Field Coordinator Sudan

***About TGH***

***"Actor in a sustainable and shared solidarity"***

Founded in 1994, TGH is a French association for international solidarity based in Lyon. It designs and implements emergency, rehabilitation and development programmes in the fields of water, hygiene and sanitation, food security and rural development, socio-education and psychosocial support. TGH is currently active in 10 countries in Africa, Europe and Asia.

***TGH in Sudan***

TGH has a long-standing presence in Sudan: first implementing a multi-sectoral program targeting displaced people and host communities in Geneina (West Darfur) in 2004, it extended its presence to Central Darfur (Bindizi and Um Dukhun) in 2005 and 2006 respectively. Since then, TGH has maintained a continuous presence in both states, despite an increasingly complex context, and has also intervened in Khartoum, Gedaref, Al-Jazeera, Red Sea, and South Kordofan states.

TGH’s ongoing activities in Sudan include emergency assistance to displaced people (provision of NFIs and emergency shelter, hygiene and dignity kits, etc), WASH (access to water supply systems and sanitation services, hygiene promotion…), FSL and livelihood (distribution of agricultural inputs, promotion of farming best practices, income generating activities, MPCA…) and Protection activities (PSS, general protection, child protection, GBV through Case Management, support for Child Friendly Spaces and Women and Girl Safe Spaces…).

With a current operational volume of approximately €12 million, TGH’s mission in Sudan is supported by key donors including ECHO, BHA, OCHA-SHF, and IFSAN (French Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

TGH currently employs over 120 national staff across field locations including Geneina and Foro Baranga (West Darfur); Golo, and Zalingei (Central Darfur); Tawila (North Darfur); Wad Madani (Jazirah) , Khartoum and Port Sudan (Red Sea). Additionally, more than 14 expatriate staff are deployed across Sudan and Chad.

***General objectives of the job***

Under the supervision of the Country Director, the Field Coordinator -North Darfur will support the effective coordination of TGH’s emergency response and recovery programming in North Darfur (all localities including El Fasher once accessible) and Golo (Central Darfur). The Field Coordinator will provide managerial and technical support to the staff based in these localities and will invest in their capacity building to enhance their skills. The Field Coordinator - North Darfur will represent TGH locally, engaging with authorities, UN, INGOs and local partners to ensure effective coordination and collaboration. Internally, the Field Coordinator -North Darfur shall ensure effective communication and cooperation between the program and support teams in the field, and serve as a communication channel between the field and the country office.

The main responsibilities of the position are:

**Access & Security**

- Take overall operational responsibility for access and staff safety in North Darfur and Golo under the coordination of the Country Director.

**Representation & external coordination**

- Under the delegation of the Country Director, represent TGH with local and state level authorities; support the national staff Field Coordinators to coordinate with local authorities, line ministries, and other civil or security authorities in their area as necessary. Develop and expand a local network of contacts (institutional actors, community leaders, and other stakeholders).
- Participate in field-level coordination structures and area-based coordination and engage with international and local partners to ensure effective collaboration and avoid duplication.
- Promote and facilitate effective community engagement and the communication of TGH’s programs to local communities and other stakeholders.

**Coordination of TGH operations at the field level**

- Contribute to defining of TGH’s emergency response strategy in collaboration with the Country Director (CD), Deputy Country Director for Program- West Sudan (DCD-P), and Project Managers.
- Lead needs assessments in the field, in liaison with the MEAL and program teams.
- Provide input into project design and strategy, including feeding into concept notes/proposals and actively proposing ways in which TGH programming can be strengthened and expanded.
- Ensure effective coordination and support the implementation of program activities efficiently, in compliance with work plans developed by the Project Managers, procurement and recruitment plans, technical standards and donor rules. Propose solutions to mitigate blockages and obstacles and work with program and support teams to implement them.
- Actively take the lead on operational implementation of project activities, including first-line activities, in specified areas as agreed with the CD and DCD-P.
- Contribute to the monitoring of expenses and adherence to program and support budgets in compliance with donor and internal TGH rules;