Operations Manager for Atlas Logistique – Gaza

Gaza, Palestinian Territory
negotiable Expires in 4 weeks

JOB DETAIL

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.
We need you to support our field teams in deploying this massive emergency response. Your help can make a difference. Join us!

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.

Please indicate if you require any special accommodation, even at the first interview. For more information about the organisation: www.hi.org

JOB CONTEXT:
The ceasefire has enabled a significant increase in humanitarian aid to Gaza, with around 600 trucks per day and a total of 4,250 trucks in the first week. While the easing of entry restrictions has allowed aid to reach more areas, logistical challenges, such as limited storage capacity and damaged infrastructure, remain. Some roads and vehicle fleets are in poor condition, and unexploded ordnances pose further risks. Additionally, humanitarian corridors face instability, with blocked or delayed items and a shutdown of some crossings since March 2nd.

To address these issues and considering the scaling efforts of the humanitarian community, Atlas Logistique is expanding storage capacities and enhancing logistics services to support the growing humanitarian response, especially in North Gaza.

Reporting directly to the Area Manager, with functional links with the Atlas Deployment manager (HQ), the Operations Manager leads the overall implementation of the Atlas Logistique components of HI’s intervention in Gaza, through ensuring sound analysis of the context, subsequent strategic developments and operational oversight, as well as fostering close coordination and partnerships with partners, other humanitarian stakeholders, donors and authorities.

YOUR MISSION:
More precisely, you are in charge of:

– Developing and overseeing Atlas Logistique’s programming in Gaza, as well as contributing to HI’s strategic frameworks on all relevant aspects related to the Atlas Logistique component of HI’s intervention in Gaza.

– The operational design, management and monitoring of the Atlas Logistique projects, as well as pilot projects structuring Atlas Logistique’s development, ensuring compliance with applicable standards and frameworks.

– The identification and analysis of the overall humanitarian community needs to ensure that the Atlas Logistique intervention meets these needs and fill observed gaps.

– Participating in various coordination mechanisms (clusters, other inter-agency meetings, bilateral coordination) and ensuring representation towards authorities.

– Contributing to the identification of funding opportunity and steering of fundraising efforts to ensure sustainability of Atlas Logistique operations in the country in compliance with HI’s strategic frameworks.

– Ensuring sound internal coordination with relevant departments (humanitarian access and security, logistics, HR, finance, etc.).

– Supervising the Atlas Logistique teams in Gaza and ensuring capacity-building as per needs.

– Overseeing the smooth and qualitative service provision to user organizations and ensuring accountability towards them and other relevant humanitarian stakeholders.

In this framework, your main responsibilities are:

Mission 1: Operational implementation

Mission 2: Management

Mission 3: Strategy and steering

Mission 4: Standards and expertise

Requirements

  • You have 3 years of experience in project management, or in a coordination role in a humanitarian emergency response,
  • You have confirmed experience in team management in emergency setting, with volatile security context,
  • You have good negotiation, external representation, and coordination skills, in partnerships development and management,
  • You understand the humanitarian coordination mechanisms,
  • You are recognized as a good team player.

Benefits

At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team

  • 6 months International contract starting from mid-April 2025;
  • The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
    • Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals;
    • Pension scheme;
    • Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution;
    • Repatriation insurance paid by HI;
  • Salary from 2869 € gross/month upon experience;
  • Perdiem: 756 € net/month – paid in the field
  • Hardship: 500 € net/month paid with your salary;
  • Paid leaves: 25 days per year;
  • R&R: 5 days every 8 weeks;
  • Position Unaccompanied
  • Housing: Collective taken in charge by HI;
  • If you are resident in the country: local package.
Palestinian Territory, Gaza

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