Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Save the Children US is implementing the ARISE-GREEN programme through a consortium focused on strengthening inclusive, accredited, and climate-responsive agricultural TVET systems in South Sudan. The Consortium Programme Manager will provide strategic leadership, technical oversight, partner coordination, financial and regulatory compliance, and operational management for the multi-partner project, while coordinating with government, donor, UN, private-sector, and parallel consortium stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Provide overall guidance, leadership, and vision to the consortium partners (HASS and CAPaD) to ensure unified, qualitative, and timely project delivery
- Manage sub-grant agreements and ensure all consortium members adhere to Save the Children policies, European Union regulations, and national standards
- Lead the inception phase planning, including the execution of joint TVET centers Assessment and Labour Market Assessments, value chain skills gap analyses, and priority Agri-TVET vocations for curricula and modules development
- Finalize and sign Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with an estimated 49 private sector companies and value-chain actors to host apprenticeships and work-based learning (WBL)
- Oversee the transition from theoretical instruction to practical Competency-Based Training (CBT) across 12 designated public TVET centers and 3 Centres of Excellence
- Direct institutional strengthening efforts, including the roll-out of Institutional Development Plans, Quality Assurance (QA) systems, and facility/workshop upgrades
- Supervise the capacity building and professional development of 240 TVET instructors in inclusive, practical, and climate-smart teaching methodologies
- Coordinate the design and distribution of specialized self-employment Start-up Productivity Kits and business incubation services for graduates, ensuring alignment and avoiding duplication with parallel GRE inputs
- Maintain a highly functional, complementary relationship with the NRC-led consortium, utilizing a shared area-by-area matrix to ensure geographic deconfliction and harmonized beneficiary targeting
- Operationalize and lead sub-national multi-stakeholder dialogue platforms and 3 state-level TVET Ad-hoc Committees to bridge the institutional divide between the agricultural and skills sectors
- Manage high-level coordination with the Ministry of General Education and Instruction (MoGEI), Ministry of Labour (MoL), and Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) to validate national Agri-TVET strategies
- Establish referral frameworks and vetting pathways with UNMISS and the National DDR Commission to safely integrate 315 high-risk youth and ex-combatants into technical skilling tracks
- Lead and manage the CMU, directly coordinating with the CMU Finance Focal Point and MEAL Focal Point to ensure efficient delivery of the Action across all partners
- Provide comprehensive secretariat support to the individual Steering Committee, including preparing meeting agendas, recording documentation, and tracking action points
- Coordinate the overall implementation of the project in strict compliance with the Funding Agreement, supervising planning, monitoring, and standard reporting processes
- Facilitate joint planning and decision-making processes among consortium partners, developing shared targets, combined workplans, and strategic roadmaps
- Promote consensus-building, mediate disputes, and actively lead conflict resolution among consortium members to maintain a culture of transparency and partnership
- Support Project Cycle Management (PCM) standards, ensuring institutional continuity, systematic onboarding of new staff, and timely execution of project milestones like start-up meetings and periodic reviews
- Chair the monthly Technical and Operations Working Group (TOWG) to ensure harmonized, quality implementation of activities in line with the approved workplan
- Drive alignment and coherence of technical approaches across consortium partners, standardizing common tools for project delivery, monitoring, and evaluation
- Monitor progress against project outputs, outcomes, and indicators, initiating corrective actions whenever implementation gaps or delays are flagged
- Establish ad hoc technical working groups as required to develop specific operational guidance, technical methodologies, and tools
- Support the Grant Holder in the engagement, contracting, capacity building, and oversight of local implementing partners and teams
- Participate actively in the quarterly Joint Steering Committee to ensure alignment on shared strategic priorities, joint results frameworks, and high-level risk resolution between the SCI and NRC consortia
- Operationalize and co-lead the bi-monthly Joint Coordination Secretariat, facilitating day-to-day collaboration, structured information flow, and alignment of schedules between both consortia
- Actively track progress against joint deliverables, consolidate combined reporting inputs, and maintain a shared central repository of key programmatic decisions
- Identify cross-consortium risks, bottlenecks, or overlapping field activities, proposing timely mitigation measures and escalating unresolved issues to the respective Steering Committees
- Support the operationalization of the Joint Results and Learning Platform to coordinate, harmonise, and align MEAL frameworks and tools across both consortia
- Ensure the consolidation, analysis, and strategic utilization of output and indicator data to drive adaptive management and continuous program improvement
- Facilitate cross-consortium learning reviews and reflection sessions to extract and document best practices, case studies, and institutional knowledge
- Safeguard the integration of essential cross-cutting priorities—including gender equity, protection, conflict sensitivity, and accountability to affected populations—into everyday program delivery
- Coordinate financial planning, budgeting, and financial oversight processes in tight collaboration with the Finance Focal Point, ensuring full alignment with EU financial regulations and agreed internal consortium procedures
- Review, consolidate, and finalize high-quality technical and narrative reports in complete compliance with European Union guidelines prior to donor submission
- Facilitate structured external communication, representation, and stakeholder engagement in line with Steering Committee guidance and the specific EU Communication and Visibility Plan
Skills
- Master's degree in international development, Vocational Education (TVET), Agricultural Economics, Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field
- Minimum of 7–10 years of progressive professional experience managing large-scale, multi-million dollar international development projects, with a preferred focus on TVET, youth livelihoods, climate-smart agriculture, or market systems development (MSD)
- Proven track record of leading multi-partner consortia in fragile or post-conflict settings
- In-depth knowledge of European Union (EU/NDICI) rules, procedures, and reporting compliance regulations
- Technical understanding of Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET/CBT) frameworks, curriculum development, and national qualification systems
- Experience implementing conflict-sensitive programming, social cohesion initiatives, and working with high-risk groups (e.g., gang-affiliated youth, ex-combatants, and displaced populations)
- Direct experience in South Sudan or East Africa is highly desirable
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