Area-Based Coordination Coordinator - Sudan Dafur

About the Position

Area-Based Coordination Coordinator - Sudan Dafur

Mercy Corps is seeking an Area-Based Coordination Coordinator for Sudan Dafur to lead multi-sectoral humanitarian coordination at the state level, ensuring alignment with local needs and existing structures.

Responsibilities

Programmatic Coordination & Strategic Alignment

• Lead and facilitate the ABC platform at the state level, ensuring regular coordination meetings are inclusive, neutral, and solutions oriented.
• Participate in the A-ICCG meetings to ensure alignment with sector strategies, especially in relation to technical standards, referral pathways, and cross-cutting concerns.
• Ensure alignment with existing national and state-level coordination structures (e.g., clusters, INGO Forum, OCHA).
• Facilitate joint planning between humanitarian actors across all clusters.
• Collaborate closely with SI’s ERM and 48Hr ERRM and any other relevant field focal points and ensure coordination of first line and second line response strategies.
• Support coordination with private sector actors, Chambers of Commerce, and local networks to enhance market-based programming where relevant.
• Identify key response gaps and facilitate joint resource planning or referrals to address them in coordination with the A-ICCG and relevant clusters.

Information Management & Interoperability

• With support from the IM Manager, maintain a live, up-to-date service mapping platform capturing who is doing what, where, and with what capacity.
• Facilitate the rollout of shared tools, including multi-sectoral registration formats, referral trackers, and dashboards.
• Contribute to the development of localized response strategies and area plans based on needs analysis and data from ERM, CCS, and cluster partners.
• Track and document referrals between partners, and support accountability and feedback loops across actors.
• Ensure that service mapping, referral tracking, and other data outputs are integrated into OCHA and cluster IM systems, contributing to national dashboards and SitReps as appropriate.

Access

• In coordination with OCHA/HAWG, support the engagement with local authorities to discuss and advocate on access-related issues where deemed appropriate by OCHA/HAWG and INGO forum.

Learning, Peer Exchange, and Capacity Strengthening

• Support learning exchanges between actors on best practices in integrated, area-based programming.
• Identify local capacity gaps and collaborate with CCS and relevant clusters to organize training or mentoring not limited to technical gaps.
• Capture lessons learned, support after-action reviews, and contribute to adaptive management of the ABC model.

Safeguarding Responsibilities

• Encourage equitable participation of local actors through co-chairing opportunities, rotating facilitation, and adapted meeting modalities that consider access and resourcing constraints.
• Actively learn about safeguarding and integrate it into their work, including safeguarding risks and mitigations related to their area of work.
• Practice the values of Mercy Corps including respecting the dignity and well-being of participants and fellow team members.
• Encourage openness and communication in their team; encourage team members to submit reports if they have any concerns using reporting mechanisms e.g., Integrity Hotline and other options.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in humanitarian affairs, development studies, or social sciences (Master’s preferred).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in humanitarian response, coordination, or multisectoral programming.
• Experience engaging with INGOs, NNGOs, UN agencies, and coordination mechanisms (clusters, A-ICCGs, ERM, forums).
• Proven facilitation, negotiation, and coordination skills, especially in conflict-affected or access-constrained contexts.
• Fluency in English required, Arabic highly preferred.
• Knowledge of the Darfur context and local actor landscape is a significant asset.

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work with a leading global organization
• Professional development opportunities
• Commitment to safeguarding and ethical standards

About the Company

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action - helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future.

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