Programs Manager

Job Title: PROGRAMS MANAGER

Job Location: Sudan – Dongola (with travel / relocation  to other to other states)

Reports to: Sudan Country Representative (with matrix management Programs Director at HQ)

MedGlobal is a global humanitarian non-profit organization providing medical and health education services to people in need, including refugees and displaced persons, in disaster and underserved regions. The organization is composed of medical and public health professionals of diverse backgrounds.

The Program Manager is responsible for leading the strategic design, implementation, and monitoring of MedGlobal health, WASH, and nutrition programs in Sudan, ensuring alignment with humanitarian standards and organizational objectives. This role oversees program quality through robust monitoring and evaluation systems, coordinates with stakeholders including government bodies, UN agencies, and NGOs, and represents MedGlobal in sectoral clusters and advocacy forums.

The Program Manager plays a key role in resource mobilization by developing proposals and donor reports, while also driving communications and visibility efforts to highlight program impact. With a focus on evidence-based interventions, the position requires frequent field visits to assess needs, troubleshoot challenges, and ensure services reach vulnerable populations effectively. The Program Manager ensures compliance with MedGlobal policies and international guidelines while fostering partnerships to amplify the organization’s mission in Sudan’s complex humanitarian context.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Program Management, Implementation & Quality Assurance

• Oversee all MedGlobal projects , ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

• Manage project managers and project coordinators, and MEAL who are leading projects in Sudan.

• Ensure that donor-funding projects are implemented on time with high quality impactful results.

• Implement MedGlobal MEAL framework and ensure timely and accurate data collection and analysis.

• Conduct field visits to assess program effectiveness and troubleshoot challenges.

Coordination, Partnerships and Fundraising

• Represent MedGlobal in UN cluster meetings, donor engagements, and NGO coordination.

• Identify funding opportunities and lead donor proposal development.

• Strengthen partnerships with government agencies, INGOs, and local NGOs.

• Ensure programs meet international health standards (e.g., WHO, SPHERE).

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, International Development, or related field (master’s is preferred).

• Minimum of 7 years in humanitarian program management (health/WASH/nutrition focus).

• Experience in donor reporting, proposal writing, and budget management.

• Strong understanding of Sudan’s humanitarian context.

• Fluency in English and Arabic. (Arabic is a must)

• Ability to work under pressure in high-risk environment.

MedGlobal Code of Conduct reflects the profession's core set of beliefs and values of care, respect, trust, and integrity. These beliefs and values are fundamental to MedGlobal employees, volunteers, interns, consultants, and contractors to guide their practice and conduct. The Code is organized into categories, as follows:

1. Always act with fairness, honesty, integrity, and openness; respect the opinions of others and treat all with equality and dignity without regard to gender, race, color, creed, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, disability, age, or sexual orientation.

2. Provide a positive and valued experience for those receiving service within and outside MedGlobal.

Child abuse in all forms is unacceptable to MedGlobal, which recognizes its responsibility to protect children from harm in all areas of its work. MedGlobal is committed to ensuring a child-safe environment and is applying a zero-tolerance approach towards any kind of child abuse and exploitation.

MedGlobal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and expressly prohibits and will not tolerate any form of discrimination, abuse, harassment (sexual or otherwise), based upon race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, citizenship status, disability, or military status. MedGlobal employees and related personnel must under no circumstances take part in any form of discrimination, harassment, or abuse (physical, sexual or verbal), intimidation or exploitation, or in any other way infringe the rights of others inside or outside the organization.