Education and experience:

• Post graduate level in development / humanitarian studies.
• Experience in and excellent understanding of the humanitarian sector (at least 4 years).
• Experience in programs coordination and / or emergency response (at least 2 years).
• Experience in protracted crisis context.
• Proven experience in insecure and complex access environment.
• Proven experience as an organized team and people manager.
• Multigrants / Multiproject experience is mandatory.
• Experience with SI is an asset.
• Experience in remote management is an asset.
• Previous experience in South Sudan is a strong asset.

Specific skills:

• Sound understanding in project cycle management (specifically MEAL and project development).
• Ability to lead the process of program development.
• Coordination among internal departments to ensure quality and timely implementation.
• Strong networking skill with external entities (donors, clusters, other NGOs).
• Capacity to develop rapid understanding of country humanitarian context.
• Good analytical skills and proactive, solution-oriented approach to work.
• Experience in protracted crisis context (being able to switch between short/medium/long term solutions).
• Capacity to cope with change/flexibility.
• Capacity-building and training abilities and experience.
• Team player.
• Excellent stress management, and important flexibility; capacity to adapt to quick context/strategy changes
• Pack MS Office – excellent mastery of Excel included.
• GIS desirable.
• Bilingual in English. Arabic is an asset.