Deputy General Coordinator in Charge of Programs (F/M)

About the role

Médecins du Monde is recruiting a deputy general coordinator in charge of programs for its Yemen mission, based in Aden. The role covers the development and implementation of the country programme strategy, in line with the organisation's mandate, and ensures quality improvement through the guidance and management of the medical, MHPSS and WASH coordinators. It sits under the general coordinator and the technical management of the HQ program officer, and works with the deputy general coordinator for support services and other coordination-level departments such as grants, security, safety and access and MEAL.

Key responsibilities

• Lead overall program strategy, implementation and quality across the mission, and advise the general coordinator on priorities, operational approaches and strategic decisions.
• Supervise project managers and field coordinators to ensure effective delivery, donor compliance and achievement of objectives.
• Monitor the humanitarian context and needs to adapt programming and identify new opportunities.
• Oversee proposals, donor reports and resource mobilisation.
• Ensure strong program monitoring, data analysis and timely internal and external reporting.
• Maintain high standards of quality, accountability and compliance with policies and donor requirements.
• Promote organisational learning through evaluations, lessons learned and best practices.
• Manage, coach and develop program staff, and represent the mission internally and externally.

Required profile

• Master's degree in international relations, public health, social science or another relevant field.
• 5 years of proven experience in humanitarian and/or development contexts, with at least 2 years in a similar role.
• Knowledge of the region and fluent English; Arabic is highly appreciated.
• Comfortable working in complex, unstable and rapidly evolving contexts, and able to work independently.
• Experience managing national and expatriate staff.

Required skills

• Partnerships, multi-sectoral, regional and/or co-funded programming management.
• Collaboration with authorities.

What we offer

• Gross monthly salary of 3,663 EUR on a fixed-term contract of 6 months starting in December 2026.
• 13th-month salary for employees with more than 6 months' seniority, and an expatriation allowance of 10% of gross monthly salary.
• Coverage of travel, visas and vaccinations, guesthouse accommodation, and health and repatriation insurance.
• 5 weeks paid leave plus 22.5 RTT days per year.
• Frequent visits to Sanaa and the field depending on security conditions.