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Duties and Responsibilities Project Planning and Implementation: • Planning and implementing project activities and initiatives to achieve the desired outcomes. Sets clear goals, develops detailed work plans, and oversees the execution of project tasks. • Conceptualizing new project ideas and drafting funding proposals to secure resources for FCL's activities in Magwi County. • Reviewing and enhancing project tools, such as the logframe and other project frameworks, to ensure their effectiveness. • Providing routine implementation support to field staff, with a focus on areas needing improvement. Offering guidance, troubleshooting issues, and facilitating problem-solving. • Documenting challenges and proposing improvement measures based on field experience to address gaps. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting: • Developing and managing a robust monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework and tools, including coordinating regular data collection and ensuring staff understand and utilize the M&E system. • Ensuring the quality and accuracy of donor reports in alignment with FCL and donor requirements and standards. • Drafting project reports as necessary to communicate progress and findings. Keeping stakeholders informed and demonstrating the project's impact. • Collaborating with project managers, team leaders, and implementing staff to develop annual, monthly, and weekly work plans. • Overseeing the external evaluation of FCL activities in South Sudan, assessing the quality of evaluation reports, and following up on recommended measures. Fundraising, Proposal Development, and Representation: • Identifying community needs and supporting the conceptualization of FCL's donor funding opportunities, such as those from WFP and FAO, in Magwi County. • Providing support to the Program Coordinator and other Project Managers in responding to donor requests and calls for proposals. • Actively seeking out new funding opportunities to expand FCL's reach and impact. Conducting research, networking, and proactively pursuing diverse funding sources. • Representing FCL at meetings with the government, potential partners, and existing donors. Building and maintaining key relationships, advocating for the project, and exploring collaboration opportunities. • Maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders to foster collaboration and secure funding. Capacity Building: • Identifying the capacity needs of staff and partners and providing solutions to fill the gaps. Strengthening the project team's skills and ensuring effective implementation. • Offering personalized guidance and technical support to project implementing staff to enable them to fulfill their duties effectively. • Coaching project staff, particularly new arrivals, on project objectives, FCL approaches, and monitoring and evaluation. • Developing and delivering training programs to enhance the skills and knowledge of the project team. • Fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development within the project. Ensuring the project team is equipped to adapt to changing circumstances and deliver sustainable results.

Duties and Responsibilities Program Development and Management: • Collaborated with various project managers to ensure the smooth and timely execution of activities, particularly in the areas of food security and livelihoods (FFA, CFA - funded by WFP). • Developed programs across the different thematic areas of the Rural Development Agency for Africa (RDAA) to address the organization's strategic objectives. • Supported the conceptualization and preparation of concept notes and proposals, which were then submitted to donors through the Director's office. • Contributed to the resource mobilization efforts by coordinating the team, facilitating communication, and promoting effective teamwork in the proposal development process. Donor Engagement and Fundraising: • Conducted research to identify potential donors, designed programs and projects that aligned with their funding priorities, and assisted in the implementation and monitoring of the funded initiatives. • Carried out action research and interviews to understand the needs of the target communities, which informed the design and development of relevant programs and projects. • Designed and monitored proof-of-concept activities to test and validate project ideas in preparation for full-scale project implementation. • Developed programs aimed at ensuring the organizational sustainability of RDAA, exploring diverse funding sources and revenue streams. Capacity Building and Training: • Delivered induction training to new project staff to familiarize them with RDAA's approaches, objectives, and operational procedures. • Maintained comprehensive filing systems, both physical and digital, to document successful and unsuccessful proposals, concept notes, and other relevant information. • Managed the proposal development calendar for RDAA, ensuring timely and strategic responses to funding opportunities. • Collaborated with the Deputy Director based in Juba to represent RDAA at national-level coordination meetings with donors, stakeholders, INGOs, local organizations, and government officials. Coordination and Reporting: • Provided regular updates on project progress, meetings, and stakeholder coordination activities to relevant stakeholders. • Contributed to the development of RDAA's communications and marketing materials, enhancing the organization's visibility and outreach. • Worked closely with the Finance Manager to ensure the development of rational and harmonized proposal budgets. • Assisted with the recruitment and staffing of program and project personnel, ensuring the right talent was in place to support RDAA's initiatives.

Duties and Responsibilities Program Management and Implementation: • Oversaw the implementation of food security, livelihoods, education, and WASH interventions in Unity State, Jonglei State, and Upper Nile State, ensuring effective delivery of project activities. • Actively participated in the design and implementation of baseline, mid-term, and final evaluations, and ensured that recommendations were followed up to improve the quality of project programming. • Managed relationships and coordinated with local implementing partners, relevant government departments, and other international organizations to ensure the successful implementation of food security projects. • Ensured transparent and cost-efficient procurement of goods and materials required for project activities. Community Engagement and Monitoring: • Led the practical implementation of community-based programming, with a strong focus on community participation and involvement, and accountability to affected populations. • Monitored and analyzed potential food security needs, and directed the team in conducting gap analyses and assessments of hard-to-reach areas to inform the implementation of appropriate food response interventions. • Liaised and maintained excellent working relationships with the Food Security Cluster members, representing the organization at relevant meetings and forums. • Conducted regular monitoring visits to project sites to assess progress, review plans and strategies, and ensure that project deliverables were aligned with the logical framework and donor requirements. Coordination, Reporting, and Capacity Building: • Developed, coordinated, and managed food security projects in line with proposals, strategies, and donor requirements. • Ensured that teams actively carried out and participated in both multi-sector and sector assessments, and produced assessment reports with clear recommendations for the way forward. • Oversaw the recruitment, appraisal, and development of staff members within the food security and livelihoods team. • Developed, managed, and monitored budgets according to the Financial Handbook and donor requirements, ensuring transparent and cost-efficient procurement processes. Key Achievements: • Education: With support from UNICEF recruited 49 Teachers who are teaching 12 Schools in Fangak County, Jonglei State. Constructed 12 Temporal Learning shelters (TLS), Provided Scholastic Materials, Conducted PTA trainings in all the 12 Schools, More the 5000 pupils were able to go back to school, and conducted several Campaigns for pupils to go back to school. • Livelihoods: Distributed seeds and Tools to 4140 individuals, Trained 1200 individuals on good farming skills, Facilitated restocking of poultry to 600 individuals, and did unconditional Cash transfer to 2700 individuals in Fangak County, Jonglei State. • Wash:-Facilitated rehabilitation of 8 Boreholes, Construction of 10 communal Latrines, and several Sanitation Campaigns were done.

• Conducted comprehensive needs assessments, designed innovative project proposals, collaborated with local stakeholders, developed detailed implementation plans, facilitated partnerships, provided technical support, and continuously monitored the context to adapt project strategies in South Sudan and Kenya.

• Led the strategic oversight and implementation of integrated service delivery including shelter, education, WASH, health, food security, and NFI distribution, while managing program operations, staff, partnerships, monitoring, and logistics. • Achievements: More than 200 households benefited from the Livelihoods interventions and became self-reliant. Over 10 Bore holes were drilled and 50 Latrines constructed in different locations in Juba where there was the high concentration of the population which also benefited the host community. This encouraged peaceful co-existence. Over 700 households received temporal shelters. Over 1200 primary pupils and 200 secondary students were supported with school uniforms and scholastic materials. 20 teachers were recruited to support different primary schools and Secondary schools where there was high concentration of the Nuba students. The secondary girls were all supported with sanitary kits. A population of over 3800 received primary health care services and over 200 patients with chronic diseases were referred outside the country to Uganda and Kenya.

• Identified and initiated livelihood activities for refugees to enhance their self-reliance, which included conducting needs assessments, designing interventions, supervising food and non-food distributions, representing the organization in forums with ROSS, UNHCR, WFP, ARC, and FAO, overseeing plot allocation and agricultural activities, and promoting collaborative livelihoods within the camp and with the host community. • Achievements: Several successful IGA groups came into existence which included Poultry, Fish Farming (6 ponds established in the settlement), Soap making, Vegetable farming and Pig rearing. In addition to the above, after lobbying with the host community and the government the refugees were given over 1000 hectares of land for farming. Over 2000 farmers got involved in farming which made Lasu settlement food secure. Within two years according to Nutrition survey conducted in 2011, it was found out that Lasu Settlement was ranked as

• Maintained high standards of cleanliness, water supply, waste management, drainage, pest control, and landscaping across the campus, supervised a team of approximately 40 workers responsible for daily maintenance, formulated landscaping programs for campus beautification, and ensured all equipment and machinery were in good working condition to support the daily operations and upkeep of the facilities and grounds.

• Oversaw major landscaping and beautification projects, managed a team of 60+ workers responsible for daily maintenance, made decisions on plantings, reported monthly on completed work, and attended weekly meetings with contractors and the maintenance unit.