South Sudan: GBV PROJECT MANAGER – SOUTH SUDAN

INTERSOS is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts and exclusion. Its activities are based on the principles of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equality of rights and opportunities, respect for diversity and coexistence, paying special attention to the most vulnerable people.

Terms of reference

Job title: GBV PM South Sudan Mission

Duty Station: Based in Juba with frequent traveling to the field

Starting date: 1 September 2017

Duration of contract: 5 months

Reporting to: Protection Coordinator

Supervision of: Direct supervision of 1 international staff and 3 national staffs

Dependents: no

General context of the project

South Sudan is a country which has been affected by complex emergencies, both natural and conflict-related, for decades. INTERSOS has been present in South Sudan since 2006 with a country office in Juba and field bases in six States of the country, namely Jonglei, Upper Nile, Unity, Eastern Equatoria, Western Equatoria and Central Equatoria. INTERSOS focuses on implementing emergency response and relief programs in different sectors: Protection, Education, NFI/Shelter and WASH with a special focus on serving the conflict-affected population, which were forced to displace from their homes by the conflict but also the hosting communities, which often are equally vulnerable. This project will be implemented under the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund and will be operational as GBV mobile response to reach difficult accessible areas in the whole country where needs are the highest.

General purpose of the position

The GBV Project Manager will be based in Juba and is responsible for the managerial oversight and coordination of the SSHF GBV Project, in particular, prevention and response activities through semi-static and mobile responses for vulnerable internally displaced populations (IDPs) and host communities in areas of operations. Specifically, the GBV Project Manager will work under the direct supervision of the Protection Coordinator and will oversee a mobile and a field based team.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Management of GBV activities
  
• Plan and coordinate closely with the Protection Cluster and other partners for the deployment of the Integrated Protection Mobile Team to hard-to reach areas for assessments and rapid response through the provision of life-saving protection assistance;
  
• Take the lead in the provision of regular training and mentoring to staff and key partners on case management, psychosocial support (based on IASC MHPSS Guidelines), support for vulnerable groups (including persons with disabilities) and GBV mainstreaming, using the IASC guidelines on integrating GBV in humanitarian action;
  
• Take the lead in the development of community engagement methodologies and tools, participatory design of IEC materials for GBV and general protection awareness and outreach activities;
  
• Take the lead to design and continuously improve GBV assessment tools and monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, based on ethical and safety principles;
  
• Review weekly activity reports, case management files and provide advice and supervision on case management processes;
  
• Support the development of local referral pathways and operationalize safe and ethical referral mechanisms;
  
• Build close partnerships with the national GBV Subcluster and Government Ministries of Gender, Child, & Social Welfare to appropriately address women's issues and GBV in national policies, laws and guidelines;
  
• Improve implementation of the GBV Information Management System (GBVIMS) in all sites, including careful discernment between client confidentiality and the safe and ethical transmission of information, use of standard forms and database, monitoring adherence to inter-agency information sharing protocols, and compilation and submission of monthly data to cluster focal point and Protection Coordinator;
  
• Act as INTERSOS South Sudan GBV Focal Point, support development of best practices and analysis of programmatic trends.
  
• Management/supervision
  
• Manage the recruitment, mentoring and skill development of GBV project staff;
  
• Monitor and provide objective feedback related to staff performance, including completing staff performance evaluations to promote growth and professional development;
  
• Review regular financial and narrative reports from mobile and field team, ensuring financial compliance including budget management and correct accountability documentation;
  
• Conduct analyses and evaluations of humanitarian needs across the country and security risk analyses; elaborate contingency plans with the Security Officer before the deployment of mobile teams;
  
• Ensure linkages with the INTERSOS Child Protection team and other internal departments;
  
• Support Protection Coordinator in the writing of proposals for new GBV projects for the South Sudan mission;
  
• Ensure all internal and external narrative reports are of good quality and completed on time, promoting good understanding about projects with donors, other sectors, partners, and communities;
  
• Manage project budget in order to maintain project expenditure within budget parameters, ensuring adherence to INTERSOS and donor financial procedures and requirements;
  
• Support GBV project teams in utilizing financial planning tools, such as spending plans, procurement plans, and work plans based on the project proposal.
  

Required profile/experience

• Degree in International Development Studies, Human Rights, Psychology or related field;
  
• At least 3 years of professional work experience in the humanitarian field as Project Manager and in relevant technical disciplines (GBV prevention and response programming);
  
• Proven project management skills (financial management, human resources management, monitoring and evaluation techniques). Experience in mobile response is an asset.
  
• Previous experience in case management training, caring for child survivors, psychosocial support;
  
• Knowledge of the social components of clinical management of rape and of the GBV information management system;
  
• Ability to develop evidence-based programming, with skills in monitoring and evaluation and conducting assessments;
  
• Training and capacity building skills, particularly using participatory techniques for training on different components of GBV programming;
  
• Excellent analytical, report writing and proposal writing skills and computer literacy;
  
• Good knowledge of international donors’ procedures, especially SSHF;
  
• Familiarity with the South Sudanese context is an asset;
  
• Fully proficient in written and spoken English;
  
• Ability to work remotely;
  
• Strong inter-personal skills and team spirit;
  
• Willingness to live and work in insecure, unstable and/or harsh environments;
  
• Willingness to spend at least 60% of time in the field in hard-to reach areas living in temporary bases;
  
• Willingness to accept basic living standards in shared accommodation or tents during field trips.

Qualified applicants are requested to submit their CV, motivation letter and 2 references to recruitment@intersos.org with subject line: "**SR-41-174 GBV Project Manager – South Sudan**”.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the first interview.