Programs · Juba - South Sudan

Mr. James Machak Chany

Programs Manager

Mr. James is an experienced Programs Manager with over James has over 17 years of experience in humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding programming in South Sudan and Kenya. He holds a Master of Arts in Development and Emergency Practice from Oxford Brookes University, UK (2021) and a Master of Arts in Public Policy Analysis from the University of Juba (2026). He has extensive experience in project cycle management, food security and livelihoods, community-driven development, agriculture, gender equality, resilience, Cash-for-Work, community mobilization, and partnership management. During his tenure with Oxfam GB, he provided technical and managerial leadership to large-scale livelihoods and Cash-for-Work interventions, including management of field teams and WFP-funded programming in Jonglei State. He also has practical experience in community-based training, GALS, stakeholder engagement, monitoring, and donor reporting.