Handicap International (HI) are Seeking Regional Technical Head Of Program at Handicap International
Position Title: Handicap International (HI) are Seeking Regional Technical Head Of Program
Employer: Handicap International
Employment: Full-Time | Contract
Place of Work: Addis Ababa or Kampala - Ethiopia, Uganda
Salary: From 2986€ gross/month upon experience
Posted date: 1 month ago
Deadline: Submission date is over
Description
- Place: Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) or Uganda (Kampala)
- Starting date: February 1st 2026
- Duration of contract: 2 years
- Closing date for application: November 23 (Applications will be processed on a rolling basis)
Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. The organization 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 programes 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 organization. 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 organization: Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion | HI
JOB CONTEXT
East Africa Regional Division includes the following countries: Ethiopia, Somalia/Somaliland, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan (and later in 2026 Sudan)
East Africa region faces multiple challenges: armed conflicts and insecurity, population displacement (refugees and internally displaced persons), epidemics and public health issues, food insecurity and famine, and various protection incidents. These factors exacerbate the vulnerabilities of people with disabilities and marginalized groups.
East Africa is home to approximately 3.8 million refugees, representing 10% of the world's refugees but faces growing challenges in terms of resources and integration.
Ongoing crises in Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia are exacerbating displacement. The open reception policies of countries such as Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia are being tested by limited resources.
In this context, Humanity & Inclusion (HI) implements humanitarian and development actions aimed at improving access to essential services, strengthening community resilience, and promoting inclusion. HI's interventions focus on several areas: physical and functional rehabilitation, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), inclusive education (and EI in emergencies), protection, food security and humanitarian mine action (including clearance, victim assistance and risk education). HI's approach is based on community participation, promoting a “do no harm” policy, and seeking to achieve a lasting impact that promotes human dignity and inclusion in humanitarian action.
HI has around 350-400 employees in this region, with a budget of €20-25 million.
As part of its commitment to continuous improvement, HI has embarked on a process of regionalization and decentralization of its operational governance, with the aim of bringing decision-making closer to local realities. This change is accompanied by greater pooling of resources, harmonization of practices, and increased efforts to ensure programmatic consistency across its various areas of intervention. By early 2026, the program teams will work closely and in an integrated manner within a strengthened regional space to maximize the impact, responsiveness, and relevance of actions carried out as close as possible to the populations concerned.
YOUR MISSION:
Under the responsibility of the Regional Director, the Regional Technical Head of Programme (RTHoP) contributes to the implementation of Humanity & Inclusion's mandate and strategy. He/she is the driving force behind the programmatic development of social missions within his/her technical scope, and ensures that the quality and impact of the projects implemented in the region are optimized, in line with the priorities defined in the Technical Strategies. The RTHoP is responsible for a team of Regional Technical Specialists and a regional MEAL.
He/she actively participates in the progressive structuring of the East Africa Division in accordance with HI's organizational principles, prioritizing the development of skills within the business line.
Mission 1: Management
- Exemplary Manager: embodies HI's values daily and acts as a role model.
- Meaningful Manager: understands the strategy, explains it, translates it into operational objectives for their team, and drives the necessary changes
- Manager: organises the operational management of their team, structures work around identified processes, drives performance, and facilitates problem solving.
- First HR Manager & Coach : contributes to the development of their employees by creating the conditions for their engagement, professionalization and attachment to HI. Ensures compliance with the code of conduct, Institutional policies, and the expected individual and collective mindset and behaviours.
Mission 2: strategy and technical leadership
- Proposes the development of the programmatic framework of the regional StratOp
- Ensures the deployment of cross-cutting approaches within programming
- Proposes the design and evolution of the region’s technical support, based on the skills of the technical specialists and technical profiles assigned to the projects
- Contributes, at least once a year, (regarding its projects and data) to the annual monitoring of the regional StratOp and to the planning of the following year's programmes
- Ensures the MEAL part of the Operational Strategy, pilots the related action plan and the strategy monitoring tool.
Mission 3: Development of the social mission and programmatic vision
- Defines the programme's funding strategy for new themes or innovations in existing sectors, ensures the development of opportunities for each theme within its scope, proposes the geographical development of HI sectors
- Provides support to the Regional Director Director and Country Managers/Directors in considering the development of new value propositions
- Contributes to the development of the regional fundraising strategy
- Produces and drives the design of major projects (multiple countries, one or more themes) or new projects in the region.
- Identifies and develops regional partnerships and/or consortia with NGOs, institutions, companies on technical priorities or important themes in the region.
Mission 4: Quality standards and expertise with the MEAL and technical profiles of the Region
Controls and monitors the technical quality and relevance of HI activities within its scope:
- Ensures that project teams receive appropriate technical and methodological guidance and support from MEAL team members and specialists based at headquarters or at region level.
- Ensures quality control of projects, raises alerts and recommendations.
- Ensures a local sectoral watch and collects good practices.
In connection with the MEAL missions:
- Ensures the improvement of the quality of project management processes, as defined by the Project Quality Policy (PQP)
- Leads the improvement of HI's response, including the implementation of impact and effect measurement tools.
- Establishes mechanisms for accountability to beneficiaries.
Ensures that regional specialists develop a professional channel/talent pool and contributes to the animation of the professional channel of the technical divisions and the MEALs.
Ensures the development of research and innovation projects in the region, when appropriate.
Ensures deployment and compliance with global frameworks, institutional policies and standards.
Mission 5: Ensure external representation and promotion of HI's expertise in its field
- Represents HI's expertise in all relevant networks
- Supports the regional specialists and the RD in the representation towards partners and donors
- Contributes to advocacy on specific issues, in line with the StratOp and federal advocacy priorities.
- Contributes regionally to communication messages
Mission 6: Emergency preparedness and response
Leads the emergency preparedness actions in his/her department and, in case of emergency, reorganizes the priorities of his/her team according to the humanitarian imperative, in order to ensure a rapid and effective response from HI.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION:
The security situation in the region varies from country to country, with some areas affected by tensions or travel restrictions, particularly in Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. Appropriate risk management mechanisms are in place to ensure the safety of teams.
Requirements
- At least 5 years’ proven experience in Operations or technical fields and team management in an international humanitarian context (Experience with HI will be a strong asset)
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to work with multicultural teams
- Strategic thinking and capacity to develop operational and partnerships strategy at regional level
- Mastery in management of institutional funding
- Excellent skills with the ability to represent HI externally and promote its mandate, expertise and added value
- Fluency in English is required (fluency in French is an asset)
Benefits
At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission.
24 months International contract starting 1st february 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 2986€ gross/month upon experience
- Per diem: currentlly 489€ net/month in Ethiopia / 645€ net/month in Uganda
- Hardship: currently 250€ net/month in Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) / None in Uganda (Kampala)
- Paid leaves: 25 days per year;
- R&R: according to the level of the mission: currently 5 days/3 months in Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) / 11 days/year in Uganda (Kampala)
Please note that applications will be processed on a rolling basis.
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