• Organization: World Vision
• Country: South Sudan
• City: Juba
• UN Recruitement
• Deadline Date: Friday, 14 February 2020

World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender. All employment in World Vision is conditioned upon successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.

World Vision South Sudan is now seeking for a qualified and dynamic Individual Food Assistance Consultant – Rapid Response Mechanism (Man or Woman) who is willing to share in our vision and promise to Children, to join us as a an Individual Consultant for its RRM Food Assistance Program. The Individual Consultant will be roving in the different states of South Sudan.

Purpose of the Consultancy:

To lead and coordinate registration and distribution of food to conflict affected population/food insecure population in different areas/locations within South Sudan. The individual consultant should be ready to work in very remote and insecure locations of South Sudan.

Major Roles and Responsibilities of the consultant

• To provide leadership in the food assistance programme in the hard to reach areas within State through a mobile system.
• Plan and coordinate food/cash distribution activities in the location assigned by developing the operational plan and ensure its implementation and effectiveness.
• Plan and coordinate the preparation of dropping zone (ready to receive food through airdrops or river deliveries). Ensure safe reception of the food. , Safeguard proper stacking of the food items, and, cover them with tarpaulins to minimize damage/losses.
• Manage food/cash program staff under his/her portfolio with support from Food Assistance Manager, and represent World Vision in any meetings related to food program as necessary.
• Ensure all forms and accounting requirement is in place for warehouse management and distribution as per Food Resources Manual/ Donors and or meet the audit standards. All forms and reports should be filed systematically for easy retrieval.
• Ensure humanitarian accountability system is in place, including functioning Community Help Desk and Food Assistance Committee at the field level.
• To consolidate all food assistance reports, ensure its accuracy and timely submission to the supervisors for review.
• Serve as WV focal point and leader for WFP and other donor during operation and at the coordination meetings.
• To lead the capacity building initiatives for the relevant staff.

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

• Master’s Degree in a relevant field from a recognized higher institution of learning
• More than 5 years proven experience in emergency food programing or social development with at least 2 years of that experience in fragile context.
• Strong project management background.
• Experience in working with clusters and working groups/community of practice.
• Strong experience in managing staff, partners and facilitating capacity building.
• Excellent English communication skills (oral and written).
• Knowledge of Arabic communication skills an added advantage.
• Ability to travel in country to all states and across the border for training, assessment, regular monitoring and evaluation a must.
• A high level of diplomacy and networking skills is required.
• Strong capacity building and facilitation skills.
• Cross-cultural sensitivity, flexible worldview, emotional maturity and physical stamina.
• Ability to manage work life and work without supervision.
• Ability to work in and contribute to team building environment.
• Ability to maintain performance expectations in psychologically stressful environments and physical hardship conditions with limited resources.
• Able to use a computer, with word-processing and spreadsheets, (e.g. Microsoft Office).

Duration of assignment:

This is a full time assignment and this consultancy is expected to be completed within three months.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested Individual Consultants who meets the above criteria should submit their applications which shall include a cover letter, together with an updated CV with at least three referees with their telephone and email contacts.

Address your application to: People & Culture (HR) Business Partner, World Vision South Sudan

Applications can be submitted either online to this email recruitsdno@wvi.org

Closing date for receiving applications is: 14^th February 2020

Please note that only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and documents once submitted will not be returned to the candidates