Call for applications Area Manager

Handicap International; Lyon; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A humanitarian aid organization is seeking an experienced Area Manager based in Lyon, France. This role involves ensuring the successful execution of projects and management of teams in challenging humanitarian contexts. Responsibilities include contributing to operational strategies, leading emergency interventions, and fostering compliance with organizational policies. The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of relevant experience, strong English skills, and the ability to work autonomously in insecure areas.

Prestations

Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals

Pension scheme

Medical coverage with 50% employee contribution

Repatriation insurance

Paid leaves: 25 days per year

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in Area/Field/project management in humanitarian contexts.
• Experience working in complex and conflict-affected regions.
• Proven experience in managerial and security management.
• Fluent in English, both oral and written.

Responsabilités

• Ensure optimal quality and impact of the projects in the country.
• Lead teams, manage performance, and solve operational issues.
• Coordinate emergency interventions in geographical areas.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of operational strategies.

Connaissances

Area/Field/project management

Managerial and security management

Donor relations

Strong management skills

Fluent in English

Organizational skills

Ability to work in remote areas

Description du poste

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:

Job Context

This is a call for applicants interested into joining our pool of Operations and/or Area Managers in one of our 50 countries programmes around the world. Depending on the set up of the mission:

• the Operations Manager is located in capital city
• the Area Manager is located on a base in the field

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

Management

• The manager should embody HI values on a daily basis serve as a role model and guide the team by giving meaning to the strategy and translating it into operational objectives.
• He/She should encourage innovation inter and intra-departmental exchanges and risk‑taking.
• As an operational manager he/she organizes the teams work manages performance and solves problems.
• As a coach develops teams skills ensures commitment and professionalism and complies with the code of conduct and expected behaviors.

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 Programmes Operational Strategy.

Standards and Expertise

• Ensure deployment and compliance with HI global frameworks institutional policies and standards.

Operational Implementation

• Ensure the sound management and monitoring of projects under his/her 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 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 his/her area.
• Support the Director/Country Manager in monitoring security in their area and ensure adequate resources according to the context.

Emergency Preparedness and Response

How to Apply

Please send us on this page your CV and the following 5 questions completed (in place of the cover letter in a PDF file) at:

1. Considering your profile; are you interested by Area or Operations Manager position
2. Could you precise if you are looking for long terms mission (from 1 year) or short terms gap filling (3‑6 months)
3. Are you thinking of unaccompanied couple or family deployment
4. Are there any contexts where you wouldn’t go? Please precise the countries or the security level (low medium high security)
5. French Professional capacity: yes no
6. English Professional capacity: yes no
7. Other language (precise the level)
8. When would you be available
9. Comments (any additional information you find relevant sharing)

Requirements

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 in English (oral and written).
• You show strong organizational skills you are autonomous and reactive.
• You are willing to travel frequently and work in remote insecure areas.

Required Experience

Manager

Key Skills

• Sales Experience
• Direct Sales
• Retail Experience
• Hospitality Experience
• Management Experience
• Process Improvement
• Outside Sales
• Team Management
• Kaizen
• Leadership Experience
• Public Speaking
• Supervising Experience

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Benefits

At HI the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. 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 2870 € gross/month upon experience

The per diem and the hardship allowances will depend on the country of the mission.

Paid leaves: 25 days per year;

R&R: according to the level of the mission possible transport/package support.

Depending on the security level of the mission the position can be open to couple or family (as from 12 months of mission) with associated package.

If you are resident in the country we will offer a local package.