Chef de projet

Position Summary

Department: Program
Country: South Sudan
Duty Station: Kapoeta East, South Sudan (100% field based with travel to project sites, Kapoeta East)
Expected Start Date: 15th September, 2026
Duration of Contract: 12 months renewable depending on performance
Reporting to: VSF G Country Director (or designated line manager)
Contract Type: Open

Background

Vétérinaires Sans Frontières - Germany (VSF Germany) is a non-governmental, non-profit making international Organization, engaged in the field of veterinary relief and development work providing humanitarian aid and development assistance to pastoralists and vulnerable communities in areas where livestock is of importance. With support in animal health, agriculture, marketing, and food safety, VSFG works towards food security and strengthened livelihoods of pastoralist communities. VSF Germany implements activities in Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and Somalia.

VSF Germany seeks to recruit qualified and well experienced staff for the position of Project Manager (1 Position) to be based at VSF Germany Office at the field location Kapoeta East, South Sudan with 100% field base. The holder of this position will have an overall environmental and social safeguards oversight for this project.

Determined by the level of experience as assessed during the recruitment process.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

This position will be assigned the following duties and responsibilities:

• The incumbent will be responsible for the project planning, management, monitoring and implementation.
• Ensure the project implementation progress is in line with the activity work plan and budget plan.
• Ensure that donor and government regulations are adhered to and that necessary administrative, financial and implementation controls are observed.
• Manage the project budget ensuring strict monitoring on all expenditure.
• Participate and contribute to relevant project related network and links.
• Ensuring effective communication and collaboration between partners. Act as the primary liaison with the EU, WFP, Enjojo Foundation, local government stakeholders, and community governance structures.
• Develop work plans, financial projections and verify all financial reports as per approved budget.
• Manage the flow of technical reports and compilation of the same in the project narratives for internal and donor reporting and review financial reports as per allocated budget and expenditures.
• Support internal and external monitoring and evaluation exercises including donor and government visits.
• Manage the project team with clear guidance in the different components of the project implementation
• Detect needs in the areas of intervention and conduct needs assessments
• Collaborate with other VSF G other running projects in the area and government counterpart at all levels
• Consider cross cutting issues during project activity implementation such as accountability to affected populations, Do No Harm, community complaint and feedback mechanisms, etc.
• Represent VSFG and EU project in various project forum and networking levels.
• Documentation and capturing best practices/human interest stories etc.
• Contribute to need assessment and new proposal writing through providing necessary data and information from the field

Experience, Skills and Knowledge Requirements

• A Bachelor Degree in Social Sciences, Project Management, Agriculture, Natural Resources Management, Veterinary Medicine, or Animal Production with strong demonstrable experience in managing food security, livelihoods, and resilience building programmes with particular focus on rural livelihoods/pastoral/livestock programs. A Master’s degree qualification will confer an added advantage.
• Minimum eight (8) years of experience in project management, preferably in food security, livestock, and resilience-building programs in conflict/post-conflict settings.
• Minimum of one-two years of proven experiences of international engagement in the program or project management in the conflict prone and pastoralists set up environment in the Horn of Africa Region preferably in the South Sudan.
• Proven leadership in managing multi-stakeholder projects; familiarity with EU funding.
• Team leadership experience preferred and proven people management skills.
• Strong knowledge of LEGS standards and community-based animal health.
• Excellent communication skills; Ability to work in remote, insecure environments.
• Firm belief in teamwork, gender equality, sensitivity to HIV/AIDS, participatory approach and sustainable development.

Reporting Lines

VSFG Country Director (or designated line manager)

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit an application letter indicating current pay and CV plus 3 names of referees (one of them being their immediate supervisor) with their full contacts through this Google Form Link: https://forms.gle/RaD1sN6jaFoaiupS6. Please find the complete job description and how to apply from the link: https://www.vsfg.org/jobs-career/on our VSF Germany website.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. Closing date for receiving applications is August 30, 2026. VSF Germany is an equal opportunities employer. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

DON’T SUBMIT copies of transcripts, academic degrees, or recommendation letter as you will provide them up on request only. Make sure also you clearly state the job position in your application letter. Due to the urgency, assessments of the applications will be an ongoing basis as applications are received.

Disclaimer:

VSF Germany does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents.