Job Opportunity at Handicap International in Jordan: Operations Manager

Handicap International is offering a job opportunity in Jordan as an Operations Manager.

HI’s Middle East Regional Programme coordinates missions in 4 different countries (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine). The program is covering the full mandate of HI – emergency, mine action and development with a strong focus on continuum and resilience. The program has a total volume expected for 2022 of 11M Euros with around 200 staff + 130 volunteers. Out of this, Jordan mission’s budget in 2022 is around 3 M EUR, with approximately 50 employees and 130 volunteers.

The Jordan mission implements projects in 5 main sectors: health (physical rehabilitation); early childhood development; education; livelihoods; and social services. The main target groups are Jordanians and refugees with disabilities or injuries. The current areas of intervention are Amman, Mafraq, Irbid and Zarqa governorates, with plans to expand our intervention towards southern Jordan in 2023.

• Under the responsibility of the Regional Program Director, you, as the Operations Manager, contribute within the country 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 main missions will be:

1. Mission 1: Management and coordination:
2. Mission 2: Strategy and steering
3. Mission 3: Standards and expertise
4. Mission 4: Operational implementation

• Especially, during this period of replacement due to leaves, you as Operations Manager key priorities will be:
• Manage the expected launch of a new EU project on de-institutionalisation and reintegration of persons with disabilities in their communities;
• Ensure the regular implementation of the other ongoing projects;
• Co-lead networking and fundraising efforts in Jordan in collaboration with the Regional Director.

1. You hold a Diploma or master on related fields: political sciences, humanitarian, economical cursus
2. You have a minimum of 6 years of experience on project management, operational coordination, management of services, programs in the humanitarian or development sector
3. You have strong management skills
4. You have strong knowledge of partnerships management
5. You are detail oriented, highly organized and able to prioritize workflow
6. You are very positive, constructive and dynamic personality, solution-oriented and with a high level of professional maturity, flexibility and autonomy

CONDITIONS:

1. 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. Check this page for more info.

About HI:

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.

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