Associate Director of Humanitarian Services & Operations

RedR International; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday leave

Pension matching up to 12%

Hybrid London office

Job summary

RedR International seeks an Associate Director of Humanitarian Services & Operations. You will shape and deliver the organisation's humanitarian services portfolio, turning strategy into capacity-building programmes with measurable impact.

The role combines programme leadership, client engagement and organisational stewardship within a small, hands-on team. As a Senior Leadership Team member, you will contribute to strategy, decision-making, financial sustainability, and culture.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in humanitarian or development sector.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into capacity-building programmes.
• Strong engagement with clients and partners at senior level.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver RedR’s humanitarian services portfolio.
• Contribute to organisation-wide strategy and financial sustainability.
• Ensure high-quality, contextualised programmes with demonstrated results.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Programme delivery

Financial planning

Job description

Associate Director of Humanitarian Services & Operations

About This Role

The Associate Director of Humanitarian Services and Operations is a senior leadership role responsible for shaping and delivering RedR’s humanitarian services portfolio and ensuring that the organisation has the operational and financial foundations needed to achieve its mission. The postholder will translate RedR’s strategy and Humanitarian Services thematic priorities into impactful capacity building programmes that respond to significant challenges facing the humanitarian sector.

The role combines programme leadership, trusted client and partner engagement, organisational stewardship and strategic contribution. We are a small team, and this will be a hands‑on role. You will be leading and delivering. The successful candidate will combine wider vision with detailed delivery.

Working across RedR and with external partners, the postholder will ensure that programmes are relevant, contextualised, high quality and capable of demonstrating meaningful results. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, they will contribute to organisation‑wide strategy, decision‑making, financial sustainability, culture and change.

Location: Hybrid, with two days per week in the London office

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Salary: Grade 6.1; salary up to £68,250 plus benefits including generous holiday leave and matching employer pension up to 12%