Reporting to the Regional Director for the Middle East, the Country Director is responsible for the Yemen mission overall, including high-level representation, fundraising and program development, strategic planning, risk management, program quality, administrative processes, security, and all other aspects vital to ensure the health of the mission. The Country Director must be extremely dynamic, maintain the ability to work on both macro/ strategic and micro/ detail-oriented issues simultaneously, and have strong communication skills in order to work effectively with internal actors at all levels of the organization and external actors including but not limited to donors, government institutions, U.N. agencies, partners and other key stakeholders. Experience working in Yemen or relevant transferrable skills from other complex mission contexts is highly preferred.
International Opportunities
Relief International team members serve in 16 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
As part of our staff, you will partner with communities facing lack of shelter, food, water, healthcare, education, and economic opportunity. You’ll work together with local residents and leaders to design and implement sustainable solutions to both the immediate and long-term challenges that fragile communities face.
If you’re ready to join our field teams, search for available positions below.
Open Positions - International Opportunities
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The Deputy Country Director (DCD) for Programs, reporting directly to the Country Director, will play a pivotal role in enhancing program quality and expanding Sudan’s comprehensive portfolio, which includes community engagement, health, nutrition, protection, livelihoods, and WASH initiatives. Tasked with supervising all strategic program operations and coordination within Relief International’s Sudan Country program, the DCD Programs will work closely with the Sudan Country Director on strategic planning, securing new projects/program opportunities, and the systematic execution, monitoring, and evaluation of projects.
This role involves leading the team of technical program managers and sector leads, managing grants, overseeing reporting, enhancing communications, and ensuring the highest standards of program management. Furthermore, the DCD Programs will serve as an essential conduit between the Sudan program and the regional and global technical teams, bolstering RI’s capacity for networking, fostering strategic partnerships with Clusters, UN Agencies, INGOs, and ensuring robust collaborations with local organizations and communities. Additionally, in the absence of the Country Director, the DCD will assume leadership, supporting both the Country Director and the country teams. This position, based in Port Sudan/Khartoum or remotely, will necessitate travel to field locations across all Sudanese states.
We are currently recruiting an emergency Program Manager – Darfur to join our Sudan Office Programs team.
This is a remote/hybrid position to be based in Chad, with deployment to Darfur, Sudan, subject to security clearance.
As part of the country Programs Team within RI Sudan, the Program Manager (PM) will support Program and Portfolio Management for North Darfur. The PM works with the Deputy Country Director of Programs and Technical Coordinators to provide ongoing support to Darfur teams.
We are currently recruiting two Regional Investigations & Safeguarding Managers – one to join our Middle East Regional Office, and one to join our Africa / Asia Regional Office.
This is a remote position, open to candidates based in one of RI countries of operation, willing to work GMT+3 office hours.
Reporting directly to the Global Investigations Manager, the Regional Investigations and Safeguarding Managers will help ensure RI’s ethics and compliance program is designed and implemented effectively, based on the unique risks, needs and challenges of each country within the region.
The role is dynamic and needs-based, and the workload is expected to be; approximately 50% dedicated to safeguarding, and 50% dedicated to internal investigations and incident management. The role will also support other regional and global ethics and compliance needs as requested.
Relief International is seeking a qualified individual to fill the Humanitarian Access and risk Manager role in Sudan. This crucial position involves implementing and overseeing RI’s Safety and Risk Management (SRM) practices. The key responsibilities include managing and enforcing safety and access policies and strategies, conducting in-depth contextual analysis, enhancing the capabilities of safety and access teams within Sudan offices, and establishing and applying RI-specific safety protocols and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) throughout RI’s field and program locations across Sudan. The role is primarily based in the Country Office, but it also demands significant field visits to provide recommendations and guidance directly to RI’s Sudan Country Director.
The Humanitarian Access and risk Manager will offer direct support to the Sudan Senior Management Team (SMT) and the Country Director (CD), playing a pivotal role in overseeing operations throughout Sudan. This includes working closely with staff, partners, and communities to strengthen the capacities of sub-offices, delivering regular, timely analyses and incident reports to the CD, and if necessary, deploying in support of Country Office teams. Additionally, the role entails developing regionally consistent strategies for the effective management of safety and security across RI’s operations in the region.
RI currently operates in three states (Blue Nile, Al Jazirah and North Darfur), with a focus on the four RI sector pillars: Health, WASH, Nutrition and Protection currently operating in 45 health facilities of which, 4 health facilities are currently supported by BHA.
As part of the country Programs Team within RI Sudan, the Program Manager (PM) will support Program and Portfolio Management for Sudan’s AICS project (s). The PM works with the Deputy Country Director of Programs and Technical Coordinators to provide ongoing support to Sudan AICS program teams.
Relief International Myanmar is delivering a suite of humanitarian and health systems strengthening programs across our operational areas, the largest being in Rakhine and Shan States to respond to the humanitarian crisis and to sow the seeds of early recovery. Projects include working in IDP camps and host communities in WASH, Health, and Protection (Child Protection, GBV, and MHPSS); as well as NFI distributions to newly displaced IDPs, early livelihoods recovery and emergency preparedness planning with conflict-affected communities.
The Health Program Manager will provide technical and management oversight for the implementation of all Rakhine health programming across the field offices, acting as the central point for coordination, planning, delivery and monitoring. This role requires excellent liaison and coordination with sectoral Program managers (WASH, Protection, Early Recovery, and Emergency Preparedness) field, regional, HQ technical staff and partners. The Health Program Manager will represent, share information and advocate for Relief International at donor and inter-agency meetings in Rakhine and also at national level, when required.
Experienced Senior National staff are highly encouraged to apply.