HEROS 2.0 Programme Director - Global Humanitarian Leader

Chemonics UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Chemonics UK is seeking a dynamic HEROS 2.0 Director to provide strategic leadership for a high-profile humanitarian programme. You will oversee a global portfolio, lead multidisciplinary teams, and maintain strong relationships with HMG, partners, and the Chemonics network.

The role requires delivering innovative, high-quality solutions, managing performance against KPIs and milestones, and ensuring value-for-money while upholding technical excellence and operational effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience managing large, complex programmes for international donors.
• Proven ability to set strategic direction across multiple workstreams while balancing humanitarian, security, and political priorities.
• Experience engaging with senior stakeholders across large organisations and government clients.
• Experience managing portfolios of projects, humanitarian logistics and supply chains, and technical assistance deployments.
• Extensive leadership of humanitarian or emergency response operations, including field delivery.
• Strong understanding of innovation and technology-enabled solutions in humanitarian contexts.
• Excellent people leadership, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing large budgets, contracts, risk, and value for money.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities in complex environments.
• Commercial awareness and contribution to organisational growth and long-term success.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and direction across all programme workstreams.
• Serve as the senior point of contact for programme performance and client engagement.
• Lead a geographically dispersed team delivering humanitarian response, logistics, and technical assistance activities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with HMG, multilateral agencies, suppliers, and implementing partners.
• Oversee programme governance, risk management, contractual compliance, and financial performance.
• Drive innovation and champion technology-enabled solutions that improve outcomes.
• Ensure rapid, effective, and accountable responses to emerging crises and complex environments.
• Foster collaboration across the Chemonics global network to maximise expertise and impact.
• Deliver against KPIs, service levels, and contractual milestones.

Skills

Leadership experience

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Strategic direction

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Decision-making

Education

Formal programme management qualifications

Job description

Chemonics UK is seeking a dynamic HEROS 2.0 Director to provide strategic leadership for a high-profile humanitarian programme. You will oversee a global portfolio, lead multidisciplinary teams, and maintain strong relationships with HMG, partners, and the Chemonics network.

The role requires delivering innovative, high-quality solutions, managing performance against KPIs and milestones, and ensuring value-for-money while upholding technical excellence and operational effectiveness.