he Livestock Marketing and Resilience Programme (LMRP) is a joint effort between IFAD and the Government of Sudan/ Ministry of Livestock Fisheries and Rangelands (MoLFR) to revive the livestock industry, optimize the use of a seriously impacted natural resource base under threat from climate change and address rural poverty. The Programme design is building on experiences of several earlier projects supported by IFAD and other donors, featuring small-scale livestock and income diversification elements. The above have been combined with an innovative Pro Poor Public Private Partnership approach that aims at addressing the challenges facing many of the livestock dependent rural communities. The programme focuses on the modernisation and expansion of all aspects of the livestock main value chains as the key to reducing rural poverty. 

The programme development objective is increased earning opportunities and improved living conditions in livestock-based communities. The programme primary target population comprises poor households residing in pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities. In particular, it will target rural poor women and young women and men, common interest groups, and village development structures. Poor households in 1,000 villages in five States (North Kordofan; West Kordofan; White Nile; Sennar and Blue Nile) will be eligible to participate in project activities, with a target outreach of 100,000 households. 

The programme includes three interlinked components namely; (i) Livestock business development that aims to improve value-addition and market access for small-scale pastoralists and agro-pastoralists, (ii) Community-led natural resources management and enhanced adaptive capacities to support a community lead process for priority natural resources management investments for building the sustainability of the livestock systems; and (iii) Rural enterprise and social development to promote the upscaling of viable business plans with further technical support and access to affordable loans from microfinance institutions. 

The Programme Director (PD) would provide overall management of the project on a day-to-day basis, implementing activities, ensuring the achievement of planned results, and providing sound administration of project finances. S/he would also promote, with the assistance of Technical Advisors, good governance, participatory planning, and provide advice and technical assistance to project partners and participants. S/he would liaise with Programme implementing agencies, including the federal miniseries, state MAAWIs, key stakeholders for (Pro-poor public private partnerships) PPPP implementation, private sector, main value chain actors, PFIs, etc. The PD will be accountable to the Prgramme’s Steering Committee. The main responsibilities of the PM include: 
2. Coordinate and work with relevant federal ministries, State-level government authorities, local government institutions, international agencies, private sector, key value chain actors, PFIs, non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, and local communities in order to ensure smooth execution of the Programme activities. 
3. Establishes the Programme Management Unit Office in Kosti and the State Coordination Units in Kosti, Sinjah, Al-Damazin, Fula and El-Obied in accordance with the Programme documents and carries out the recruitment of Programme staff using competitive procedures; 
4. Overall responsibility of the recruitment process of the PPPUnit and formation of other bodies that are necessary for the implementation of the PPP activities as per the Programme document; 
5. Provides overall local management of the LMRP in coordination with the SIUs in a manner that is financially sound, professional, participatory, sensitive to local needs and socio-economic context, and in accordance with the policies, procedures, and guidelines set forth in the Programme design document and Programme Implementation Manual (PIM); 
6. Adheres to the Programme poverty targeting and gender mainstreaming strategies and sensitizes implementation teams and partners to their rationale and implementation arrangements; 
7. Maintains the Programme management systems including in the PPPUnit, (State Implementation Units) SIUs and field offices; and create a team-based, participatory work environment that promotes knowledge sharing and learning from experiences among members of the Programme staff, and those of the implementing partners, participating government institutions at the Federal, State and Locality levels and with local/international technical advisors and consultants; 
8. Implements the Programme’s performance measurement and monitoring systems, which includes regular performance monitoring and evaluation of the Programme using a participatory approach with partners/participants, and provides regular progress reports to different Coordination Committees, Programme Steering Committee and the Inter-Ministerial Committee, and the Central Coordination Unit for IFAD financed projects; 
9. Ensures implementation of the GEF and ASAP components are in accordance with GEF and IFAD requirements; 
10. Facilitates and support the work of IFAD supervision, midterm and completion missions; 
11. Guides the preparation of written materials (e.g., impact evaluations, policy papers, manuals, thematic studies, training materials etc.), communication outputs (articles, newsletter, promotional materials, web-based articles etc.), and special reports for the Programme; 
12. Maintains strong local Programme management systems, by keeping local, State Coordination Bodies, Board of Directors of the Programme, the Federal Inter-Ministerial Committee and IFAD, fully informed of all Programme-related activities, and consulted regularly on strategic issues, work plans, Programme evolution, and all major decisions related to the Programme; 
13. Builds and maintains strong collaborative relationships with the Programme’s local networks and contacts, including partner organizations, PPPIC, stakeholders, and beneficiaries, and engage these individuals and organizations on a regular basis to integrate their feedback into the implementation and progress of the Programme; 
14. Pursues linkages and cooperation with other relevant bilateral/multilateral cooperation development projects/programs where appropriate; 
15. Ensures that the Programme’s poverty, gender and environment strategies are fully integrated into all features of Programme planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation 
16. With specific reference to administration and financial management of LMRP funds he/she will have the following main responsibilities: 
 Manages with integrity, transparency the Programme funds, including the regular development of budgets, monitoring of expenditures, and providing to the Board of Directors quarterly financial reports together with other key financial records for certification and audit (original receipts, bank statements, and other financial records as necessary) 
 Coordination of the preparation of annual work plans & budgets; 
 Ensure the completion of the procurement process and full compliance with IFAD and Sudan Government procurement guidelines; 
 Coordinate the contract administration of the service providers/specialists hired for implementation and assess their performance on a regular basis; 
 Secure the submission of a detailed expenditure report on quarterly advance payments; 
 Ensure timely endorsement of Withdrawal Applications and submit them to IFAD and Treasury; 
 Organises in a timely fashion the financial and technical audit of the Programme in line with the Programme Financing Agreement (PFA) and PIM 
 Liaise with the Fund on Programme implementation issues, and facilitate and participate in regular supervision of Programme activities. 
17. Lead the Programme’s agenda for policy dialogue at national and state levels, and specifically: 
 Provide guidance to PMU and SIU staff and the PPP Unit in identifying and analysing policy issues constraining Programme implementation; 
 Support the enforcement of relevant national and state regulations and the resolution of conflict; 
 Bring together relevant stakeholders at different levels to review policy issues; and 
 Lead policy dialogue with key policy makers. 

1. A university degree in Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural Economics, Animal Science, Business Administration, or related discipline relevant to pastoral and agro-pastoral areas with sound knowledge of contemporary issues in the rural economy of the Sudan and natural resource management; 
2. A minimum of 20 years professional experience, 18 years with diploma/M.Sc.;or 15 years with Ph.D. 
3. Demonstrated relevant professional work experience of at least fiveyears in: 1) project/ enterprise/ management, including the leadership of multi-disciplinary expert teams and project financial administration and budgeting, 2) managing initiatives related to poverty alleviation, and agriculture development, 3) promoting stakeholder/community awareness of and participation in project; 
4. Demonstarted experience in working with the private sector in the livestock sub-sector. 
5. Experience with creation and working out details of public private partenershipis a plus; 
6. Demonstarted knowledge of the livestock sector, key value chains, issues, strengths and weaknesses; 
7. Demonstarted knowledge of key pro-poor rural financial services and banking / financial services; 
8. Exposure to climate change adaptation, natural resources managemnet management and related policy aspects; 
9. Skills in process facilitation, strategic planning, and partnership building; 
10. Excellent communication skills and fluency in both Arabic and English (comprehension, written, and spoken); 
11. Prior experience working with donor-funded projects as well as experience with government of Sudan regulations and procedures.. 
12. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, sound judgment, resourcefulness, ability to take initiative, capacity to work in a self-directed manner, and ability to create a team-based, participatory work environment; 
13. Excellent PC user skills: Windows-based software; 
14. Ability and flexibility to travel intensively within project area, as may be required.. 

The incumbent will be stationed at the headquarters of the project in Kosti. The initial contract will be for one year with six-month probation, period, renewable every year on continued satisfactory performance. Interested candidates are requested to submit their CVs with all the supporting documents before the closing date . Moreover, names and addresses of two persons to refer to will be appreciated . The address is : Central Coordination Unit for IFAD Co-financed Projects, House no.(2) Block no.(10), Tejani ELMahi Street ,Khartoum East Tel +24983 771474, e-mail ccuifad@yahoo.com. P.O Box 11270.