- Job number: SRH06491
- Status: Employee
- Area of expertise: Regional Coordination / Country Director
- Position: Missions
Que faisons nous …
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid organization that has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflict and natural disasters for over 40 years, responding to their basic needs for food, water, and shelter. Particularly committed to combating diseases linked to unsafe water, the leading cause of death worldwide, SI applies its expertise in the areas of access to drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion, as well as in the essential areas of food security and livelihoods. Present in more than 20 countries, teams made of expatriates, national employees, permanent staff at headquarters, and a few volunteers work with professionalism and commitment while respecting local cultures.
La mission
SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL (SI) has been operating in South Sudan since 2006, conducting activities in emergency and post emergency context, particularly in rural and semi-urban areas, including refugees/returnees and IDP camp settings.
Context:
‘- Food insecurity is one of the highest in the world due to recurring shocks (consecutive years of widespread flooding, conflict-based displacement), and an ongoing protracted macro-economic crisis.
‘- The country also faces cholera outbreaks on a yearly basis, has very limited sanitation coverage and safe water access remain a challenge for most of the population.
– On top of these chronic situations, South Sudan has been highly impacted by the war that started in Sudan in April 2023. By end of 2025, approx 1,300,000 people had entered South Sudan, the vast majority entering through the Joda/ Wunthow border point in Renk County, Upper Nile State (northern part of South Sudan).
– In 2025 internal tensions increased at government level and planned elections at the end of 2026 may not happen as planned.
As a result, 9,3 million are in need of humanitarian assistance as of 2025.
SI sectors of intervention:
– The portfolio includes both WASH & FSL activities. SI’s expertise in running emergency WaSH intervention is highly acknowledged by all WaSH actors and donors and has been one of the first responders of the cholera response while new fundings will allow increasing significantly the FSL component on the mission
Areas of operation:
SI is present:
– In Upper Nile, SI has an office in Renk and a sub-office in Malakal. The field office in Renk has been set-up to support the ongoing response to the Sudan Crisis and to ensure constant monitoring and rapid access to affected communities. SI’s long term presence in Upper Nile enables the organization to ensure proper coordination with other key players on the ground in order to provide a high-quality response and avoid duplication of efforts. The response has focused on cholera while maintaining life saving WASH services for returnees and refugees in the two main transit centres of the country.
– SI has recently opened a base in Ulang (State of Upper Nile but under another base/Field Coordinate) with whom that position is supposed to coordinate
– In addition, SI has a rapid emergency team based in Juba, who is being deployed following Rapid Needs Assessment in flood, epidemic or conflict induced displacement in the country.
Size of operations:
In 2026, the mission’s estimated budget is around USD 9 million, and 140 employees following an ongoing scale up on the last quarter of 2025.
To learn more about the South Sudan mission, please click here.
Focus on Upper Nile – Malakal/Renk:
In addition to the response to the influx from Sudan, SI responds to a cholera outbreak. In 2026 SI expects to have primary funding from ECHO and CDCS, DoS, NW embassy, FIFSAN, SSHF.
The activities implemented are in the sectors of WASH, FSL, Shelter, RRM and Emergency Preparedness Response.
The Upper Nile Base is split between Renk and Malakal.
Descriptif de l’offre
The Field Coordinator has the role of delegated Country Director (CD) for a region of a country in which Solidarités International intervenes.
He/she proposes a regional strategy according to the geopolitical and humanitarian context, and ensures its implementation once validated.
He/she checks and ensures that projects are carried out in accordance with the Solidarités International charter, respecting all internal and contractual procedures
He/she mobilizes the material and financial resources necessary for programs to run smoothly, and supervises resource management.
He/she coordinates the teams in place and is responsible for their security in his/her assigned zone.
He/she is the He Country Director’s direct contact and representative.
Managing the base and sub-base: UNHAS flight required to move between the bases (fixed schedule). Involves interaction with different sets of local authorities (although overall state authorities in Malakal), and humanitarian coordination systems (Renk separated from the state level coordination).
– Support the increased size of the base and change in the set-up together with increased premises capacities.
– Support newly nationalised manager positions to adjust to the positions and learn the processes
– Support managers to Improve application of processes and general organization + planning in both base and sub-base
– Oversee the implementation of ongoing projects ensuring that assistance targets the most in need + ensure accountability to the people we serve
Votre profil
Master Degree in humanitarian/development studies, social sciences, management or other related discipline.
Strong knowledge in team management and mentoring.
Capacity to deal with many different issues, to self- update and learn very quickly from a highly and constantly evolving environment.
Ability to manage and prioritize a high workload and multiple tasks with tight deadlines.
Good representational skills, Ability to liaise, INGOs, other agencies, authorities and donors.
A good understanding of security management.
A good understanding of humanitarian issues including IDPs, camp management protection, advocacy.
Ability to write/edit quality reports in English.
Ability to work in multi-cultural environment; more generally, excellent interpersonal and communication skills and strong cultural sensitivity.
Willingness to work in a volatile security context.
Ability to take initiatives, decisions and work in autonomy is essential.
Good problem-solving skills in day to day and crisis situations.
Important flexibility and adaptability.
Experience working with SI (or a similar organization) is an asset
Prior experience in South Sudan would be considered as an asset
Good stress management.
Fluent in English, written and spoken. Arabic is an asset.
SI vous offrira les conditions suivantes
· Permanent expatriate contract
· Salary calculated based on the expatriate salary scale (gross salary starting at €2,800/month)
· Per diem and accommodation covered during deployments
· One day off for each weekend spent in the field – 25 days of paid vacation. No RTT (reduced working time)
· Health/life insurance and repatriation (100% covered)
· Free choice of location (France or abroad) outside of deployment periods
Comment postuler
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Applications containing only resumes will not be considered.
Solidarités International reserves the right to close a recruitment process before the deadline date of the advertisement. Thank you for your understanding. To learn more about Solidarités International: www.solidarites.org
Champs libre 2
Renk: curfew at 8 pm.
Malakal: curfew at 6 pm, but can move around with the humanitarian hub and UNMISS compound (except PoC) without curfew.
Fluid security situation can have significant impacts on access to the field and activities,
Renk: SI has its own office-guesthouse. City electricity is sporadic, there is a generator and solar system for when it goes off (but solar needs increased). Connection to city water network in progress. Drinking water from SI SWAT (like most NGOs in the area). Few social distractions outside, but many humanitarian organizations present (e.g. can socialise at other guesthouses). Limited food diversity (most non-local goods need to be brought from Juba).
Malakal: SI is in the humanitarian hub in the UNMISS compound. Offices and guesthouses in prefab containers. Few social distractions, but there is a cafeteria in the humanitarian hub and a bar in the UNMISS compound. Most other humanitarian organizations also in the hub/UNMISS compound, can take a bit of work to meet people. Limited food diversity (anything non-local needs brought from Juba), can get sometimes e.g. chips and pizza at the cafeteria / UNMISS bar, but fresh vegetables are limited!