Country Finance and HR Manager – Sudan at Handicap International (HI)

Place: Nairobi (Kenya) with regular travels to Sudan
Starting date: November 2025 (ASAP)
Duration of contract: 3 months with possibility of extension

Application review on a Rolling Basis: Due to the urgency of this recruitment, we encourage interested candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible. We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis.
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Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. The organisation works alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

Since its creation in 1982, HI has run development programmes in more than 60 countries and responded to numerous emergencies. Today, we have a budget of approximately 255 million euros, with 4794 employees worldwide.

At Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion, we truly believe in the importance of inclusion and diversity within our organisation. This is why we are engaged to a disability policy to encourage the inclusion and integration of people with disabilities.

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JOB CONTEXT:

Since January 2024, HI has been responding to Sudan’s crisis. HI’s joint multisectorial response in Gedaref State, implemented with a Sudanese partner NGO, is already providing physical and functional rehabilitation services in healthcare centers and at community level, as well as MHPSS services, including individual and group counselling. HI is further engaged at the humanitarian coordination level to mainstream disability inclusion throughout the humanitarian response.

HI is scaling up its response from both geographic and modalities/sectorial perspectives.  In particular, HI has deployed emergency response teams in Darfur, to setup its operations and initiate its response in the western parts of Sudan, since December 2024. Activities are implemented in Darfur since January 2025 in Basic needs (Wash and FSL), and assessment in other sectors are being conducted. The advertised vacancy is to be part of that team.

 

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION:

Humanity & Inclusion (HI), together with a local NGO starts a project in the Darfur region of Sudan. The HI Darfur team is based in Geneina, conducting direct implementation of activities in the area.

 

YOUR MISSION:

You will be part of the remote coordination team based in Nairobi. Under the leadership of the Country Director, you are responsible for coordinating the financial and human resources activities and timelines of the program. You will work closely with your counterpart based in Darfur and will be the focal point for your sector with Headquarters.

 

Your main responsibilities are the following:

• Ensuring the mission’s accountancy and cash flow management
• Carrying out management of budget and donor funding contracts
• Ensuring the implementation of the mission’s HR processes (recruitment, remuneration, social and healthcare coverage, evaluation, training) and compliance with local legal framework
• Guaranteeing international and national personnel administration at mission level

• You have proven experience of at least 4 years in a coordination position, in Finance and HR
• You have experience in team management and in capacity building
• You have a strong knowledge of planning, purchasing, procurement, recruitment, budgeting and donor reporting
• You have strong organizational and reporting skills
• Proficiency in professional English

At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission.

• 3 .5 months International contract starting from November 2025
• The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
  • Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals;
  • Pension scheme;
  • Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution;
  • Repatriation insurance paid by HI;
• Salary from 2869€ gross/month upon experience
• Perdiem: 606€ net/month – paid in the field
• Paid leaves: 25 days per year
• R&R: 11 days/year
• Position: open to couples. Support travel costs (air ticket & visa) for accompanying dependent and health/ repatriation insurance if the dependent has no income
• Housing: Individual taken in charge by HI.

If you are resident in the country: local package.