Medair
Medair brings life-saving relief and rehabilitation in disasters, conflict areas, and other crises by working alongside the most vulnerable. Its staff are inspired by their Christian faith to care for people in need, providing practical and compassionate support, regardless of race, religion, or politics. Medair has achieved the ISO 9001:2000 quality certification worldwide, which denotes consistent and effective project management activities for the well-being of its beneficiaries. Founded in 1989, Medair’s unwavering commitment continues to bring hope to the world’s most vulnerable.
Closing date: 30 Nov 2009
Location: Sudan (the) - Khartoum
Overview of project
Broad portfolio of projects in West Darfur (Multisectoral in an acute and ongoing conflict) and South Kordofan (Multisectoral); Emergency Response to disease outbreaks etc.
Responsibilities
Management of grants (proposal writing, budget writing, report writing). Support to Field Project Coordinators in appropriate aspects of project management, financial management and implementation. Acting Country Director during leave, travel etc of the Country Director.
Qualifications
- University degree and / or relevant professional experience
- Post-graduate qualification in relief or development
Experience
- 2 years experience in senior management position
- 2-3 years progressively senior field management experience in relief & rehabilitation projects in insecure environments
- Advanced project and management skills; Excellent communication skills
Medair standard working requirements for the field
- Minimum time commitment of 1 year
- Strong adherence to Medair values
- Strong English communication skills (oral and written)
- Familiar with Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Able to live and work with a multicultural team under difficult conditions
- Strong character traits, including emotional stability, adaptability, ability to handle stress, cultural and gender sensitivity, honesty
- Single or married - without children, no dependent children
- Successful completion of Medair Relief/Rehabilitation Orientation Course (ROC)
How to apply
For more information on this and other positions, please follow this web link, and check the Experienced Relief Worker section followed by Field Vacancies:
http://www.medair.org/en/work-with-us/opportunities/
We request that all applications be completed on line at
http://www.medair.org. Medair does not set closing dates/deadline dates for applications; recruitment is ongoing until the position is filled. Medair reviews all applications and you will be contacted directly if you are selected as a candidate.
Reference Code: RW_7XFF2W-8
