South Sudan (Republic of): Head of Mission

Head of the PHA Mission in South Sudan

General information:

• Organization: Polish Humanitarian Action
• Position: Head of the PHA Mission
• Location: South Sudan
• Job term: Permanent/Full-time

Major Responsibilities

Program Management:

• Running, monitoring and evaluating all PHA projects and suggest optimalizations,
• Ensure that the implementation of all PHA projects respects the signed agreements and internal PHA rules,
• Accountancy and financial reporting,
• Analysis and documentation related to the needs of the beneficiaries,
• Proposals for new projects,
• Providing information to the headquaters to motivate strategical decisions.

Finances:

• All accountancy and financial reportings,
• Ensure that the PHA budget policy is respected,
• Planning of expenses,
• Produce financial documents,
• Collecting information regarding local financial rules (taxes, accountancy, bank regulations)

Human Resources:

• Organize the activity of local and expatriate staff,
• Recruiting local workers,
• Check the qualification of the local workers,

Collaboration:

• Liaise with other NGO working in the region,
• Represent PHA in front of other NGOs, contractors and Government agencies.

Security:

• Monitor the security situation and take proper decisions according to PHA internal rules.

Documentation:

• Produce all needed documents,
• Sign all contracts with local workers,
• Keep up to date the Mission’s documentation

Job Requirements:

• University degree (esp. in Managment will be an asset)
• Minimum 5 years in INGO management/coordination (including Security management in complex security situations, Human Resource management)
• Experience in Project Cycle Management and strong project management skills
• Experience in representing the organization before local authorities as well as international donor agencies
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Good Knowledge of Excel and Word
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills, and flexibility in cultural and organizational terms
• Driving license

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your CV and a cover letter to monika.sujkowska@pah.org.pl