Saturday, July 3, 2010

DEPUTY COUNTRY DIRECTOR - PROGRAMME SUPPORT

Vacancy: DEPUTY COUNTRY DIRECTOR - PROGRAMME SUPPORT
Location: Juba, Southern Sudan
Contract
details: 2 year contract, 100%
Starting date: As soon as possible

Main Responsibilities
Provide operational support of HR, Logistics, Finance and IT, in order to enhance Medair Southern Sudan’s programme activities and contribute to the achievement of objectives.

Project Overview
Support a range of multi-sectoral projects in Southern Sudan with a combined budget of approx 8M USD. Current projects include: Emergency response teams who can respond in all 10 States to: Emergency health care, and water supply as well as NFI distribution; Upper Nile programme includes: primary health care, water & sanitation, HHP and capacity building.

Medair
Medair brings life-saving relief and rehabilitation in disasters, conflict areas, and other crises by working alongside the most vulnerable. Its staff are inspired by their Christian faith to care for people in need, providing practical and compassionate support, regardless of race, religion, or politics. Medair has achieved the ISO 9001:2000 quality certification worldwide, which denotes consistent and effective project management activities for the well-being of its beneficiaries. Founded in 1989, Medair’s unwavering commitment continues to bring hope to the world’s most vulnerable.

Qualifications
• University degree and or relevant professional experience
• Postgraduate degree in the humanitarian sector desirable

Experience
  • years experience in a senior management position, 1 year with Medair desirable
  • 1 year’s senior field management experience in relief & rehabilitation projects
  • Advanced project and management skills
  • Excellent financial management skills (budget design and financial controls)
  • Good knowledge of donor reporting and financial requirements
  • Committed to consultative and servant leadership; capacity to give spiritual support
Medair Standard Field Requirements
  • Committed Christians, committed to Medair values
  • At least one year of professional experience in a relevant field (more experience preferred)
  • Willing to commit to Medair for a minimum of one year
  • Single, or married without children (or no dependent children)
  • Strong English communication skills (oral and written)
  • Familiar with Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
  • Able to live and work with a multicultural team under difficult conditions
  • Strong character traits, including emotional stability, adaptability, ability to handle stress, cultural and gender sensitivity, honesty, and physically fit
  • Successful completion of Medair Relief & Rehabilitation Orientation Course (ROC)

To Apply for this Position
For more information on this Field position and to submit your application, please follow the link below and go to the Field Vacancies page:    
www.medair.org/en/work-with-us/opportunities

We request that all applications be completed on line at www.medair.org. Please indicate in your cover letter how you initially became aware of this vacancy. Medair does not set closing dates/deadline dates for applications; recruitment is ongoing until the position is filled. Medair reviews all applications and you will be contacted directly if you are selected as a candidate.

www.medair.org

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