Humanitarian Access & Security Manager – Gaza

Humanitarian Access & Security Manager – Gaza Profil

YOUR PROFILE:

• You have at least 6 years of overall professional experience in access and security functions and at least 3 years of experience in conflict-affected countries;
• Ability to manage stress;
• Proactiveness and productivity;
• Ability to make decisions and move forward;
• Ability to simplify and prioritise;
• English required, Arabic and Hebrew language skills are a strong asset.

Place:
Gaza
Starting date: 1st February 2026
Duration of contract: 6 months – with the possibility of extension upon funding
Closing date for applications:
4th December 2025

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 & humanitarian projects in more than 55 countries and responded to numerous emergencies. Today, we have a budget of approximately 200 million euros, with 4,000 employees worldwide

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JOB CONTEXT:
Since October 2023, Gaza has been plunged into an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe marked by mass destruction, displacement, and loss of life. By October 2025, 67,173 Palestinians were killed and 169,780 were injured while 90% of the population—2.1 million people—had been displaced multiple times. The health system is on the verge of collapse, humanitarian access remains extremely limited, and the entire population faces crisis or worse levels of food insecurity, with nearly half a million people at risk of famine.

Attacks on hospitals, schools, and shelters continue, while widespread explosive ordnance contamination endangers civilians and obstructs humanitarian operations. Approximately 25% of the injured—around 22,500 people—require immediate and long-term rehabilitation, including thousands of children who have suffered life-changing injuries, with Gaza now home to the largest group of child amputees in modern history.

HI Palestine is currently operating as a stand‑alone program under the authority of the Emergency Division, with a dedicated governance framework adapted to the scale and complexity of the crisis.

This arrangement, confirmed until the end of 2025, is intended to provide the structural flexibility and operational responsiveness required in the current context, while also anticipating and preparing for a transfer back to Mashreq. Programme. Palestine Coordination is split between Jerusalem and Amman, with a West Bank area office located in Ramallah and a Gaza area office in Zuwayda. In Gaza, HI operates three offices: one in the central area (Zuwayda), one in the north (Gaza City), and one in the south (Khan Younis).

The mission’s operational strategy relies on 4 pillars:
Health (Rehabilitation and P&O), Armed Violence Reduction, Atlas Logistics, and Education. Cross‑cutting components include IHA, MHPSS, Protection Mainstreaming, and DGA. The total budget for 2025 is expected to range between 8 and 12 million EUR.

Between 2023 and 2025, HI Palestine underwent rapid and large‑scale expansion. The mission grew from appr. 80 staff and volunteers in Oct. 2023 to 159 staffs and 230 community‑based agents by early 2025. At the moment, there are 106 national staff in Gaza and a max of 7 expatriates can be on rotation in Gaza simultaneously, although expatriate presence in Gaza increased to 12 staff during the ceasefire period.

The organization of these visits requires a strict and complex process, involving several HR, logistics, security, access, and…