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<p>Vacancy No: 132658<br>Section/Unit: MEAL department<br>Grade Level: N.M.G, Salary Range Starting from USD 2,300 depending on experience<br>Supervisor: MEAL manager<br>No. of Post: 1<br>Duty Station: Port Sudan with travel to the field<br>Duration: 12 months<br>Closing Date: 14 Sept 2026</p><h4>Background</h4><p>The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), one of the world’s leading NGOs, with a focus on responding to displacement, have been registered in Sudan since 2004, delivering life-saving programming in protection, emergency response, shelter, food security and livelihoods, disaster risk reduction, camp management, and humanitarian mine action. DRC has implemented projects in Central Darfur, South Kordofan, Gedaref, Port Sudan, and White Nile. Sudan hosts one of the largest displaced populations in Africa, with over 3.7 million internally displaced people and over 1.1 million refugees from South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Central African Republic, Chad, Yemen and Syria. Against a background of political crisis, Sudan faces economic and social turmoil, with sharp increases in food and energy costs, further exacerbated by disease outbreaks and ongoing conflict.</p><p> </p><p><strong>POSITION PROFILE</strong></p><p><strong>The overall purpose of the role</strong>:</p><p>The MEAL Partnership Specialist supports the strengthening of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) systems and practices of DRC’s local partners, including national NGOs, CBOs, and volunteer groups such as Emergency Response Rooms and Mutual Aid Groups. </p><p>Working under the supervision of the MEAL Manager and in close coordination and technical guidance from the Partnership Manager/ Partnership Coordinator, the role provides tailored technical support to partners in developing MEAL frameworks, data collection tools, partners’ IPTTs, FCM and reporting systems while ensuring compliance with DRC MEAL standards and donor requirements.</p><p>The position focuses on improving data quality, verification of Means of Verification (MoVs), capturing and sharing lessons learnt, and accuracy of reporting practices, including consolidation of indicators in the indicators in the Indicator Performance Tracking Table (IPTT). It also contributes to strengthening partners’ capacities and promoting the use of the data for accountability, learning and program design and improvement.</p><h4>Duties and responsibilities</h4><p>Support to Local Partners:</p><ul><li>In collaboration with partners and under the guidance of the MEAL Manager, support the design of a logical framework, indicators and MEAL workplans for partner implemented projects.</li><li>Provide ongoing technical support to partner MEAL focal points in developing and reviewing data collection tools for surveys, assessments, and monitoring activities in line with DRC MEAL standards and donor requirement.</li><li>Work closely with Area Office teams to support partners in developing their workplans aligned with agreed objectives and implementation timelines.</li><li>Ensue partners implement verification exercises in line with DRC MEAL SOPs and guidelines. </li><li>Review Means of Verification (MoVs) submitted by partners to ensure quality, completeness, and compliance with project requirements.</li><li>Conduct regular follow-ups with partner organizations to support accurate and timely reporting of achievements.</li><li>Support the documentation and consolidation of reported indicators in the IPTT and ensure alignment with approved logframes.</li><li>Collaborate with partners during planning and implementation of assessments such as baselines, PDMs, and end-lines.</li><li>Reviews partner reports (narrative and MEAL related sections), provide technical feedback and follow up on identified gaps or inconsistencies.</li></ul><p>Capacity Strengthening:</p><ul><li>Conducts MEAL Due Diligence (DD) assessments of partners during the onboarding to identify gaps in systems, tools and capacities.</li><li>Contribute to the development and lead on the implementation of partners capacity building plan from MEAL perspective through technical support for each partner as per their assigned tier (1,2 or 3) resulted from the MEAL DD. </li><li>Conduct targeted coaching and on-the-job mentoring for partner MEAL staff in data collection, quality assurance, and analysis techniques.</li><li>Assist partners in aligning their monitoring tools and methodologies with DRC MEAL minimum operating procedures (MOPs) and donor expectations.</li><li>Facilitate learning and knowledge sharing across partners to improve MEAL practice and use of data.</li></ul><p>Monitoring and Evaluation:</p><ul><li>Participate in joint monitoring visits with programme, operations and partner teams as per the agreed monitoring plan.</li><li>Support partners in digital data collection (e.g., KoboToolbox) and ensure a proper data management practices.</li><li>Ensure harmonization and alignment of Scope of work, IPTTs, MEAL Framework, and data collection processes across different partners and sectors.</li><li>Conduct data quality checks, including validation and triangulation of partner reported data against field observations and other sources.</li><li>Identify data inconsistencies and follow up with partners to ensure corrective action are taken</li></ul><p>Accountability and Learning:</p><ul><li>Support partners in integrating accountability mechanisms (Community feedback Mechanism and Information sharing), in coordination with the accountability team and Area Office management.</li><li>Monitor the responsiveness of partners to community feedback and escalate delays or issues when needed. </li><li>Support partners in documenting lessons learned and best practices from project implementation.</li><li>Promote the use of monitoring and feedback data to inform programme improvement and adaptive management. </li></ul><p>Coordination and Representation:</p><ul><li>Participate in relevant MEAL coordination meetings (internal and external) as delegated. </li><li>Ensure consistent communication and guidance between DRC and partners on MEAL standards and expectations.</li><li>Support coordination of MEAL activities between DRC and implementing partners.</li><li>Act as a technical focal point for partner MEAL-related issues.</li><li>Contribute to joint planning and review sessions with implementing partners, documenting key MEAL-related action points and decisions.</li></ul><p>Additional Tasks</p><p>Perform any additional tasks requested by the MEAL Manager or Partnership Manager as deemed necessary to support the overall programmatic objectives of the DRC Sudan mission.</p><p> </p><h4>Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required</h4><ul><li>Minimum 3 years of experience in MEAL, preferably with a focus on partnerships or capacity development.</li><li>Proven experience in developing, reviewing, and applying data collection tools.</li><li>Strong understanding of civil society landscaping as well as the importance and challenges of local organization are faced with/can potentially face in fluid contexts such as Sudan.</li><li>Strong understanding of monitoring systems, MEAL frameworks, and indicator tracking.</li><li>Experience with data management tools and platforms (e.g., Excel, ONA, Kobo).</li><li>Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills with the ability to work effectively with local organizations.</li><li>Bachelor's degree in Social Science, Development Studies, Statistics, or a related field is preferred.</li><li>Full working proficiency in English and Arabic is required.</li></ul><p><strong>b</strong>) Desirable</p><ul><li>Knowledge of ArcGIS/QGIS, NVivo (or other qualitative analysis software)</li><li>Experience of working in insecure environments and of security management; when relevant.</li><li>Experience in developing/ guiding information management systems for large humanitarian programs, as relevant.</li><li>Familiarity with the relevant data collection software, preferably Kobo Toolbox, Activity info, Commcare, ODK, DEEP, nvivo, ONA etc.</li><li>Experience in statistical software, SPSS, R and visualisation tools such as PowerBi.</li><li>Certification in Advance MEAL programme/course</li></ul><p><strong>EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:</strong> (include certificates, licenses etc.)</p><ul><li> A Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (international development, social sciences, statistics, public health, etc.) + at least 2 years of relevant experience</li></ul><p><strong>Language:</strong></p><ul><li>English (fluent)</li></ul><p>Arabic (fluent).</p><p><strong>ALL EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO DEMONSTRATE DRC FIVE CORE COMPETENCIES </strong></p><ul><li>Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process. </li><li>Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback. </li><li>Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation. </li><li>Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly. </li><li>Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values.</li></ul><p><strong>POSITION DETAILS</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Type of contract</strong>: National</li><li><strong>Contract Length</strong>: 12 months</li><li><strong>Band</strong>: Non-management </li><li><strong>Salary Range Starting from,</strong> USD 2,300.00</li><li><strong>Duty station:</strong> Port Sudan- Country Office </li><li><strong>Start date: </strong>As soon as possible</li><li><strong>Closing Date for Application</strong>: 14/September /2026</li></ul><p>Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for national employees. </p><p><strong>WHAT WE OFFER </strong></p><ol><li>Two Bonuses (during two Eid festivals)</li><li>National Social Insurance </li><li>Medical Insurance </li><li>Excellent Working Environment and Opportunity for Growth</li><li>Various Learning and Development Platforms</li></ol><p><strong>APPLICATION PROCESS</strong></p><ol><li>Applications must be submitted through the mentioned link on the page by clicking on Apply Button. </li><li>All applicants must send a cover letter along with an updated CV (we encourage CV no longer than four pages) in English. </li><li>Mentioning <strong>three referees'</strong> details of your present supervisor and HR along with past employment supervisor with CV.</li></ol><p><strong>Note</strong>: Applications sent by email will not be considered. In addition, DRC doesn’t charge any fee for any of its recruitment process & believes in equal opportunity in employment regardless. </p><p>If you have questions, you can visit our <a href="https://job.drc.ngo/support/frequently-asked-questions/">FAQ</a> page. </p><p>For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website: www.drc.ngo.</p><p><strong>Gender Equality</strong>: DRC is committed to achieving gender parity in staffing at all levels. In light of this, female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply to bridge the gender gap. </p><p><strong>Equal Opportunities</strong>: DRC is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment based on mutual respect for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, disability status, religion, ethnic origin, color, race, </p><p>marital status, or other protected characteristics. </p><p><strong>***FRAUD ALERT***</strong></p><p>It has been brought to the attention of the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) that there have been instances of fraudulent job offers, purporting to be from DRC in Sudan. These offers reportedly concern fraudulent employment opportunities to applicants asking for money. DRC would like to stipulate that the organization never charges or accepts any money from job seekers during the recruitment process. DRC recommends that you do not respond to unsolicited offers of employment. </p><p>
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<p>Vacancy No: 54790<br>Section/Unit: Program<br>Grade Level: D2<br>Supervisor: Area Program Manager<br>No. of Post: 1<br>Duty Station: Algadarif<br>Duration: 1 year<br>Closing Date: 31 August 2026</p><h4>Background</h4><p>ROLE Purpose</p><p> </p><p>Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice. We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 75 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.</p><p> </p><p>This role exists to lead all aspects of project management for <strong>E</strong>ducation <strong>C</strong>an’t <strong>W</strong>ait <strong>ECW</strong>. ECW project aiming at supporting adolescents to exercise their right to access their right to education during emergencies’ situation. The incumbent will ensure overall success by managing the scope, schedule, project resources, risks, project change justification, and engagement with local authorities and other stakeholders. They will work closely with many individuals - members of the project team, implementing partners including the government, contractors, networks and community groups.</p><h4>Duties and responsibilities</h4><p> </p><p><strong>DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE</strong></p><p> </p><p>The position reports to the PAM: Child Protection, and will supervise two technical staff under the project, with performance review to be done in conjunction with area or department heads. The Project manager work closely with the AFC, Programme Leads for Education and SRHR, MERL team, and Director of Influencing. Interaction occurs regularly and monthly.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Accountabilities</strong></p><p> </p><p>In accordance with the project management responsibilities, the incumbent will be accountable for ensuring the performance of all the activities, budget and calendar required to conduct the work associated to the planning, implementation, monitoring, and closure phases of the project. Thus, accountabilities are as follows:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Scope and Schedule Management</strong></p><p> </p><p><i><strong>Project Planning</strong></i></p><ul><li>Ensure a comprehensive project plan is developed that covers the detailed direct project outputs and the indirect work<ul><li>Launch activities plan – interim staffing, systems, security, transportation</li><li>HR & training plan - recruiting, hiring, onboarding, coaching, skill-building</li><li>Communications plan - reporting, stakeholder meetings, project publicity</li><li>Monitoring, Evaluation & Research plan - Base-line surveys, issue surveys/research, site visits, etc.</li><li>Risk management plan</li><li>Procurement plan</li><li>Detailed project scope plan, schedule, and expenditure forecast</li><li>Close-out activities</li></ul></li><li>Complete all the project set-up processes to recruit and hire staff, for initial activities, and spend on procurements regarding key purchases</li><li>Update the project and MERL global system with project detailed plans, and ensure all modifications are done timely</li><li>Complete all authorisation including by Government, partner NGO related agreements or memoranda of understanding</li><li>Ensure a reiterative regular process of planning is maintained throughout the life of the project</li><li>Develop project schedule recovery measures in case of delays to ensure outputs are delivered to donor expectations</li></ul><p> </p><p><i><strong>Project Governance & Accountability</strong></i></p><ul><li>Establish and manage project governance structures to make decisions (country project committee) and share project information with stakeholders (local coordination forum)</li><li>Ensure voices and perspectives of girls, boys, youths, marginalised groups are heard throughout implementation of the project</li><li>Ensure project participants and beneficiaries have access and utilise the child-friendly feedback and reporting mechanism</li></ul><p> </p><p><i><strong>Project Implementation</strong></i></p><ul><li>Formally launch the project to introduce it to stakeholders, and ensure consistent understanding</li><li>Support the project team in activity execution in a timely fashion and in consideration of emergency contexts including prevention of COVID-19 for project participants</li><li>Follow-up on timely & effective budget utilisation, including full cost recovery in accordance with Plan policies and guidance, and donor regulations</li><li>Conduct & document monthly detailed transaction reviews and budget versus actual analysis, and modify forecast expenditure according to organisational deadlines</li><li>Ensure project issues/ problems are recorded and resolved timely</li><li>Implement risk mitigation measures and ensure the project risk register is maintained throughout implementation</li><li>Maintain timely and accurate communication to meet donor compliance needs, and keep the project team informed</li><li>Lead the timely production and submission of project reports per contractual grant and Plan International management reporting schedules, including for aggregated reporting to the thematic programmes</li><li>Facilitate adequate preparation for and participate in project audits</li><li>Introduce team collaboration spaces and keep updated the project information </li><li>Ensure close follow-up on procurement, logistics, and asset management required to support project progress</li></ul><p> </p><p><i><strong>Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning</strong></i></p><ul><li>Ensure there is continuous review and regular site visits to monitor project progress and determine if planned activities are actually delivered as expected, including taking corrective action when needed, and keeping a close eye on project assumptions</li><li>Ensure schedule and contract monitoring to keep outputs on track</li><li>Ensure evaluations are done as scheduled to measure project effectiveness, achievement of outcomes and elicit lessons for future improvements</li><li>Regularly review how systemically the project team is measuring progress, and ensuring quality beneficiary, output and outcome indicator tracking</li><li>Allocate and monitor utilisation of time and funds allocated for all M&E tasks</li><li>Identify responsibilities, involve stakeholders and project beneficiaries in participatory processes to gather verify & process data</li><li>Ensure a full data cycle where data is consistently and regularly collected, reviewed, summarised, analysed and feedback to relevant stakeholders</li><li>Manage project data in accordance with organisational procedures, ensuring data integrity and proper storage</li></ul><p><i><strong>Project Closure & Transition</strong></i></p><ul><li>Ensure the project sustainability strategy is fully implemented and concluded with the end of the project</li><li>Ensure project closure activities are completed excellently with clear output or outcome handovers to relevant stakeholders, including partner organisation if appropriate</li><li>Verify the project scope completion and confirm with beneficiaries the acceptance of deliverables</li><li>As the need may be, ensure timely no-cost or additional cost continuation of the project to finish activities</li><li>Identify and recommend what elements of the project to replicate, including new target areas or populations</li><li>Ensure administrative closure processes are complete, including releasing or reassigning staff, project files archived, and project equipment, facilities, vehicles and other assets are disposed of or reallocated</li><li>Monitor that with the project accountant that all donor funding is received, all receivables liquidated, and all payables paid</li><li>Follow-up with relevant department heads that all contracts are closed out, and that the donor receives, reviews & accepts the deliverables</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>People Management</strong></p><ul><li>Participate in the recruitment, selection and induction of project staff</li><li>Develop the capacity of the team including partner staff, by reviewing competence levels, and determining capacity development options to support project delivery and outcomes</li><li>Manage the project team by identifying staff assignments, and promoting and assessing performance</li><li>Ensure timesheet records are maintained for all staff working on the project</li><li>Ensure timely staff performance reporting in accordance with organisational requirements</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Stakeholder Management</strong></p><ul><li>Maintain and manage stakeholder relationships, communication, and roles and responsibilities, and monitor overall participation in project implementation</li><li>Involve key project stakeholders often and at key decision points to ensure control, ownership, and project success</li><li>Manage partnership, technical and any other agreements with various key stakeholders related to the project in the field and at the country office level.</li><li>Represent the project in relevant coordination forums and events at national state level.</li><li>Ensure the project is coordinated with other state and national programmes or alliances</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Risk and Issue Management</strong></p><ul><li>Continuously manage project risks by reviewing, identifying new risks, prioritising, assigning ownership, taking mitigation actions, tracking, and reporting risks</li><li>Ensure all concerned are accurately and promptly informed about the status of project risks</li><li>Maintain an issue log and ensure timely resolution </li><li>As part of risk and issue management, ensure change requests are recorded and made timely, and with the participation of key stakeholders</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Safeguarding Children & Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion</strong></p><ul><li>Ensure that Plan International’s global policies for safeguarding children and young people, and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policies 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><li>Apply do-no harm principles for beneficiaries, and conflict sensitive measures to protect staff</li></ul><p>Key relationships</p><p><strong>Internal Communication:</strong></p><ul><li>PAM – High level reporting, seeking approvals, sharing views to strengthen the project & ensure continues support.</li><li>Deputy CD and Head of Programmes – High level strategic support and decision-making</li><li>Head of Influencing and Gender – strategic and tactical direction for influencing, gender, and advocacy</li><li>Communication and Campaigns coordinator – Technical support to design & implement communication and campaign activities</li><li>MERL Specialist</li><li>Operational support – for finance transactions and reporting, logistics, security and supply chain support services</li></ul><p><strong>External Communication:</strong></p><ul><li>Partners (consortium, CSO, Government) – high level of communication to share and understand progress of the program.</li><li>Advisory\steering Committee – Low level of communication in form of sharing program outcomes on quarterly basis.</li><li>Plan International Netherlands – high level interaction for project management and donor compliance on various deliverables</li></ul><h4>Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required</h4><p>Technical expertise, skills and knowledge</p><p> </p><p><strong>Experience & Knowledge</strong></p><ul><li>A bachelor’s degree in social studies, human rights, or reproductive health, master’s degree is added advantage</li><li>Minimum of 5 years’ working experience in a similar position with at least 3 years working in education in emergencies field. </li><li>Knowledge of gender equality, education, reproductive health, lobbying, and advocacy programming</li><li>Previous experience working with international development and or humanitarian NGOs</li><li>Work experience in participatory community-based programming, education, protection, and civil society strengthening is preferred</li><li>Proven experience leading project teams, being a team player, and demonstrably co-operative with members of other teams</li><li>A proven record of effective management of and commitment to agreed M&E indicators</li><li>Proven experience in managing complex and sensitive relationships and partnerships</li><li>Good understanding of community emergency issues, with experience of working directly with local NGOs or communities</li><li>Good understanding of development project management and governance and related methodologies and tools</li></ul><p><strong>Skills</strong></p><ul><li>Promotes innovation and learning</li><li>Ability to work in a challenging, post-conflict complex environment</li><li>Excellent inter-personal, written and verbal communication skills in both Arabic and English languages </li><li>Strong planning, organisational skills, time management and attention to details</li><li>Comfortable managing multiple tasks, works well under pressure</li><li>Significant capacity building skills and demonstrated leadership skills</li><li>Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities</li><li>Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary and multicultural environment</li><li>Strong negotiation, facilitating and influencing skills</li><li>Excellent networking, partnership, and coordination skills</li><li>Strong strategic independent thinker</li><li>Financial management and budgeting skills</li><li>Computer proficiency (MS Word, Excel)</li></ul><p>Strong analytical and practical problem-solving skills</p><p>Plan International’s Values in Practice</p><p><strong>We are open and accountable</strong></p><ol><li>Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.</li><li>Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.</li><li>Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.</li><li>Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.</li><li>Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people</li></ol><p><strong>We strive for lasting impact</strong></p><ol><li>Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.</li><li>Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.</li><li>Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.</li><li>Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.</li></ol><p><strong>We work well together</strong></p><ol><li>Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.</li><li>Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.</li><li>Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.</li><li>Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.</li></ol><p> </p><p><strong>We are inclusive and empowering</strong></p><p> </p><ol><li>Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.</li><li>Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.</li><li>Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.</li><li>Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.</li></ol><p> </p><p>Physical Environment</p><p>Typically combination of community and office environment with significant field visit demands.</p><p>Level of contact with children</p><p> </p><p><i>High: Frequent interaction with children and young adults</i></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://performancemanager5.successfactors.eu/acme?fbacme_o=recruiting&_s.crb=EWvCfrnF3rvCjXOwqFUvH7PqyXIx5vjIHxoWkNRDjgk%3d&recruiting_os=jobreqDetail&recruiting_ns=jobreqDetail&recruiting_mode=54790"><i> </i></a><i>Application link:- </i><a href="https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareerpvt?jobId=54790&company=PlanInt&st=3571268F9201DDCCE948417E1F75173ABA60ED46"><i>https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareerpvt?jobId=54790&company=PlanInt&st=3571268F9201DDCCE948417E1F75173ABA60ED46</i></a><i> </i></p><figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>In addition to the Motivation letter and your 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></p><h2><br><strong>Women are strongly encouraged to apply</strong></h2></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table></figure><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>