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Department: Operations

Duty Station: : Khartoum and Nyala

Contract Type: Full-time (100%)

Contract duration: 1 year (renewable)

Direct report: Country Director

Grade: Head of (In country)

Mission

Geneva Call is a neutral and impartial non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting respect by Armed Groups, De Facto Authorities (AGDAs) and Provisional Governments for international humanitarian norms in armed conflict and other situations of violence, in particular those related to the protection of civilians. Geneva Call focuses its efforts on banning the use of anti-personnel mines, protecting children from the effects of armed conflict, prohibiting sexual violence in armed conflict, working towards the elimination of gender discrimination, protecting civilian infrastructure, and ensuring humanitarian access.

Why this Role?

The Head of Programme provides overall leadership, technical oversight, strategic direction, and management of Geneva Call’s programme portfolio in Sudan. This includes ensuring high-quality programme design, effective implementation, sound financial management, and strong team leadership. The role requires working in complex and dynamic contexts, adapting programme strategies to meet changing needs, and ensuring alignment with Geneva Call’s mandate, values, and operational priorities.

Work Relations

Under the supervision of the Country Director, the Head of Programme will provide overall leadership, technical oversight, management and strategic vision of the program of Geneva Call while managing staff and resources to ensure that the program meets its objectives and deliverable timely, qualitatively and within budget. The Head of Programme will work in a fluctuating and uncertain context and constantly adapt the answer of Geneva Call.

Duties and Responsibilities

Programme Leadership and Strategy

• Lead the design, adaptation, and delivery of country programme strategies in alignment with Geneva Call’s global priorities and operational guidelines.
• Provide strategic oversight to ensure programmes are contextually relevant, conflict-sensitive, and responsive to humanitarian needs.
• Integrate conflict and humanitarian analysis into programme design, monitoring, and adaptation.
• Ensure programme implementation meets agreed objectives, quality standards, and donor requirements.

Resource Mobilisation, Proposal Development, and Reporting

• Foster innovation and identify new opportunities for engagement, partnerships, and growth.
• Lead proposal development and resource mobilisation with the Country Director and Donor Relations, aiming for diversified and multi-year funding, including consortium bids with international and national organisations, and ensuring viable programming consistent with access, security and absorption capacity.
• Ensure timely and high-quality donor reporting and internal programme reports.

Programme Management and Coordination

• Oversee the planning, delivery, and monitoring of all projects in line with project cycle management standards.
• Ensure effective coordination among programme teams and with other departments (finance, logistics, HR).
• Monitor programme expenditure against budgets and ensure compliance with Geneva Call policies, donor requirements, and accountability standards.
• Lead periodic grant reviews (activity progress, budget-versus-actual, burn rate) with Finance and the Programme Coordinators, and anticipate budget realignments or no-cost extension requests to avoid under- or overspending, and contribute to evaluations and audits.
• Maintain effective relationships with implementing partners, providing technical and operational support where required.
• Safeguard all programme data and ensure proper documentation and filing systems.

Team Leadership and Human Resource Management

• Line-manage senior programme staff and oversee recruitment, induction, and professional development.
• Promote a safe, collaborative, and high-performing team culture that aligns with Geneva Call’s values.
• Provide mentoring, coaching, and capacity-building to strengthen team skills and performance.
• Ensure compliance with HR policies, performance management processes, and safeguarding standards.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL)

• Contribute to ensure robust MEAL systems are in place to track progress, assess impact, and inform programme adaptation.
• Support evidence-based decision-making and promote a learning culture within the team.
• Contribute to evaluations.

External and internal Relations, Advocacy, and Representation

• Represent Geneva Call with national authorities, donors, coordination bodies, and other key stakeholders.
• Contribute to advocacy and policy engagement in line with Geneva Call’s mandate and country strategy.
• Support the development and implementation of communications and visibility plans, ensuring sensitivity to security and perception risks.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships to enhance programme impact and sustainability.
• Together with the Country Director, lead engagement with AGDAs, community leaders and other local and national stakeholders.

Requirements

Education (Essential)

• Graduate degree in International Relations, Political or Social Sciences, International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights, Development Studies, or related field.

Experience (Essential)

• 10 years of relevant experience in humanitarian or protection organisations, including at least 3 years in senior programmatic leadership roles, in an international context.
• Proven record in programme strategy development, project cycle management, and budget oversight.
• Experience in building and managing partnerships with civil society, INGOs, UN agencies, and donors.
• Experience developing high-quality proposals and managing grants from institutional donors and private foundations.
• Experience working in conflict-affected or complex humanitarian settings.

Experience (Desirable)

• Demonstrated experience engaging with armed actors or other non-state actors in a neutral and principled manner.
• Academic and/or work experience in Humanitarian Protection, humanitarian dialogue, and International Humanitarian Law is highly desired.

Job-related competencies

• Strong strategic and operational planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Solid understanding of donor compliance frameworks and accountability requirements.
• Strong facilitation, negotiation, and diplomacy skills with diverse stakeholders.
• Proficiency in project management tools, MEAL systems, and budget monitoring.
• Knowledge of International Humanitarian Law and protection principles is an asset.

Organisational competencies

• Excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, adapt to rapidly changing contexts, and make sound decisions.
• Strong leadership qualities with a collaborative and inclusive approach.
• High degree of integrity, discretion, and commitment to Geneva Call’s values.
• Results-oriented, solution-focused, and proactive mindset.

Languages (Essential)

• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English in required.

Languages (Desirable)

• Knowledge of local languages is an asset.

Additional information

• The incumbent must be willing and able to travel at short notice.
• Testing and interviewing will be used as a form of screening.
• Initial appointment is subject to satisfactory professional references.
• Additional background checks may be required.

Why join Geneva Call?

This is a unique opportunity to provide strategic leadership and oversight of impactful humanitarian programmes in complex conflict environments, contributing to the protection of vulnerable communities. You will play a key role in shaping programme strategy, ensuring programme quality and effectiveness, and strengthening principled humanitarian engagement with armed actors in line with humanitarian norms. If you are motivated by combining strategic vision, programme excellence, and humanitarian purpose, this position offers the opportunity to make a tangible and lasting contribution to the communities affected by armed conflict. We look forward to receiving your application.

How to apply

Geneva Call consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages, and opinions. Geneva Call is an inclusive working environment for all staff. Applications are particularly encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

For Application: Please only submit your CV and cover letter by November 9th, 2026, by following the application link below:

Our HR team will meticulously evaluate your profile in line with the requirements of the post you have applied for. Since we receive a good number of applications for all the positions Geneva Call advertises, it is not possible to communicate the results of our decisions with every candidate individually. Therefore, only the short-listed candidates will be contacted by the HR team to invite them for written test – and the steps afterwards if they qualify i.e., interview and other assessments as deemed appropriate.

By submitting your application, you consent to Geneva Call sharing your CV internally, where necessary, for the purposes of assessing your suitability for current or future employment opportunities.

Department: Operations

Duty Station: Beirut – Lebanon

Contract Type: Full-time (100%)

Contract duration: 1 year (renewable)

Direct report: Director of Operations

Grade: Country Director

Mission

Geneva Call is a neutral and impartial non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting respect by Armed Groups, De Facto Authorities (AGDAs) and Provisional Governments for international humanitarian norms in armed conflict and other situations of violence, in particular those related to the protection of civilians. Geneva Call focuses its efforts on banning the use of anti-personnel mines, protecting children from the effects of armed conflict, prohibiting sexual violence in armed conflict, working towards the elimination of gender discrimination, protecting civilian infrastructure, and ensuring humanitarian access.

Role

The Country Director (CD) provides strategic leadership and representation for Geneva Call in Lebanon. As the most senior representative of Geneva Call in the field, the CD is responsible for the overall planning, coordination, implementation, and development of country operations. This includes the qualitative implementation of Geneva Call’s humanitarian engagement and diplomacy (humanitarian dialogue, research, community-based approach), advocacy, fundraising, representation, and the management of financial and human resources.

The CD reports administratively and technically to the Director of Operations and directly manages the country team.

Work Relations

Internal:

• Collaborates with regional and HQ units, including Programme, Policy Research and Legal, MEAL, Safety and Security, Global Engagement, Donor Relations, Finance, Logistics, and HR teams.

• Manages the country mission; coordinates with and thematic/technical advisors and functional leads at HQ.

External:

• Represents Geneva Call to national and local authorities, donors, UN agencies, INGOs, civil society actors, AGDAs and Provisional Governments where applicable.

• Represents Geneva Call in national and international forums and builds strategic partnerships.

Duties and Responsibilities

Strategy and programme implementation

•Analyses the humanitarian and security situation in Iraq to identify key areas of work for Geneva Call.

• Ensures the fulfillment of Geneva Call’s core mission to promote IHL with AGDAs and Provisional Governments with focus on addressing protection threats to vulnerable populations.

• Provides leadership, quality delivery and management, and streamlines monitoring, evaluation, and learning for the country programme, in alignment with Geneva Call’s strategy. Ensures programmes are monitored and evaluated effectively.

• Manages, supervises, and coordinates all activities in-country related to the implementation of Geneva Call’s projects in the country, adhering to proposal guidelines, indicators, budgets, and work plans. Promotes the sharing of learning internally and externally, using results to inform programme decisions and enhance institutional knowledge.

Safety and security management

• Oversees safety and security protocols and risk management plans for staff and operations.

• Conducts regular context and risk analyses to ensure safety and operational viability.

• Manages security in line with Geneva Call’s policies and standards.

Mission management and coordination

• Manages the country mission team, and has on average 2 to 4 direct reports, depending on the size of the mission. Is accountable for all leadership processes in-country such as performance management, duty of care, attendance.

• Ensures transparent financial management and compliance with internal procedures, policies, code of conduct and local laws.

Fundraising and resource mobilisation

• Develops and implements a country fundraising strategy to secure necessary resources.

• Leads the preparation of project proposals and donor submissions, ensuring contextual relevance.

• Fosters relationships with donors and identifies new funding opportunities.

Advocacy and communication

• Represents Geneva Call’s interests with government bodies, donors, and key stakeholders.

• Actively participates in clusters and working groups relevant to Geneva Call’s mission.

• Advocates for Geneva Call’s initiatives to enhance civilian protection and adherence to IHL.

Requirements

Education (Essential)

• A Master’s degree (preferred) or a bachelor’s degree in political or social sciences, International Humanitarian Law (IHL), Human Rights, or a related field relevant to the role.

Experience (Essential)

• A minimum of 12 years of experience in humanitarian organisations, with a strong preference for at least 15 years, including at least 2 years in a Country Director role.

• Out of total required experience, minimum 7 years’ experience of working in conflict affected contexts.

• Proven experience in managing multi-donor programmes, teams (including expatriates), and complex operations.

• Strong background in financial and donor management, capacity building, and security management.

Experience (Desirable)

• Experience in working with armed groups, De Facto Authorities and Provisional Governments is a strong plus.

• Proposal writing and donor reporting skills.

• Experience working on programmes related to civilian infrastructure and/or rule of law.

Job related competencies

• Strong organisational and analytical skills with an entrepreneurial mindset.

• Solid diplomatic skills with the ability to communicate with high-level interlocutors.

• Knowledgeable and passionate about political and security affairs. Extensive knowledge of security management.

• Fundraising, project cycle management, and budget management.

• Strong risk-planning and problem-solving skills.

• Capacity to meet deadlines under time pressure.

• Negotiation and interpersonal skills.

• Knowledge of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) or International Human Rights Law is a strong asset.            

Organisational competencies

• Understanding and respect for humanitarian principles and the organisation’s vision, mission, and confidentiality.

• Flexibility and adaptability.

• Collaborative, team-oriented, and solutions-oriented approach.

• Upholds and promotes the highest ethical and professional standards in alignment with organisational values.

• Understands how to navigate in a matrix organisation.

Languages

• Fluency in English and Arabic is required.

• Proficiency in French, Spanish, or other languages is a strong advantage.

Why join Geneva Call?

This is a unique opportunity to lead impactful humanitarian engagement in complex conflict environments while contributing to the protection of vulnerable communities. It is also a unique chance to combine strategic leadership, diplomacy, and operational management within an organization recognized for its principled engagement with armed actors and commitment to humanitarian norms. If you are motivated by combining operational impact, strategic leadership, and humanitarian purpose, this position offers you the possibility to make a tangible and lasting contribution where it matters most. We look forward to your application.

How to apply

Geneva Call consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages, and opinions. Geneva Call is an inclusive working environment for all staff. Applications are particularly encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

For Application: Please only submit your CV and cover letter by November 19th , 2026, by following the application link below:

Our HR team will meticulously evaluate your profile in line with the requirements of the post you have applied for. Since we receive a good number of applications for all the positions Geneva Call advertises, it is not possible to communicate the results of our decisions with every candidate individually. Therefore, only the short-listed candidates will be contacted by the HR team to invite them for written test – and the steps afterwards if they qualify i.e., interview and other assessments as deemed appropriate.

By submitting your application, you consent to Geneva Call sharing your CV internally, where necessary, for the purposes of assessing your suitability for current or future employment opportunities.

Department: Policy, Research & Legal

Work place: Remote

Duration of the Consultancy: Approximately 50-60 working days depending on rate between November 1 to January 31

Objective

The objective of the consultancy is to conduct a global mapping of armed groups and de facto authorities’ (AGDAs) policies and practices and assess how they contribute to or threaten food security for conflict affected communities in order to generate evidence-based insights for programmatic decisions.  

Scope of Work and Key Tasks  

• Identify and document AGDA policies, directives, and practices affecting food security with a particular focus on Geneva Call’s areas of operations. 
• Categorize practices along a spectrum from enabling to obstruction to harmful, including in relation to access to land, agricultural inputs, and natural resources; freedom of movement; taxation; looting; governance of markets, pricing, and distribution systems; facilitation of humanitarian access; and deliberate attacks or destruction, sieges, or blockades affecting access to or availability of food.  
• Map variations depending on different types of armed groups (groups controlling territories, community-based groups, etc.) and the territorial governance context (contested, consolidated). 
• Gender and inclusion lens to assess the differentiated impact on women, children, marginalized or minority groups, and returnees.
• Develop data collection tools to gather relevant information from Geneva Call field colleagues and other external stakeholders and undertake key informant interviews or focus group discussions.
• Analysis and reporting: Produce two final reports: first, an internal report with detailed findings, typology of AGDA practices, implications for engagement based on humanitarian norms, guidance on how to integrate all aspects of food insecurity into Geneva Call’s work, and recommendations for training and engagement materials; second, an external report to highlight key trends and evidence for advocacy purposes.

Expected Deliverables 

Total estimated level of effort:  approximately 50-60 working days depending on rate between November 1 to January 31.

Selection criteria

Education

• Advanced degree international relations, political science, humanitarian law or human rights, develoment studies or related discipline.

Personal skills

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience in humanitarian action, human rights fieldwork, /or conflict analysis. 

Technical skills

• Proven experience in food security, livelihoods, or protection programming in conflict affected or fragile settings.
• Demonstrated expertise in gender and inclusion analysis, with attention to the differentiated impacts on women, children, marginalized groups, and returnees.
• Strong track record in qualitative research methods.
• Excellent analytical and reporting writing skills, with experience producing both internal and external deliverables.
• Familitary with international humanitarian law and other relevant legal frameworks.

Languages

• Excellent communication skills in English (required). 
• Knowledge of French or Arabic (an asset).

Application

We particularly encouraged applications from all qualified candidates without distinction on the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

For Application Please only submit your CV and cover letter by October 24 , 2026, by following the application link:

DUTY STATION: Libya 

Expected Start Date: ASAP 

REPORTING TO: Regional Head of Programme — MENA 

BACKGROUND: 

Libya, serving as a transit, destination and influence hub, plays a central role in North Africa. Beyond internal political divisions and localised security tensions, the impact of potential tensions within the country extends across its national borders and could result in heightened protection risks and humanitarian needs.  

Having said that, Geneva Call remained fully operational in Libya from 2019 until 2023 and since then Geneva Call has been in contact with key interlocutors and regularly monitoring the situation. Geneva Call’s programme was focused on engaging, in both in Tripoli and Benghazi, with the different governmental departments, namely with the ministries of defence and interior, as well as their associated civilian offices and supporting forces on the ground. Moreover, engagements were conducted with influential actors such as tribal and community leaders in selected areas.  

In light of the evolving context and the emerging protection priorities on the ground, Geneva Call is aiming to conduct a strategic assessment exercise in Libya to further capitalize on its previous engagements with various state and non-state actors. Geneva Call is planning to explore opportunities for stronger programming and deeper engagement with key stakeholders in Libya, by focusing on the factors that may trigger or fuel violent extremism, radicalisation and disruptions to social cohesion and comprehension by key actors of humanitarian norms, paying particular attention to both internal and cross-border dynamics.  

For this purpose, Geneva Call is seeking to contract a strategic expert on a consultancy basis to support this assessment and deliver on the sub-objectives detailed below.

OBJECTIVES 

Under the direct supervision of the Regional Head of Programme – MENA, the main objectives of the assignment to be conducted by the Libya Strategic Expert are the following: 

• Develop comprehensive contextual analysis on political, security and social dynamics relevant to current dynamics in Libya and potential conflict links and spillover from neighbouring countries (Sahel and Sudan). This will include regional and cross-regional external factors that exacerbate extremism. 

• Identify and map out different state and other stakeholders’ relevant promotion of protection, social cohesion and prevention of extremism on the ground. 

• Analyse the Protection of Civilians (PoC) landscape in Libya, identifying emerging protection issues, emerging risks, response gaps and priority geographical areas to inform future programming. 

• Identify strategic and programmatic opportunities directly and through partners, potential entry points and areas for engagement to inform future interventions in Libya, with a focus on returns, reintegration, protection of social cohesion, and prevention of violent extremism.  

METHODS AND DELIVERABLES  

The consultancy will run for a period of six weeks (30 days) staring as soon as possible. The consultant is expected to adopt mixed-methods approach combining desk research with field-level engagement and will deliver: 

• Inception report and work plan outlining the proposed methodology, assessment questions, scope, key activities and approach to field-level engagement and data collection. 

• A comprehensive protection and strategic contextual analysis covering key protection risks, emerging trends, geographical hotspots, response gaps and relevant stakeholders. 

• Final report presenting key findings, conflict analysis, strategic opportunities and recommendations. 

• An executive summary (max 10 pages) summarizing key findings and recommendations for senior management, relevant interlocutors, and donors; 

• A PowerPoint presentation summarizing the key findings and recommendations. 

Management of the consultancy 

• The consultant will report to the Regional Head of Programme – MENA who will provide the necessary guidance and support in the completion of agreed outcomes. 

• The payment of the consultancy will be based on outcomes and will be settled in two tranches: 

• Inception report and approved work plan (20%) 

• Delivery of consultancy report by the end of the consultancy (80%) 

• The total time allocated for the delivery of these outcomes should not exceed six weeks. 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience 

The selected consultant must meet the following criteria: 

• Hold a master’s degree, PhD or equivalent work experience, in social sciences, political science, conflict resolution or any other related field that applies to the assessment. 

• Deep understanding of conflict analysis methodologies (including conflict systems mapping, actors’ analysis), and the specific context of Libya. This expertise enables him/her to guide the team in aligning the assessment with the country’s unique challenges and priorities. 

• Demonstrated track record in delivery of similar actions research consultancies in related thematic areas and in similar contexts. 

• Proven track record of working in Libya and maintained relevant networks in country as well as the wider region of MENA. 

• Excellent writing and communication skills in Arabic and English. 

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST 

Interested and qualified consultants must submit their application, no later than 12.10.2026 with the following in one pdf document: 

• An updated curriculum vitae highlighting relevant professional experience and qualifications for this consultancy. 

• Three- page technical proposal document outlining their proposed approach to the assessment, methodological approach and proposed timeline, with reference to the research scope outlined in the ToR. Additionally, candidate is expected to provide examples of previous work preferably related to similar topic.  

• A financial proposal with a detailed budget  

• Full contact information for at least two recent clients as references, if possible.