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What we are looking for The Durable Solutions Specialist will be responsible for supporting NRC to identify, design and implement activities that contribute to durable solutions for people displaced by conflict in South Sudan, including refugees, returnees, internal displaced persons, and host communities. This role will actively engage with other organisations to explore ways to promote durable solutions through programming and advocacy, providing guidance and support as useful.
What you will do:
Key objectives for this role include:
Responsible for ensuring compliance and adherence to NRC policies, guidance, and procedures in relation to durable solutions and self-reliance while contributing to the development of policies, strategies, tools, and new approaches with a focus on innovation and piloting. Ensuring Country and Area programmes have a clear understanding of durable solutions for displaced populations, relevant to South Sudan context. Working with the country programme to develop/update a strategy and detailed plan for advocacy and programming goals around durable solutions. Ensure NRC is well-represented in key durable solutions platforms and that information is shared with relevant regional, country and area programme colleagues. Responsible for ensuring that best practices related to durable solutions and self-reliance programmes or initiatives are identified, documented, and disseminated both within the country and region.Specific Responsibilities:
Map current programming that has the potential to contribute to durable solutions for IDPs, returnees, and refugees. Work collaboratively with NRC Technical Units to map relevant theories of change against pathways to durable solutions. Develop a measurement framework to track and analyse success. Provide training and guidance to NRC and relevant partner staff on how programming and advocacy can mutually support beneficiaries’ preparedness for durable solutions. Train staff and act as a resource for country programmes and partners about durable solutions programming, including providing advice on programme design and integration of global standards outlined in the IASC Durable Solutions Framework and UNHCR Refugee and Protection Mixed Migration: A 10 Point Plan of Action. Support the project design/planning processes for South Sudan to ensure programming addresses and is responsive to the changing needs of displaced populations, especially related to livelihood and protection programming that builds greater resilience. Lead NRC efforts to integrate programming across borders and facilitate the provision of services across NRC locations and sectors. Serve as NRC liaison to durable solutions forums/platforms in the Country Office. Ensure that NRC is represented consistently and effectively in the various durable solutions working groups and fora at various levels. Support country programmes in developing implementation plans which include focused considerations for durable solution in each context. This includes working to prepare contingency plans for responding to population movements. Engage with other local partner organisations to understand operational and contextual realities, challenges, and opportunities, as well as their perceptions of and ideas about durable solutions. Collaborate with partner organisations as appropriate in the development of strategies and approaches to inform programme design and advocacy messaging that promotes durable solutions. Collaborate closely with the advocacy and communications staff to shape messaging and activities related to durable solutions. Support the NRC area offices and country programmes to identify funding opportunities to support durable solutions work and, in coordination with country programs, develop strategic donor relationships. Ensure proposals incorporate a durable solutions lens where appropriate.Please download the detailed job description to learn more about the position.
What you will bring:
Generic professional competencies:
At least five years in humanitarian settings, including three years’ experience in a senior level project or programme management position. Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (law, social sciences, or related disciplines). An advanced academic qualification will be an added advantage. Clear understanding of durable solutions issues, legal frameworks and professional standards in humanitarian and displacement contexts. Knowledge of relevant legal and policy frameworks, international and domestic laws, with focus on International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights. Previous experience working in protracted emergencies including in complex and volatile contexts. Ability to coordinate tasks and work processes and work with short deadlines. Fluency in English, both written and verbal.Context/ Specific skills, knowledge, and experience:
Demonstrated expertise in durable solutions. Experience in South Sudan and similar contexts desirable. Strong understanding of humanitarian programming and aid system architecture. Proven success with programme design, proposal development and funding acquisition. Demonstrated capacity to effectively engage and collaborate with local government and civil society actors toward common objectives. Self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to develop. positive relationships with local and remote team members at multiple levels in the organization. Ability to work successfully independently and with multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to apply analytical thinking to evidenced, justified recommendations.What we offer:
Duty station: Juba_ South Sudan Contract: national contract, 12 months (extension possible, dependent on funding) Travel: up to 40-60%. Salary/benefits: grade 9 on NRC’s country salary scale. NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability. We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC
Important information about the application process
Internal candidates only: please click on the suitcase icon labelled “I am an employee” to be redirected to NRC’s internal careers site. When creating your profile, include your full name as given on your passport. Complete all the system-required fields for experience, employment history and education. Submit your application and CV in English, taking care to attach your latest CV. Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We receive many applicants for each vacant position. All nationalities are encouraged to apply. Please note that this position is readvertised. Hence, if you have applied in the first round, no need to submit your application again. If you have any questions about this role, please email EAY Recruitment eay.recruitment@nrc.no with the job title as the subject line.Why NRC?
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.
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Over two-thirds of South Sudan’s 8.9 million people need humanitarian assistance. Deteriorating humanitarian conditions have been worsened by climate, conflict and economic shocks, the effects of Covid-19, and gender-based violence. Protection concerns remain high, with people impacted by violence having limited access to justice and the rule of law.
Continued conflict and instability in the country combined with flooding have resulted in large-scale internal and cross-border displacement. Over two million people are internally displaced (55 per cent of whom are women and girls). An additional 2.3 million South Sudanese remain refugees hosted in neighbouring countries.
Prolonged flooding, due to abnormal rainfall, impacts agriculture and intensifies existing vulnerabilities of affected people. In 2022, an estimated 8.3 million people are experiencing severe food insecurity as shocks are intensifying. The cumulative impact of recurrent flooding also contributed to the destruction and damage to water facilities, leaving vulnerable people in urgent need of WASH services and limited access to basic services including health and education.
We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:
Do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts. Join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility. Be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.Learn more about NRC The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.