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Programs Manager-South Sudan

IsraAID
11 hours ago
On-site
Juba South Sudan South Sudan

Job Title: Head of Programmes

Reports To: Country Director

Responsible for: Programmes Department

Location: Juba South Sudan with frequent travels to the field

Application Start Date: 7/7/2026

Application End Date:27/7/2026

BACKGROUND

IsraAID is international humanitarian non-governmental organization that was founded in 2001 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. We are dedicated to supporting populations in crisis around the world, and have worked in emergency and long-term development settings in over 55 countries. IsraAID’s vision is to build a world in which individuals, communities, and institutions have the resilience to navigate today’s crises, withstand tomorrow’s, and live sustainably. Today, our operations span across several sectors of expertise from both the humanitarian aid and international development, including Protection, Education, WASH, Health, and Livelihoods, working on sustainable solutions for disaster risk reduction and response. In South Sudan, IsraAID has been in operation since 2011 and currently has projects in Juba, Terekeka and Renk with an intention to expand further to other counties and states. IsraAID South Sudan is currently implementing programmes in Protection, Health and WASH across the three areas of operation.

JOB PURPOSE

As a member of the senior leadership team and reporting to the Country Director, the Head of Programmes will lead the planning, design, development, implementation, and monitoring of the South Sudan programmes, ensuring the development of sound and impactful projects, and be the technical lead for health programming in the country. The position holder also plays an active role in the development and roll out of the country strategy under the leadership of the Country Director.

In line with IsraAID’s global strategy the Head of Programme will work closely with other technical specialist to guide the development and implementation of sectoral programs in South Sudan. The position holder will ensure the development and growth of the South Sudan programming portfolio and area of coverage. In this capacity he/she will supervise and support the programme team across the country in designing sound proposals, concrete implementation plans for each project, provide budget oversight, and ensure donor reports are of excellent quality and prepared in a timely manner. He/she will identify needs for specialized expertise and with guidance of Human Resource and Country Director, to fill those gaps timeciously. He/she will utilize and adapt existing program management tools to enhance efficieny and effectiveness of IsraAID programmes.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Program Management
  • Reporting to the Country Director, proactively oversee all projects in country through components of the project management cycle providing ongoing managerial support to Project and Area Managers
  • Ensure that all programs, projects, and activities have clear and realistic objectives, identifiable direct/indirect beneficiaries, and have concrete, realistic and impact-oriented implementation plans.
  • Ensure effective monitoring and evaluation processes and procedures are followed for each program for the effective and ethical implementation of programs.
  • Ensure proper risk assessment and mitigation strategy is developed for each program, project and activity and constantly monitored.
  • Effectively monitor budget implementation against programmatic targets, with support from Finance and Country Director
  • In collaboration with all relevant staff, oversee timely reporting for all programs according to internal IsraAID and donor requirements, ensuring strict compliance with donor contract requirements and reporting deadlines, and that the verification of submission shared with the Country Director and relevant HQ staff.
  • Lead in organizing projects meetings, covering all aspects of project planning and implementation.
  • Ensure that all programs, projects, and activities are designed and implemented according to IsraAID’s and international programmatic protocols, guidelines and standards, and that program planning and implementation are conducted in accordance with core ethics of intervention.
  • Report to IsraAID South Sudan Country Director on a weekly basis on activities, achievements, challenges, recommendations for program improvement and program staff development

  1. Staff management and Professional Technical Support to Staff
  • Maintain regular communication with Country Director, other Senior Management Team members and field staff to ensure smooth running of programmes in South Sudan.
  • Manage and support programs team, work closely with the Technical Coordinators and ensure reporting lines are observed for smooth running of projects.
  • Oversee staffing for programs: design staffing plans for each program in coordination with Country Director, initiate relevant recruitments while ensuring adherence to approved budgets.
  • In collaboration with HQ sector leads and specialized technical staff in South Sudan, support project managers to ensure quality of content development for each program.
  • Provide on-going technical support, on-the-job training, and oversight to all program staff.
  • Determine training needs for program staff and facilitate the participation of these staffs in necessary trainings in order to build capacity.

  1. Program Planning, Design and Strategy Execution
  • Ensure effective implementation of the yearly strategic planning for all programs (using existing protocols and guidelines, and updating them when necessary)
  • Under supervision of the Country Director, lead the development of concept notes, project proposals, budgets, and communication materials to expand the program portfolio.
  • Accompany IsraAID’s national partners in the design and implementation of quality realistic programmatic intervention, considering the needs on the ground, IsraAID’s mandate and capacity of the partner, as well as donors’ requirements.
  • Identify and collect best practices to contribute to program experience and design.

  1. Administrative and financial management:
  • Ensure all budgeting, administrative and procurement requirements related to the programs are met in a timely and effective manner.
  • Provide managerial support to Project Managers to ensure the coordination of timely delivery of program supplies and expenses are within budget.
  • Ensure finance and procurement procedures are operational, effectively used and followed in all programs.
  • Constantly coordinate with the finance department about budget planning, monitoring, and reporting and monitor program spending versus program goals and timeframe.
  • Work closely with the finance department to support project managers in designing accurate financial projections in accordance with implementation plans, updating them when necessary.

  1. Coordination with external partners
  • Ensure that all program decisions are taken in coordination with partners, donors, relevant government structures and community.
  • Ensure non-duplication of programs with other partners operating in the same locations and in similar sectors of activity.
  • Attend coordination meetings, other relevant meetings with authorities, donors and other stakeholders as required by the Country Director

  1. Compliance & Ethics
  • Promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics in the country.
  • As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conduct work with the highest level of integrity. Communicate these values to staff and to partners and require them to adhere to these values.
  • Understanding of and commitment to the principles of non-discrimination, local ownership, sustainability, inclusiveness, local partnership, do-no-harm, and apolitical approach; codes of conduct against sexual exploitation and abuse; and against child exploitation and modern slavery.
  • Commitment to abide by IsraAID’s and UN’s codes of conducts and principles.
  • Commitment to humanitarian principles

QUALIFICATIONS

Education Qualifications and Experience

  • At least a Bachelor’s degree in international development, social sciences/economics, psychology, social work, or other relevant fields.
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in international humanitarian organization with experience in multi-sectoral programming in Protection, Health and WASH programming and proven experience implementing program in developing countries or emergency settings.
  • Experience managing projects funded by institutional donors and UN agencies.
  • An excellent understanding of, and practical experience with programme design tools, MEAL, program management tools and ethics in programming.
  • Experience in directly managing and supervising diverse and multinational and Multi-cultural teams.
  • Ability to relate to and motivate staff effectively, demonstrated experience of staff capacity building.
  • Structured organizational skills detailed oriented while still maintaining the bigger picture.
  • Highly reliable, able to consistently meet tight deadlines and work in stressful environment.
  • Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently following consultative processes.
  • Creativity and ability to work with limited resources.

ETHICAL STANDARDS

  • IsraAID has zero tolerance towards any acts of misconduct and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. The recruitment process will include all candidates’ declarations and reference checks focused on misconduct and SEA.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

  • IsraAID is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.

Please note this position is for South Sudanese Nationals Only