Country Director for Myanmar

**Duty Station:** Yangon, Myanmar

**Start Date:** 2-3 Q 2026

## **About the Myanmar Programme at People in Need**

People in Need (PIN) is an international, non-profit organization providing humanitarian and development assistance around the world. In Myanmar, People in Need started to work in 2002, when it launched the financial assistance to civil society groups and provided humanitarian response to people affected by Cyclone Nargis in 2008. PIN supports local civil society partners with focus on strengthening local civil society organizations and providing them with the necessary knowledge and funding. Through humanitarian response, development and education projects and community cohesion-building programmes tailored to local conditions, and by working closely with local actors, PIN helps local communities cope with both waters induced disasters and human-made crises.

## **Position Summary**

The Country Director (CD), a main representative of People in Need (PIN) at the country level, is responsible for strategic leadership. The CD ensures compliance with PIN values, policies and the strategy of the Relief and Development Department (RDD). The CD manages risks, ensures compliance with environmental and social standards, and supervises the quality of programmes and all support functions. The CD oversees management of human resources (HR) and staff development.

## **Duties & Responsibilities**

**Strategic Leadership**

**As a strategic leader, the CD:**

- Is responsible for fulfilling the strategy, vision and mission of the RDD in compliance with the core values of PIN;
- gives strategic direction related to PIN’s presence in the country; the CD is responsible for the formulation of a country’s strategy in line with the RDD strategy, as well as its implementation and communication within the team;
- follows country development, politics and trends within the donor environment;
- ensures the relevance of PIN programmes to the local as well as global context,