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<p>Safeguarding Level: 3<br>Section/Unit: Programs<br>Grade Level: 2<br>Supervisor: Project Manager<br>No. of Post: 1<br>Duty Station: Elobeid<br>Closing Date: 04 Oct 2026</p><h4>Background</h4><h2>About Mercy Corps</h2><p>Mercy Corps is a leading global organization poweredby the belief that a better world is possible.</p><p>In disaster,in hardship, in more than 40 countriesaround the world,we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future.</p><p> </p><h3>Program Summary</h3><p> </p><p>The EMPOWER program is a European Commission-funded initiative implemented by Mercy Corps in consortium with the DanishRefugee Council (DRC) and localpartners. The program supports conflict-and displacement-affected young people aged 15–35 across nine target states in Sudan. Launched in January 2026 and running for 42 months, EMPOWER responds to Sudan’s protracted crisis by combining short-term income opportunities with pathways to longer-term economic recovery, while strengthening protection and social cohesion, particularly for young women, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and youth with disabilities.</p><p>Through an integrated approach, EMPOWER delivers Cash for Work (CfW), community-based public works, livelihoods support, and training opportunities, while ensuring protection mainstreaming, conflict sensitivity, and inclusion are embedded across all activities.</p><h4>Duties and responsibilities</h4><h2>Position Summary and Essential Responsibilities</h2><p> </p><h3>Activity Implementation & Coordination</h3><p> </p><ul><li>Support planning, coordination, and implementation of all projectactivities under Outputs 1 and 2</li><li>Coordinate field-level implementation with partners, communitygroups, and local authorities</li><li>Ensure timelydelivery of activities according to work plans.</li><li>Coordinate logistics and preparations for field activities, workshops, and assessments.</li></ul><p> </p><h3>Community Engagement & Assessments</h3><p> </p><ul><li>Facilitate participatory needs assessments, stakeholder mapping, and community consultations</li><li>Conduct regular field visits to target communities and maintain strongrelationships with local authorities and community leaders</li><li>Support participatory needs, labor market,gender, and inclusion assessments</li><li>Ensure inclusive participation of youth, women, IDPs, vulnerable groups and persons with disabilities</li></ul><p> </p><h3>Cash for Work (CfW)& Public Works</h3><ul><li>Support identification and selection of beneficiaries in a transparent and inclusive way</li><li>Oversee implementation of labor-intensive publicworks activities</li><li>Ensure safetystandards, PPE distribution, and quality of infrastructure works</li><li>Monitor attendance, payments, and compliance with Cash WorkingGroup standards</li></ul><p> </p><h3>Development Skills & Livelihoods</h3><ul><li>Support delivery of technical, vocational, and life skillstraining for youth</li><li>Facilitate traininggroups and on-the-job learning opportunities</li><li>Support referralsto livelihood pathways(employment, entrepreneurship, TVET)</li></ul><p><br> </p><p> </p><h3>Entrepreneurship &Private Sector Engagement</h3><p> </p><ul><li>Supportmapping and engagement of MSMEs, privatesector actors, service providers, and relevant stakeholders</li><li>Supporting youth accessto business training,start-up kits, counseling, and mentorship</li><li>Support development of employment and market linkages, B2B networking, and job fairs</li></ul><p> </p><h3>Community Structures & Sustainability</h3><p> </p><ul><li>Supportand mobilize the establishment and strengthening of community committees and youth groups</li><li>Conduct site visits with local authorities and engineers</li><li>Facilitate communityownership of infrastructure and project activities</li><li>Promote collaboration between communities and local authorities</li></ul><p> </p><h3>Protection, Inclusion & Conflict Sensitivity</h3><ul><li>Ensure protection mainstreaming across all activities</li><li>Promote inclusionof vulnerable groups,especially women and persons with disabilities</li><li>Support delivery of awareness sessions(e.g., safety, peacebuilding, PSEA, Safeguarding, CARM, and protection whereapplicable)</li><li>Promote conflict-sensitive and do-no-harm approaches</li><li>Identify and reportprotection concerns and refer caseswhen needed</li></ul><p> </p><h3>Monitoring, Reporting & Accountability</h3><ul><li>Work closely with the MEL team to support data collection and indicator tracking</li><li>Support regular field monitoring and reporting on the progressof activities</li><li>Ensure accurate,complete, and timelydocumenting and submission of all required field and activity reports in accordance with agreed reporting schedules (daily, weekly, monthly, attendance, photos, success stories).</li><li>Coordinate with the CARM team to ensure communityfeedback is collectedand addressed</li><li>Support baseline, endline, and otherproject-related assessments and evaluations in coordination with MEL teams.</li><li>Review partner reportsto ensure accuracy,quality, and alignmentwith</li></ul><p><br> </p><p>program and donor requirements</p><p> </p><h3>Coordination & Representation</h3><ul><li>Representing the projectand Mercy Corpsat the field level and the Statelevel with local authorities, stakeholders, partners, and donors</li><li>Assist in the establishment and maintenance of relationships with partners and other actors</li><li>Participate in internal, clustermeetings, and planningprocesses</li><li>Stay informed on Sudan-wide cross-cutting issues relevantto the Project, including development programming, cash and voucher assistance, technical and vocational support and community development initiatives … etc</li></ul><p> </p><h3>Security</h3><ul><li>Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.</li><li>Proactively ensure that team membersoperate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.</li></ul><p> </p><h3>Safeguarding Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Actively learns safeguarding and integrates it into their work, including safeguarding risks and mitigations related to their area of work.</li><li>Practices the values of Mercy Corps including respecting the dignity and well-being of participants and fellow team members.</li><li>Encourages openness and communication in their team; encourages team members to submit reports if they have any concerns using reporting mechanisms e.g., Integrity Hotline and other options.</li></ul><p> </p><h3>Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders</h3><ul><li>Mercy Corps team membersare expected to support all efforts towardaccountability, specifically to our participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design,monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.</li><li>Team members are expected to conduct themselves professionally and respect local laws, customs and MC's policies, procedures, and values always and in all in-country venues.</li></ul><p><br> </p><h2>Supervisory Responsibility</h2><p>None</p><p> </p><h2>Accountability</h2><p><strong>Reports DirectlyTo: </strong>Project Manager</p><p><strong>Works Directly With:</strong>EMPOWER Program Team, MEL Team, CARM, and support functions</p><h3> </h3><p> </p><p>The Project Officer will support the day-to-day implementation activities of EMPOWER</p><p> </p><p>activities in Elobied State, ensuring high-quality delivery of cash-for-work, public works, youth livelihoods, effective coordination, community engagement, assessments, and activity delivery during the inception and implementation phases. The role will ensure activities are conflict-sensitive, inclusive, and aligned with program objectives.</p><h4>Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required</h4><h3>Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills</h3><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in development studies, Economics, BusinessAdministration, Agriculture, Social Sciences, Engineering, or a related field.</li><li>2–3 years of experience in humanitarian or development programs</li><li>Experience in cash-for-work, livelihoods, or youth programming preferred</li><li>Demonstrated experience in field coordination, community engagement, or livelihoods/youth programming.</li><li>Experience supporting assessments, surveys, or field data collection is highly preferred.</li><li>Commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and conflict-sensitive programming.</li><li>Ability to supportmapping of stakeholders, services, and projectlocations.</li><li>Ability to work in dynamicand challenging field environments.</li><li>Strong written and spoken Arabic& English.</li><li>Willingness and ability to travel frequently within Kassala State.</li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office (MS Word,Excel, and PowerPoint); Ability to manage shared folders and cloud storage (SharePoint, Google Drive, or similar).</li><li>Experience using emailand online collaboration tools (Teams, Zoom, Google Meet).</li><li>Ability to supportvirtual meetings, workshops, and coordination sessions.</li><li>Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.</li><li>Strong sense of integrity, accountability, and professional ethics.</li></ul><p> </p><h3>Core Competencies (Optional but recommended for JD strength)</h3><p> </p><ul><li>Strong communication and coordination skills</li><li>Problem-solving, adaptability, and an initiative-taking mindset.</li><li>Reporting and documentation skills</li><li>Ability to work with diverse communities</li><li>Team playerwith ability to work independently</li></ul><h2>Success Factors</h2><p>The ideal candidate will have a natural curiosity for quantifying and articulating the impact of Mercy Corps' programs on individuals and in communities. He/she will also have an interest in exploring the larger factors that influence the success of humanitarian and development programs and the well-being of populations affected by natural disasters. S/he will undertake innovative approaches, be agile in the conceptualization of new program ideas and will be well versed in strategic thinking, planning and monitoring frameworks. A successful candidate will have Activities implemented on time and with quality, Strongcommunity participation and satisfaction, Inclusive targeting of vulnerable groups, Accurate and timelyreporting and analysisas well as the abilityto mentor others inthese areas and Effective coordination with teams and partners. This position requires the ability to work effectively in a team as well as assume individual responsibility for supervision and specific reporting tasks.</p><p> </p><h2>Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions</h2><p>The position is based on Elboeid and requires up to 40% travel to support country programs, including travel to insecure locations where freedom of movement is limited and to areas with limited amenities. Housing for this role is in individual housing, and staff will have access to good medical services, with a high standard of living.</p><p> </p><h2>Ongoing Learning</h2><p>In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team membersto dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/orprofessional growth and development</p><p> </p><h2>Team Efficiency and Effectiveness</h2><p>Achieving our mission starts with how we build our team and collaborate. By bringing together individuals with a variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives, we strengthen our ability to solve complex challenges and drive innovation. We foster a culture of trust and respect, where every team member is valued for their contributions, empowered to reach their full potential, and motivated to do their best work. We recognize that buildinga strong and effective team is an ongoing process,and we remain committed to learning, improving, and growing together.</p><p><br> </p><h2>Equal Employment Opportunity</h2><p>Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis.We actively seek out differentbackgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have a sustained global impact.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination based on race, color, genderidentity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status, or any other protected group in the locations where we work.</p><p> </p><h2>Safeguarding & Ethics</h2><p>Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity.We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC <strong>and have signed on to the </strong><a href="https://www.schr.info/the-misconduct-disclosure-scheme"><strong>Interagency</strong></a><strong> </strong><a href="https://www.schr.info/the-misconduct-disclosure-scheme"><strong>Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.</strong></a><strong> </strong>We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhereto <a href="https://www.mercycorps.org/who-we-are/ethics-policies">Mercy Corps Code of ConductPolicies</a> and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct e-learning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.</p><p>As an applicant, if you witness or experience any form of sexual misconduct during the recruitment process, please report this to Mercy Corps Integrity Hotline <a href="mailto:integrityhotline@mercycorps.org">(integrityhotline@mercycorps.org)</a>.</p>
<p>Vacancy No: 21<br>Section/Unit: Health<br>Grade Level: Grade 8<br>Supervisor: HealthPro Project Coordinator<br>No. of Post: 1<br>Duty Station: Tawila, North Darfur, with frequent travel to Kutum and Umbaro localities. A willingness to relocate within North Darfur upon request is required.<br>Duration: 12 months<br>Closing Date: 10 Oct 2026</p><h4>Background</h4><p>GOAL has been operating in Sudan since 1984 and currently implements programs in the North Darfur and South Kordofan states. These programs focus on health, nutrition, food security and livelihoods (FSL), and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). Recently, GOAL successfully completed a health systems strengthening project called HealthPro in North Darfur, specifically in the localities of Kutum, Umbaro, and Serf Umra. The follow-on project, HealthPro-2, commenced in February 2024 and is being implemented in North Darfur, South Kordofan, and White Nile states. Funded by the European Union (EU), the project aims to improve the health conditions of vulnerable populations affected by extreme poverty, food insecurity, and malnutrition in the target states. HealthPro-2 is being implemented in collaboration with the State Ministry of Health (SMOH), the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), and the National Medical Supplies Fund (NMSF) across these states. The implementation encompasses various activities at the state, locality, health facility, and community levels. These activities will include a range of health systems strengthening (HSS) and social accountability (SA) activities along the six World Health Organization (WHO) health system building blocks to improve the availability and quality of health services in 16 primary healthcare (PHC) facilities, as well as the referral linkages between the PHCs and the rural hospitals. Additionally, several HSS and SA interventions are carried out at the State and Locality Health Department (LHD) levels, including the strengthening of the governance of the decentralized health system in the target states and localities. Despite the ongoing war in Sudan posing several challenges, GOAL remains committed to delivering humanitarian and development interventions to communities in North Darfur, South Kordofan, and White Nile State. Consequently, GOAL is currently seeking a senior, competent, and dedicated HSS and SA Coordinator to lead the implementation of a wide range of HSS and SA activities in North Darfur State.</p><p> </p><p>The HSS/SA Coordinator will lead the implementation of the HealthPro-2 project strategy and its components related to health system counterparts and stakeholders, as well as community engagement, health promotion, and accountability. The coordinator will work closely with the SMOH, LHDs, NHIF, and NMSF, as well as national NGOs, Community Health Committees (CHCs), and other health system stakeholders in North Darfur, all of which are central to the overall project strategy. GOAL will coordinate this action closely, including monitoring the implementation of various agreements signed by these stakeholders and promoting each stakeholder to fulfil their role within the sustainable health system. The HSS and SA Coordinator will also lead the project actions to build and strengthen the communication and accountability linkages between communities and health system actors. They will also oversee community-based health promotion and livelihood activities implemented by GOAL and national NGO partners. In addition, the coordinator will support the implementation of other humanitarian projects, working in close coordination with the HealthPro Project Coordinator and North Darfur Area Programme Coordinator (APC). Reporting to the HealthPro Project Coordinator, the HSS and SA Coordinator will be responsible for managing the two HSS/SA Managers in Kutum and Umbaro and the DHIS-2/Project Support Manager, as well as the Programme budget for HealthPro-2 and other assigned grants, ensuring adherence to donor and GOAL compliance requirements and policies.</p><h4>Duties and responsibilities</h4><p><strong>Technical & Programme Management </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>A. Health System Strengthening</strong></p><p> • Lead the implementation of the Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) interventions, ensuring that the planned HSS activities are executed, and maintaining close collaboration with the North Darfur HSS stakeholders, including the SMOH, NHIF, NMSF, and LHDs, all of which are critical counterparts in HealthPro-2 implementation. </p><p>• Take the lead in facilitating discussions regarding the implementation of the HealthPro-2 project. This includes regular communication with SMOH, LHDs, NHIF, NMSF, and other relevant counterparts to build consensus on implementation modalities, sign the necessary agreements, and effectively carry out and oversee HSS interventions at all levels.</p><p> • Monitor and ensure the implementation of the various agreements signed with project counterparts, especially with SMOH, NHIF, and NMSF to effectively implement the project strategy.</p><p> • Develop and monitor detailed implementation and procurement plans for all HSS activities, in collaboration with SMOH, NHIF, NMSF, LHDs, and other key project counterparts and stakeholders.</p><p> • Work closely with SMOH, NHIF, and NMSF to achieve the implementation of a uniform and sustainable model of health service delivery in the 4 target PHC facilities in North Darfur, including any construction/rehabilitation, staffing, the provision of medical equipment and furniture, and facilitating the implementation of the full package of primary health care services in each health facility.</p><p> • Work closely with the HealthPro-2 Construction Coordinator to define needs and support the oversight of all construction/rehabilitation of health facilities and LHD offices alongside SMOH, NHIF, LHDs, health facility management, and Community Health Committees (CHC), to ensure SMOH infrastructure and service delivery standards are met for all the targeted health facilities, including any construction/rehabilitation, staffing, equipment, furniture, training of health workers, as well as the expansion of primary health care services. </p><p>• Lead the implementation of interventions aimed at improving the referral linkages between PHC facilities and rural hospitals in each target locality. This involves ensuring the effective implementation of referral standard operating procedures (SOPs) and facilitating the provision of referral support for emergency obstetric care (EmOC) and Stabilization Center (SC) services.</p><p> • Work closely with the HealthPro-2 clinical mentor, SMOH, LHDs, and the health facility quality management teams to improve quality of PHC services in the target health facilities.</p><p> • Work closely with GOAL's humanitarian team, SMOH, and LHDs to strengthen the Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTP) at the target PHC facilities and enhance the EmOC and SC services at the rural hospitals within the two target localities</p><p>. • Coordinate with the HealthPro-2 DHIS-2 and Database Managers in the implementation of the HealthPro-2 Health Information Systems (HIS) interventions, as well as in the development, implementation, and use of project databases.</p><p> • Work closely with GOAL's humanitarian team, SMOH, and LHDs of Kutum and Umbaro to ensure a timely response to public health emergencies in the targeted localities, including disease outbreaks.</p><p> • Together with project stakeholders and other project staff, ensure the monitoring and effective implementation of the project interventions at the state, locality, and community levels, including through periodic review meetings, joint supportive supervision and regular internal monitoring. </p><p>• Build and maintain effective, productive relationships with critical project counterparts and stakeholders including the SMOH, NHIF, NMSF, and LHDs as well as other state level stakeholders, to represent GOAL and HealthPro-2 in an effective and positive manner.</p><p> • Work closely with GOAL's humanitarian team to ensure a coordinated and coherent implementation of humanitarian and development initiatives within HealthPro-2 and other GOAL programs. </p><p> </p><p><strong>B. Social Accountability </strong></p><p>• Lead the implementation of the project strategy related to community engagement, health promotion, and accountability, including partnerships with national NGOs and Community Health Committees (CHCs), all of which are central to the overall project strategy. • Oversee the implementation of the community engagement, health promotion, community health committees and accountability interventions of the project ensuring the achievement of project deliverables and targets in a timely manner. </p><p>• Design and lead the implementation of strategies to strengthen communication and accountability linkages between targeted communities and health system actors, working closely with the SMOH, NHIF, NMSF, health facility managers, and CHCs.</p><p> • In coordination with the communities, LHDs, and PHC facilities, lead the process of establishing and registering community health committees in each of the four target PHC facilities.</p><p> • Coordinate effectively with local authorities, community leaders, CHCs, and other stakeholders to ensure effective community engagement and accountability.</p><p> • Work with SA managers to organize basic health and social accountability training for CHCs as well as facilitate the active participation of CHCs in locality coordination meetings and health facility monitoring. </p><p>• Work with NHIF, LHDs and the community to implement NHIF awareness creation and enrolment campaigns among communities in the catchment areas of the 4 target PHC facilities.</p><p> • Design and implement strategy for implementation of NHIF premium subsidies for vulnerable households in the target areas. </p><p>• In coordination with relevant sectors and health system stakeholders, plan the strategy and lead the initial community dialogues in new areas, share and explain project activities to target beneficiaries. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Team Management and Human Resources</strong></p><p> • Responsible for line management of HSS and SA Managers and for setting objectives and guidance for the HSS and SA teams in North Darfur. </p><p>• Oversee the management of relationship between GOAL and health facility and LHD staff.</p><p> • As part of the project management team, work closely, collaboratively and in coordination with all GOAL North Darfur staff and stakeholders to support the implementation of all project strategies and objectives at the state, locality, health facility and community levels. </p><p>• Ensure strict compliance with donor and GOAL’s policies, regulations, and internal controls. </p><p>• Support the GOAL HR staff in the recruitment of staff as needed to ensure a complete HealthPro-2 project team.</p><p> • Always maintain a professional and collaborative working style and represent GOAL in a positive way to stakeholders and partners. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Grant Management</strong></p><p> • Ensure that the HSS and SA components of the project budget are used efficiently and effectively for planned activities.</p><p> • Build and maintain awareness of all donor and GOAL regulations regarding budget and grant management, and, working with all project staff, ensure strict compliance and maintenance of required project documentation. </p><p>• Provide quality assurance over technical materials to ensure high quality, timely, responsive products that are in line with the SMOH policies.</p><p> • Guide the learning agenda for the project in collaboration with the GOAL MEAL team and document lessons learned from this project to modify project approaches and strategies, as well as disseminate findings to key stakeholders</p><p> • Identify obstacles and risks related to implementation in a timely manner and recommend strategies to overcome them to the HSS Coordinator. </p><p>• Communicate issues, risks, and challenges, as well as proposed solutions and mitigation measures, in a timely manner to the Project Coordinator.</p><p> • Ensure that the communication and visibility requirements of the donors and GOAL are fully implemented according to set policies.</p><p> • Participate and represent GOAL in various meetings and forums, including state and locality level coordination, strategic planning, learning and review meetings that are relevant to the HealthPro-2 project.</p><p> • Ensure donor visibility in all project activities and provide quality assurance over technical materials to ensure high quality, timely, responsive products that are in line with SMOH, GOAL, and donor guidelines. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Partnership </strong></p><p>• Work with the GOAL partnership team to identify and select national partners for implementing SBC interventions. </p><p>• Set clear objectives and relevant budget for project partners’ community health activities and ensure close coordination of partners’ activities with the other HealthPro-2 project interventions. </p><p>• Together with relevant project staff, monitor and oversee the work of national partners, including technical quality, timeliness of implementation, and compliance with donor and GOAL rules and policies. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Reporting</strong></p><p> • Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly progress reports using GOAL templates and keep the Project Coordinator informed and updated on all HSS and SA activities.</p><p> • Develop comprehensive and quality annual reports that adhere to the reporting guidelines set by the donors, for timely submission to the donor.</p><h4>Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required</h4><p><strong>Requirements (Person Specification)</strong></p><p> </p><p> • Medical Doctor or Public Health officer with a master’s degree in public health or health policy or management</p><p> • At least 5 years of senior-level experience implementing and managing health programs, with an emphasis on health systems strengthening and humanitarian programming.</p><p> • Senior-level experience implementing and managing community health, community mobilization, accountability, and/or other relevant humanitarian or development programming. </p><p>• Training on health systems strengthening, health management, social accountability in health</p><p>• Demonstrated technical in depth understanding of the health policy environment and governance in Sudan</p><p> • Experience working in a conflict or post-conflict setting strongly preferred, with a willingness to live and travel within North Darfur State of Sudan.</p><p> • Experience building and maintaining partnerships with the Federal and State Ministry of Health (FMOH), SMOH, NHIF, NMSF and local and international NGOs and UN agencies. </p><p>• Experience organizing training, providing supportive supervision, mentoring, and other forms of health office or health facility support. </p><p>• Excellent leadership and adaptive management skills </p><p>• Excellent negotiation and inter-personal skills • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Arabic required.</p><p> • Enthusiastic with a vision and long-term commitment to the role, and ability to work long hours when required.</p><p> </p><p>Females are strongly encouraged to apply!</p><p>GOAL has a Staff Code of Conduct and a Child Protection Policy, which have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants and children from exploitation. GOAL also has a confidentiality policy ensuring the non-disclosure of any information whatsoever relating to the practices and business of GOAL, acquired in the course of duty, to any other person or organisation without authority, except in the normal execution of duty. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to these policies any job offer made is also subject to police clearance. GOAL is an equal opportunities employer. This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document. Any published closing dates are estimated. Due to the nature of GOAL’s work we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close adverts as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible</p>
<p>Vacancy No: 54813<br>Section/Unit: Programme<br>Grade Level: D2<br>Supervisor: Head of Program Implementation<br>No. of Post: 1<br>Duty Station: Kassala<br>Duration: One Year<br>Closing Date: 01 Sept 2026</p><h4>Background</h4><p><strong>The Organisation</strong></p><p> </p><p>Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.</p><p> </p><p>Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.</p><p> </p><p>For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.</p><p> </p><p>We won’t stop until we are all equal.</p><h4>Duties and responsibilities</h4><ul><li>The Project Manager will report to the Head of Program Implementation with dotted lines to the Program Area Manager. She/he will work collaboratively with the respective Program Implementation Managers in each of the project sites. She/he supervises a project team based in the Program Area.</li><li>She/he is authorized to manage the project approved budget.</li><li>Lead the project security matters and the affairs of the project and partners.</li><li>Provide direct technical guidance during the project execution and ensure efficiency in the processes and effectiveness in achieving the planned objective in a manner to reach the desired outcomes and impact.</li><li>Provide strategic leadership and guidance to the Project coordinators and Officers to ensure that the global program quality framework and other relevant policies (e.g Safeguarding, child protection, security and gender equality policies) are embedded within the PA day to day operations and project teams are competent, committed to move forward with their implementation. </li><li>Strengthening capacity for behavioural change communication for Gender, FGM and Early Child Marriage.</li><li>Ensure that, Humanitarian Emergency Response Interventions are delivered timely, with quality and full alignment with Humanitarian core principles and standards.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Accountabilities</p><p> </p><ol><li><strong>Project Stakeholder Management</strong></li></ol><ul><li>Manage the partnership agreement with the Local Implementing Partners and Co applicant.</li><li>Have solid working relationship with all the project key stakeholders and Community leaders. </li><li>Community Based Organizations, CSOs and LNGOs are supervised, mentored, supported and agreed upon capacity building plans are rolled-out.</li><li>Manage communications and ensure stakeholders are aware of project activities and progress and are in a position to accept project deliverables.</li><li>Manage information flows between country office/Program department and the Project stakeholder. </li><li>Manage project related security matters and ensure keeping all concerned are accurately and promptly informed about the status of project security at any point in time during the project period.</li><li>Develop and maintain effective partnerships and alliances that facilitate proper implementation of the project.</li><li>Management of project representation matters and ensures attendance of all relevant coordination forums, networks and event at PA Level.</li></ul><ol><li><strong>Project Management</strong></li></ol><ul><li>Develop detailed annual work plans for the project and enforce adherence of all to the plan and subsequently approved amendments.</li><li>Develop the project mapping, create and manage the PO in the SAP\PMERL systems, ensure all modification and SAP related reports is updated in timely manner.</li><li>Manage the project budget, including project procurement management, and ensure avoidance of over/under expenditure; ensure judicious expending of the project funds; and demonstrate value for money in the outcomes and impact of the project.</li><li>Manage project risks, funding, and ensure keeping all concerned are accurately and promptly informed about the status of project.</li><li>Lead the project team develop their knowledge and skills of appropriate nature to the project; guide and motivate them towards excellence performance all through the project period and ensure continuous appraisal of the performance of each.</li><li>Maintain and apply Plans’ standards of practice, policies and procedures.</li><li>Manage the partnership agreement(s) with the implementing partner.</li><li>Ensure that child protection and safeguarding measures are integrated into all processes, practices and activities of the project engages in.</li><li>Conduct site visits regularly to monitor implementation and submit monthly M&E reports on project progress and recommendations for corrective actions if any.</li><li>Ensure that an effective communication system is developed and maintained to the satisfaction of all clients.</li><li>Responsible for project level administration, procurements, project office establishment, recruitment of project staff and other related human resources issues.</li><li>Maintain coordination and close relationship with Plan’s relevant departments (program management, Resource Mobilization, Accounts and the relevant function).</li><li>Provide guidance, leadership, coaching and support for project coordinators and assess their performance following performance standards and HR systems.</li><li>Ensure that the Donor reporting requirements-which are stated in the FAD and other project and donor agreements-are met properly and timely.</li><li>Facilitate and participate effectively in project audits, reviews and evaluation.</li><li>Ensure that proper documentation of the project’s interventions and activities is maintained.</li><li>Establish master project files with all key project documents, memo, communications, reports and stories are well documented and archived </li><li>Ensure that project closing process in terms financial audit, final evaluation (internal and external) project completion report (PCR), financial commitment, partner advance well clear before close the project </li></ul><ol><li><strong>Budget Management </strong></li></ol><ul><li>Manage the project budget, including project procurement management, and ensure avoidance of over/under expenditure as per donor guidelines.</li><li>Manage project costs in such a way that the project budget is managed with cost effectiveness and demonstrate value for money in the outcomes and impact of the project.</li><li>Ensure that PIS rules and donors regulations concerning finance, procurement and human resources are adhered to;</li><li>Submit Budget versus Actual (BVA analysis) with explanation for variances; including PO modification when needed, and develop monthly cash forecast </li><li>Ensure financial reports, Budget versus actual, and quarterly reports monitoring, are revised and all related accounting documentation are done as required by Plan International policy and the project donor requirements </li><li>Submit Cost Recovery reports (admin/HR analysis from each project).</li></ul><p> </p><ol><li><strong>Technical Skills</strong></li></ol><ul><li>Develop technical and strategic papers on how the project milestones will be implemented and approved by Plan International Head of Program.</li><li>Proven experience and skills in implementing multi sector projects that include FSL, child protection at protracted community and emergency settings with special attention on community-based interventions and community development. </li><li>Demonstrated knowledge of Community mobilization, and technical knowledge on FSL, child protection, project coordination and understanding of general protection issue will be an advantage </li><li>Demonstrated experience in negotiating technical priorities and developing tools to define and focus on priority outcomes</li><li>Demonstrate the ability and fulfil his/ her roles and responsibilities in line with Plan International code of conduct, Child Protection Policy, values and principles, and to report to the line-manager regularly on the basis of defined key performance indicators (KPIs).</li><li>Ability to work with different people from different backgrounds and willing to travel to deep field locations.</li><li><strong>Skills to solve problems and create</strong> common ground with ability to make project related decisions.</li><li>Support proposal development to increase Plan’s portfolio in the sectors by submitting gender transformative concept notes and proposals.</li></ul><ol><li><strong>Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting:</strong></li><li><strong>Capacity Building:</strong></li><li><strong>Representations:</strong></li><li><strong>Others</strong></li></ol><ul><li>Develop and apply project MER tools that allow (i) proper planning of project activities, milestones and reporting dates and (ii) and tracking of girls and children reached.</li><li>Monitor the project as pe the M&E framework and attend project review meetings. </li><li>Document lessons learned cases studies properly and archived by carrying out regular project/program reviews.</li><li>To identify the needs and support development of staff and partners to increase their competence in project delivery.</li><li>To participate in the recruitment, selection and induction of staff when asked to do so.</li><li>Management of project representation matters and ensures attendance of all relevant coordination forums and events at locality levels.</li><li>Develop and maintain processes to ensure exert of high value liaison effort with Government Authorities, the donor, humanitarian community etc. on matters related to the project.</li><li>Any other functions and responsibilities of appropriate nature to project coordination assigned by the supervisor.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Dealing with Problems: </p><ul><li>An ability to manage staff working under pressure and build excellent working relationships </li><li>Required to synthesize and analyse feedback from a wide range of actors (including management, NGOs local government etc) </li><li>Ability to collect information, analyse and make decisions related to the project following delegation of his/her authority.</li></ul><p>Key relationships</p><p><strong>Internal Communication:</strong></p><ul><li>Head of Program Implementation– High level of communication to to give support and management guidance provide hand holding . to understand the model and to respond to queries </li><li>Program Area Managers – High level of Communication to report, seek approvals, sharing views to strengthen the program areas and to ensure continues support for the program.</li><li>Programme Quality – High level of communication to seek support and provide hand holding support to understand the policy and to respond to queries as well as implementation of feedback mechanisms at the community level. </li><li>Support services – Daily communication for better coordination, integration and team work to achieve inclusive integrated organizational strategy, objectives and goals </li><li>Regular communication with program department in CO to share work progress and updates and technical follow up.</li><li>M&E Coordinator, Area finance coordinators, Security Coordinators, Support services coordinators- frequent level of communication seeking support and coordinate the project implementation </li><li>Ability to communicate professional; internally with peer coordinators within the Program area, (PA) and other Plan PAs, Plan CO, while externally with stakeholders within the state, at community level plus local authorities.</li><li>National Organizations (NOs); to communicate project progress and seeking technical support in full coordination with Business development department.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>External Communication:</strong></p><ul><li>Partners – high level of communication to share and understand progress of the program.</li><li>National Offices: effective communication with the concerned NOs and sharing of required information.</li><li>Advisory\steering Committee – Low level of communication in form of sharing program outcomes on quarterly basis.</li></ul><h4>Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required</h4><p>Technical expertise, skills and knowledge</p><ol><li><strong>Skills Required:</strong></li><li>A bachelor degree in field of Development Studies, Economics, Agriculture, Management, Rural development or related field, or a three years Diploma with up to 7 years of experiences in project management within emergency and development context.</li><li>Minimum of up to 3 years’ experience in the project management at field level with at least up to 1 year in a similar position, with a track record of success and results achieved</li><li>Previous experience with an international humanitarian NGO is a critical advantage.</li><li>Work experience in community-based program or project management in the humanitarian FSL & protection and community management sectors is preferred.</li><li>Strong analytical and practical problem-solving skills, and possess presentation skills </li><li>Very good inter-personal and writing communication skills in both Arabic and English languages </li><li>Ability to organize work efficiently and deliver assignments in a timely manner often under time constraints, and Proficiency in written and spoken English.</li><li>Good skills of people management, team building and understanding of decision-making process </li><li>Good report writing skills and someone committed to organisations and donors’ policies </li><li>Good skills in spread sheet and word processing computer application</li><li>Ability to communication via internet, emails and Microsoft team </li><li>Ability to respond and solve challenges at first stage.</li><li>Ability to document program knowledge.</li><li>Ability to think creatively for development of new ideas and for presenting them to others.</li><li>Strong interpersonal skills to cope up with stress and managing work effectively.</li><li>Demonstrated Leadership skills to maintain team work and to build capacity of team members.</li><li>Demonstrate high integrity, budget management skills, project motoring and tracking of project expenses </li><li>Someone oriented and familiar with program system such as SAP, & YODA would be an advantage and ready to engage and adapt to new system </li><li>Possess strong knowledge and skills in humanitarian standards, sphere standards, representing Plan in relevant sector coordination mechanisms etc</li><li>Have good knowledge and understanding of Gender issues, girl’s equality and aware with gender marker would be a huge advantage </li></ol><p> </p><ol><li><strong>Knowledge and expertise: </strong></li></ol><ul><li>Demonstrated ability to work independently and coordinate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders, including national and local government, donors, community-based organizations, and the private sector.</li><li>Established relationship with and/or substantive knowledge of FLS, Child protection, and community mobilization </li></ul><p> </p><ol><li><strong>Essential</strong></li></ol><ul><li>Spoken and written proficiency in English. Strong Microsoft Word and Excel skills.</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.</li></ul><p> </p><ol><li><strong>Desirable:</strong></li></ol><ul><li>Understanding and commitment to Plan International values, mission and mandate.</li><li>Proven ability to influence change at an operational and strategic level based on Plan</li></ul><p><i>Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.</i></p><p> </p><p><i>We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.</i></p><p> </p><p><i>Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.</i></p><p> </p><p><i>We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.</i></p><p> </p><p><i>Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.</i></p><p> </p><p><i>A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the </i><a href="https://www.schr.info/the-misconduct-disclosure-scheme"><i>Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.</i></a><i> In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.</i></p><p><i><strong>Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.</strong></i></p><p> </p><p><i><strong>In addition to the Motivation letter and your updated CV, please attach copies of your academic certificates, experience certificates, and either your passport or your national ID card. These documents are required to complete the review of your application.</strong></i></p><p> </p><p><strong>Application link: </strong><a href="https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareerpvt?jobId=54813&company=PlanInt&st=F4EB119FF71EF9E75E63E5BF23B3EF9FEF5D006F"><strong>https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareerpvt?jobId=54813&company=PlanInt&st=F4EB119FF71EF9E75E63E5BF23B3EF9FEF5D006F</strong></a><strong> </strong> </p><h2><strong>Women are strongly encourage to apply</strong></h2><p> </p><p> </p>
<p>Section/Unit: Programs<br>Grade Level: 1<br>Supervisor: Project Manager<br>No. of Post: 1<br>Duty Station: Kassala<br>Duration: 10 Months<br>Closing Date: 10 Oct 2026</p><h4>Background</h4><h4>The Program / Department / Team Summary</h4><p>The Solar-Powered Agro-Processing for Economic Livelihoods (SEAL) project, implemented by Mercy Corps and funded by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), aims to improve livelihoods, economic resilience, and food security in rural communities of Kassala State through the adoption of solar-powered agro-processing solutions. The project strengthens value addition and market linkages for smallholder farmers and MSMEs by supporting key activities: installation of solar-powered milling and drying equipment, capacity building for local technicians and entrepreneurs, business grants, and market access facilitation. By doing so, SEAL enhancesagricultural productivity, reduces post-harvest losses, creates income-generating opportunities, and promotes sustainable energy usage, ultimately contributing to inclusive economic growth and resilience in rural eastern Sudan.</p><h4>The Position</h4><p>The MEAL Assistantwill lead the day-to-day monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) functions of the SEAL project, ensuring that reliable evidence on project performance and results is generated, verified and used. He/she will operationalize the project MEL plan in line with the logframe and donor requirements; design and manage data collection tools and the project database; support the baseline and endline studies, the periodic market monitoring in Kassala and the market assessments and catalytic pilots in South and Central Darfur; run the community accountability and feedback mechanism; and document lessons learned to inform adaptive management and reporting.</p><p>The role works closely with the Project Officers, Project Assistant, the local sub-grantee partner, participating private sector actors and the Mercy Corps Sudan MEL team, and involves extensivefield travel and direct interface with project participants and market actors.</p><h4>Duties and responsibilities</h4><h4>MEL Planningand Systems:</h4><p> </p><ul><li>Support the ProjectManager in operationalizing the SEAL projectMEL plan, indicator plan (IPTT) and data-flow map in line with the project logframe,GIZ reporting requirements and Mercy Corps MEL minimum standards.</li><li>Maintain indicator referencesheets, targets and disaggregation (sex, age, displacement status, enterprise type and location) for all impact, outcome and output indicators.</li><li>Design, adapt and digitize data collection tools (participant registration forms, enterprise and market-actor surveys, trainingand event attendance records, pilot monitoring templates and case-study guides) using platforms such as KoboToolbox or CommCare.</li><li>Plan and coordinate the baseline assessment at project start-upand the endlinesurvey at closure, including sampling, enumerator recruitment and training, field supervision, data cleaning and analysis.</li></ul><p> </p><h4>Data Collection, Management and Quality Assurance:</h4><p> </p><ul><li>Lead routine monitoring data collection in Kassala, covering participation and inclusion, business performance of supported solar market actors, adoption of productive-use solar solutions, uptake of financing mechanisms and performance of catalytic pilots;coordinate partner-supported data collection for activities in South and Central Darfur.</li><li>Maintain the project databaseand participant registry,ensuring data are complete, accurate, up to date, backed up and handled in line with Mercy Corps data protection and responsible data policies.</li><li>Conduct regular data quality checks, field verification and spot-checks of data reported by project staff, the sub-grantee and private sectorpartners; document and resolve discrepancies.</li><li>Verify records submitted by solar suppliers, service providers and financial partners (sales, service delivery, trainingand certification records)that underpin milestone-based payments and indicator reporting.</li></ul><p> </p><h4>Analysis,Reporting and Results Measurement:</h4><p> </p><ul><li>Analyze monitoring data and updatethe IPTT monthlyand quarterly, trackingprogress against logframe targets and flagging variances and data gaps to the Project Manager.</li><li>Contribute MEL sections, indicator tables, data visualizations, success stories and case studiesto weekly, monthly, quarterly and donor reports.</li><li>Track, where feasible, employment and self-employment opportunities generated through supported enterprises and service providers.</li></ul><p><br> </p><h4>Market Intelligence, Assessments and Learning:</h4><p> </p><ul><li>Support the periodic rapid market assessments in Kassala through planning of field data collection, collection and analysis of market trend data with the ProjectOfficers, and production of quarterly market monitoring updates.</li><li>Support the specialist consultants undertaking the solar and productive-use energy market assessment in Southand Central Darfur,including review of tools, coordination of field data collection, quality assurance of data and review of draft reports.</li><li>Document lessons learned, business cases and implementation experience from financing mechanisms and catalyticpilots, producing learningbriefs and contributing to stakeholder learning and dissemination events.</li><li>Facilitate regularteam and partnerreflection sessions to review monitoring data and lessonsand inform adaptive management.</li></ul><p> </p><h4>Accountability and Community Feedback:</h4><p> </p><ul><li>Establish and maintain the project CommunityAccountability Reporting Mechanism (CARM), ensuring participants, market actors and communities are informed of feedback channels; receive, log, referand follow up feedback and complaints in line with Mercy Corps procedures and report on trends.</li><li>Support transparent participant and market-actor selection processes and verify compliance with agreed selection criteria, with attention to women- and youth-led enterprises, displaced populations and host communities.</li><li>Support monitoring of grants, incentives and equipment providedto partners and participants to minimize the risk of diversion or misuse, in line with the project conflict sensitivity and due diligence commitments.</li></ul><p> </p><h4>Capacity Building and Partner MEL Support:</h4><p> </p><ul><li>Train and coach projectstaff, enumerators and the local sub-grantee on MEL tools,data collection protocols, data quality standards, safeguarding in data collection and CARM.</li><li>Integrate sub-grantee and private sectorpartner monitoring into the projectMEL system through regular reporting templates, field verification and joint review processes.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>Collaboration/Networking, Representation and Coordination</p><ul><li>Represent the program to the Donor, Government officialsand other stakeholders as and when required to.</li><li>Maintain close working relationships with development organizations, and local partners, including representing the program at local coordination meetings as assigned.</li><li>Establish and maintain good coordination and working relationships with State, locality and lower-level leaders,representing Mercy Corpsand soliciting participation in activities where appropriate and as directed.</li><li>Liaise with the Mercy Corps Sudan MEL team to ensure SEAL monitoring, accountability and reporting are aligned with country-level MEL standards, tools and reporting requirements.</li></ul><p><br> </p><ul><li>Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps Europe and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Documentation, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting</p><ul><li>Work closely with the Project Manager and the Mercy Corps Sudan MEL team to conduct studies and capture data for measuring the output, outcomeand impact of the program,and to ensure accurate and timely flow of information from the field.</li><li>Prepare and submit timelyweekly, monthly, and quarterly reportsthat will be indicative of program progress during implementation. Respond to queriesif and when necessary and maintain proper filing system.</li><li>Provide followups, recommendations and solutions wherethere are challenges during implementation.</li><li>Other dutiesas assigned.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Security</p><ul><li>Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.</li><li>Proactively ensure that team members operatein a secure environment and are aware of policies.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES</p><ul><li>Actively learns about safeguarding and integrates it into their work, includingsafeguarding risks and mitigations related to their area of work.</li><li>Practices the values of Mercy Corps including respecting the dignity and well-being of participants and fellow team members.</li><li>Encourages openness and communication in their team; encourages team members to submit reports if they have any concerns using reporting mechanisms e.g., Integrity Hotline and other options.</li></ul><p> </p><h4>Supervisory Responsibility</h4><p>N/A</p><p> </p><h4>Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required</h4><h4>Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills</h4><p> </p><ul><li>Required: Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Agricultural Economics, Business Administration, Information Management, or a related field.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Minimum 2 years of professional experience in monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning for development or humanitarian programs, preferably in livelihoods, market systems, agriculture or renewable energy programming.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Demonstrated experience in designing data collection toolsand conducting surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews and field verification.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Proficiency in digital data collection platforms (KoboToolbox, CommCare, ODK or similar) and in data management and analysis using Excel; experience with Power BI, SPSS, Stata or R is an advantage.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Sound understanding of results-based management, logframes, indicator tracking,data quality principles and community feedback and accountability mechanisms.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Familiarity with market systemsdevelopment (MSD) approaches, private sector engagement or productive use of energy (PUE) is an advantage.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Good verbal and writtencommunication skills in English and Arabic, with strong report-writing and documentation skills.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Strong computerskills, particularly officeapplications such as Word, Exceland PowerPoint.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Demonstrated adaptability, creativity, enthusiasm, willingness to learn and self-accountability.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Excellent teamworkabilities, interpersonal and problem-solving skills,attention to detail.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Willingness to spend much time in the field and work closely with program target groups.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>High levelof integrity and commitment to confidentiality, ethicaldata handling and safeguarding.</li></ul><h4>Success Factors</h4><ul><li>Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy, integrity and confidentiality.</li></ul><p><br> </p><ul><li>Ability to translate monitoring data into clear, actionable evidencefor the team, partners and the donor.</li><li>Capacity to represent MC Europe with government officials, partners and leaders.</li><li>Demonstrated abilityto communicate effectively with team membersand other stakeholders.</li><li>Flexibility, adaptability and creativity in planning and problem solving.</li><li>Demonstrated abilityto work independently and effectively in extreme conditions.</li></ul><p>Proven abilityto take initiative and be accountable for results</p><h4>Accountability</h4><p><strong>Reports Directly To: ProjectManager</strong></p><p><strong>Works DirectlyWith: Project Officers,Project Assistant, Mercy Corps Sudan MEL team, local sub-grantee partner, finance team, procurement team and operations team</strong></p><p> </p><h4>Accountabilityto Participants and Stakeholders</h4><p>Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.</p><h4> </h4><h4>Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions</h4><p>The position is based in Kassala state and it requires up to 70% travel to project fields, which may include travel to insecurelocations where freedomof movement is limited and areas where amenities are limited. Housing for this role is in individual housing and staff will have access to good medical services and the living situation is of a high standard.</p><p> </p><h4>Ongoing Learning</h4><p>In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team membersto dedicate 5% of theirtime to learningactivities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development</p><p> </p><h4>Team Efficiency and Effectiveness</h4><p>Achieving our mission starts with how we build our team and collaborate. By bringing together individuals with a variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives, we strengthen our ability to solve complex challenges and drive innovation. We foster a culture of trust and respect, where every team member is valued for their contributions, empowered to reach their full potential, and motivated to do their best work.</p><p>We recognize that building a strong and effective team is an ongoing process,and we remain committed to learning, improving, and growing together.</p><p> </p><h4>Equal Employment Opportunity</h4><p>Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out differentbackgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have sustained global impact.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status),marital status, militaryveteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.</p><p> </p><h4>Safeguarding & Ethics</h4><p>Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, communitymembers, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and</p><p><br> </p><p>abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC <strong>and have signed on to the </strong><a href="https://www.schr.info/the-misconduct-disclosure-scheme"><strong>InteragencyMisconduct Disclosure Scheme</strong></a><strong>. </strong>We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to <a href="https://www.mercycorps.org/who-we-are/ethics-policies">Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies</a> and values at all times. Team members are requiredto complete mandatoryCode of Conduct elearning coursesupon hire and on an annual basis.</p><p>As an applicant, if you witnessor experience any form of sexual misconduct during the recruitment process, please report this to Mercy Corps Integrity Hotline (<a href="mailto:integrityhotline@mercycorps.org">integrityhotline@mercycorps.org</a>).</p><p> </p>
<p>Safeguarding Level: 3<br>Grade Level: 5<br>Supervisor: Deputy Project Director<br>No. of Post: 1<br>Duty Station: North & South Kordofan State<br>Duration: One Year<br>Closing Date: 07 Sept 2026</p><h4>Background</h4><p> </p><h2>ABOUT MERCY CORPS</h2><p>Mercy Corps is a leadingglobal organization poweredby the belief that a better world is possible.In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.</p><p>Now, and for the future.</p><p> </p><h2>PROGRAM SUMMARY</h2><p>Mercy Corps has been operational in Sudan since 2004 and currently leads humanitarian assistance and longer-term development efforts in conflict-affected South Darfur, Central Darfur, South Kordofan, North Kordofan, Kassala, Gedaref, and Khartoum States, supporting host communities, IDPs, returnees and refugees. Mercy Corps’current areas of programming includefood security and livelihoods, WASH, health, nutrition, peace building and protection, resilience, and Market Systems Development.</p><p> </p><p>The EMPOWER programme is an European Commission-funded action implemented by Mercy Corps in consortium with the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and local partners to support conflict- and displacement-affected young people aged 15–35 in nine target states (of which Mercy Corps will work in four (and potentially 5) states: South Darfur, Kassala, River Nile, and North and South Kordofan). The 42-month program started in January 2026, and will respond to Sudan’s protracted crisis by combining short-term income opportunities with pathways to longer-term economicrecovery, while strengthening protection and social cohesionfor youth, especially young women, internally displaced persons (IDPs),and youth with disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Through an integrated approach, the EMPOWER programme will deliver labour-intensive, community-based public works and Cash for Work (CfW) activities that rehabilitate priority community assets and improve accessto services and markets, alongside market-relevant training, entrepreneurship support, and linkages to employment and financial services (including VSLAs). All activities are designed using conflict-and gender-sensitive approaches and are informed by assessments, with protection mainstreaming and community safety measures embeddedwhere feasible to support safe participation and reduce vulnerabilities.</p><h4>Duties and responsibilities</h4><h2>ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES</h2><h3>Strategy and Vision</h3><ul><li>Translate the programmestrategy into state-level workplans that coherently integrate public works/CfW, youth skilling & life skills, entrepreneurship & MSME strengthening, financial inclusion, and protection & peacebuilding activities, ensuring alignment with consortium technical guidance and EU requirements.</li><li>Lead and/or supportstate-level inception-to-closeout sequencing, including TA processeswith SAHRO authorities and line ministries, assessments, implementation, and exit/handover. Ensure uninterrupted implementation throughout the program’s life cycle.</li><li>Ensure that the state team incorporates conflict sensitive, inclusive, market-oriented, and climate-aware approaches that reflectevidence from labour,market, inclusion, and conflict sensitivity assessments and are consistent with the programme methodology.</li><li>Contribute state-level insightsto programme learningand strategic adaptation, ensuring the approach remains responsive to market shifts, access constraints, and youth priorities.</li></ul><h3>Program Management</h3><ul><li>Lead the day-to-day management and deliveryof all programme activities in the assignedstate, ensuring workplans, targets, budgets, and quality standards are met across CfW/public works, youth skilling/TVET, entrepreneurship/startup kits, MSME support, VSLAs, job-matching, apprenticeships, and protection/PSS/GBV case management.</li><li>Maintain accurate, up-to-date PM@MC core documents (workplan, procurement plan, financial projections, supply plans) and ensure alignment with consortium requirements and reporting cycles.</li><li>Provide direct supervision, coaching, and performance management for state-level staff; hold regular1:1s, team meetings,and formal performance reviews in line with Mercy Corps standards.</li><li>Monitor partner and staff fieldwork through frequent site visits; providetechnical and managerial support to ensure timely corrective action and continual quality improvement.</li><li>Maintain a state-level document control and filing systemthat complies with Mercy Corps retention guidelines and EU audit standards, including full traceability of all FSTP documentation.</li><li>Coordinate closely with Finance, Operations, HR, Supply Chain,and security focal points to ensure all resourcing, logistics, recruitment, and compliance needs are anticipated and met.</li><li>Ensure that all work adheresto humanitarian principles, Do No Harm, and relevanttechnical standards (e.g., Sphere).</li></ul><h3>Research, Learningand Impact (in close coordination with the PAQ unit)</h3><ul><li>Coordinate state-level deliveryof all assessments (Joint Labour& Market Assessment, NEAT+, inclusion/disability, community needs and conflict sensitivity), ensuring findings directly inform activity design, targeting, and adaptation.</li><li>Oversee routine MEL activities: CfW participation tracking,labour market monitoring, post-training tracer surveys, MSME follow-ups, financial inclusion monitoring, and protection/PSS outcomes.</li><li>Ensure accountability to participants systemsfunction effectively at state level, including hotlines, feedback boxes, helpdesks, and community scorecards, and that feedback drives program adaptation.</li><li>Support state-level contributions to baseline, midline,endline evaluations and quarterly pauseand reflect sessions; produce documentation of lessons learned and success stories for donor and consortium reporting.</li></ul><p><br> </p><h3>Representation and Influence</h3><ul><li>Serve as the primary state-level representative for Mercy Corps with SAHRO, line ministries, locality authorities, vocational training centers, private sector actors, MFIs, community leaders, and UN/INGO coordination platforms.</li><li>Lead community engagement processes including selection committees, project prioritization for CfW/public works, outreach to vulnerable youth, and inclusive participation of women and persons with disabilities.</li><li>Ensure coordinated implementation and referrals with the DRC lead, localNGO partners, and other EU-funded programs (CARE-led consortium, etc.).</li><li>Contribute state-specific updates,stories, and visibility content to programme-wide communications efforts in line with EU visibility guidelines.</li></ul><h3>Finance & Compliance Management</h3><ul><li>Manage the state budget, overseefinancial forecasting and burn rate monitoring, and ensure compliance with EU and Mercy Corps financial policies.</li><li>Oversee all FSTP implementation at state level,including CfW payments,youth stipends, startup kits, MSME seed grants, Group Cash Transfers, and ensure eligibility, transparent selection, documentation, and compliance with EU restrictive measures.</li><li>Strengthen local partnercapacity in financial management, fraud prevention, procurement integrity, and compliance; escalate issues promptly and support timely resolution.</li><li>Work with Financeand MEL/PAQ to ensure accurate,timely contributions to internal and donor reporting requirements.</li></ul><h3>Organizational Learning</h3><ul><li>Contribute to a cultureof continuous learning, evidence-based adaptation, and internal knowledge sharing across teams and consortium partners.</li><li>As part of Mercy Corps’ commitment to organizational learning, and in recognition that learning organizations are more effective, efficient, and relevant to the communities they serve, all team members are expected to commit 5% of their time tolearning activities that benefit both Mercy Corps and themselves.</li></ul><h3>Security</h3><ul><li>Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.</li><li>Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.</li></ul><h3>Other duties</h3><ul><li>Undertake additional relevant tasks as requested by the supervisor.</li></ul><h2>SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES</h2><ul><li>Proactively ensure that all program activities uphold Mercy Corps’safeguarding policies, PSEA standards, Code of Conduct, and ethical practices.</li><li>Promote safe, dignified, and inclusive participation of youth, especially women, persons with disabilities, and high-risk groups.</li><li>Ensure safeguarding risks are identified, mitigated, and monitored across Cash for Work sites, training venues, entrepreneurship hubs, and partner-implemented activities.</li><li>Practices the values of Mercy Corpsincluding respecting the dignity and well-being of participants and fellow team members.</li><li>Encourages opennessand communication in their team; encourages team membersto submit reports if they have any concerns using reporting mechanisms e.g., Integrity Hotline and other options.</li></ul><p><br> </p><h2>SUPERVISORYRESPONSIBILITY</h2><p>Directly supervises the Project and MEL Officers.</p><h3>Accountability</h3><p><strong>Reports Directly To: </strong>Deputy ProjectDirector</p><p><strong>Works DirectlyWith: </strong>Other State-level ProjectManagers, Protection Officer,CfW Coordinator, Livelihoods & Employment Coordinator, MSD Technical Director, Grants Coordinator, MEL Coordinator, Grants & Partnerships Coordinator, Grants & Partnerships Officer, members of the PAQ team.</p><h3>Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders</h3><p>Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towardaccountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.</p><h4>Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required</h4><h3>Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills</h3><p>The selected candidate is expected to have:</p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree requiredin international development, economics, social sciences,management, market systems, protection, or a relevant technical field; Master’s degree preferred.</li><li>5+ years of progressively responsible experience managing humanitarian or development programmes, ideally in youth employment, livelihoods, market systems,entrepreneurship, MSME support, or protection sectors.</li><li>Demonstrated experience leadingmultisector field teams and managinglargescale, multi-location programmes, including performance management, coaching, and staff development.</li><li>Proven experience workingwith and managinglocal NGO partners,including codesign, oversight, compliance, capacity strengthening, and monitoring of partner-implemented activities.</li><li>Experience managing cash programming, such as Cash for Work, stipends, businessgrants, or VSLAs, and familiarity with Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) mechanisms.</li><li>Strong understanding of Market SystemsDevelopment (MSD), labour market dynamics, and youth employment pathways, or willingness to learn quickly.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to coordinate with state-level authorities, including HAC and line ministries, and to navigate permission/TA processes.</li><li>Technical familiarity with protection mainstreaming, GBV risk mitigation, disability inclusion, and safe programming principles.</li><li>Strong financial management and compliance skills,including budgeting, forecasting, documentation, procurement processes, and donor reporting.</li><li>Excellent written and spoken Arabic and English.</li><li>Proficiency in MS Office applications; ability to managedigital tools for MEL, documentation, and reporting.</li><li>Willingness to travel frequently (up to 50%) to field sites in insecure or logistically challenging environments.</li></ul><h3>Success Factors</h3><p>The successful Project Manager will demonstrate:</p><ul><li>Strong leadership and teambuilding capacity, able to guide diverse technicaland field teams, promote clarity and accountability, and create an environment of mutual respect and high performance.</li><li>Strategic and adaptive thinker who can translate market, protection, and conflict sensitivity assessments into operational decisions and adjust implementation based on evolvingcontext.</li><li>Excellent relational and representation skills, able to build trust with communities, youth groups, women’s groups, private sectoractors, TVET institutions, MFIs, local NGOs, and state government counterparts.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to manage complexoperations, including PM@MC systems, workplans, procurement, logistics, staff deployment, partner coordination, and documentation, while</li></ul><p><br> </p><p>maintaining quality and compliance.</p><ul><li>Strong analytical ability,capable of interpreting labour market trends,youth needs, partner performance, and MEL data to inform adaptive management.</li><li>High integrity and commitment to accountability, ensuringcompliance with EU donor requirements, Mercy Corps policies, antifraud procedures, audit standards, and ethical conduct.</li><li>Proactive risk management and security awareness, with the abilityto make sound judgments that balance programme delivery and staff safety.</li><li>Commitment to safeguarding, PSEA, gender equality,disability inclusion, and safe, dignifiedaccess for youth and vulnerable groups.</li><li>Ability to multi-task, meet deadlines, problemsolve, and work effectively under pressure in fluid humanitarian and development contexts.</li><li>Motivated by continuous improvement, learning, and reflection; supportsa culture where staff dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities and apply new knowledge to improve outcomes.</li></ul><h3>Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions</h3><p>The position is based in North Kordofan(Elobied) and it requires up to 50% travel to support state-level programming. This may include travel to insecurelocations where freedom of movement is limited and areas where amenities are limited.</p><h3>Team Efficiency and Effectiveness</h3><p>Achieving our mission starts with how we build our team and collaborate. By bringing together individuals with a variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives, we strengthen our ability to solve complex challenges and drive innovation. We foster a culture of trust and respect, where every team member is valued for their contributions, empowered to reach their full potential, and motivated to do their best work. We recognize that building a strong and effective team is an ongoing process, and we remain committed to learning, improving, and growing together.</p><h3>Equal Employment Opportunity</h3><p>Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out differentbackgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have sustained global impact.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color,gender identity, gender expression, religion,age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin,disability (including HIV/AIDSstatus), marital status,military veteran statusor any other protected group in the locations where we work.</p><h3>Safeguarding & Ethics</h3><p>Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members,program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC <strong>and have signed on to the </strong><a href="https://www.schr.info/the-misconduct-disclosure-scheme"><strong>InteragencyMisconduct Disclosure Scheme.</strong></a><strong> </strong>We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to <a href="https://www.mercycorps.org/who-we-are/ethics-policies">Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies</a> and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of ConducteLearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.As an applicant, if you witness or experience any form of sexual misconduct during the recruitment process, please report this to Mercy Corps Integrity Hotline <a href="mailto:(integrityhotline@mercycorps.org">(integrityhotline@mercycorps.org).</a></p>
<p>Vacancy No: 07<br>Section/Unit: Program<br>Supervisor: Field coordinator<br>No. of Post: 1<br>Duty Station: Khartoum<br>Duration: One year<br>Closing Date: 10 Oct 2026</p><h4>Duties and responsibilities</h4><p><strong>Objective 1: Assessment, Planning & Capacity Building</strong></p><p>• Lead WASH assessments in all targeted schools and translate findings into phased, school-specific intervention plans.<br>• Develop master implementation plans, including Gantt charts, risk registers, and phased priorities.<br>• Establish water quality monitoring systems and ensure corrective actions for unsafe drinking water.<br>• Build technical capacity of engineers, contractors, and field teams on WinS standards, MHM, gen-der-sensitive design, and ESMP compliance.</p><p><strong>Objective 2: Technical Supervision & Quality Assurance</strong></p><p>• Review and approve all BOQs, technical designs, and specifications to ensure compliance with WFP, SELD, SPHERE, and WinS standards.<br>• Provide overall supervision of construction and rehabilitation works across all phases.<br>• Ensure quality control, contractor compliance, and technical resolution of field issues.<br>• Validate commissioning and WASH-readiness certification of schools before inclusion in school meals rollout.<br>• Oversee procurement planning, material quality, ESMP compliance, and infrastructure standards across all sites.</p><p><strong>Objective 3: Coordination & Government Liaison</strong></p><p>• Maintain strong coordination with SELD, district authorities, WFP, and other line departments.<br>• Lead processes for obtaining NOCs, approvals, and MoU facilitation were required.<br>• Represent SIF in technical working groups, coordination forums, and joint monitoring visits.<br>• Ensure strong engagement with SMCs, school leadership, and communities for ownership and sus-tainability.<br>• Ensure alignment with provincial Wins strategy and WFP School Meals standards.</p><p><strong>Objective 4: SBCC, MEAL & Behavior Change Integration</strong></p><p>• Integrate SBCC approaches into WASH programming to promote hygiene, sanitation, and safe food handling behaviors.<br>• Design and implement SBCC strategies for hygiene, sanitation, nutrition, and food safety.<br>• Develop IEC/BCC materials and behavior change communication tools.<br>• Conduct awareness sessions for students, teachers, cooks, parents, and school committees.<br>• Coordinate with MEAL teams to define indicators, validate data, and use evidence for programme improvement.<br>• Ensure inclusion of gender, disability, safeguarding, and protection considerations in alle Intervention.</p><p><strong>Objective 5: Documentation, Reporting & Handover</strong></p><p>• Ensure complete and auditable documentation of all WASH activities including designs, BOQs, ESMP logs, and completion records.<br>• Prepare master implementation plans, phased progress reports, and final programme reports.<br>• Conduct regular field reporting, including quality audits, contractor performance, and risk tracking.<br>• Lead formal handover of completed WASH facilities to SMCs and SELD with O&M training and doc-umentation.<br>• Ensure all reporting complies with WFP and SIF requirements<br> </p><h4>Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required</h4><p>• BE/BSc/B-Tech in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or Public Health Engineering; a master's degree in WASH, Environmental Health, Development or related field is preferred<br>• Minimum ten (5) years of progressive experience in WASH programme management, with at least two years in a technical lead or specialist role; prior experience managing school WASH, WinS programming, or WFP/UN-funded WASH projects is strongly preferred<br>• Strong understanding of hygiene behavior changes and community engagement.<br>• Deep knowledge of SPHERE Standards, WinS (WASH in Schools) guidelines, ESMP frameworks, and gender-sensitive and disability-inclusive WASH design; strong understanding of DRR, climate resilience, and O&M sustainability in institutional WASH programming<br>• Proven ability to produce high-quality technical reports, donor updates, BOQ reviews, and programme presentations; experience preparing WFP-format progress reports and phased completion reports is an asset<br>• Strong interpersonal, communication, and liaison skills; able to represent SIF credibly in technical coordination forums with WFP, SELD, and government counterparts at district and provincial levels<br>• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Urdu; ability to translate complex technical findings into clear language for non-technical audiences including school communities, SMCs, and government officials<br>• Culturally sensitive, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with diverse school communities, government officials, and humanitarian partners in Sindh<br>• Demonstrated ability to manage a technical team, priorities competing demands, and drive results with minimal supervision in a complex, multi-stakeholder programme environment<br>• Skilled in managing relationships at all levels with tact and diplomacy; able to negotiate constructively with government counterparts, contractors, and WFP while maintaining SIF's programme commitments and accountability standards<br>• Strong team leadership qualities; motivated to work in field conditions across Karachi districts, committed to SIF's values of accountability, transparency, and community-centered programming, and able to maintain performance under pressure and in dynamic environments<br> </p>