Country Director

Organization Background

Founded in 2011, the International NGO Safety Organization (INSO) is an international NGO that supports humanitarian aid workers by establishing safety coordination platforms in insecure contexts. INSO provides registered NGOs with a range of free services, including real-time incident tracking, analytical reports, safety-related data and mapping, crisis management support, staff orientations, and training. INSO provides daily support to more than 1,350 NGOs operating in 22 of the world’s most insecure countries. INSO is registered in the Netherlands, with its headquarters located in The Hague, a city renowned for its international focus on peace and justice.

INSO Mission in South Sudan

INSO arrived in South Sudan in 2018 and currently works with 141 NGO partners. INSO South Sudan is based in Juba. INSO supports partner NGOs to enable the delivery of aid to the most vulnerable populations by providing context analysis and advisory services, crisis management support, access and safety trainings while also facilitating NGO coordination and advocacy for humanitarian access.

Job Summary

As Country Director, you will lead, manage, and direct program implementation in South Sudan. You bring strong program and people management expertise, with the ability to communicate with confidence, build consensus, and expand networks. You combine sharp analytical skills with pragmatism, patience, and adaptability. You thrive in turning strategy into practice under challenging conditions. With a humanitarian NGO background in senior leadership, you are an accomplished manager and analyst—no military or police experience is required.

Major Responsibilities

Program Leadership & Management

• Provide active leadership across all functions—program delivery, finance, operations, and HR—ensuring compliance with INSO policies.
• Drive program planning and strategy development grounded in realistic funding assumptions.
• Manage donor relations and prepare high-quality proposals and reports that highlight impact.
• Supervise program, finance, and operations leads.
• Foster a culture of openness, collaboration, and accountability.

Service Delivery

• Build and maintain a deep understanding of the South Sudan context and evolving humanitarian access challenges.
• Oversee all service delivery to ensure targets are achieved, quality is maintained, and services remain relevant to NGO partners.
• Provide senior humanitarian leaders with timely and strategic analysis through reports, briefings, and on-demand inputs.
• Lead crisis management support for NGOs during critical incidents.

Requirements

Essential

• At least 3 years in conflict-affected contexts.
• At least 3 years in NGO senior management.
• Strong command of written and spoken English.
• Previous experience as an NGO Country Director or senior Program Manager, ideally in South Sudan.
• Demonstrated experience in grant management, donor proposals, and reporting.
• Proven analytical skills, with experience producing and reviewing analytical products.
• Strong knowledge of humanitarian principles and practices.
• Master’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong networking, diplomatic, and communication skills.

Desirable

• Recent South Sudan or similar field experience.
• Prior engagement with INSO.
• Direct crisis management experience.
• Established local networks and contacts.
• Interest and experience in data management and analytics.

Key Competencies

• Leadership – Inspire, guide, and hold teams accountable.
• Resilience – Remain composed under stress and pressure.
• Communication – Share ideas clearly and effectively.
• Collaboration – Build trust and work across teams.
• Empathy – Connect with people and build strong relationships.
• Analysis – Assess complex situations and provide sound judgment.

INSO’s Safeguarding Policy

INSO is fully committed to safe recruitment, selection and vetting of all potential new staff, trustees and volunteers and we will ensure rigorous compliance with our Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policy throughout the recruitment process.

Terms & Conditions:

12-month renewable contract. €6,500 per month salary, 4 calendar days annual leave per month and 7 days of R&R every 2 months with a €1250 R&R allowance each cycle, global medical coverage (excluding USA), AD&D coverage.

Start date: between 15th of November and 1st December 2025

How to apply

Interested applicants are requested to send below documents to jobs@hq.ngosafety.org and reference “CD South Sudan” in the subject line of the email.

• a Cover Letter specifying how you meet the mandatory requirements, your motivation for applying, and what you hope to bring to INSO (2 pages max).
• an updated CV (3 pages max).
• one relevant and substantive writing sample, which demonstrates your analytical and reporting abilities (10 pages max).

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please do not send any additional information (diplomas, other writing samples, etc.).