1. December 2008- May 2010 (50% position):

Area Programme Manager, Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development (ACORD), North Sudan.

Responsibilities:

1. Strategy and Planning

• Provide Leadership in the development and implementation of Area Programme strategies in line with the overall strategic plan and the programming manual guidelines including thematic alignment principles.
• Oversee the development and implementation of programme’s annual work plans and budgets.
• Ensure that an adequate structure is in place to support effective achievement of programme goals and operations.
• Ensure that the budget development process occur timely in line with ACORD Financial Management schedule.
• Provide support to thematic leads in their matrix management responsibility of programs and the process of thematic alignment.

2. Program Design Processes

• Promote the use of ACORD programme standards to guide program design and approval processes.
• Ensure that an adequate volume of programmes is developed, approved and funded in line with strategic directions and annual work plans ensuring programmes’ viability.
• Strengthen the implementation of key programme approaches- Rights-Based approach and Social Exclusion analysis.
• Promote innovation and pilot new approaches in programme Design.
• Coordinate the identification and development of new programmes.

3. Program Monitoring and Review and Knowledge Management

• Monitor efficiency in the implementation of programme strategies through annual work plans.
• Ensure that programmatic methodologies, interventions are implemented according to relevant overall ACORD approaches.
• Ensure the area programme has adequate frameworks, guidelines and skills to deliver on planned Policy and Practice change.
• Ensure programme reports guidelines exist and are consistently updated as per strategic perspective and environment.
• Ensure regular review of program staff infrastructure and consistent alignment of human resources requirements to strategy delivery and cost efficiency.

4. People Management

• Provide Leadership support to area programme coordinators.
• Undertake the performance planning process with North Sudan programme coordinators and ensure the development of individual operating plans in line with the ACORD Performance Management System.
• Provide coaching and counselling advice to programme coordinators when necessary.
• Conduct performance appraisal for supervised staff in line with the ACORD Performance Management System.

2. December 2009- October 2012

Director, Graduates Affairs Administration, University of Khartoum

Responsibilities:

1. Manage the day-to-day work of the administration
2. Establish and manage databases of the university alumni
3. Help in establishing alumni societies
4. Serve in the different university committees by virtue of position
5. Contribute to fundraising
6. January 2013-

Deputy Director, Peace Research Institute, University of Khartoum.