Area Programme Manager – Protection, Economic Recovery and Mine Action, Western Libya

About the role

The Danish Refugee Council is recruiting an experienced Area Programme Manager to oversee its Protection, Economic Recovery, Humanitarian Mine Action and Community Safety (Peacebuilding) programmes in Western Libya. The postholder leads programme planning, oversees budgets and grants, coordinates with support services and represents DRC at area level with authorities, partners and coordination bodies. The duty station is Tripoli.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee the timely, quality implementation of the area programmes within budget and donor requirements, and supervise weekly project updates and movement meetings with the safety and access team.
• Develop detailed implementation plans (activity work plans, budgets, HR and procurement plans) and monitor progress; contribute to the country strategy and to new programme initiatives.
• Hold responsibility for programme budgets, working with Finance on expenditure and forecasting, with Supply Chain on procurement and contracting, and with HR on recruitment, onboarding and performance management.
• Contribute to M&E tools with the Programme Coordination Unit and MEAL team, monitor objectives and indicators, report to donors and act as focal point for donor queries.
• Represent DRC to donors and external actors, lead project kick-offs with local authorities and represent DRC in the absence of the Area Manager.
• Manage direct reports, including recruitment, development, accountability, performance reviews and addressing underperformance with HR and the SMT.
• Ensure conflict-sensitive, protection-sensitive implementation, AGD mainstreaming and compliance with the Code of Conduct and the zero-tolerance SEA policy.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of progressive project and/or programme management experience with an international NGO or UN agency.
• At least 3 years of team management experience, including recruitment, capacity development and performance management.
• Practical project implementation experience, preferably in Protection and in a conflict-affected context, and knowledge of the conflict and displacement context in Libya.
• Experience managing budgets and coordinating with multi-sectoral teams and external actors such as donors, local authorities and civil society.
• University degree in a relevant field or project management diploma; fluent Arabic and excellent English required.

Required skills

• Budget management and donor reporting.
• Strong writing skills for donor reports and project proposals.
• Diplomatic communication with a wide range of stakeholders.

Contract until 30 November 2027, band MF1, suggested start 1 December 2026. National employees are paid in accordance with DRC's terms of employment. Applications require a cover letter and a CV of no more than four pages in English, uploaded through the application process; applications by email are not considered.