Head of Programmes, Yemen At Polish Humanitarian Action – Polska Akcja Humanitarna

General information:

Job title: Head of Programmes

Reporting to: Country Director with technical supervision of Global Head of Programmes

Duty station: Aden, Yemen with travel to program locations

Contract type: Fixed Term Employment Contract

Working hours: Full time

Starting date: ASAP

About PAH:

Polish Humanitarian Action is a non-governmental organization providing humanitarian and development relief worldwide since 1992. So far, we have carried out interventions in 52 different countries, implementing projects in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Shelter, Education, Food Security and Livelihood and Psychological Support. Our head office is located in Warsaw, Poland and we have also 6 Country Offices in such locations as: South Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Yemen, Madagascar and Ukraine, where we employ mainly local employees. We also conduct aid activities in other regions of the world.

Learn more about values and principles that guide us in our daily work, you can find them in the PAH Culture Book. It is not only a guide to our activities, but also a document presenting the foundations on which our organization is based: humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence.

PAH has been present in Yemen since June 2019 delivering humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable of the conflict-affected population. PAH provides assistance to internally displaced people and most vulnerable communities, working in the sectors of Health, Nutrition, WASH, Shelter, CCCM, Protection, Education, DRR and FSL.

For more information, please visit our website on www.pah.org.pl/en/

Purpose of the role: to ensure responsive programme development, implementation and strategical direction in Yemen.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• In cooperation with the Country Director, develops a long-term strategy for Programmes on the mission in Yemen, operationalizes and leads its implementation
• Defines the common approach and quality standards in PAH Programmes and monitors their coherent application across programmes
• Provide leadership and direction and responsible for timely and effective implementation of activities as well as use of budget and other resources enabling synergies in the Programmes
• Lead on proposal development; coordinate and manage proposal writing by identifying sources for programmes financing and funding opportunities
• Leads Programme Team, i.e. selects, assesses performance, motivates, establishes supporting relations and develops project staff
• Liaises and engages in cooperation with stakeholders such as donors, institutions, authorities, international and national non-governmental organizations, international organizations (IOs), clusters representing PAH

The successful candidate will be selected based on the qualification requirements described below:

• Experience in leading and managing Health & WASH/FSL and other humanitarian and recovery programmes (minimum 4 years) within difficult operating environments. Previous working experience in Yemen is an asset.
• Proven experience in team management (at least 3 years)
• Documented successes in applying for institutional and private funds
• Proven experience in project management (at least 4 years)
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures;
• Strong results orientation with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets;
• Proven ability to manage a complex and demanding workload;
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills;
• Strong sense of personal and professional integrity;
• Excellent spoken and written English (local languages will be an asset);
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office tools;
• University degree in relevant field;

What PAH offers:

• Work experience with professional and flexible international NGO, which is one of the largest NGOs in the Central-Eastern Europe
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and motivated team
• Possibility for professional development
• Free accommodation in a shared guesthouse in Aden
• R&R benefit every 42 days
• Flights home covered at the beginning and at the end of the deployment
• Annual leave of 26 working days and 5 additional days of leave
• Medical insurance
• Psychological support package