Project Support Manager
Starting Date / Initial Contract Details
August 2026, 11 months
Role Summary
Oversee the Leer base’s support function, ensuring smooth operations across finance, HR, logistics, administration, and staff management. The role is responsible for cash management, budgeting, procurement, fleet, inventory, contracts, and timely reporting. It also includes supervising support staff, maintaining security procedures, and improving transparency and accountability. This is a field-based role in a remote, basic, and demanding environment requiring strong resilience and coordination skills.
Project Overview
Medair’s Leer project supports vulnerable host and IDP communities in South Sudan through nutrition, WASH, health, and mental health services. Its goal is to reduce morbidity and mortality by delivering CMAM, WASH, and health interventions in Leer County, Unity State. The project focuses on improving access to essential services for people affected by conflict and displacement.
Workplace & Conditions
Leer, Unity State, South Sudan. This is a field-based position, and this role will be accommodated within Medair compound in Leer County, with basic living amenities
Responsibilities:
- Project support management: Oversee base operations, logistics, fleet, procurement, inventory, equipment, and maintenance to keep the programme running efficiently.
- People management: Supervise support staff, manage recruitment, onboarding, training, appraisals, and day-to-day team performance.
- Administration: Manage contracts, invoices, payments, reporting, and maintain accurate, transparent records for all base transactions.
- Finance and accountability: Prepare and track budgets, monitor expenditures, ensure cash control, and support audit-ready financial processes.
- Communication: Maintain clear, honest, and supportive communication between programme and support teams to keep everyone informed and working effectively.
Qualifications & Technical Competencies
- University degree qualification in Business Management, Administration or equivalent
- 1-year post-qualification experience in a relevant profession.
- Strong English communication skills, both spoken and written.
- Experience in the NGO or humanitarian sector, preferably in field-based support roles.
- Knowledge of finance, logistics, procurement, and humanitarian standards is an advantage.
Behavioural Competencies
- Strong servant leadership, with a consultative and supportive management style.
- Adaptable and culturally aware, with a learning mindset and flexibility in complex field settings.
- Resilient under pressure, able to manage stress and remain effective in challenging conditions.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and delegate effectively.
- Good negotiation and relationship-building skills.
Team Spiritual Life
Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, people we serve, and external contacts. Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based teams. Fully contribute to a rich spiritual team life, including team devotion, prayer, and words of encouragement.
Before you apply
Please ensure you are fully aware of the:
- Medair is committed to safeguarding the protection of beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and partners, and particularly children. Therefore, we do not employ staff whose background we understand to be unsuitable for working with children. Medair staff are required to give the utmost respect to, and comply with, Medair’s accountability policies and best practices.
- Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC) (which forms part of the recruitment selection process for field positions).
Application Process
To apply, go to this vacancy on our Medair page. Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed. Advertised on JobUpfree.