Sudan Title II Program Manager

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:

World Relief is a global humanitarian organization that is fighting for change that lasts, right here in the U.S. and across the globe. We bring sustainable solutions to the world’s greatest problems – disasters, extreme poverty, violence, oppression, and mass displacement. The organization is approximately 75 years old and has worked in over 100 countries around the world since its founding.

In the United States, we come alongside local community organizations and hundreds of individual volunteers to support newly arriving refugee and other immigrant families. Today, we are proud to partner with over 6,000 local churches, and 95,000 volunteers globally to bring hope, healing and transformation to the most vulnerable.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten?

If you answered ‘yes’ to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.

World Relief is implementing a title II food assistance program in partnership with Catholic Relief Service (CRS) in West and Central Darfur states of Sudan. The Title II Program Manager will provide vision, leadership, and direction to ensure the strategic, programmatic, technical, and financial integrity of the USAID/BHA Project. S/he will offer overall strategic direction in recruitment, team set up, implementation, management, and quality assurance of the project. The role involves overseeing a team of technical staff and support staff, preparing reports and annual operating plans, aligning project initiatives with in-country priorities, and ensuring compliance with USAID/BHA regulations. The position is based in Darfur, with frequent field travel to program intervention areas. The Title II Program Manager will be a member of the World Relief Sudan management team and will act as the primary point of contact with USAID/BHA and CRS (lead partner) Sudan for day-to-day implementation and management matters related to the award contract. S/he will also serve as the key liaison with USAID/BHA, CRS, government counterparts, and local partners. Non-accompanied position.

• This role is responsible for supervising others and includes responsibilities consistent with supervising employees including but not limited to monitoring daily work activities, tracking and approving timesheets, monitoring performance, documenting performance concerns, and entering staff promotions in HRIS within required time frame. Managers at World Relief are also considered spiritual leaders and are expected to lead staff in a manner consistent with our Christian values.
• Provide leadership and strategic direction to ensure the programmatic and financial integrity of the food aid program.
• Manage the project’s operational, financial, and day-to-day administrative priorities.
• Lead the replanning and budgeting processes.
• Approve project cash flow, detailed implementation plans, and the annual WR planning process, subject to Sudan Response Director approval.
• Ensure compliance with USAID/BHA operational policies and regulations, and that project deliverables meet the project ITT.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with USAID, implementing partner, UN agencies, and line ministries.
• Review financial and logistical information periodically to ensure resources for project implementation are available, and work with finance and project staff to develop and track budgets.
• Ensure budget projections, spending, and reporting comply with donor and WR requirements.
• Regularly review the Budget Variance Report (BVR) and take action as necessary.
• Mentor, support, supervise, and manage a team of highly qualified staff, ensuring their efforts align with timely project execution.
• Collaborate with the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team to develop strong M&E frameworks for effective data tracking and quality assurance.
• Ensure staff have annual performance plans and conduct performance evaluations.
• Participate in the recruitment of project personnel and provide appropriate onboarding.
• Ensure field activities adhere to World Relief’s monitoring and evaluation system and donor requirements.
• Work closely with World Relief’s security management to ensure the safety and security of field teams.
• Travel extensively to field sites (approximately 25% of the time) to supervise project progress.
• Compile and submit project reports to the Programs Director and Program Officer for review.
• Prepare and analyze the food commodity pipeline and submit to the SUDAN RESPONSE DIRECTOR.
• Jointly with commodity operations manager, establish system and procedures of entire supply chain management.
• Represent WRS in meetings, forums, working groups, government sector offices, events, etc. as required.

• Successful track record of leading USAID or other US Government-funded projects preferred.
• Arabic or French language ability is preferred.
• Experience overseeing and preparing project start-ups in complex environments.
• Extensive experience in food aid programming and commodity management.
• Proven experience managing teams in complex environments.
• Excellent management and leadership skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and written and oral presentation skills.
• Demonstrated experience adapting project implementation to achieve objectives.

• Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief.
• Up to 25% domestic and/or international travel required.
• Master’s degree or equivalent in relevant fields.
• Minimum 10 years of professional work experience managing integrated programs.
• Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and sustain professional relationships.
• In-depth knowledge of USAID projects, regulations, compliance, and reporting.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across projects and lead an intercultural team.

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package to international employees:

- Medical, Dental, Vision

- Paid Holidays + 4 additional Personal days per year!

- Paid Sick and Vacation Time

- Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave (subject to country requirements)

- Paid Home and Hardship Leaves

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations. The ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate light to medium weights of 10-15 pounds is required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

General office setting. World Relief also offers hybrid and remote schedules for limited positions. Great lengths of time working on computer, reading from computer screen, entering information, and some time on the phone or in virtual meetings may be required.

All of the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation.