Responsibilities

• Ensure adoption of innovative technical agricultural solutions in line with WHH’s Country and Global strategy, with a particular focus on climate-smart food systems and integrated programming
• Provide Heads of Projects and Project teams with advice and guidance on feasible models for cash programming and agriculture that are climate-sensitive and appropriate to the context
• Ensure high-quality project designs in your sector incorporating project management standards, cross cutting themes and minimum technical requirements for projects
• In collaboration with the MEAL Manager and Sector Experts: Ensure contextualized monitoring and needs assessments, programme monitoring and evaluation as well as structured learning in the projects
• Lead the anticipatory planning to increase livelihood resilience and lessen impact of climatic and non-climatic shocks on communities we serve
• Develop and roll-out the Food Security and Economic Development strategy for WHH South Sudan, ensuring the development and consolidation of integrated approaches with other sectors
• Ensure WHH participation and strategic partnerships with line ministries, clusters and technical working groups and coordination fora that promote resilient food systems and climate-resilient approaches
• Facilitate technical support to Heads of Projects and field teams through site visits, coaching/mentoring and training on Food systems approach and other models for agricultural and economic development

Your Profile

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar position in a development and/or recovery programming environment, including at least 2 years of experience in a senior project management position
• Technical expertise in Agriculture, Agri-Business or Rural development obtained from education (graduate degree level) and field experience in similar contexts
• Knowledge in protection mainstreaming, community engagement, community capacity building, and/or community-development oriented programming and DRR approaches, including environmental analysis
• Knowledge of systems approach to programming
• Knowledge and skills in market analysis, cash-based interventions and market-based programming
• Enhanced collaboration and networking skills and openness to learning in new contexts
• Readiness to receive necessary vaccinations for working in Welthungerhilfe’s project countries
• Excellent command of spoken and written English; Arabic language skills would be an asset