Food Assistance Project Manager, South Sudan

Job Description

World Vision International

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian, development and advocacy organisation devoted to improving the lives of children, families and their communities around the world. Our almost 37,000 staff members working in nearly 100 countries are united through our ethos, mission and shared desire for all individuals, especially children, to overcome poverty, inequality and injustice.

Here’s where you come in:

As Food Assistance Project Manager, South Sudan, you will provide strategic, operational and technical oversight and management of the food assistance component of the emergency response, covering general food distributions, nutrition and food for education projects in compliance with WFP and WVI policies plus other relevant standards in the area of operation. You will provide leadership that entails planning, supporting and management of the program so that activities and outputs remain on track and the program contributes to its main goal of alleviating suffering among disaster affected and vulnerable communities in Greater Upper Nile by improving access to humanitarian assistance. This will include partner coordination, logistical and technical support to the teams, including supporting the integrated rapid response missions (IRRM) during deep-field deployments to ensure that they are effectively implemented to meet set goals and objectives in accordance with World Vision and donors’ guidelines and policies.

Requirements include:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, public health, management, business administration, international development or a related field including grant management.
• Field-based international NGO work experience in Food Assistance program leadership, with a minimum of 5 years total development and emergency experience in food logistics (warehousing, transportation, distributions) in a fragile or challenging and complex contexts with responsibility of overseeing comprehensive food security programs at a senior level.
• Sound knowledge of humanitarian international standards, policies and procedures including the Red Cross and Red Crescent Code of Conduct, HAP-I Standard, ECB Good Enough Guide, Sphere Standard (Humanitarian Charter and Participation Standard), donor requirements and WV Humanitarian Accountability Framework.
• Strong English communication skills (both oral and written).
• Willingness to spend at least 30% of the time in the field visiting projects sometimes under difficult living conditions.

Is this the job for you?

World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position online and apply by the closing date 17 JUL 2019. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org. Due to the number of applications received, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

About the Organization

The World Vision Partnership is a global community of people passionately committed to improving the lives and futures of the world’s most vulnerable children.

We believe that every child is a precious gift to the entire world and that their well-being concerns us all. We will not rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed. We are looking for people who share our beliefs and our passion.

www.wvi.org