The Country Director will ensure strong leadership of all members of the RI-South Sudan Senior Management Team that builds team spirit, cohesion, motivation, commitment, quality performance and fulfillment of all agency functions. He/she is directly responsible for the overall strategic planning, program design and implementation, program support operations (security, HR, procurement, logistics), country-level external relations and coordination, finance and budget compliance, administration, monitoring and evaluation, staff supervision, and required reporting on grants. He/she will ensure that programs meet stated objectives, are in line with RI’s mission and strategy, meet the needs of beneficiaries, and are implemented to the highest standards, on time, and within budget. The CD will lead in obtaining funding, and identifying and pursuing new program opportunities. The CD will continually assess, identify and address gaps and weaknesses so as to improve overall country program performance, efficiency, and effectiveness.

The CD is the primary link between the country team and Regional Support Office (RSO) and Global Support Office (GSO). He/she will build and maintain a close, collaborative and responsive relationship and frequent communications with the Regional Director as his/her direct supervisor and key link to regional and global support services.

The Human Resources Manager (HRM) will lead, develop and strengthen all HR functions in order to provide efficient and effective HR leadership and support to the RI Sudan program – with special focus on effective recruitment, staff development and training, remuneration, performance management, HR Policy and overall compliance, employee relations and staff care. He/She supports the efforts of the Deputy Country Director to recruit, manage, motivate, and develop agile and robust workforce to deliver country strategy. The HRM is an effective advisor and educator on HR matters, including issues of HR policy local and labor law. He/she helps to create an enabling and nurturing work environment that promotes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and employee engagement. S/he will also be tasked to development the capacity of national HR staff through coaching and mentorship.

The Area Director – Gaza will lead the Gaza-based operations of RI’s oPT response. The Area Director-Gaza will head the structure of the Gaza-based team, be responsible for ensuring the implementation of activities in Gaza in accordance to program design and compliance while remaining flexible and adaptive to the evolving context. Your role will be critical to building RI’s mission in Gaza while simultaneously ensuring life-saving program delivery as quickly and as efficiently as possible. You will report to the Country Director, sit on the country SMT, work closely with all key management functions in the county team, and be responsible for a team of both national and international staff inside Gaza.

The Grants Manager helps ensure compliance with donor requirements at all stages of the project lifecycle and facilitates effective management of RI Yemen’s grants in coordination with other departments (e.g., Programs, Technical Units, Finance, Operations). This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring timely and quality reporting to donors, facilitating grant opening and closeout processes, advising on donor rules and regulations, coordinating proposal development processes, and capacity building of staff.

The procurement manager will focus on procurement and team capacity building under the direct supervision of the supply chain and operation manager with technical reporting line to RSCO. He/she will support emergency response procurement activities and be responsible for executing complex procurements in the country in strict compliance with the procurement policies and procedures by Relief International and its donors. He/she will put in place a provisional procurement structure and team to meet the growing and changing needs of emergency response programming.

In charge of the correct implementation of RI procurement guideline, educate customers, capture, analyze and report procurement data. S/He remains updated about donor policies and procedures.

We are excited to be looking for a Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer to lead our global Ethics and Compliance approach that supports and monitors ethical compliance across Relief International’s various global operations.

We are looking for candidates who are based in the US as this role is a remote role, we can consider globally based applicants with a strong US legal background.

This role is classified as requiring advanced pre-employment checks.

About the opportunity

Relief International is looking for a globally strategic, solution-oriented executive who will work across and collaborate at all levels of the organization to contribute to Relief International’s mission.

The CECO will help the organization address complex problems – which involve identifying, resolving and preventing misconduct and/or unethical activities.

The international humanitarian sector is faced with increasing regulatory requirements and scrutiny from donors, regulators and host country governments. This requires constant vigilance and ever evolving and adapting policies, processes and practices to ensure cost-effective compliance while at the same time maintaining space for program performance and innovation.

The CECO will assess a host of dynamic ethical, contractual and legal requirements and invite and manage divergent views, while managing multiple tasks and activities in a calm, resilient, collaborative and professional manner, and be able to oversee and manage investigative matters with discretion and the utmost care of the individuals and organizations involved.

They will have experience in developing and delivering training on ethics issues to all levels of team members. Bringing excellent written and oral communication skills to be able to understand and distill data analysis, and have a proven ability to gain credibility, support and engagement from a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

The CECO will be a critical and strategic thinker while being able, and willing, to immerse themselves with details. They will be able to work both independently and, when necessary, collaboratively within a cross-functional, cross-divisional, and multi-national environment assisting in the resolution of issues in a manner that conforms to the highest ethical practices, while fostering and enhancing positive working relationships.

The CECO will have the utmost sensitivity and knowledge of cultural, political and religious environments in the regions where we work and have a strong commitment to teamwork and accountability.

The Health Sector Working Group Coordinator in Northeast Syria will be responsible for coordinating independently all cross-border health activities, interacting and engaging with Health actors, INGO, NNGO, Donor representatives, and other stakeholders. The HWG coordinator should also work closely with the Whole of Syria health sector coordination team, NES Forum, and ensure to build collaboration with UN agencies and their implementing partners working in self-administration-controlled areas of NES through WoS health sector coordination mechanism.

Relief International, in collaboration with BBC StoryWorks and the WHO Foundation – have recently launched the ‘Healthier Together’ campaign.

The campaign features a series of films, animations and articles highlighting organizations and people across the world taking responsibility for global health.

Relief International is seeking an enthusiastic student or recent graduate to join the Communications and Fundraising department, to support with promoting the campaign across colleges and universities.

This will involve promoting the work across universities and college campuses for speaking engagements, engaging with community groups to showcase photos from the BBC StoryWorks initiative in South Sudan, and cultivating relationships with schools of public health in the US and UK.