Area Manager Tawila - Sudan

Place: Tawila, North-Darfur, Sudan
Starting date: ASAP, 15 March 2026
Duration of contract: 2 months

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.

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JOB CONTEXT:
Since January 2024, HI has been responding to Sudan’s crisis. HI’s joint multisectorial response in Gedaref State, implemented with a Sudanese partner NGO, is already providing physical and functional rehabilitation services in healthcare centers and at community level, as well as MHPSS services, including individual and group counselling. HI is further engaged at the humanitarian coordination level to mainstream disability inclusion throughout the humanitarian response

HI is scaling up its response from both geographic and modalities/sectorial perspectives. In particular, HI has deployed emergency response teams in Darfur, to setup its operations and initiate its response in the western parts of Sudan. HI team is present in Darfur since December 2024, implementing inclusive humanitarian action, and basic needs activities (WASH and Food security).

Following the fall of El Fasher on October 2025 and the Exploratory Mission conducted during the period of time, HI is setting up a base and launching some operations in Emergency Physical Rehabilitation and Shared Operational Logistics via Atlas Logistique cell. The advertised vacancy is to be part of the team replacing the Opening Flying Team.

YOUR MISSION:
Under the responsibility of the Program Director, you, as the Area Manager, contribute within the country where you are based to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Handicap International. You ensure optimal quality and impact of the projects implemented in the country, through a delegation system with appropriate control mechanisms.
You share with all HI managers the responsibility of a sound management and successful functioning of the global organization, through paradigm chain.
Your priorities will be to:

• Structure the base in terms of means and process (teams, premises, coordination etc.)
• Launch and develop emergency intervention in geographical perimeter while taking into consideration contextual changes

In this framework, your main missions are:

Mission 1: Management of the team on-site

Mission 2: Strategy and steering

• Contribute to the development of the programme operational strategy, and to its implementation and annual monitoring
• Implement the project part of the Programme’s Operational Strategy

Mission 3: Standards and expertise

Mission 4: Operational implementation

• Ensure the sound management and monitoring of projects under your responsibility
• Keeping both potential opportunities and risks in mind, contribute to the monitoring and analysis done by the line manager, and propose mitigation measures where relevant
• Develop HI’s external influence (forums, operational and strategic alliances, etc.) and the external representation of the organization (events, media) in his/her area of responsibility.
• Coordinate the teams in your area
• Support the Program Director in monitoring security in their area and ensure adequate resources according to the context

Mission 5: Emergency Preparedness and Response

YOUR PROFILE:

• You have at least 3 years of professional experience in Area/Field/project management in challenging humanitarian contexts, as well as experience working in complex and conflict affected regions.
• You have a proven experience in managerial and security management experience.
• You have experiences on donor relations, external relations, fundraising and strategic positioning.
• You know how design and coordinate of complex emergency interventions.
• You have strong and solid management and communication skills.
• You are fluent English (oral and written) ; Arabic is a plus
• You show strong organizational skills, you are autonomous and reactive.

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

• 2 months International contract starting ASAP; from 15th, March 2026;
• 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 2869€ gross/month upon experience;
• Perdiem: 738 € net/month - paid in the field
• Hardship: 500 € net/month paid with your salary;
• Paid leaves: 25 days per year;
• Position: Unaccompanied
• Housing: Collective taken in charge by HI;
• If you are resident in the country: local package.

How to apply

Only online by joining a CV and cover letter via the following link: https://apply.workable.com/j/996F0323A6

Applications will be processed on an ongoing basis, don’t wait for applying!
Only successful candidates will be contacted.