Head of Sub Office - Darfur

INTERSOS is an independent non-profit humanitarian organization committed to assist the victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts. Its activities are based on the principles of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equality of rights and opportunities, and respect for diversity and coexistence, paying special attention to the most vulnerable and unprotected people. INTERSOS' goals are:
1. to give immediate response to humanitarian crises, by bringing relief to victims of armed conflicts and their long-term consequences (poverty, disability, mines and explosive devices, etc.), and of any other natural or man-made calamity.
2. to begin, along with the relief intervention, laying the groundwork for return to stability, reconstruction and development.
3. to activate, stimulate and involve Italian society, in order to develop and spread the culture of international solidarity.
For more information on our activities please see www.intersos.org
INTERSOS, in the framework of its activities in Sudan , is currently selecting candidates for the following position

Job Title

Head of Sub Office

Job Location

El Jeneina area (West Darfur) SUDAN

Duration of the assignment

12 months

Starting date

immediate availability

(special note)

NB: this position is open ONLY to EU citizens. Successful candidates should be willing to cover their own expenses if an interview at headquarters in Rome, Italy is requested.

Job Content:

Background INTERSOS in now implementing in the area several humanitarian projects in partnership with ECHO, UNHCR, UNICEF and EC. Intersos' intervention deals with IDP Camps Management, Hygiene, Water & Sanitation, Education and Profiling in favour of the Sudanese population in a wide area of interventions where the mobility conditions are often difficult and uncomfortable.

The Khartoum Office is our headquarters in the country, where most of the institutional activities and meetings with Donors and official counterparts take place

The El-Jeneina Sub Office coordinates all the activities of the area between El-Jeneina, Habila and Wali Sadi.

Duties and Responsibilities

She/he shall be the representative of the Organisation in the region of West Darfur responds of her/his activities to the Head of Mission based in Khartoum.

She/he shall keep and improve the relationship with all the institutional stakeholders.

She / he will foster and develop a strategic action plan by monitoring the context, identifying new areas of intervention, elaborating new project proposals.

She / he will coordinate the presence of INTERSOS in west Darfur from a political, managerial, organizational point of view also through an overall monitoring and evaluation of the ongoing projects with frequent field missions.

She / he shall manage the human resources in the area – both expatriate and local personnel – supervising in particular the job of the Project Managers and the Operators on the field and managing financial resources in coordination with the administrator.


Job Requirements:

Experience

At least 1 year experience as Coordinator, preferably in Sudan or in the region.

Skills
Languages A good knowledge of spoken and written English is necessary.
Basic Knowledge of Arabic or Italian will be considered a plus.

Communication
He /she should be a team player with excellent relational and communicational skills (oral and written).
Management Proven capabilities of personnel management and financial resources management in multicultural and complex environments.
Other Other necessary skills are: comfortable with computer use, leadership attitude; problem solving and strategic planning capabilities. Availability to move often through the Area of competence.

Date of publication: 7 november 2006

Deadline for application: 10 Decemberr 2006.

Interested candidates should submit their CV to: humanresources@intersos.org
with the subject line: HoSO Sudan

**Successful candidates should be willing to cover their own expenses if an interview at headquarters in Rome, Italy is requested.**