International Disaster Response Program Manager

Program Manager, International Disaster Response

The Program Manager provides leadership, coordination, and oversight for a multi-country humanitarian and disaster risk reduction consortium project implemented through World Renew country offices and local partners. The position is responsible for supporting the planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, learning, and adaptive management of projects operating across multiple countries and contexts.

Working closely with country offices, local partners, consortium members, donors, and other stakeholders, the Program Manager ensures that programs are implemented effectively, resources are used efficiently, donor requirements are met, and interventions contribute to improved outcomes for communities affected by disasters, conflict, displacement, climate-related shocks, and other humanitarian crises.

The portfolio is expected to initially support programming in Nigeria, Malawi, Lebanon, Syria, and Cambodia; however, the final country portfolio and scope of programming are subject to donor approval, consortium decisions, and emerging humanitarian priorities. As such, the position requires flexibility to support program implementation and potential expansion into additional humanitarian or disaster contexts as funding opportunities and organizational priorities evolve.

The position serves as the primary program focal point for assigned projects and supports capacity strengthening efforts with partners and country teams while promoting quality programming, accountability to affected populations, humanitarian standards, organizational learning, and continuous improvement.

We do not discriminate based on disability, culture, ethnicity, or gender, and welcome and encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Program Leadership & Coordination (35%)

• Provide overall leadership and coordination for assigned humanitarian and disaster risk reduction programs across multiple countries.
• Support country offices and partners in the planning, implementation, monitoring, and adaptation of projects to ensure relevance, effectiveness, and impact.
• Ensure interventions align with project objectives, humanitarian standards, organizational strategies, and donor requirements.
• Facilitate coordination among country teams, partners, and other stakeholders to promote effective implementation and collaboration.
• Support the identification and adaptation of programming to address emerging humanitarian needs and changing contexts.
• Support the assessment, design, and operationalization of programming in new humanitarian or disaster contexts as funding opportunities, emergency events, or consortium priorities emerge.
• Monitor implementation progress against approved plans, budgets, indicators, and timelines.
• Monitor project budgets, expenditures, forecasts, and financial performance in collaboration with finance and country teams to ensure effective stewardship of donor resources.
• Coordinate the development and monitoring of annual work plans, implementation schedules, and risk mitigation plans.
• Promote adaptive management approaches that support timely and informed decision-making.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (20%)

• Ensure project monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning systems are effectively implemented in collaboration with country teams, partners, and World Renew technical staff.
• Work closely with the IDR MEAL Coordinator and country teams to ensure timely collection, analysis, and use of program data.
• Ensure donor reporting requirements are met and that reporting systems provide accurate, timely, and useful information.
• Support partners in establishing and strengthening monitoring and reporting systems.
• Ensure accountability to affected populations is integrated across all interventions, including community feedback and complaints mechanisms.
• Facilitate cross-country learning and documentation of promising practices, innovations, lessons learned, and program improvements.
• Coordinate the preparation of briefing notes, presentations, reports, and decision-support documents for leadership and donors.
• Support documentation of case studies, success stories, photographs, and other communications materials in accordance with ethical storytelling standards and informed consent requirements.

Grant Management & Donor Compliance (15%)

• Serve as the primary grant management focal point for assigned projects.
• Monitor compliance with donor agreements, reporting requirements, contractual obligations, and organizational policies.
• Coordinate narrative reporting processes with country teams, partners, and technical advisors.
• Coordinate financial and programmatic reviews to identify implementation challenges, monitor budget performance, and support timely corrective actions.
• Track project deliverables, milestones, budgets, and reporting deadlines.
• Support project modifications, amendments, no-cost extensions, and donor communications as required.
• Identify and…