Disaster Management Programme Manager, Sudan

at  Dansk Rde Kors

Ready to make a real impact in one of the world’s most critical humanitarian crises?
Join our dedicated team in Sudan as the next Disaster Management (DM) Programme Manager and play a pivotal role in transforming lives through innovative solutions, emergency response, and capacity building in a challenging yet rewarding environment.
Sudan is at the heart of an unfolding humanitarian emergency. Danish Red Cross (DRC) is looking for someone with vision, resilience, and passion for humanitarian work, to lead DRC’s contribution to responding to the needs in Sudan and to building disaster management capacities with the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS). If you’re ready to take on this challenge, we want to hear from you!

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The primary objective of the Disaster Management Programme Manager position is to provide quality guidance and support to SRCS in managing DRC-supported response operations, with a particular focus on building SRCS’s disaster management capacities. You will work closely with SRCS teams to design and implement projects across various states in Sudan, while ensuring effective coordination between SRCS and other Red Cross Red Crescent Movement Partner National Societies.
Additionally, you will oversee the implementation, monitoring, and reporting of specific projects under your charge. As Disaster Management Programme Manager you will refer to Country Manager, Hector Palacios Pujolar.
The Disaster Management Programme Manager will be based in Port Sudan, Sudan.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide operational support and guidance to SRCS in disaster management and emergency response, with a focus on with a focus on Cash Voucher Assistance (CVA), as the preferred modality in emergency response.
• Ensure lessons learned from disaster management activities are captured and shared across the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement.
• Collaborate with SRCS staff to design new project concepts and lead in the development of project proposals.
• Support the preparation of key SRCS disaster management documents, including policies, strategies, and standard operating procedures.
• Monitor and report on resource allocation, project activities, and budget utilization, ensuring project effectiveness and efficiency.
• Strengthen SRCS’s programme monitoring and evaluation capacity through training and technical support.
• Actively participate in regional and global coordination meetings relevant to disaster management.