Offre d’emploi
DEPUTY COUNTRY DIRECTOR – PROGRAMMES – MYANMAR
Publié le 28 Oct. 2026
- CDD
- 12 mois
- Date de début : 04/01/2027
Notre environnement de travail
Myanmar remains one of the world's most severe and protracted humanitarian crises. Since the military coup of February 2021, the country has experienced an escalation of armed conflict, mass population displacement, economic deterioration, and recurrent climate shocks that have severely undermined livelihoods and access to basic services. The crisis is further compounded by the near collapse of public systems, leaving vulnerable populations with extremely limited access to essential care. Nutrition remains a major concern, especially among children, women, and displaced populations. In 2026, 21.9 million people, around 40% of the total population, are in need of humanitarian assistance, of whom 16.2 million are targeted under the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP).
Action Contre la Faim (ACF) maintains a strong operational presence in Rakhine and Bago, delivering integrated humanitarian assistance through direct implementation as well as with local partners. Current interventions include nutrition services for children under five and pregnant and lactating women, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) programming, and emergency assistance for vulnerable households.
Votre poste et vos responsabilités
Under the supervision of the Country Director and as a key member of the Senior Management Team (SMT), you will be responsible for providing strategic leadership, oversight, and direction to all programmatic areas of the Myanmar Country Office.
You will ensure that programs are aligned with organizational strategy, implemented with high quality, adapted to the context, and deliver sustainable impact.
Your missions will be to :
- Coordinate program country strategy and ensure operational management of all technical areas
- Actively participating in the development of the country strategy on the programmatic components
- Ensuring the definition of a localization strategy for the CO
- Ensuring the overall country program planning and follow-up of technical reporting for donors, authorities and internal requirements (including Activity Progress Reports) in coordination with the support departments
- Piloting the internal quality control by promoting monitoring mechanisms (ex: self evaluation tool), facilitating internal control and external evaluations
- Ensuring programs are coherent with the operational strategy and with ACF mandate.
- Represent and liaise for operational strategy and program-related issues to donors, authorities, UN, NGOs and local partners
- Liaising with stakeholders if senior-level involvement is required, and upon request of the Country Director
- Leading ACF’s technical contingency planning by region and department
- Strengthening Field and Coordination-level information-sharing with key stakeholders
- Leading partnership strategic positioning and management in support of the Grant and partnership coordinator
- Analyze the Humanitarian needs
- identifying humanitarian needs, briefing the country management team on developmental events in the country and designing potential responses within the operational country strategy
- collecting, summarizing and analyzing information from external sources and from technical advisors for future opportunities
- Management of Human Resources
- Supervision and management of all staff directly reporting to DCD (Programs) (Head of technical department)
- Oversee the recruitment, performance and retention plan of all staff directly reporting to DCD (Programs)
- Creating a learning environment at country office level (participatory planning, review and program development)
- Deputize for the Country Director and assume administrative responsibilities as required
- Act as Country Director in his/her absence, as required.
- Given the specific operational context in Myanmar, assume certain
Votre profil
You hold a degree in development, humanitarian aid, international relations or a relevant field.
You have a minimum of 5 years of experience in the field and in one or more challenging context.
You have a significant experience with INGOs, a previous experience with ACF will be an asset.
You have already demonstrated leadership and management skills in a complex international setting.
You have extensive knowledge and understanding of humanitarian coordination mechanisms, and excellent skills in partnership and localisation management.
You have the ability to work remotely efficiently and have flexibilty to travel on a regular basis
A previous experience in Myanmar is a strong asset.
You are fluent in written and spoken English.
Vos conditions d’emploi
- Fixed term contract under French legislation: 12 months -
- Partly based in Rangon & Chiang Mai
- Monthly gross salary from 2899 to 3376€ upon experience, including 13th month
- Reimbursement of the pension insurance for non-French citizens: 16% of the gross monthly salary
- Annual salary increase: 6% increase after and each 12 months of continuous contract
- Monthly per diem and living allowance: 632$ net, field paid
Monthly country allowance: 450€ when based in Rangon
- Child allowance: 1500€ per year per child present in the country of origin (maximum 6000€/year)
- Transportation and accommodation: Coverage of transportation costs and guest house
- Medical coverage: ACF covers 100% of the health and repatriation insurance agreement fees, for your medical expenses (as well as your dependents if you have a family post), and up to 1 month after the end of your contract.
- Salary sustainment measures (sickness, paternity, maternity)
- Leaves and RnR: 25 days of paid leaves per year, 20 RnR per year, airfare reimbursement with a ceiling to get to the chosen break destination, and 215 € for each RnR period
Accompaniment and trainings:Follow-up and support for career development
Free and unlimited access to the e-learning platform Talentsoft
ACF is committed to people with disabilities and actively fights against all forms of discrimination.
Pourquoi nous rejoindre ?
Myanmar is a fascinating country. Myanmar is now facing critical challenges and multiple humanitrian crises and ACF is well placed to contribute to address these. ACF is playing a key role among the INGO community, intervening in Myanmar and especially in Rakhine with the Rohingya community since 1994. ACF is a key humanitarian partner, and a leader in the field of nutrition. ACF is leading the Mental Health and Psychosocial technical working group.
The Myanmar Country Team is strong and committed, with very experienced national staff. This is a challenging but very rewarding position.
