Project Manager-Food Security & Livelihoods  - Aweil East County, North Bar hal Gazal, South Sudan ( South Sudanese National ONLY)

Are you an experienced and qualified Project Manager-Food Security & Livelihoods ? Tearfund South Sudan has an exciting opportunity for a professional and qualified  Project Manager-Food Security & Livelihoods as part of our Senior Management Team.

The Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Manager will assume a technical strategic role within the project responsible for the design, quality oversight and backstopping the field implementation teams.

• Do you have a Bachelor's Degree qualification in the relevant sector (Food Security, Nutrition, or any Community Development field?
• Do you have a Proven experience in leading multi sectoral project management and implementation
• Do you have At least 3 years' experience in working within a consortium set-up and leading teams for integrated project delivery.
• Proven experience in managing Monitoring & Evaluation in cross sector programs
• Proven experience in Strategic planning
• Experience in Staff development and capacity building for timely project delivery
• Proven team management in relief environments with successful examples of local staff management.
• Successful experience of project cycle management.
• Proven experience of operating in insecure environment
• South Sudanese National ONLY

Do you have the below skills/Abilities required?

• Do you have good oral and written reporting skills in English?
• Do you have Excellent communication, report writing skills and facilitation skills?
• Do you have Ability to manage staff in a consultative and supportive manner?
• Do you have Knowledge in Ms-word and Excel
• Do you have the Ability to take command of a situation and make decisions?
• Ability to speak Arabic?
• Are you Committed Christian with a personal relationship with God?
• Christian motivation in relation to injustice and serving those in need.
• Emotionally & spiritually mature.
• Do you have Understanding and sensitivity to cross-cultural issues?
• Commitment to accountability to beneficiaries and transparency, showing dignity and respect, and demonstrating listening and understanding
• Do you have Flexibility, ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Willingness to travel and live in basic conditions.

Personal qualities required

• Be trustworthy and responsible
• An excellent negotiator with experience liaising with County Health Departments, State Ministry of Health, donors and Tearfund.
• Willing to work under minimum supervision
• Committed Christian
• A committed and flexible team player.
• Cross cultural understanding / sensitivity.
• Well-developed interpersonal and team skills and ability to be flexible in demanding situations
• Willingness to travel and operate in basic conditions.
• Patient & tolerant
• People person – can present the ‘caring face' of the programme

If the above describes you then please have a look at the  attached and do apply!

The position is based in Aweil, South Sudan with frequent travel to our various field bases in South Sudan.

Applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs. The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter terror-terror measure.