Location: the position will be roving among TGH’s coordination offices for Sudan mission – Port Sudan – Geneina West Darfur – N’Djamena, Chad

Duration: 9 months – renewable, starting April 2025

Conditions:

• Executive status
• monthly gross salary from €3,300 to €4.000 according to experience in the similar position
• monthly contextual allowance €150
• monthly per diem 600 euros
• medical coverage of 100% + repatriation insurance
• accommodation, international and local transportation as part of the mission
• break every 3 months. Non-family duty station

TGH has chosen a deliberately simple and transparent remuneration policy, accessible on our website www.trianglegh.org. The salary levels advertised in our job offers are set within the framework of the salary scale and are not open to negotiation.

Presentation of TGH

« Actor in a sustainable and shared solidarity »

Founded in 1994, TGH is a French international solidarity organization based in Lyon. The association designs and implements emergency, rehabilitation and development programs in the following sectors: water, hygiene and sanitation, civil engineering, food security and rural development, socio-educational and psychosocial. TGH is currently operating in 10 countries in Africa, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Presentation of the mission

TGH has a long-standing presence in Sudan: after implementing a multi-sectoral program targeting displaced people and host communities in Geneina (West Darfur) in 2004, it extended its presence to Central Darfur (Bendasi and Um Dukhun) in 2005 and 2006 respectively. Since then, TGH has maintained a continuous presence in both states, has led ad-hoc interventions in South Kordofan, Khartoum and Gedaref states, and had expanded its programming in Al-Jazeera, Sennar, Red Sea and North Darfur states.

Since the outbreak of the Sudan conflict in April 2023, creating the largest displacement population in the world at current time, TGH has developed multi-sectoral projects in consortium with other international and national NGOs to meet the needs of crisis-affected populations in Darfur and in eastern Sudan.

TGH has approx. 12 expatriates and 150 national staff in the field, based in Geneina & Foro Baranga (West Darfur), Golo, Rokero, Um Dukhun, Bendasi, and Zalingei (Central Darfur), Karrari (Khartoum State) and Port Sudan (Red Sea). TGH is rooted in the humanitarian principle of neutrality, and works across territories under the control of different authorities.

TGH’s ongoing activities in Sudan include:

• Emergency assistance to displaced people affected by conflict and/or natural disasters (provision of NFIs and emergency shelter, hygiene and dignity kits, etc).
• Construction and rehabilitation of water supply systems and sanitation services, hygiene promotion and capacity building of community-based committees and local authorities in WASH services sustainable management
• Strengthening of food security and livelihood, through distribution of agricultural inputs, promotion of farming best practices, sustainable natural resources management, development of income generating activities, as well as provision of MPCA.
• Child Protection activities including PSS, CP Case Management, support for Child Friendly Spaces, and CP awareness-raising.

With a current volume of approximately 14 million EUR, TGH in Sudan is currently funded by donors including ECHO, BHA (waiver obtained until the end of the project), OCHA-SHF and the French MoFA.

Job description

Under direct supervision of the HQ-based Desk Manager, the Country Director has overall responsibility for TGH’s operations in Sudan, and the mission’s staff, including national and international staff. The mission’s set-up will be communicated at induction phase.

The main responsibilities include:

General supervision of the mission

• Represent TGH in Sudan, in particular with national authorities of all sides, national and international project partners, donors, humanitarian coordination mechanisms, UN agencies and other donors
• Monitor, analyze, report and take action on the political, humanitarian and socio-economic context
• Based on this analysis and in collaboration with HQ, develop the mission’s strategy, identify funding opportunities, and the design of new
• Pursue consortium opportunities in coordination with the Programme team and including sub-partnering and leading opportunities
• Ensure compliance with Sudanese laws, procedures and regulations applicable to the INGOs working in the country, and with redlines agreed internally at TGH and within consortia
• Ensure an appropriate level of visibility of the organization with the national and local authorities, as well as with donor representatives in the country
• Ensure efficient internal coordination at mission level and with HQ
• Ensure efficient management among various duty stations and field locations

Security management

• Monitor the security context at national and state level, and maintain regular communication with HQ
• Ensure safe access to project locations (including in new areas) in coordination with the Head of Access & Safety
• Update the mission’s security, evacuation and medical plans, make sure they evolve and adapt as the situation evolves, and communicate about them
• Ensure that TGH is fully included in the existing security information and coordination mechanisms, such as UN (UNDSS, OCHA) and French Embassy
• Manage security incidents in coordination with the Head of Access & Safety, and crises in coordination with HQ

Human resources and support departments

• Lead on the adjustments and evolving of the mission set-up of the mission based on the context evolution and in agreement with all concerned departments at HQ
• Plan and participate in the recruitment of national and international staff under direct supervision
• Ensure performance management for staff according to the internal guidelines
• Ensure the full respect of the administrative, financial and logistics procedures

Fundraising

• In coordination with the HQ-based colleagues identify and actively pursue new funding opportunities to maintain the current level of operations, ensuring the continuity of aid and investing in quality programming
• Coordinate and/or conduct assessment and exploratory missions

Programs

• Support the Programme team, and in particular the Deputy Country Director for programmes, in overseeing, coordinating and developing TGH’s programming in Sudan
• Ensure compliance with TGH’s procedures and with donors guidelines and process
• Ensure accountability mechanisms are in place, and are being managed well. This includes responsibility for ensuring that all TGH’s internal policies are implemented by all staff, and for managing any and all reports of corruption, behavior not in line with the code of conduct and the policy of prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse.

This list of responsibilities could be modified according to the needs.

Security, working and living conditions

The living conditions in N’Djamena and Port Sudan are comfortable with most modern conveniences, while in Geneina and other Darfur field locations the living conditions are more basic (cold water, limited telephone network and internet disruptions) and social life is limited for security reasons.

During travel and working assignments in Port Sudan, Darfur or other TGH areas of intervention within Sudan, there are risks that are known and controlled by TGH and other international NGOs operating there.

TGH monitors the security situation closely and takes decisions (movement restrictions, etc.) accordingly. There are regular flights to and from Chad and Sudan to regional destinations and expatriates are entitled to R&R breaks as per TGH policy.

Profile

• Experience as Country Director of a mid-size NGO at the time of a crisis
• Sound knowledge of the humanitarian environment (principles, standards and actors)
• Adaptability and hands-on mentality
• Excellent communication and writing skills in English; knowledge of French and/or Arabic is an asset
• Working experience in Sudan is a strong asset
• Significant experience in organization and team management, including in emergency contexts
• Sound security management skills, experience in challenging security environments
• Good knowledge of MS Office pack and Google Drive
• Good knowledge of financial management in a NGO context
• Demonstrated interpersonal and leadership skills
• Autonomy and rigor
• Strong skills in work organization and tasks prioritization
• Capacity to represent TGH at high level coordination meetings with different stakeholders

Application

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