Project/Proposal Summary:
At the end of 2007, MSI was awarded a three-year contract with USAID/Sudan. Among its many responsibilities, MSI has been tasked with assisting USAID in the evaluation and design of its multi-sector portfolio. This will include developing and conducting assessments of various projects and using the results of these assessments to design effective new programs. For more information on our Sudan project (Services Under Program and Project Offices for Results Tracking – SUPPORT) please follow this link: http://www.msiworldwide.com/index.cfm?msiweb=project&p_id=150 .
Position Summary: The Project Management Specialist (Food Aid) will ensure effective management and targeting of FFP resources in Sudan. His/her primary responsibilities are to monitor food security in Sudan, the need for international food assistance, and the effectiveness and quality of implementation of Title II-funded food aid programs and to prepare reports to inform the USAID Mission, FFP/Washington and the regional FFP Office in Nairobi. This assignment will be for a period of one year subject to renewal based on availability of funds and satisfactory performance.
Responsibilities: • Review, evaluate and apply complex policies and regulations; • Provide rapid, concise, accurate reporting, both verbally and in writing; • Grasp and theorize the complexities of food security, the wide variety of dynamic, influencing factors and the potential influence of international food assistance; • Collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data related to complex concepts of food security and influencing factors; • Work cooperatively in teams and multicultural environment; • Willingness to regularly undertake extensive field work assignments for weeks at a time, often in austere conditions, spending approximately 50% of the time away from his/her base of operations.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree is required in a field relevant to food security and food aid program management, such as agriculture, nutrition, international development or economics;
• At least five years of progressive responsibility in Humanitarian Assistance including experience working in Southern Sudan and food aid or related field work experience is required; • Fluency in both English and Southern Sudan Local Dialect (will be tested). Knowledge of Arabic and additional languages is highly desirable; • Competency in computer basic skills, to include knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel, e-mail, and internet required (This will be tested); • Good interpersonal communication skills; • A solution-seeking attitude.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
To apply, please visit our website: www.msiworldwide.com.
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