Job Description

Place: Tawilah, North Darfur
Starting date: 1st June 2026
Duration of contract: 11th months
Closing date for applications: 30th April 2026

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.

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:
Reporting to the Area Manager, the Rehabilitation Project Manager contributes to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Humanity & Inclusion in the country where s/he is based. S/he is responsible for implementing his/her project. S/he ensures optimal quality and the impact of the project implemented by means of a delegation system with appropriate oversight mechanisms. With all the other HI managers, the project manager shares responsibility for the sound management and effective functioning of the global organization.

Type of activities: Physical rehabilitation
Volume of budget & number of staff: 2 TOs and physiotherapists, budget +/- 400K€
Donors, main external partners: ECHO
Main mission challenges (renewal of funding, new partnerships, ROOTS deployment, regionalization:

Manage the project;
Continue the development of this component in Darfur;
Contribute to the fundraising effort;
Opening potential new project;
Recruit and support the local team.

YOUR MISSION:

Mission 1: Management

Manager as a role model: embody HI's values on a daily basis, and be a role model.
Manager as a coach for meaning: understand the strategy, make it explicit, translate it into operational objectives for his or her team, lead the necessary changes. Give meaning to each management action. Encourage inter and intra departmental exchanges of practice. Encourage innovation and risk-taking.
Operational manager: organise the operational management of his or her team, structure the work around identified processes, steer performance and facilitate the resolution of problems.
First HR & Coach: contribute to the development of his or her staff, creating the conditions for their commitment, professionalism and attachment to HI. Ensure compliance with the code of conduct and institutional policies, the mindset and expected individual and collective behaviour.

Mission 2: Strategy and steering

Contribute to the development of the programme’s operational strategy
Contribute to programme or country operational strategy (StratOp).
Draft new project proposals for the continuity or expansion of the project.
Contribute to the drafting of new proposals for new opportunities, if necessary

Mission 3: Operational implementation

Responsibility 3.1: Ensure the implementation of the project, in line with the logical framework and allocated budget:

Steer the project’s intervention strategy and put forward adjustments if the objectives change or if it is likely that they will not be met.
Ensure that activities and the associated resources are planned, and implement the action plan.
Ensure that activities are implemented in line with the project proposal and the allocated budget.
Ensure project reporting, internally (within the programme) and externally (reporting to funding bodies, authorities and/or partners).
Undertake expenditure and manage the project activity-specific budget lines according to the delegation he/she received based on the programme signature delegation table
Prepare and manage partnerships with the project implementation partners.
Guarantee the proper archiving of information.

Responsibility 3.2: Ensure that project implementation complies with the existing frameworks:

Ensure the proper implementation and follow-up of institutional policies (specifically PME, PSEAH and Age-Gender- Disability policies) and the other HI internal standards.
Ensure compliance with the terms of the project proposal and the rules applied by the project funding body/bodies.
Ensure compliance with global technical standards and norms by communicating and by involving the technical specialists and advisors with expertise in the project themes.

Responsibility 3.3: Ensure project monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning:

Ensure project monitoring, specifically activity progress indicators and the expected outcomes
Develop and implement the project evaluation plan.
Ensure that the project is accountable to the local stakeholders.
Ensure project learning, taking into account lessons learned from similar previous projects, following the recommendations made throughout the project (from evaluations, support missions, audits, etc.), and capitalising on the acquired knowledge.

Responsibility 3.4: Ensure project data management:

Ensure that the appropriate data collection and management tools are in place on the project, in line with global standards.
Ensure that data related to the project is collected and compiled in the project database.
Carry out regular checks and makes any necessary corrections to the activity database.

Responsibility 3.5: Coordinate the teams involved in the project:

Facilitate coordination meetings between his/her direct team and the support services located in the area when necessary.
Ensure that his/her team and the support teams (shared and technical services, in particular) work well together in order to facilitate the implementation of the project in the country.
Facilitate the project steering committee.

Responsibility 3.6: Contribute to external project communication:

Contribute to HI’s external influence by taking part in networks, when required.
Communicate about the project to partners, authorities and stakeholders when relevant.

Mission 4: Emergency Preparedness and Response

Lead the emergency preparedness actions in his/her department and, in the event of an emergency, reorganize the priorities of his/her team according to humanitarian priority, in order to ensure a quick and efficient response by HI.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION:
The situation in Tawilah is relatively calm. There is no conflict at present. The town is relatively isolated; it takes two days by car to reach the Sudanese town near the border with Chad. There are risks of waterborne diseases. The entire security package is up to date and there is a HAS (Security) and a liaison officer present on the base. The route to reach the base goes via: N'djamena (international flight) then NDJ to Adré via UNHAS flights and finally by car to the Geneina’s base (west Darfur). Then, 2 days by road to reach Tawilah. In terms of conditions, the teams are housed in a collective guesthouse, in the same building as our offices.

Requirements

YOUR PROFILE:

You have a relevant degree in the field of physical rehabilitation with at least 4 years in the field of physical rehabilitation and 2 years of experience in project management, preferably in remote management
Experience in a early rehabilitation project or a rehabilitation project linked to emergencies, chronic crises.
Proven training and local capacity-building experience.
Ability to deal with rapidly changing context and plan.
Willingness to travel frequently and work in remote, insecure areas.

Benefits

CONDITIONS:
At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission: Join the team