Country Director, South Sudan

Based in Juba, South Sudan

Job Description / Announcement
The Organization
Search for Common Ground (SFCG) is an international non-profit organization that promotes peaceful resolution of
conflict. With headquarters in Washington, DC, SFCGs mission is to transform how individuals, organizations, and
governments deal with conflict - away from adversarial approaches and toward cooperative solutions. SFCG seeks
to help conflicting parties understand their differences and act on their commonalities. With a total of approximately
600 staff worldwide, SFCG implements projects from 56 offices in 35 countries, including in Africa, Asia, Europe,
the Middle East, and the United States.
Search for Common Ground in South Sudan has been operating since 2014. SFCG is implementing a multi-pronged
project aimed at contributing to encouraging tolerance and peaceful coexistence, and reducing violence. SFCG in
South Sudan has a team of approximately 10 personnel, with an office based in Juba and programming in seven
states. SFCG uses a range of tools to implement conflict transformation and peacebuilding, including radio,
television, participatory theatre, mobile cinema, comic books, joint action projects, training, public forums, and arts
and culture events, among others.

Summary of Position
The Country Director manages the overall program in South Sudan from a programmatic and operational
perspective, as well as leading on fundraising and donor relations. This position reports to the Regional Director for
East Africa and collaborates closely with various Washington-based divisions of SFCG, including the Africa Team,
the Institutional Learning Team, Communications, Finance and Operations. The position is located in Juba, with
some travel to other areas of South Sudan as part of program implementation and oversight.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Program Development and Implementation

Define programme priorities, plans and long-term strategy (in close collaboration with the SFCG Regional
Director)
Oversee implementation of funded projects, collaborating with donors, partners, and other staff

Ensure consolidation of the operational presence, putting in place the foundation for a long-term program,
in collaboration with the Africa Team
Manage the country program with the highest quality standards and well-documented results
Ensure that program planning and management reflects the available resources, and respond to gaps with
fundraising and/or operational adjustments as needed
Reporting to donors based on a credible monitoring and evaluation system for overall program results as
well as for specific projects
Contribute analysis and programmatic capacities to the implementation of programming in South Sudan
and other countries in the region as appropriate
Stay abreast of the international conflict resolution field to ensure that the programs work remains
innovative and professional
Be directly engaged in the continuing development of the organization, its mission and its staff, through the
sharing of experience and knowledge, particularly contributing to its Institutional Learning efforts
Strengthen existing funding relationships and identify and pursue new potential donors in collaboration
with headquarters in Washington, DC and Brussels, Belgium

Financial Management

In partnership with the Finance Directors, ensure financial compliance both with South Sudanese laws,
donor requirements and SFCG procedures across the organization.
Identify potential shortfalls and strategize with the organizations senior management as necessary to
ensure the programs financial sustainability.

Staff Management and Development

Develop and manage a team of diverse staff members (expatriate, national and third country nationals) and
partners, modelling the kind of interethnic and multi-stakeholder cooperation that SFCG aims to promote
widely
Participate in the recruitment and selection of highly qualified staff, providing information on living and
working conditions as well as security briefings
Strengthen the capacity of national staff and partners, contributing to SFCGs legacy strategy of conflict
transformation in South Sudan
Ensure compliance with SFCG Operations Manual policies and procedures
Ensure that country policies, contracts, and disciplinary procedures and processes conform to local labour
laws
Ensure an updated security and evacuation plans are in place

Organizational Representation

Serve as SFCGs country representative

Develop and maintain proactive, positive and professional relationships with partner organizations, other
NGOS, donors, clients, key government officials, civil society groups, etc.
Maintain responsible media coverage of program events and issues related to SFCG mission
Maintain regular written and oral reporting to Washington and Brussels on key country, regional, program,
security and staff issues
Establish a direct line of communication with other African Country Directors in the region for program
guidance toward strategic initiatives

As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that
are broadly in line with the above key duties.

Minimum skills and experience:

Degree in relevant field (eg. conflict transformation, security studies, media and communications,
sociology, political science, or related fields)
Experience in managing large projects, with multiple grants and donors in a fragile state
At least five years experience living overseas, preferably in Sub-Saharan Africa
Knowledge of the conflict dynamics of South Sudan
At least ten years experience in managing a program, both programmatically and operationally, preferably
on media and/or conflict transformation-related issues
Track record in successful fundraising
Experience with donor regulations
Experience in capturing results and overseeing reporting, monitoring and evaluation systems
Experience in managing multi-cultural teams, preferably in Africa
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
A problem-solving approach to challenging situations
Ability to multi-task while leading a complex team
Salary: Commensurate with experience and education, with excellent benefits

To Apply:
Please send cover letter and resume through our application system at
https://sfcg.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=414. Please be sure to include salary requirements (in currency
figures) or current salary, and to mention where you found this posting. No phone calls please. Please see our web
site www.sfcg.org for full details of our work. The closing date for this position is January 22, 2015.