Females are highly encouraged to apply.ย What we are looking for:
The Cash Consortium of Sudan (CCS) is a collaborative platform of over 20 international and national NGOs working to strengthen multi-sectoral humanitarian programming, improve coordination, and increase collective impact across Sudan, hosted by Mercy Corps. In the current crisis context, formal coordination mechanisms are inconsistent or absent across many parts of Darfur. To address these critical gapsโparticularly at the state levelโthe CCS is supporting the operationalization of Area-Based Coordination (ABC) mechanisms in priority states. These platforms are designed to strengthen field-level programmatic alignment, ensuring a space for INGOs, NNGOs, UN, private sector and local responders to jointly assess, plan, and coordinate across sectors and cross border operations.ย
The ABC approach is field-driven, neutral, independent, and inclusive. It is hosted operationally through CCS partner agencies at the state level and is designed to complementโrather than replaceโexisting structures such as the cluster system at sub-national level, the INGO Forum, and the Emergency Response Mechanism (ERM) and any other relevant groups. The model also aligns with sub-national coordination systems such as the A-ICCG, ensuring coherence and a strong feedback loop from the field to national decision-making. By strengthening multi-sectoral service mapping, facilitating referral systems, and enabling joint planning among diverse actors, the ABC model fills a critical coordination gap in Sudanโs humanitarian landscapeโparticularly in hard-to-reach and conflict-affected areas with very high needs. The ABC Coordinator role is designed to be an enabler and fully complementary to existing humanitarian coordination structures. Technical leadership and strategic guidance remain under the purview of the cluster system and relevant national frameworks, with ABCs serving as a field-level coordination interface to strengthen coherence.What will you do:
The Area Based Coordinators will serve as a neutral convener of multi-sectoral humanitarian coordination at the state level. This role is central to supporting collective planning, identifying and addressing service gaps, improving referral pathways, and strengthening the interoperability between emergency response and longer-term programming.
Each ABC Coordinator will act as the anchor of the area-based coordination structure in their designated state and will engage with OCHA sub officeย for the state This includes managing a regular forum for all active humanitarian actors on the ground, coordinating closely with the SI-led ERM, and 48 Hr. ERRM team, and any other relevant groups, facilitating links with the A-ICCG relevant cluster FPsย and the INGO Forumโs access and advocacy functions. The coordinator, in collaboration with OCHA, will ensure that the rapid needs assessments inform broader planning, that clusters are engaged to support cluster-specific coordination and technical harmonization, and that all humanitarian actorsโregardless of consortium membershipโcan participate in and benefit from joint planning and alignment processes.ย
Area Based Coordinators will ensure that existing national and cluster-level tools, SOPs, and coordination protocols apply. Any local contextualization or adaptation will be done in consultation with OCHA and elevated to the ICCG where needed, in line with IASC guidance. The supporting role of the position requires strong facilitation, diplomacy, coordination, and contextual knowledge of the humanitarian landscape in Sudan.
This is not an implementation or oversight roleโit is a facilitative coordination role of field-based staff, embedded in an operational agency, acting on behalf of the wider collective response.ย
Generic responsibilities
- Ensure adherence to NRC, CCS, and donor policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines relevant to area-based coordination and multi-sectoral response.
- Lead the facilitation and coordination at the area level, ensuring inclusive, neutral, and solutions-oriented engagement of humanitarian and development actors.
- Contribute to strategic planning and alignment with national and state-level coordination structures, including sector clusters, the INGO Forum, OCHA, and the A-ICCG.
- Support the design, implementation, and adaptation of joint response strategies and operational plans based on identified needs, service mapping, and gaps analysis.
- Promote linkages and coordination with private sector actors, local networks, and Chambers of Commerce to strengthen market-based programming and economic recovery initiatives where relevant.
- Support capacity strengthening, learning exchanges, and peer-to-peer engagement among local and international partners.
- Ensure proper documentation and information sharing in line with organizational data management policies.
- Identify lessons learned, promote adaptive management approaches, and contribute to continuous improvement of the area-based coordination model.
- Prepare and develop status reports as required by management ย
Specific responsibilitiesย
- Programmatic Coordination & Strategic Alignment
- Lead and facilitate the ABC platform at the state level, ensuring regular coordination meetings are inclusive, neutral, and solutions oriented.
- Participate in the A-ICCG meetings to ensure alignment with sector strategies, especially in relation to technical standards, referral pathways, and cross-cutting concerns
- Ensure alignment with existing national and state-level coordination structures (e.g., clusters, INGO Forum, OCHA)ย
- Facilitate joint planning between humanitarian actors across all clusters.
- Collaborate closely with SIโs ERM and 48Hr ERRM and any other relevant field focal points and ensure coordination of first line and second line response strategies.
- Support coordination with private sector actors, Chambers of Commerce, and local networks to enhance market-based programming where relevant.
- Identify key response gaps and facilitate joint resource planning or referrals to address them in coordination with the A-ICCG and relevant clusters.
ย ย ย 2. Information Management & Interoperability
- With support from the IM Manager, maintain a live, up to date to existing service mapping platform capturing who is doing what, where, and with what capacity. This complements existing cluster efforts and avoid duplication or contributing to reporting fatigue.
- Facilitate the rollout of shared tools, including multi-sectoral registration formats, referral trackers, and dashboards.
- Contribute to the development of localized response strategies and area plans based on needs analysis and data from ERM, CCS, and cluster partners.
- Track and document referrals between partners and support accountability and feedback loops across actors.ย
- Ensure that service mapping, referral tracking, and other data outputs are integrated into OCHA and cluster IM systems, contributing to national dashboards and SitReps as appropriate.
ย ย ย 3. Access
- In coordination with OCHA/HAWG, support the engagement with local authorities to discuss and advocate on access-related issues where deemed appropriate by OCHA/HAWG and INGO forum.
ย ย ย 3. Learning, Peer Exchange, and Capacity Strengthening
- Support learning exchanges between actors on best practices in integrated, area-based programming.
- Identify local capacity gaps and collaborate with CCS and relevant clusters to organize training or mentoring, not limited to technical gaps.
- Capture lessons learned, support after-action reviews, and contribute to adaptive management of the ABC model.
- Encourage equitable participation of local actors through co-chairing opportunities, rotating facilitation, and adapted meeting modalities that consider access and resourcing constraints.
What you will bring
- Bachelorโs degree in humanitarian affairs, development studies, or social sciences (Masterโs preferred).
- Minimum 5 years of experience in humanitarian response, coordination, or multisectoral programming.
- Experience engaging with INGOs, NNGOs, UN agencies, and coordination mechanisms (clusters, A-ICCGs, ERM, forums).
- Proven facilitation, negotiation, and coordination skills, especially in conflict-affected or access-constrained contexts.
- Fluency in English required; Arabic highly preferred.
- Candidates with international experience are highly preferred.
- Knowledge of the Darfur context and local actor landscape is a significant asset.
- Behavioral competenciesย
These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job.ย
- Strategic thinking
- Empowering and building trust
- Influencing
- Initiate action and change
- Analyzing
- Delivering results
ย ย ย ย ย ย 2. Deliverables
- Monthly coordination meeting reports.
- Updated service mapping and referral dashboard.
- Input to ICCG/A-ICCG planning cycles.
- Quarterly lessons learned, best practices and adjustment of ABC model if so required.
- Works Directly With:ย Cash Consortium of Sudan (CCS) Secretariat; Area Managers and Program Leads; SI-led ERM focal points and 48-Hour ERRM teams; Cluster Coordination Focal Points (at state/sub-national level); OCHA sub-office staff and HAWG representatives; INGO Forum coordination team; NNGOs, INGOs, UN partners, and local responders operating in the area.
- Success Factors
The successful candidate should have the ability to apply high quality standards of engagement with humanitarian players including UN, INGOs, Local Authorities, NNGO and other relevant stakeholders especially given the fluid environment that the role is placed. This requires, patience, good humor while holding stead-fast to international standards in all activities. S/he must be able to work closely with a diverse team to adapt materials and methodologies to best meet the circumstances in targeted communities.What we offer
- Duty station:ย one inย Geneina & another one in Tawila, Sudan[NT1]ย
- Salary/benefits: grade 8 (open for both national and international candidates)
- Duration of Contract:ย 12 months.
- NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
- We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.
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- This position is open to all nationalities.ย
- If you have any questions about this role, please emailย ESA Recruitment ย esa.recruitment@nrc.nowith the job title as the subject line. Why NRC?
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- Behavioral competenciesย
- In coordination with OCHA/HAWG, support the engagement with local authorities to discuss and advocate on access-related issues where deemed appropriate by OCHA/HAWG and INGO forum.
- Programmatic Coordination & Strategic Alignment