Project Officer

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Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 08/06/2026
  • Location: Sudan
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Job Purpose:

The Project Officer is responsible for the overall management and delivery of assigned projects across SIHA South Sudan. The role leads planning, implementation, coordination, and donor reporting, while ensuring quality, compliance, and alignment with SIHA’s programmatic priorities. The Project Officer also oversees subgrating components within assigned projects and provides guidance and support to Project Assistants/Associates to ensure effective and timely implementation.


Key Responsibilities

  1. Lead the planning and implementation of assigned projects across multiple locations, ensuring delivery in line with approved workplans, budgets, and donor requirements.
  2. Lead the development and review of Activity Concept & Budget Requests (ABRs), ensuring alignment with project objectives and budgets.
  3. Take full responsibility for activity & donor reporting, including coordinating inputs, drafting narrative reports, and ensuring timely, high-quality submissions.
  4. Coordinate and oversee all subgranting components within assigned projects, including design, selection processes, and overall management of subgrants.
  5. Participate in donor engagements, including meetings, briefings, and presentations, and support relationship management by providing timely updates on project progress and results.
  6. Provide technical guidance and oversight to Project Assistants/Associates to ensure quality implementation and alignment with SIHA standards.
  7. Monitor project progress across locations, identify risks or delays, and take corrective actions to ensure targets are met.
  8. Coordinate closely with MEL, Finance, Advocacy, and Communications teams to ensure alignment in implementation, reporting, visibility, and documentation of project results.
  9. Ensure overall compliance and accountability across projects, including oversight of documentation, reporting, and adherence to SIHA procedures.

Qualifications and Experience


Education

  • This is a national position, and candidate must have knowledge of the local context and can speak local juba Arabic.
  • Bachelor’s degree in development studies, Social Sciences, International Relations, Gender Studies, Project Management, Political Science, Human Rights, or related field, Master’s degree is an added advantage.
  • Knowledge of CSO ecosystem in south Sudan and feminist approach to implementation is an added advantage .

Experience

  • Minimum 5 years of progressive experience managing development, humanitarian, advocacy, or women’s rights programmes.
  • Demonstrated experience in project management, donor reporting, grants/subgrant management, and stakeholder engagement.
  • Experience working in South Sudan or fragile/conflict settings is strongly preferred.
  • Experience engaging with women’s rights organizations, civil society, or movement-building initiatives is desirable.

Key Competencies

  • Strong coordination and organizational skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure and in insecure environments.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  • High level of integrity, confidentiality, and accountability.
  • Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multicultural teams.
  • Sensitivity to gender, cultural, and social dynamics in fragile contexts.
  • Commitment to feminist principles, women’s rights, and social justice.

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