Project Manager – Humanitarian Food Assistance and Resilience Program at World Vision in Nyala

Job description

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories! Employee Contract Type: International Assignment (WVI – Paid via GCLA) Fixed Term (Fixed Term) Job Description: The Project Manager will lead the planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of two humanitarian and resilience programmes implemented by World Vision Sudan across East and South Darfur, West Kordofan, and White Nile States. These include the General Food Assistance to Vulnerable Populations programme, funded by the US Government, and Restore Resilience in Sudan, funded by Global Affairs Canada. The role will ensure quality, timely and accountable delivery, achievement of programme outcomes, effective resource management, stakeholder coordination, donor compliance, safeguarding, risk management and accountability to affected populations, promoting continuous learning and sustainable impact for vulnerable communities. Key Job Responsibilities (a) Strategic Programme Leadership and Delivery Provide overall strategic leadership, management and oversight for both programmes across the four target states. Translate approved proposals, theories of change, logframes, workplans and budgets into practical implementation strategies, annual and quarterly plans, and measurable performance targets. Ensure timely achievement of programme outputs, outcomes and deliverables within approved budgets and contractual timelines. Oversee programme start-up, inception planning, recruitment and deployment of key personnel, partner mobilisation, procurement planning and establishment of operational systems. Ensure that implementation strategies remain responsive to changing humanitarian needs, displacement patterns, market conditions, access constraints and security developments. Promote coordination and complementarity between food assistance and resilience activities, where appropriate and consistent with the respective programme designs. Conduct regular implementation reviews and field visits to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and ensure corrective actions are implemented Escalate significant implementation challenges, critical delays, material risks and decisions requiring senior management intervention. (b) Grant Management and Donor Compliance Ensure comprehensive understanding and application of donor agreements, approved budgets, programme descriptions, reporting schedules, compliance requirements and applicable grant conditions. Oversee compliance with relevant United States Government and USDA requirements, GAC contractual obligations, CRS consortium agreements and World Vision policies and procedures. Maintain effective grant-management systems, compliance trackers, contractual obligation registers, reporting calendars and grant risk registers. Lead the preparation, review and timely submission of accurate, evidence-based donor reports, financial narratives, situation reports, briefing notes, programme updates and responses to information requests. Coordinate the preparation and submission of budget realignments, scope adjustments and other grant modifications, ensuring prior approval where required. Ensure that project documentation, beneficiary records, distribution records, procurement files, partner reports and financial supporting documents are complete, accurate and readily available for verification. Monitor compliance with donor-specific requirements relating to procurement, cost eligibility, cash assistance, asset management, subaward management, reporting and record retention, as applicable. Coordinate donor monitoring visits, consortium reviews, compliance assessments, audits and other assurance activities. (c) Programme Quality and Technical Ov