Country Representative

Title: Country Representative, South Sudan
Place of assignment: Juba
Type of posting: International Delegate, non-family posting
Desired starting date: November 2023
Contract period: 24 months

Background:

The Swedish Red Cross (SRC) has been present in South Sudan since 2012 and has over the years developed a close cooperation with its National Society partner South Sudan Red Cross (SSRC). Swedish Red Cross engagement in the country aim to support the effective response to address the large scale humanitarian needs, and to build resilience of vulnerable communities in the country. The Swedish Red Cross has over the years developed a very interesting portfolio in South Sudan and we have new exciting opportunities to explore. The ongoing programme portfolio focuses on multi-sector humanitarian response in the country, including addressing urgent needs relating to the ongoing crises in Sudan, and disaster risk reduction and resilience building in crises affected and extremely fragile communities. SRC is engaged in partnership with SSRC with strengthening civil society organizational development as part of the work in local capacity enhancement. SRC is also engaged on a holistic menstrual hygiene programme in schools, to decrease vulnerability among girls in the communities. The SRC work closely with partners from the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement present in South Sudan, and other relevant stakeholders and actors.

Your role in the organization:

As the Country Representative you are part of the Africa regional unit and reports to the SRC Africa Head of Unit, who is based in Stockholm. You are responsible for the management of the SRC programme in South Sudan and for the partnership with the South Sudanese Red Cross Society (SSRC), cooperation and coordination within the Red Cross and red Crescent Movement, relation and partnership with donors and other partners.

Key duties and responsibilities:

Strategy and representation/partnerships

• Represent and position SRC in South Sudan, in the RCRC movement (the SSRC, IFRC, ICRC, other NS) and with strategic institutions and other humanitarian and development actors in the country, including donors;

• Collaborate closely with relevant departments (e.g.: thematic advisors and support functions) at the SRC headquarter in Stockholm to define and implement SRC strategic direction in South Sudan, resource mobilization, collaboration and partnership, programme quality and development;

• Develop and operationalize SRC country strategic direction;

• Strategical planning including business intelligence; mapping, forecasting and strategizing how to apply to available funding opportunities.

  Programmatic responsibilities

• Responsible for the country /program following the operational cycle; i.e, under a technical cooperation approach support the SSRC in planning, implementation, M&E, learning and accountability (reporting and auditing of SRC program);

• Provide or ensure provision of relevant technical support to the SSRC for national society/organisational development and quality programming;

• Responsible for planning and implementing the cross-cutting areas for good programming.

  Head of office and duty of care

Manage the SRC in-country office; including supervising any delegates in country, local seconded staff from the SSRC, and support to visitors; additionally, ensure due diligence process to comply with necessary duties about admin/finance/HR/logistics/procurement/fleet/IT and safety/security management.

Your profile:

As an SRC employee, you share the Red Cross Red Crescent humanitarian values including diversity and actively work against all forms of discrimination. You understand, respect and comply with the SRC Code of Conduct and security rules and regulations.

The position demands that you have a strong organisational awareness, the ability to work seamlessly with several stakeholders, while taking responsibility for ensuring that SRC works towards our intended objectives in South Sudan. You need to be analytical and able to develop and assess project proposals and reports. You need to be systematic and structured, with the ability to handle high workloads. You meet deadlines and can work with an elevated level of independence.

As a successful candidate you have solid interpersonal, networking and diplomatic skills, you have proven experience in holding similar responsibilities outlined above.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Relevant academic degree in international relations, development studies, business management or related field;
• At least 5 years relevant working experience in multinational environments managing development and emergency programmes;
• 3 years of working experience in resource-scarce settings in Africa, preferably East Africa;
• Strong experience in programme management, result based oriented (proposal writing, planning, implementing, monitoring, evaluation, learning and reporting);
• At least 3 years’ experience in organizational development, including staff and volunteers capacity-building (training and coaching);
• Significant documented experience of working in contexts with high security risks (conflicts and/or complex emergencies), preferably in a management role, is required.
• Proficient knowledge of written and spoken English.

Meriting qualifications:

• Experience in working within the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement Experience in emergency deployments;
• Experience in managing teams;
• Experience from one or several of the following fields is an asset: protection, gender and inclusion, community engagement and accountability, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, volunteer management, resource mobilization, financial sustainability, communication.
• Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) or equivalent

Other requirements:

• Candidates must be in good health and are required to pass a medical check-up prior to departure in the field;
• Candidates must hold a manual driving license and have experience in driving manual transmission vehicles;
• Ability to travel in the field during periods is required for the position.

Application process:

In line with the principle of neutrality, the SRC does not assign personnel to a country of which they are nationals. Candidates must state their nationality in their application.

Please note that online tests and several interviews is part of the selection process. We do a thorough reference check on final candidates.

For more information about the position, please contact: Gisela Holmén Yngrot, Head of Africa Unit, Swedish Red Cross. E-mail: Gisela.Holmen@redcross.se.

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How to apply

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