Consortium Manager, Juba, South Sudan

About the role

NRC South Sudan leads an EU-funded Education Agri-TVET Consortium (the ARISE Consortium) with a wide network of national and international partners. The consortium aims to close the skills gap in South Sudan's agricultural sector by delivering competency-based Agri Value Chain TVET skills for youth, especially girls and young women and displacement-affected learners. The Consortium Manager oversees the consortium and is responsible for its overall management, strategic direction, operational implementation and compliance with donor and internal requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with NRC policies, CC tools, handbooks and guidelines, and with donor contractual requirements.
• Provide overall direction and leadership of the consortium, coordinating delivery and inputs from consortium members.
• Facilitate the strategic development of consortium programmes and build strong relationships with partners, donors and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate with consortium members to ensure high-quality implementation, compliance with donor and consortium rules and accountability to beneficiaries.
• Oversee day-to-day management, including planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and budget spending, keeping the project on scope and schedule.
• Represent the consortium before national authorities, donors and counterparts.
• Manage and supervise the Consortium Management Unit, including recruitment of consultants, and lead consultations on the next phase of the consortium.
• Provide systematic training and build capacity of technical staff where relevant.

Required profile

• Minimum BA in a relevant area.
• Minimum 5 years of humanitarian experience across multiple contexts, with at least 2 years in youth programmes.
• At least 3 years of project management experience managing multi-million (EUR) projects.
• Experience in consortium management or extensive involvement in a multi-year consortium.
• Experience developing training tools, manuals and information management systems for humanitarian action and accountability to affected people.
• Preferred: experience or knowledge of the Sudan context.

Required skills

• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Self-motivated communicator with experience giving briefings and presentations.
• Able to work under pressure and make timely decisions.

What we offer

• Duty station: Juba, South Sudan.
• Fixed-term contract of 12 months, renewable based on funding and performance.
• Salary at grade 9 on NRC's international contract.

Applications must be submitted in English with an up-to-date CV and cover letter; certificates are not accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.