Recrutement  DARFUR General Coordinator (Deribat, Nyala)

Darfur is in the west part of Sudan and is facing a situation of conflict since April 2003 when two rebel movements (SLA and JEM) launched an insurgency against the rule of Khartoum. The Sudanese government responded disproportionately to that small rebellion launched by groups of young men, in protest against the marginalization and neglect of their region and the deadly attacks on their indigenous communities throughout the previous decade by militiamen. The government’s army led these same militias, known as the janjaweed, into an indiscriminate counter-insurgency campaign targeted at these same communities. The ensuing humanitarian emergency in Darfur is affecting today more than 3.5 million people, including more than 2 million Internally Displaced persons (IDPs) and approximately 220,000 refugees in eastern Chad and more than 200,000 dead.

Situated on the eastern down slopes of the crater in Jebel Mara, a few isolated valleys connect together numerous villages in the area of Deribat, which has always been slightly isolated from the rest of Darfur. Its location and mountainous trails has safeguarded it from the direct impact of nomadic tribes during the conflict. The area has been under SLA control for most of the time during the conflict. Recently, Abdel Wahid, who controls most of the rest of Jebel Mara with his SLA faction, came into the valleys to add them to the area of his control.

The medical situation is quite specific as a number of dedicated medical staff has continued their work in the health district. Drugs are generally not available or quite expensive in the commercial dispenser stores. Main pathologies seem to be: Diarrhoea, Malnutrition, Maternal and infant-related morbid-mortality, Malaria, Acute jaundice, Pneumonia (Acute Respiratory Infections).It can be concluded that pregnant women, young mothers and their newborn infants’ situation is a medical priority.

Rationale of the mission

The rationale of the project is to participate to the improvement of the health care status and capacity of the population to maintain its own health status, in Deribat region. It will seek to:

• Reinforce primary health care services for the population, covered by six health care centres (Deribat, Jawa, Suni, Dera, Kebra, Soro) with the focus:

- of improving maternal and children health

- of improving the nutritional state of children under 5

- of preventing and treating common pathologies and those that could lead to epidemics

• Implement a global and integrated evaluation of population needs and a protection chapter on the question of human rights.

This mission will be run for an initial 1 year period with possibilities to turn into a long-term project.

Duties for the General Coordinator

The General Coordinator is in charge of the general supervision of the projects and the good implementation of the MdM activities in Darfur:

- Follow-up of the geopolitical context

- Responsible of the security of the teams and of the programs

- Relation with the local and international authorities and participation to coordination forum ( NGOs, Medical and non-medical authorities)

- Management of the programs

- Management of the team (expatriate and national team)

- Reports and links with the Country Coordinator, Emergency Desk and RM

He/she works under the supervision of the Country Director and inside the project’s HR organizational chart.

Status : volunteer (possible salaried status)

Profile :

Skills required:

- Knowledge of Darfur an asset

- Significant experience in a similar position in emergency programs abroad

- Capacity to work in an emergency context with tense security situation and able to implement strict security rules

- Ability to manage priorities, to manage a team and work in a large and international team

- Technical skills in assessment; monitoring and evaluation

- Experience of writing comprehensive security reports using log-frame, risk and threat assessment, and other analytical techniques

- Experience in negotiations and relations with local partners and authorities in a difficult legal, administrative and political context (very important)

- Legal experience or knowledge

- Good knowledge of international donors

- English fluent (oral, written) – French and Arabic would be assets

- Excellent knowledge of Windows environment (Word, Excel)

Personal skills required:

- Patience, reactivity, anticipation, adaptability and capacity to take initiatives to changing requirements

- Organisational skills, rigor, impartiality

- Ability to synthesise, to listen and share decisions

- Listening and diplomacy skills

- Good writing and communication skills

- Team spirit, interest for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law