Place: Amman/Jordan (Regular trips to Jérusalem, Ramallah and Gaza)
Starting date: 05th January 2025
Duration of contract: 12 months, renewable
Closing date for applications: 19th November 2024
Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. The organisation works alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.
Since its creation in 1982, HI has run development programmes in more than 60 countries and responded to numerous emergencies. Today, we have a budget of approximately 255 million euros, with 4794 employees worldwide.
At Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion, we truly believe in the importance of inclusion and diversity within our organisation. This is why we are engaged to a disability policy to encourage the inclusion and integration of people with disabilities.
Please indicate if you require any special accommodation, even at the first interview. For more information about the organisation: www.hi.org
JOB CONTEXT:
HI’s Middle East Regional Programme (MASHRIQ) coordinates missions in 5 different countries (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq). The programme is covering the full mandate of HI – emergency, mine action and development with a strong focus on continuum and resilience. The program has a total volume expected for 2024 of 22M Euros with 170 staff + 120 volunteers. There are 5 main sectors of intervention: rehabilitation, education, early child development, BaNEREI (basic needs, economic recovery and economic inclusion) and armed violence reduction. Inclusion Humanitarian Action is both crosscutting within main sectors and sometimes a standalone intervention.
In Palestine, HI works both in West-Bank as well as in Gaza with a mix intervention between self-implementation and partnerships. Our team members are based in various bases and location in both areas, including international presence. Activities implemented are covering HI mandate as well as the above-described sectors.
YOUR MISSION:
The country director for Palestine mission is working under the regional program (MASHRIQ), reporting directly to the regional director. He/she will be based in Amman, Jordan, with regular visits to Palestine; or, if visa & working permits allows it, the position could eventually be based in Jerusalem at some point.
General mission:
Reporting to the Regional Director, the Country Director/Manager contributes to the implementation of Humanity & Inclusion's mandate and strategy within his/her program. He/she ensures that the quality and impact of the program's activities are optimized through a system of delegation with appropriate control mechanisms. He/she shares responsibility with all other HI managers for the sound management and smooth running of the overall organization, through paradigm shifts.
Mandate:
Responsibility 1: Management
Responsibility 2: Strategy and steering
Responsibility 3: Organizational transformation
Responsibility 4: Operational Implementation
Responsibility 5: Influence and leadership
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION:
Living conditions in Jordan are comfortable. Security conditions are very stable throughout Jordan.