Area Manager Kharkiv Ukraine

Due to the urgency of this recruitment we encourage interested candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible. We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis.

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.

Since its creation in 1982 HI has run development programmes in more than 60 countries and responded to numerous emergencies. Today we have a budget of approximately 255 million euros with 4794 employees worldwide.

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.

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JOB CONTEXT:
Since the beginning of the war HI has set up a two-country program covering Ukraine and Moldova. Aligning itself with the priorities of the Ukraine Flash Appeal and Regional Refugee Response Plan HI pillars of interventions are :

• Health: HI aims to improve access to quality physical rehabilitation and mental health and psychosocial services (MHPSS) for conflict-affected vulnerable population.
• Protection: Given the scale of humanitarian and protection needs HI intervenes at various levels to ensure that vulnerable conflict-affected populations have access to multi-sectoral services tailored to their addition HI aims to foster a disability-inclusive humanitarian response.
• Armed Violence Reduction: Recent and ongoing attacks dangerously exacerbated Explosive Ordnance (EO) contamination in light of this HI is conducting a multi-pronged approach to EO Risk Education and Conflict Preparedness and Protection (CPP) adaptable to the evolution of the conflict.
• Basic needs: to respond to the most acute needs for displaced households hosted by the local population or living in collective settings HI is providing hygiene and non-food item kits with an approach various modalities of intervention including in-kind and/or cash-based transfers.
• Humanitarian-to-humanitarian logistics (ATLAS Logistique): To facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance as close as possible to the most affected populations HI proposes mutualized storage and transportation services to other humanitarian actors with a specific focus on last-mile transportation.

HI has 3 hubs: one in the East (based in Dnipro) one in the Northeast (based in Kharkiv) one in the South (based in Mykolaiv) and the coordination is in Kyiv.

YOUR MISSION:
Under the responsibility of the Program Director you as the Area Manager contribute within the country where you are based to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Handicap International. You ensure optimal quality and impact of the projects implemented in the country through a delegation system with appropriate control mechanisms.
You share with all HI managers the responsibility of a sound management and successful functioning of the global organization through paradigm chain.
Your priorities will be to

In this framework your main missions are:
Mission 1: Management

Mission 2: Strategy and steering

- Contribute to the development of the programme operational strategy and to its implementation and annual monitoring

- Implement the project part of the Programmes Operational Strategy

Mission 3 : Standards and expertise

Mission 4: Operational implementation

- Ensure the sound management and monitoring of projects under his/her responsibility

- Keeping both potential opportunities and risks in mind contribute to the monitoring and analysis done by the line manager and propose mitigation measures where relevant

- Develop HIs external influence (forums operational and strategic alliances etc.) and the external representation of the organization (events media) in his/her area of responsibility.

- Coordinate the teams in his/her area

- Support the Director/Country Manager in monitoring security in their area and ensure adequate resources according to the context

Mission 5: Emergency Preparedness and Response

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION:

HI staff in Ukraine are usually accommodated in guesthouses or in hotel (during business trips) usually near HI offices restaurants cafes shopping centers within walking distance and near a shelter (the shelter is either in the building or easy to reach).

You hold a degree in a field related to the job (humanitarian Sciences Po etc.)

You have at least 3 years of professional experience in Area/Field/project management in challenging humanitarian contexts.

You have a proven experience in managerial and security management experience.

You have experiences on donor relations external relations fundraising and strategic positioning.

You know how design and coordinate of complex emergency interventions.

You have strong and solid management and communication skills.

You are fluent English (oral and written)

You show strong organizational skills you are autonomous and reactive.

At HI the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. months International contract starting from November 2025;

• Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals;
• Pension scheme;
• Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution;
• Repatriation insurance paid by HI;

• Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa) and transport of your personal effects;
• Mission of more than 12 months: a child allowance of 100 per month per child paid in payroll