Deputy Country Director – Program (Sudan/Chad)

This role provides strategic, programmatic, and operational leadership across Relief International’s Sudan and Chad portfolio. The Deputy Country Director – Program will oversee programme quality, delivery, and growth, ensuring humanitarian and development interventions are impactful, compliant, and responsive to evolving needs. As a member of the Senior Management Team, the incumbent will work closely with country teams, global technical advisors, donors, and partners to drive programme excellence, resource mobilization, and organizational performance in a complex and dynamic operating environment. The position requires regular travel within Sudan and to Chad, with up to 50% travel expected. The role emphasizes building and leading high-performing teams while representing Relief International in donor engagements, authority interactions, and coordination forums.

Master’s degree in a relevant field, or a bachelor’s degree with equivalent professional experience; substantial proven experience providing senior leadership and programme oversight within humanitarian and/or development contexts; strong experience working with institutional donors, including UN agencies, ECHO, US Government donors, the European Union and FCDO; demonstrated expertise in programme development, project management, coordination, strategic planning and partnership management; experience overseeing multi-sector programmes, including areas such as Health and Nutrition, WASH and Livelihoods; excellent leadership, interpersonal, communication and external representation skills, with experience managing and developing teams; professional fluency in English is essential; experience in Sudan and/or Chad, experience in conflict-affected settings, and Arabic and/or French language skills are highly desirable.