Country Manager, South Sudan
Country Manager, South Sudan
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JOB PURPOSE
The Country Manager will provide visionary leadership and strategic direction for Amref Health Africas operations in South Sudan. The incumbent is responsible for driving country programme performance and growth. This includes positioning Amref for business development opportunities and overseeing an operating and staffing model that is fit-for-purpose. The incumbent must ensure adherence to monitoring evaluation and accountability mechanisms which uphold program quality and impact. This is a senior leadership role and a key member of Amref Health Africas Senior Leadership Forum (SLF) reporting directly to the Director of Field Offices with a pivotal role in advancing the organizations mission and strategic objectives.
Operating in a complex and fragile socio-political environment the Country Manager will play a critical role in leading the design and implementation of contextually responsive programmes. This role requires a leader with proven experience working in fragile settings delivering health initiatives amid uncertainty or conflict and providing humanitarian assistance in collaboration with governments and key stakeholders. The Country Manager must demonstrate agility in adapting to rapidly evolving circumstances while ensuring programmatic relevance. The ability to navigate political sensitivities maintain operational continuity and drive results in high-risk contexts is essential to successfully steering the country office toward impact.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Leadership and Programme Oversight
- Direct and lead Amref South Sudan to effectively deliver its strategy objectives in line with Amref Health Africas global corporate strategy and in collaboration with communities government funders and other key stakeholders.
- Provide strategic direction to guide the country Senior Management Team (SMT) and support teams to effectively implement high-quality projects that are relevant and demonstrate impact.
- Lead adaptive programming and risk-informed approaches in response to South Sudans fragile and conflict-affected setting.
- Champion collaboration and knowledge-sharing with other Country Programmes Programme Leaders and units across the organization; fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.
- Provide timely information for the Country Board of Management (BoM) to make informed decisions and enabling the BoM to optimize their support to the Country programme.
- Participate as a member of Amref Health Africas Senior Leadership Forum (SLF) with responsibility to represent the country programme at the SLF and to relay SLF decisions back to country staff.
- Foster a culture of self-leadership by inspiring and guiding staff to take ownership of their roles drive results and grow professionally. This includes supporting performance management career development and overall staff motivation to enhance individual and team effectiveness.
Operations and Risk Management
- Ensure sound financial human resource operational and administrative management of the country programme. This includes preparation of country programme yearly work plans budgets and prudent management of the organizations resources within budget guidelines.
- Promote the establishment of operating standards for teams to ensure the execution of high-quality programs and operations within support functions.
- Lead the process of organizational strengthening within the country programme. This includes guiding staffing plans as recommended by the organizational design.
- Ensure timely narrative and financial reporting to donors in accordance with grant agreements.
- Oversee full compliance of Amrefs policies donor requirements and government policies - lead and enforce compliance and ethical standards across the organization following Amref Health Africas policies procedures and guidelines taking necessary actions when violations occur.
- Guide operational teams and other cross-functional departments in maximizing internal cost recoveries from the products and services they deliver labour hours dedicated to various requests.
- Analyze existing systems and processes to identify potential risks in compliance statutory obligations and grant audits and propose plans to mitigate these risks.
- Work closely with the Amref Global Security Manager to lead the development and monitoring of risk mitigation plans ensuring staff and asset safety. This includes analysing mitigating and managing risks within the countrys programme portfolio.
Partnerships and Resource Mobilization
- Maintain and expand strategic partnerships with key actors in South Sudan (government donors including UN agencies other NGOs private sector etc.).
- Lead development and execution of Country-specific resource mobilization approaches to include cultivating new donor partnerships and diversification of funding mechanisms.
- Drive proposal development and identification of new opportunities through market intelligence and analysis of the health/humanitarian context.
Country Programme Visibility and Advocacy
- Serve as the primary representative and spokesperson for Amref in South Sudan. This includes representation in national forums technical working groups donor meetings coalitions national dialogues and coordination platforms.
- Promote Amref Health Africas mission vision core values and identity to the public government development partners corporates CSOs funding agencies and other stakeholders.
- Manage relationship challenges as they emerge or when anticipated while protecting Amref Health Africas image to the best ability.
- Identify and drive advocacy issues as aligned to the strategy.
- Ensure that appropriate knowledge products from the country programme are generated and disseminated.
- Ensure that the knowledge gained from the country programme is documented and shared internally and externally.
Qualifications :
Education and Experience
- Masters degree in Public Health Epidemiology or related field from a recognized university is required supported by an undergraduate background in Human Medicine Public Health or related field.
- Over fifteen (15) years of relevant experience including at least six (6) years working in a fragile or conflict-affected setting.
- Eight (8) years in management including two (2) years at a senior management level within a similar organization.
- Significant experience managing diverse teams and building organizational capacity in resource-constrained environments.
- An excellent understanding of the development sector with proven experience leading programmes in complex fragile environments particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Strong grasp of security risk management compliance frameworks and safeguarding policies in high-risk settings.
- Member of a relevant professional body.
Knowledge Skills and Competencies
Required:
- Strategic and innovative with the ability to communicate and promote the organizations vision effectively.
- Possesses strong leadership skills an executive demeanour and a high level of integrity.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey information clearly and respectfully across diverse audiences.
- Demonstrates respect adaptability and inclusiveness when working across different cultures and contexts.
- Capable of developing long-term integrated and cross-functional operational plans.
- Ability to anticipate changes in context and proactively adapt programme priorities to remain responsive and effective.
Preferred:
- Knowledgeable about the South Sudan governments national health policies the South Sudan healthcare system and the health-related programs of other donors.
- Has a broad understanding of the Amref Health Africa programs and strategic focus.
Additional Information :
Please include a cover letter that highlights why you believe you are an ideal candidate for this role along with your CV showcasing your relevant skills and experience.
Kindly note that the application deadline is August 01 2025.
Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @ address.
Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is is dedicated to diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
