Senior Humanitarian Operations Advisor (MENAEE)

Location and terms

• Permanent hybrid/remote role in any approved SCI office in MENAEE, including Jordan. Africa and Middle East time zones required.
• Right to work in the contracting country throughout employment and English required. Up to 60% international travel, potentially to volatile locations. Reports to the Lead Advisor, Emergency Response Operations.

Responsibilities

• Advise an assigned country portfolio, coordinate cross-functional support, resolve operational challenges and share learning.
• Strengthen emergency preparedness plans, readiness and capability gaps; ensure quality alerts, categorisations, response plans and situation reports.
• Integrate anticipatory action and child-centred risk-informed planning; oversee timely and accountable humanitarian responses.
• Review risk frameworks and mitigation actions, escalate major risks and analyse performance and trends.
• Build partnerships and donor relationships, represent SCI in humanitarian forums, chair emergency coordination and support locally led action and capacity development.
• Deploy, backstop or temporarily fill critical response functions and work outside core hours during major emergencies.

Requirements

• Significant experience managing humanitarian response, recovery and development operations directly and remotely.
• Experience in emergency preparedness and response readiness, deployment/backstopping, procedural documentation and country-office advice and coordination.
• Demonstrated cross-functional stakeholder relationships and strategic operational judgement.
• A relevant bachelor’s degree in development, humanitarian assistance, emergency/risk management or social sciences is desirable. No numeric minimum years stated.

Application

• Submit CV and cover letter through the official portal. Deadline: 30 November 2026 at 02:59 Amman, equivalent to 29 November at 23:59 UTC.
• Rolling review and possible early closure; competency interviews and safeguarding/background checks. No recruitment fees.