Deputy Country Director

Starting Date / Initial Contract Details

10 November 2025, Full time, 24 months.

Role Summary

Manage and oversee development of the Humanitarian programme and support functions to facilitate the implementation of the country strategy.  Provide leadership, strategic direction, management and evaluation of all aspects of the programme, the Deputy Country Director also plays a key role in external representation, legal compliance, grant management, programme coordination and team leadership.

Project Overview

Emergency nutrition, health, WASH and food security projects targeting displaced, conflict- and drought-affected vulnerable populations in central and southern Afghanistan. Resilience and early recovery projects aimed at long term and sustainable behaviour change in the general population to improve public health.

Workplace & Conditions  

Field based position in Kabul, Afghanistan, with trips to remote field sites where living and working conditions will likely be more basic.

Responsibilities:

• Programme Management: Assist in strategy and lead proposal development. Champion programme quality, oversee MEAL management and ensure effective project implementation.  

• External Representation: Support Country Director in representing Medair to external stakeholders (incl. humanitarian, community, authorities & donors). Actively participate in coordination fora.  

• Security Management: Manage security in the Country Director’s absence. Support Project Coordinators to update security plans/ guidelines and talk through security decisions. Manage incidents as required.

• Financial Management: Maintain oversight of spending and grant management. Ensure appropriate compliance and controls are in place to mitigate risks of fraud or disallowances.

• Staff Management: Line manage assigned staff. Maintain and facilitate clear communication between departments. Support and develop the team to work together effectively, modelling Medair’s values.  

Qualifications, Experience & Technical Competencies:

• University degree. Post-graduate degree in the humanitarian sector desirable.

• Strong working knowledge of English (spoken and written).

• Good numerical and report writings skills and worked with various institutional donors

• Experience of managing a diverse team of technical & field operations, develop & support team

• Sound experience working as DCD/ Senior management roles with international humanitarian NGOs

Behavioural Skills:

• Strong servant leadership skills with a consultative management style

• Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner, with good understanding of cross-cultural issues  

• Experience working in a volatile context, capacity to work under pressure & manage personal stress 

• Able to oversee multiple tasks, prioritizing and delegating as required

• Problem solving ability and good communication skills 

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Team Spiritual Life

Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, people we serve, and external contacts. Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based teams. Fully contribute to a rich spiritual team life, including team devotion, prayer, and words of encouragement.

Before you apply

Please ensure you are fully aware of the:

1. Medair organisational values.

1. Medair is committed to safeguarding the protection of beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and partners, and particularly children. Therefore, we do not employ staff whose background we understand to be unsuitable for working with children. Medair staff are required to give the utmost respect to, and comply with, Medair’s accountability policies and best practices.

1. Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC) (which forms part of the recruitment selection process for field positions).

Application Process

To apply, go to this vacancy on our Medair page. Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed.

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