Job Vacancy : AGI Program Manager

Winrock International
Closing date: 15 May 2009
Location: Sudan (the) - Wau, Western Bahr El Ghazal, Southern Sudan

Winrock International is seeking a Program Manager for an upcoming project based in Wau, Western Bahr El Ghazal, Southern Sudan. The position will start o/a July 2009 and be for a three year term.

Reports to: GEE Chief of Party

Program Title: Southern Sudan Adolescent Girls Initiative

Program Summary: The Southern Sudan Adolescent Girls Initiative will provide job skills and training for adolescent girls and young women leading to increased opportunities and access to demand-driven wage employment and/or entrepreneurship activities that meet market demands of Southernern Sudan.
Position Summary: The AIG Program Manager will provide overall management of the program activities, including maintaining donor relationships, overseeing program development and implementation, managing consultants and staff, supervising project spending, and providing oversight to data collection and monitoring and evaluation.

Qualifications:

Education:

* Bachelors Degree from an accredited institution, (Masters preferred), in education, training, business, or another appropriate field


Work Experience:

* Successful experience as a Program Manager of a similar program
* Prior experience managing funding equal to or exceeding USD 500,000
* Prior experience with programs targeting women or girls empowerment
* Demonstrable experience in implementing vocational education training programs for marginalized populations, especially young women


Skills:

* Excellent oral and written English skills, Arabic a plus
* Computer literacy in Microsoft Office applications
* Skills in financial management and program monitoring and evaluation
* Expertise in at least two of the following: small business development, entrepreneurship training , vocational training (especially agriculture-based), income-generation/micro-credit


Other:

* Experience working in Southern Sudan, experience in Wau a plus
* Willingness to live and work in Wau, Western Bahr El Ghazal

How to apply
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume via email only to Necia Stanford nstanford@winrock.org with Subject Line of "AGI Program Manager Sudan", no later than Friday, May 15, 2009. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Reference Code: RW_7RRRNY-86