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Position Title: Settlement Manager
Location: Yei – South Sudan
Duration: 10 Months (based on performance)
Duties and Responsibilities
ACROSS is looking for a suitably qualified candidate for the
position of a Settlement Manager.
While working to transform lives and communities in South Sudan,
the incumbent, under the general supervision of the Programme Coordinator in
Juba will manage, implement and monitor the planned activities and project
resources to assist refugees and host communities to receive protection, care,
maintenance and material assistance in the Lasu Refugee Settlement of Yei,
Central Equatoria State of South Sudan and exercise judgment over the project
implementation.
More specifically, to:
Duties:
Duties:
- Management of
multi- sector activities in the settlement relating to refugees and
ensure the delivery of a well managed efficient and cost effective
programme implementation
- Enhance high
level communication and representation of ACROSS to the partners, UN
agencies, Government officials, refugees and host communities and
endeavour to built strong program relationships
- Provide sound
leadership in the settlement, coordination and management support for the
planning, budgeting, and implementation of the programmes
- Initiate sector
proposal developments with other professional staff, undertake their
consolidation prior to submission
- Ensure the
integration of global cross-cutting issues, such as gender into the
program design and devise strategies for increased implementation
- Assist the
Program Coordinator to oversee program staffing matters, control measures
and resources (finances and assets) are used in the best way and in line
with budgetary and donor requirements
- Promote a
learning culture, and staff development in the program through
capacity building and delegating appropriately
- Organise and
facilitate external and internal communication forums as staff meetings,
coordination dialogues with other partners and stakeholders for the
program and sharing of experiences
- Effectively
communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a
timely and clear manner and devise strategies with other project staff for
increased delivery of project outputs
- Organise weekly,
monthly or periodic meetings with stakeholders and other organizations as
needed and Prepare project periodic reports, and monthly work-plans
- May be required
to carry out specific administrative operations and other related duties
by management
Qualifications – Essential
Applications shall not be considered from candidates who do not
possess ALL the Essential Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
in Social Sciences or relevant discipline and further training in
management
- 5 years of
progressive responsible programme, of which at least 3 year closely
related to implementing camp management activities or community
settlements
- Experience in
planning and implementation of emergency operations and technical
interventions to communities will be an added advantage
- Ability to
utilize other professionals and tap from varied multi- disciplinary
knowledge areas to achieve results
- Knowledge on
carrying out assessments, data analysis, report and proposal writing
- Fluent in
English (written & spoken) and excellent in MS applications, Power
point, Excel and Word
Interested candidates to submit electronic applications to;
aehwiyo@across-sudan.org and zogoti@across-sudan.org
Addressed to the Across Admin Office by 27th February, 2013
