Who We Are

Human Appeal is a global non-profit humanitarian and development organisation. We deliver life-saving emergency assistance such as food, medical aid, and disaster relief. At the same time, we run sustainable, community-led programmes in healthcare, education, and livelihoods to build resilience and self-reliance. Our experienced local teams work in vulnerable, hard-to-reach areas. Guided by a vision of a just, caring, and sustainable world, our mission is to save lives, alleviate poverty, and empower communities in line with the core humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence.

Position Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Programmes Partner Officer position within the Programmes department based at HQ.

The Programme Officer is responsible for coordinating, monitoring, and ensuring the quality delivery of assigned humanitarian and development projects implemented through Human Appeal Field Offices and partners. The role ensures compliance with organisational policies, donor requirements, and internationally recognised humanitarian standards (including Sphere and CHS), while supporting Field Offices to deliver timely, accountable and effective programmes for affected populations.

Note: We will only consider Syrian candidates.

Main Responsibilities

Programme & Project Management

• Coordinate the full project cycle for assigned portfolios, from concept note review to project closure.
• Review and technically assess project proposals, budgets, funding agreements, and revision requests.
• Monitor project implementation progress against approved plans, indicators, and timelines.
• Review narrative and financial reports for quality, accuracy, donor compliance, and alignment with agreed outputs.

Compliance, Quality & Accountability

• Ensure projects comply with donor rules (e.g. FCDO, ECHO, USAID), HA policies, and international standards including Sphere and CHS.
• Support Field Offices to identify and mitigate operational, safeguarding, fiduciary, and contextual risks.
• Support monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) requirements, including feedback mechanisms.

Coordination & Communication

• Act as the focal point between HQ, Field Offices, and partners for assigned programmes.
• Coordinate project-related inputs for Communications, Fundraising, and Donor Care teams.
• Support organisation and follow-up of project meetings, monitoring visits, and audits.

Financial Monitoring

• Track project budgets, payment schedules, and expenditure against approved budgets.
• Process payment requests and maintain Programme Payment Trackers in coordination with Finance.

Emergency & Surge Support

Support emergency response and scale-up phases, including rapid project review, reporting, and coordination as required.

NB: Employee duties are not limited only to the above-mentioned Accountabilities; he/she may perform other duties as assigned.

Candidate essential criteria

Education:

University degree in International Development, Social Sciences or related field.

Experience:

2–3 years relevant programme management experience with an INGO or humanitarian organisation.

Skills:

Strong analytical skills, report review, coordination, MS Office proficiency. Understanding of humanitarian standards, donor compliance, and project cycle management.

Languages:

Fluent English is essential.

Candidate desirable criteria

Arabic or French is desirable.

HOW TO APPLY:

We are keen to appoint the right person for this position as soon as possible and will be considering applications as they are received. To maximize your opportunity, please submit your CV by clicking the link provided to apply. We look forward to receiving your application and hearing from you.

Please note that we will only be contacting the shortlisted candidates. Applying candidates must have the legal authorisation or right to work in the designated work location/duty station.

The Closing Date for this vacancy is October 8, 2026.

Disclaimer: Human Appeal is committed to diversity, social inclusion, and gender equality/balance, and strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. The organisation maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEA/SH), with all staff required to comply with Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (PSEA/SH) standards and safe recruitment procedures.