Head of Program – UKRAINE

Handicap International/Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial international solidarity organization, which intervenes in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflicts and disasters. Working alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, it acts and speaks out to meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. More info: www.hi.org

HI is committed to an employment policy in favour of persons with disabilities.

JOB CONTEXT:

Since the beginning of the war, HI has set up a two-country program covering Ukraine and Moldova. Aligning itself with the priorities of the Ukraine Flash Appeal and Regional Refugee Response Plan, HI pillars of interventions are the following:

• Health: HI aims to improve access to quality physical rehabilitation and mental health and psychosocial services (MHPSS) for conflict-affected vulnerable population.

• Protection: Given the scale of humanitarian and protection needs, HI intervenes at various levels to ensure that vulnerable conflict-affected populations have access to multi-sectoral services tailored to their needs. In addition, HI aims to foster a disability-inclusive humanitarian response.

• Armed Violence Reduction: Recent and ongoing attacks dangerously exacerbated Explosive Ordnance (EO) contamination in Ukraine. In light of this, HI is conducting a multi-pronged approach to EO Risk Education and Conflict Preparedness and Protection (CPP), adaptable to the evolution of the conflict.

• Basic needs: to respond to the most acute needs for displaced households hosted by the local population or living in collective settings, HI is providing hygiene and non-food item kits, with an approach various modalities of intervention including in-kind and/or cash-based transfers. HI also delivers multi-purpose cash assistance to vulnerable conflict-affected populations, to enable them to meet their basic needs.

• Humanitarian-to-humanitarian logistics (ATLAS Logistique): To facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance as close as possible to the most affected populations, HI proposes mutualized storage and transportation services to other humanitarian actors – with a specific focus on “last-mile transportation”.

HI in Ukraine is looking for a Head of Program for one year.

YOUR MISSION:

Under the responsibility of the Country Director The Head of Program contributes to the implementation of HI mandate and 10-year strategy within his/her programme. He/she is the driving force behind the programmatic development of the social missions within his/her scope, and ensures that the quality and impact of the projects implemented in the programme are optimised, in line with the priorities defined in the Technical Strategies, the Head of Program is responsible for the field specialist teams, MEAL/IM teams and business development.

Responsibilities:

Management

Exemplary Manager: embodies HI’s values on a daily basis, and is a role model.

Meaningful manager: understands the strategy, makes it explicit, translates it into operational objectives for the team, leads the necessary changes.

Manager Manager: organises the operational management of his or her team, structures the work around identified processes, steers performance, and facilitates problem solving.

Manager 1st HR&Coach: contributes to the development of its employees.

Strategy and management

Contributes to the development of the operational strategy (StratOp) in line with the HI Strategy,

Leads on the elaboration of the operational framework in the program

Ensures the deployment of cross-cutting approaches within programming and promotes cross-sectoral synergies.

Development of the social mission

Defines the program’s funding strategy for new themes or innovations in existing sectors, ensures the development of opportunities for each theme within its perimeter, steers the geographical development of HI sectors, and ensures the conformity of the technical proposal with nexus issues.

Quality standards and expertise / With the MEAL and technical profiles of the Program

Controls and monitors the technical quality and relevance of HI activities within its scope:

Ensure external representation and promotion of HI’s expertise in its field.

Emergency preparedness and response responsibilities

Leads the emergency preparedness actions in his/her department and, in case of emergency, reorganizes the priorities of his/her team according to the humanitarian imperative, in order to ensure a rapid and efficient response from HI.

YOUR PROFILE:

• You hold a master degree in the intervention sector: international cooperation, development and humanitarian
• You have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in humanitarian development with experience in project management (multi or complex)
• You have work experience in programming in multi-site, multi-sector programs, for humanitarian and/or development programs
• You have experience of working with INGO and experience of working with teams of people with varying experience of program development
• You have management and leadership of multi-cultural and multi-sector teams, on-site and remotely experiences
• You are fluent in English

CONDITIONS:

At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team

• 1 year International contract starting from 13th of February 2023
• The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
  • Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals
  • Pension scheme adapted to the situation of our employees: If you already have a personal pension scheme HI will contribute at the same level of your personal monthly contribution with a maximum of 272.53€/month ; If you do not have a personal pension scheme, we will open a private pension account with your contribution of 272.53€/month and a contribution of HI of the same amount
  • Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution
  • Repatriation insurance paid by HI
• Salary from 2869€ gross/month upon experience
• Perdiem: 527€ net/month – paid in the field
• Hardship: 500€ net/month paid with your salary
• Paid leaves: 25 days per year
• R&R: every 8 weeks
• Unaccompanied
• Housing: Collective taken in charge by HI

If you are resident in the country : local package