Overview

The INGO Consortium Coordinator will ensure coordination between INGOs, authorities, the UN, and other stakeholders in promoting an area-based and community-supported approach to building resilience and supporting solutions to displacement in Sudan. The position will represent the INGO voice within the Durable Solutions Unit and act as a link between INGO field realities and strategic discussions.

Tasks Summary

• Contribute to strengthened Durable Solutions policies at national, state, and local levels.
• Participate in policy development discussions, ensuring INGO perspectives are incorporated.
• Promote integration of durable solutions into national and state-level humanitarian and development programming/planning.
• Ensure incorporation of INGO inputs, feedback, and lessons learned in policy formation.
• Include operational experiences from all Sudanese states in strategic discussions and policy formation.
• Ensure coordination with and strategic representation of INGOs in programmatic and policy discussions.
• Coordinate efforts of the bi-monthly Durable Solutions Working Group.
• Ensure good coordination with DRC’s country-wide programming.
• Request inputs from INGOs and provide feedback on relevant policies and programmatic discussions.
• Ensure UN Resident Coordinator Office is kept up to date of INGO concerns, ideas, and experiences.
• Contribute to more effective data management, including joint data collection and analysis.
• Support reinvigoration of state-level solutions working groups across Sudan.
• Liaise with representatives from authorities and other stakeholders.
• Support the implementation of the UN Secretary-General’s Action Agenda on Internal Displacement.
• Support operationalization of system-wide coordinated durable solution programming.
• Conduct comprehensive mapping of humanitarian and development efforts by (I)NGOs.
• Promote INGO participation in state-level and locality level solutions-discussions.
• Identify programmatic opportunities for INGOs / UN Agencies.
• Function as a pro-active feedback mechanism for INGOs.
• Promote community-driven, area-based approaches and general solutions-thinking.
• Support the development of advocacy materials.
• Represent the DSU and INGO-community in external meetings.
• Ensure information sharing with and learning from solutions-platforms and INGO-led initiatives in other countries.
• Identify and pursue resource mobilization opportunities.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of documented international experience working on resilience programming, durable solutions to displacement and/or self-reliance related programming, ideally also in Sudan or the region.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in programming in complex and volatile contexts with preference for previous experience in Africa.
• Strong experience working with the UN, governments and donors at the national and international level.
• Demonstrated understanding of project planning and management cycles.
• Extensive previous experience working for an international NGO while working with UN- and governmental agencies.
• Strong experience in coordination between different INGOs, UN agencies and authorities.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and developing advocacy/communication strategies.

Qualification Requirements

• Master’s Degree in related field (or Bachelor’s with equivalent work experience).

Other Details

Languages Required: • Fluency in written and spoken English

Languages Preferred: • Arabic is an asset

Contract Duration: Twelve months’ contract with possibility of extension

Work Modality:

Remuneration: Salary and conditions in accordance with the Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for International staff or under terms of employment for National Staff in Sudan. This position is graded at NM.F