Senior Program Manager – Humanitarian Operations

About Corus: Corus International is the parent of a family of world-class organizations and a global leader in international development, with 150 years of combined experience across our companies. We are an inclusive organization who believes diversity and differences only make us stronger. We are disruptive because by challenging convention, we innovate and maximize the good we can do in the world. We promote interconnectedness because complex problems require comprehensive, integrated solutions. And we are agile, because the world changes rapidly and we move at the speed of change. Our more than 800 employees around the globe are experts in their fields and dedicated to helping the world’s most vulnerable people break the poverty cycle and lead healthy lives.

At Corus we value every employee’s specialized area of expertise and nurture professional growth. We promote an engaging and supportive work environment, where employees feel enabled and driven to innovate, learn and collaborate. And because our companies often function as partners, our employees have the opportunity to work across our enterprise family.

Corus is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our worldwide workplace, and we believe that social justice and respect for the human dignity of every person are fundamental to all we do as an organization.

Further details about the organization can be found at: https://corusinternational.org

What you’ll do: Senior Program Manager – Humanitarian Operations (SPM-HO) will be a key member of the Humanitarian Assistance (HA) team and be responsible for managing business functions of the emergency operations across the organization. as well as participating in the development and execution of the Humanitarian Strategy for the organization. During humanitarian crises, the SPM-HO will play the role of a deployable team member and will manage the surge, launch, and scale up of humanitarian responses in both countries of Corus’s presence as well as in new geographies. S/he will manage budget oversight for the Humanitarian Assistance team and in close collaboration across the HA team will participate in the preparation of forecasts, maintain up to date balances and advise the HA team leadership on the allocations, commitments and outstanding balances to achieve the department goals.

• Manage strengthened organizational agility in emergencies
• Manage improved business functions and programmatic and administrative support to country teams and the regions

The employee will be required to deploy at short notice (given the nature of the humanitarian crises) and should be available and comfortable travelling to fragile, austere and conflict zones.

The employee shall maintain all relevant and required vaccination up to date and ensure proper clearance as required by the destination before, during and after the deployment (as needed).

HEAT training will be required as part of the minimum deployment standards, especially for Level 4 State Department defined countries and as further required by Corus.

Location: Remote (manageable time difference), Washington DC / Baltimore – preferred.

About The Ideal Candidate: Experienced in operating within fluid humanitarian and high-pressure contexts; Practical yet knowledgeable of the applicable standards and best practices in humanitarian field of action; Strong knowledge of program management, program quality and applicable standards and best practices; strong knowledge of BHA rules and regulations, including those of the M&E.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s degree in social studies, humanitarian studies, public administration or related degree
2. Demonstrated (at least 7 years) of professional experience
3. Demonstrated (at least 3 years) experience in field level project management
4. Demonstrated (at least 3 years) experience in budget management
5. Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of the humanitarian operations, architecture and coordination mechanisms
6. Demonstrated experience of field humanitarian operations

Why You Should Apply: Corus offers competitive salaries, discretionary bonuses, 100% employer paid Vision insurance, lots of paid leave, generous retirement program, flexible work schedules and so much more!