Sudan: Resident Program Manager, Nairobi
Closing Date: Monday, 13 December 2010
Sudan: Resident Program Manager (217087-851)
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
Closing date: 13 Dec 2010
Location: Sudan (the) – Nairobi, SD
The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) seeks a Program Manager (PM) for the “Three Areas” (Southern Kordofan, Blue Nile, and Abyei), based in Khartoum, Sudan but with significant time spent in the Three Areas. The PM will work closely with other program staff to support the work of NDI’s programs in Sudan; deepen the impact of its current programs and contribute to all future activities.
The Three Areas are complex and politically sensitive; as a consequence NDI has developed a distinct program. The purpose of the program is to strengthen democracy and reduce conflict by increasing the capacity of civil society for civic engagement and raising awareness of the political processes specific to these areas amongst the citizens of Blue Nile, Southern Kordofan and Abyei. The position is available immediately.
Background
The Three Areas consists of the Blue Nile, Southern Kordofan and Abyei Area. They are distinguished by their history at the front lines in the war between the Southern Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA) and the Government of Sudan (GoS), their geographic location on the fault line between North and South and the distinct political settlements provided for them by the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).
Addressing the needs and grievances of the citizens of the Three Areas is widely considered to be central to the peace and stability of Sudan and critical to any successful democratic transformation.
NDI’s presence in the Three Areas
NDI currently provides technical assistance and funding to three civic and voter education coalitions, in Southern Kordofan, Abyei and the Blue Nile. To do this the Institute employs six program staff and maintains three offices which cover 5 programming locations; Agok (Abyei) Kadugli, Kauda (Southern Kordofan) Damazine and Kurmuk (Blue Nile).
Program Activities
Over the last year politics in the Three Areas has been dominated by the National Elections. Starting from May 2010 Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile have been engaged in the Popular Consultation process while citizens of Abyei await the implementation of the Abyei referendum
The Institute supports partners to conduct civic engagement activities related to these processes.
* Support NDI’s civic engagement activities into the Three Areas by building and maintaining relationships with key partners;
