Deputy Team Leader (Humanitarian)

TL;DR

Deputy Team Leader (Humanitarian): Providing strategic technical leadership and operational oversight for the ReSET programme with an accent on technical quality, programme coherence, and partner capacity strengthening. Focus on integrating value-for-money frameworks, managing high-level stakeholder relationships with FCDO and UN agencies, and coordinating complex consortium partnerships.

Location: Kampala, Uganda

Company

hirify.global (IRC) is a global humanitarian non-governmental organization that responds to world crises to restore health, safety, education, and economic wellbeing to people devastated by conflict and disaster.

What you will do

• Provide overarching technical direction across a multi-sector portfolio ensuring alignment with FCDO and Sphere Standards.
• Lead the development of programme technical frameworks, including cash-first delivery models and protection mainstreaming.
• Oversee consortium partner capacity strengthening within IRC’s localisation framework to support national and local NGOs.
• Manage strategic relationships with FCDO, UN agencies (UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, OCHA), and government counterparts.
• Lead the development and use of Value-for-Money (VfM) metrics and frameworks to demonstrate cost-effectiveness.
• Line-manage senior technical leads and foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 8–10 years of experience in complex humanitarian and/or development programming, with at least 5 years in a senior management role.
• Master’s degree in international development, humanitarian affairs, social sciences, public policy, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale, multi-sector FCDO-funded programmes.
• Proven expertise in protection, cash and voucher assistance (CVA), economic recovery, health, or education.
• Substantial experience in refugee response and working with government counterparts (e.g., OPM).
• Track record of leading consortium partnerships and supporting localisation agendas.

Culture & Benefits

• Commitment to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions.
• Generous benefits including parental leave and gender-sensitive security protocols.
• Equal Opportunity Employer promoting diversity regardless of race, religion, or gender.
• Professional environment based on Integrity, Service, Equality, and Accountability.