

Key activities in your role will include:

• Coordinating the efficient start up or scale up of Multisectoral Emergency Team (MET) programs using context & trend analysis, monitoring & evaluation (M&E) tools, as well as your experience working in complex emergencies.
• Using your strong understanding of humanitarian principles to negotiate access to areas where there are populations with acute needs for nutritional assistance.
• Overseeing MET activities, ensuring that work plans & deadlines for all planned activities are met.
• Managing contacts & coordination with Donors, clusters & other partners at Juba level (in liaison with the Technical Coordinators & Deputy Country Director as needed).
• Liaising & negotiating with partners & other actors to build effective relationships with authorities & community leaders.

Does this description fit you?

You’re a seasoned Field Coordinator or Emergency Coordinator

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in Humanitarian Studies, International Development, Political Science or another field related to humanitarian action. You have a sound understanding of emergency(NUT/FSL/WASH) programs.
• You have at least 2 years’ experience working in complex humanitarian emergencies. You are comfortable implementing security plans & familiar with all aspects of project cycle management.

You tenaciously lead your team to find effective solutions

• You are able to push your team to deliver life-saving activities, modelling how to adapt one’s communication style to suit colleagues from other cultures & professions. You are able to adjust your own style to represent ACF appropriately with a range of national counterparts.
• You are able to diplomatically help your team handle difficult situations & then refocus their efforts on the key priorities which will most impact our beneficiaries.
• You are an experienced negotiator & remain are calm & articulate under pressure.

Your work style builds trust & resilience within your team

• You encourage staff to share their ideas & integrate your team’s suggestions into daily work plans. You ensure that everyone remains aware of progress they are making towards the MET’s goals.
• You monitor the impact that the demanding activities & stressful security conditions may have on your team, actively working with the Juba Coordination team to ensure that staff do not burn out.
• You keep the team fully informed of changes in the local context, taking time to explore with them the possible consequences of different situations.

Apply with resume and cover letter at https://careers.actionagainsthunger.org/index.php/positions/view/231/