Program Lead, Rapid Disaster Response

Wr; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

World Relief in Washington, DC is seeking a Program Lead, Humanitarian Response to guide rapid response efforts across multiple contexts. The role leads design, implementation, monitoring, and accountability for a rapid response mechanism and collaborates with consortium partners and country offices.

A Program Officer will report directly to this role. The candidate will advance World Relief’s humanitarian priorities, including emergency response design, crisis funding mobilization, and

Qualifications

• Must have strong humanitarian leadership experience in fragile or complex emergencies.
• Experience designing or supporting rapid humanitarian responses, including needs assessment and program design.
• Proven ability to coordinate across multi‑agency governance or project management structures.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership, oversight, and technical guidance for rapid disaster work within the consortium.
• Support country offices and partners to ensure quality implementation, monitoring, and donor compliance.
• Coordinate with Operations, Finance, and Program Quality teams to ensure timely and effective emergency submissions.

Skills

Strong humanitarian program leadership

Rapid humanitarian response design

Consortium coordination

USG compliance experience

Excellent English communication

Program management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Master’s Degree in management, humanitarian assistance, international development or related field

Job description

World Relief in Washington, DC is seeking a Program Lead, Humanitarian Response to guide rapid response efforts across multiple contexts. The role leads design, implementation, monitoring, and accountability for a rapid response mechanism and collaborates with consortium partners and country offices.

A Program Officer will report directly to this role. The candidate will advance World Relief’s humanitarian priorities, including emergency response design, crisis funding mobilization, and