• A motivated DRM team is performing at the best of its ability
  
• Resourcing plans developed in line with budget and programme needs
  
• Recruitment where necessary of staff and consultants
  
• Staff performance, development and support
  
• All staff and operational partners are operating in line Plan’s Code of Conduct, Child Protection Policy and Security requirements
  Team and sub team TORs developed with clear KPIs and reporting
  
• Sub teams set up and deployed in response to emergencies
  
• Mentor strong performers into senior positions
  
• Plan Sudan has clearly documented and regularly reviewed SMART objectives for Risk Reduction, Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Response
  
• Continuous assessment with participation of children, partners and team of changing environment reported to CMT with action plans
  
• Clear integration of risk reduction strategies with on-going core development work
  
• Emergency scenarios mapped out and matrices of risk developed for strategic choices on resourcing to be made
  
• Competency mapping of staff and partners to enable response and readiness choices to be made
  
• Systems for review established and tested
  
• Document the disaster preparedness processes and learning and share across Plan to support organizational learning and improve on own plans
  
• Monitoring and evaluation processes which involve children are developed and utilized across the program to enable community involvement in shaping Plan’s emergency programs and enabling learning from implementation
• Plan Sudan team and key partners are trained and ready to ensure risk reduction opportunities are noticed, preparation in continually improved and team and partners are ready
  
• Design a role out schedule and manage the implementation of the disaster preparedness assessment/training packages to all Plan South Sudan country programme units, partners and CO staff.
  
• Support capacity building initiative related to the implementation of the global Disaster Risk Management strategy.
  
• Test out capacity with regular dummy runs and trials
• Plan South Sudan will respond to children affected by emergencies in a timely manner with well funded work
  
• Recognising hot-spots and likelihood of a need of response, develop concept notes for response, negotiate with potential implementing partners and seek funding
  
• Manage budgets so that recovery ensures that the emergency response is well funded and strategic in its decisions
  
• Oversee all reporting in the build up to, during and after responses
  
• Represent Plan’s work in the media as required
  Bring in scale-up teams to respond and ensure that they deliver in line with Plan’s values and policies
  
• Attend the South Sudan all stakeholders’ national platform for disaster risk reduction meetings and any other country based DRR network meetings with RO and IH to further refine the training tools/procedures
  

Communications and Working Relationships

Internal

• This post is a member of the CMT, resourcing, management team overlap and plans will be negotiated with them and must be supported by.
  
• The loyalty and support of the local staff is crucial for effectiveness
  
• Regional DRM teams will provide key support
  IH DRM provides support and advice on policy
  
• Plan’s National Organizations are key to the success of this role. Many have emergency response capacity and funding.
  

External

• UN agencies such as FAO, WFP, UNICEF and UN clusters 
  
• (I) NGO Co-ordination groups,
  SS Relief & Rehabilitation Commission representatives.
  
• Government line Ministries at National, State and county level
  
• Local NGOs
  

• Excellent working knowledge of all key disaster response standards and their implications for response work is essential
  
• Knowledge of the key current debates on effective risk reduction, preparedness and response methodologies – what works and why
  
• Demonstrated knowledge of management and leadership theory and practice in challenging environments
  
• Knowledge of how to demonstrate performance to targets
  
• Knowledge of the international development sector through direct contact
  
• Knowledge of the operational context in Sudan and the challenges facing DRM work
  
• Experience with integrating DRM with development programming as desired.
  
• Proven skills in developing and leading high performance teams delivering on performance targets
  
• Skills in participatory approaches involving clients in design and decision-making in projects
  
• Direct experience of working with children and young people
  
• Strong management skills in programming, resource management and safety and security
  
• Clear and influential communication skills to put across and win support for plans and funding needs
  
• Strong planning, monitoring and organizational skills in relation to DRM with good knowledge of the use of logical and result-based monitoring and evaluation and accountability frameworks, relevant SPHERE standards, and essential environmental mitigation measures.
  
• Writing skills in English
  
• Documented experience as a trainer/facilitator
  
• Experience of working with institutional donors/fundraisers;
  
• Computer literate in all core programs
  
• Ability to work under harsh conditions like that of South Sudan and willing to travel despite challenging logistical constraints
  
• Demonstrable ability to live and work in diverse cultural contexts in a culturally appropriate manner. Has a capacity to make accurate self-assessment particularly in high stress and high security contexts.
  
• Excellent written and spoken English required.

Location and Travel:

• This role will be based in the Country Office in Juba.
  
• As first line for deployments,the role requires deployment to insecure and remote places. 
  
• South Sudan is considered as an unstable security environment with on-going insurgency and civil disruptions.

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