Place:  Amman/Jordan (Regular trips to J\u00e9rusalem, Ramallah and Gaza) Starting date: 05th  January 2025Duration of contract: 12 months, renewableClosing 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\u2019s 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 \u2013 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:    📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐  
  ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖! 

 In the country where he/she is based, the Country Director/Manager is the legal representative of the entire HI organization internally and externally, and promotes a high-level reputation and a positive image of HI. The Country Director/Manager deploys the whole of HI's mandate and strategy in his/her country, alongside the operational partners, institutions and/or donors, and contributes to steering the organizational transformation in line with the \"Simplification\", \"Shared Services\" and \"ROOTS\" projects. This involves implementing the program's operational strategy. In the event of an emergency, he/she will assume responsibilities in line with the defined intervention framework. He/she ensures compliance with its budgetary framework (including pooled funds) and the application of HI's policies and frameworks (safeguarding, commitment thresholds, security, human resources, risk management, etc.). In his/her country, he/she actively monitors and analyses changes in the environment in order to identify risks and opportunities. He/she represents the organization and communicates on its behalf according to a plan defined with the Regional Director. In crisis situations, he/she assumes the responsibilities assigned to him/her by the specific response frameworks. 

Responsibility 1: Management
Responsibility 2: Strategy and steering
 Contributes to the development, implementation and annual monitoring of the country's operational strategy. Standards and expertise 
Responsibility 3: Organizational transformation
Responsibility 4: Operational Implementation
 Is responsible of security monitoring in his/her country Ensure the proper management and monitoring of projects under his/her responsibility Bearing in mind potential opportunities and risks, contributes to the monitoring and analysis of development carried out by the regional director and proposes mitigation measures where appropriate 
Responsibility 5: Influence and leadership
 Is the legal representative of the whole HI organization internally and externally and promotes a high-level reputation and a positive image of HI in his/her country Develop HI\u2019s external influence (forums, operational and strategic alliances etc.) and the organization\u2019s external representation (events, media) in the country 


CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION: 
Living conditions in Jordan are comfortable. Security conditions are very stable throughout Jordan.

Requirements
 You have at least 8 years of overall professional experience  You have at least 2 years of experience as Country Director You have proven experience in managing emergency response programs in conflict areas You have proven experience in project inception/launch and in rapid scale up of activities You have proven experience of managing security in a conflict zone area You have experience in managing mine action programs (including demining activities) is an asset. 
Benefits
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
 12 months international contract starting from 05th, January 2024; The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation: 
 Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals; Pension scheme; Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution; Repatriation insurance paid by HI;  Salary from 3232\u20ac gross/month upon experience; Perdiem: 665,25\u20ac net/month - paid in the field  Paid leaves: 25 days per year; R&R: according to the level of the mission : 1 day per month  Position:  Unaccompanied:  
 Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa) and transport of your personal effects;  A child allowance of 100\u20ac per month, per child (from the second child) paid in the field;    open to couples:  
 Support travel costs (air ticket & visa) for accompanying dependent and health/ repatriation insurance if the dependent has no income;     open to families:  
 a child allowance of 100\u20ac per month, per child (from the second child) paid in the field; Contribution to school registration fees for children over 3 years;  Family-wide health coverage; Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa) and transport of your personal effects;  Housing: Individual taken in charge by HI; If you are resident in the country: local package.  






    📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗜𝗢𝗠, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀!  🌐   





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