Country Director at GOAL in Port Sudan, Red Sea State, Sudan

About Us

GOAL has responded to the world’s major humanitarian crises since its founding in 1977, working with vulnerable communities in 14 countries across the globe with a dedicated team of personnel. While GOAL continues to be an agile first-responder to humanitarian crises, it is also committed to working with vulnerable communities to help them survive crises and support them on the road to recovery.

About Our ProgrammeGOAL has been working in Sudan since 1985. Despite the ongoing civil war, GOAL continues to be a leading health and nutrition, WASH and FSL INGO in Sudan, working in South Kordofan and North Darfur states. Overall, GOAL provides integrated health, nutrition, WASH, and FSL programming to meet urgent humanitarian needs of the population and build capacity of agencies to respond. Job Purpose The Country Director is responsible for the planning, management and appropriate development of GOAL’s work in-country. Based in Port Sudan and reporting to the Regional Director for Africa, you’ll contribute to the strategic development and delivery of our Programme in Sudan and provide overall senior leadership for the team. This is a critical role and requires an inspiring leader with a proven track record of successfully managing a large country programme in complex and crises affected environments.

We are looking for

• an experienced and sensitive humanitarian leader who leads with purpose, clarity and integrity
• with proven experience in adapting to complex environments
• who can demonstrate their experience in fostering inclusion, collaboration and high performance
• whilst ensuring compliance, security and resilience.

Key areas of responsibility:

Strategic Leadership

• lead the development and implementation of the country strategy.
• Build and nurture strategic partnerships with donors, government and other stakeholders.

Business Development

• Design and implement resource mobilisation strategies to secure diversified funding streams.
• Represent GOAL externally, positioning the Sudan office as a credible and influential partner.

Programme management

• Oversee the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes.
• Foster accountability and ownership, empowering employees make decisions that support strategic objectives.

People and Culture

• Manager and motivate the senior country management team (4 employees) and wider team of approx. 200 staff.
• Foster a positive, empowering and inclusive organisational culture.
• Strengthen resilience and organisational continuity.

Finance and Operations

• Provide solid financial management and compliance with donor and organisational policies.
• Oversee logistics, procurement and operational systems

Safety and Security

• Working with Global Safety and Access team, ensure robust security protocols are in place
• Lead on GOAL Sudan crisis management and risk mitigation planning.

Knowledge, Experience and other requirements -

• Demonstrated management experience in humanitarian and development programmes, this should include remote management experience.
• Strong people management and Leadership skills
• Experience in liaising with government officials and a variety of donors, including Irish Aid, BPRM, ECHO and UN agencies
• Experience in proposal and report writing with a proven ability to secure donor funding
• Strong budgetary control and financial management skills
• A willingness to regularly travel to programme sites
• Fluent English (both written and verbal is essential, Arabic language skills are distinct advantage

We strongly encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single requirement listed. At GOAL we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please just contact our Recruitment Team at recruitment.hq@goal.ie

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GOAL commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We foster an inclusive culture where all voices are heard and valued, we are particularly eager to receive applications from women (and other underrepresented groups). We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. GOAL does not discriminate against any employee or volunteer; or any applicant for employment or volunteering on the basis of age, gender identity, ancestry, political opinion, civil status, medical condition, ethnic background, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Accountability within GOAL

A commitment to GOAL values and GOAL’s integrity framework is critical to working with GOAL. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability: 1) Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols; 2) Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area; 3) Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner.

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

General Terms and Conditions

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document.