Starting Date / Initial Contract Details

November 2026, Full-time, 12 months  

Role Summary 

The Project Support Manager (PSM) is key to the effective and efficient operations of the Medair base in Blue Nile state of Sudan. This role manages Finance, HR, Logistics, Liaison and Administrative team members, activities and processes. It includes supervising and coaching support staff in fulfilling their responsibilities, maintaining security procedures, and improving transparency and accountability. This is a field-based role in a basic environment requiring resilience and coordination skills.

Project Overview 

Medair’s projects in Blue Nile state of Sudan support vulnerable host and IDP communities through Health, Nutrition and WASH services and help prevent avoidable morbidity and mortality through its interventions. Medair seeks to expand its activities in Blue Nile and across Sudan, focused on delivering life-saving services to conflict affected communities. 

Workplace & Conditions 

Damazine, Blue Nile state.  

Responsibilities:

  • Management of finance systems, ensuring appropriate transaction processing, financial liquidity, budget adherence, transparent processes, and compliance with Medair and donor guidelines.
  • Providing technical management to ensure that logistics procedures for procurement, supply chain, base, fleet and asset management are in place and being maintained in compliance with Medair standards.
  • Administration: Manage contracts, invoices, payments, reporting, and maintain accurate, transparent records for all base transactions. Management of HR activities, in accordance with Medair policies and Sudan labor laws. Line manage and develop support staff, overseeing recruitment, performance, and training to foster a cohesive, competent team.
  • Communication: Maintain clear, honest, and supportive communication between programme and support teams to keep everyone informed and working effectively.
  • Coordinate with suppliers and authorities, representing Medair and building cooperative relationships that maintain a principled humanitarian position.

Qualifications, Experience & Technical Competencies:  

  • University degree in Management, Finance, Business Administration, Development Studies or equivalent.
  • Strong English communication skills, both spoken and written.
  • Experience in a complex humanitarian context, preferably in field-based support roles.
  • Knowledge of programme finance, logistics, human resources, and negotiations.

Behavioural Skills  

  • Strong servant leadership, with a consultative and supportive management style.
  • Creative, open-minded, flexible, with a good understanding of cross-cultural issues.
  • Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels. 
  • Committed to team-building and able to develop, coach and support other team members.
  • Problem solving ability and excellent communication skills.

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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:

  1. Medair organisational values.
  1. 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.
  1. 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.

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