Emergency Response Manager, Sudan

About the role

The Emergency Response Manager (ERM) oversees the country emergency response programme in Sudan, leading coordination, quality, management and reporting of emergency response activities, including those under the ECHO-funded Emergency Response consortium (FaSER) and UN pipelines. The role supports and supervises field emergency response teams to rapid-onset crises such as conflict displacement and natural disasters, coordinates emergency preparedness plans and minimum prepared actions, and acts as surge capacity deployed to hotspots across Sudan. The duty station is Al-Geniena, Darfur.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, procedures and SOPs, and oversee strategic development and operational management of emergency response interventions across the country office.
• Develop emergency set-ups, strategies and technical SOPs, and manage funding proposals, project budgets and donor reports.
• Coordinate emergency preparedness and response projects within the project management cycle, including reporting to the desired quality and standard, and manage budgets for FaSER projects with appropriate burn rates.
• Support key Area Offices during emergencies, including overseeing cash and other distributions, and lead the development of emergency response plans used in fundraising, advocacy and programme development.
• Liaise with UN and NGO partners, local authorities and beneficiaries, and represent the consortium to donors, government, coordination bodies and NGOs, including at state level.

Required profile

• At least five years in a humanitarian programming environment, including three years in a project management position.
• Experience implementing the emergency programme cycle in complex, fragile and volatile contexts, and in cash-based programming, including cash distribution.
• Emergency response expertise, including Rapid Response Mechanisms or Emergency Response Mechanisms.
• Knowledge of the Sudan context; Arabic is an advantage; previous experience in Sudan is very valuable.
• Experience in consortiums and multi-agency projects, and in camp contexts, distributions, cash programming and shelter/NFI is an added advantage.

Required skills

• Fluent English, written and spoken.
• Microsoft Office, with strong Excel skills.
• Needs assessment, project monitoring and evaluation, programme development, analysis and coordination.
• Leadership, prioritisation of a high workload and cross-cultural stakeholder engagement.

What we offer

• 12-month contract, renewable based on funding and performance.
• 80% travel allowance.
• Salary at grade 9 on NRC's national or international salary scale.

Applications are made through the NRC internal application process with an English CV and cover letter; only shortlisted candidates are contacted.