All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.

1. Role and responsibilities

General responsibilities

· Develop, coordinate and manage an Integrated/multi-sectoral response project leading to resilience in line with the proposals, strategies and donor requirements

· Manage, train, equip and develop the locally recruited project staff

· To switch programming from General Food Distribution in to more resilience programming such as FFA, cash for work and other more sustainable programme gradually

· Ensure high technical quality, transparent and self-explanatory processes

· Adherence to Food Security tools and handbooks and other NRC policies

· Represent Food Security Rapid Response in internal and external forums

· Responsible for project documentation

· Develop, manage and monitor the budget(s) according to Financial Handbook and donor requirements

· Transparent and cost efficient procurement of goods

· Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees and explore and asses new and better ways to assist

· Implement project specific protection priorities

Specific responsibilities

· Recruitment, training and management of the team in gap analysis, need assessment, conducting registration, receiving commodities and distributing to beneficiaries in hard-to-reach locations adversely affected by the conflict

· Review the team requirement (equipment, trainings and security analysis) based on the NRC ambition to be the leading displacement organization working in Hard to reach areas.

· Lead the grants start up meeting, prepare work plan, procurement plan, HR plan and spending plan for every newly approved project in consultation with the field team.

· In Coordination with the team and Finance Manager, ensure, invoices along with the support documents are submitted to WFP on time

· Develop NRC Internal Framework for Food Security assessment and emergency related interventions

· Ensuring team member are aware of the NRC and UN Code of Conduct (CoC)

· Ensuring all team members are aware of the do’s and don’ts when undertaking the distributions e.g. Respect cultural norms, Do no harm, Confidentiality, Impartiality, Gender sensitivity, Field appropriate clothing

Ensure operational linkages and representation with WFP and others relevant UN Agencies, Clusters and relevant working groups and NGO partners

· Ensure team members follow the WFP food distribution guidelines and are providing necessary attention to accountability to beneficiaries, complaint redressed mechanism.

· Providing oversight of the entire process, including: Community mobilization and coordination with local authorities, Registration and nutrition screening, Reception of commodities by airdrops/lifts, Distribution and monitoring, Post distribution activities, including reconciliation of all data and documentation

· Liaise with the WFP Country Office for any operational issues beyond the scope of the planned activities

· Develop assessments, project proposals, reports and technical and financial documentation for submission to donors

· Compile emergency related internal (weekly, monthly, quarterly) and external (interim and final) reports in the Country / Area of responsibility

· Responsible for ensuring that emergency program-related finance and budgets are in line with required standards

· Ensure that NRC is well represented in coordination with the local authorities such as RRC and Commissioner at field level. Advocate properly on behalf of NRC and beneficiaries keeping in view the humanitarian principles.

· Responsible for nurturing a constructive co-operation and healthy integration with other NRC programs in Country / Area of operation, national and local authorities, other international and local NGOs as well as the UN Agencies

· Other responsibilities as required by line management

2. Competencies

Professional competencies

Generic professional competencies:

· Relevant university degree or higher education, preferably in food security

· 5 years of experience from working as a Project Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context

· Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts

· Technical expertise in Emergency Food Security and Livelihood required with flexibility to more resilient programming moving from General food distribution to more longer term programing

· Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities

· Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile

· Fluency in English, both written and verbal

· Valid driver’s license

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

· Context related skills, knowledge and experience

· Knowledge of the context in South Sudan

· Experience with start-up, exit or similar

· Solid understanding and experience of crisis contexts and working in complex emergencies.

2. Behavioral competencies (max 6)

· Ability to work under stressful conditions, meet deadlines and travel extensively at short notice to support field operations or capacity building

· Ability to work with diplomacy, tact and sensitivity and experience in working within different cultural contexts requiring cultural sensitivity

· Well-developed interpersonal and team skills and proven ability to be flexible in demanding situations and ability to work under pressure and in response to changing needs.

· Ability to work with diplomacy, tact and sensitivity and experience in working within different cultural contexts requiring cultural sensitivity.

Well-developed interpersonal and team skills and proven ability to be flexible in demanding situations and ability to work under pressure and in response to changing needs.

· Motivated and dedicated to NRC values and ways of working

· High degree of creativity and initiating new ideas

· Transparent and accountable

· Managing resources to optimize results

· Managing performance and development

· Empowering and building trust

· Handling insecure environments

3. Performance Management

The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews: