Durable Solutions Coordinator - Juba, South Sudan

About the role

NRC South Sudan is hiring a Durable Solutions Coordinator (Grade 7, Step 1) in Juba, reporting to the Area Manager and supervising project officers and assistants. The post leads implementation of durable solutions projects across the country office, working with project teams, government institutions, UN agencies, implementing partners and beneficiaries. It is a national contract of 15 months (1 October to 31 December) with 20% travel.

Key responsibilities

• Lead implementation and coordination of durable solutions projects, including advocacy and representation of NRC in durable solutions forums in the North Area Office.
• Manage the delegated portfolio of projects (activities, budget and documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and report progress regularly to the Area Manager.
• Contribute to the Durable Solutions Strategy, project proposals and identification of needs and gaps.
• Build capacity of field staff, supervise them and handle HR processes such as recruitment, orientation, training and performance management.
• Collaborate with local authorities, UN agencies, NGOs, government and beneficiaries, and promote the rights of IDPs and returnees.
• Support monitoring, evaluation and learning, and take part in donor missions, evaluations and reviews.
• Help develop funding proposals, budgets, concept notes and donor reports, and identify funding opportunities.
• Monitor expenditure against budgets of about USD 2 million and ensure compliance with donor regulations and NRC financial procedures.

Required profile

• A relevant university degree is preferred (Development Studies, Social Sciences, International Relations, Business Administration or related); candidates with substantial proven experience (minimum 5 years) may be considered instead.
• Experience in durable solutions, self-reliance, displacement, early recovery or resilience programming, preferably with NRC or a similar international NGO in South Sudan.
• Strong understanding of Durable Solutions frameworks, NRC core competencies and the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of local languages is an asset.
• Knowledge of the South Sudan context and of cash-based interventions and market-based programmes.