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Country Director Sudan
Organization Handicap International - Humanity & InclusionLocation SudanType FULL TIMEPosted 19 May 2026Deadline 7 Jun 2026
Program/Project Management
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## **Description**
- **Place: Khartoum, Sudan**
- **Starting date: September 1st 2026**
- **Duration of contract: 12 months**
- **Closing date for applications:** 7 June 2026
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. Please indicate if you require any special accommodation, even at the first interview. For more information about the organisation:
**JOB CONTEXT:**
Sudan continues to experience one of the world’s most severe and protracted humanitarian crises due to the armed conflict that erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The fighting has spread across much of the country, with particularly intense violence in Darfur, Kordofan, Khartoum, and surrounding regions. The conflict has led to widespread destruction of infrastructure, the breakdown of basic services, and extremely limited humanitarian access in many areas.
The scale of displacement is unprecedented.
Darfur remains one of the most severely affected regions, with a total of 7.6 million people in need. Ongoing fighting and repeated attacks on towns such as El Fasher and surrounding localities have triggered repeated waves of displacement into already overcrowded areas and across the border into Chad. Communities face extreme food insecurity, with reports of famine conditions in parts of North and West Darfur. Many households survive on very limited meals. Malnutrition rates among children are critically high, and outbreaks of diseases such as cholera and measles have been recorded due to damaged water systems and weakened health services.
Overall, the situation remains highly volatile. Continued fighting, restricted humanitarian access, and underfunded relief efforts are driving worsening hunger, displacement, and protection risks across Darfur and the wider region.
**HI & Sudan**
Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion (HI) initiated its operations in Sudan in early 2024, in Gedaref State, initially providing technical, financial and operational support to a national NGO, with activities managed remotely due to access constraints. Following HI’s registration with the Sudanese authorities in December 2024, the organisation progressively expanded its operational footprint. In January 2025, HI opened a base in West Darfur (El Geneina) and began direct implementation, including hygiene kit distributions for households with malnourished children, cash-based food assistance, and the strengthening of inclusive humanitarian approaches. In October 2025, HI opened an office and the launch of direct activities in Al Jazirah State, with a focus on physical rehabilitation (including stimulation therapy for children under five) and Inclusive Humanitarian Action, implemented in consortium with humanitarian partners. In January 2026, in light of the emergency in North Darfur, HI opened an office in Tawila to deploy Atlas Logistique teams, which are responsible for providing storage and transport services for humanitarian actors. An Emergency Medical team is also working alongside MSF Hospital to provide post-surgical rehabilitation care.
**2026 Perspectives**
Following the increase of institutional fundings, HI is currently in the phase of expending its footprint in Sudan, as per the following frame:
- Geographic priorities: Priority areas identified are Darfur, Khartoum, Gezira
- Country structure:
- Sudan – Darfur: West and North(Darfur team with a transit base in Adré mutualized with the Chad program)
- Sudan – Khartoum/ Madani for the Eastern and central operations and Port Sudan (for administrative purposes until full transfer of the authorities to Khartoum)
- **Sectoral priorities**; Physical and Functional rehabilitation (first focus on early rehabilitation and stimulation therapy), Basic Needs (WaSH and Food Assistance), Inclusive Humanitarian Action, ATLAS Logistique (Logistic support to Humanitarian operations) and Armed Violence Reduction
**YOUR MISSION:**
Reporting to the HI’s Emergency Manager, in line with the current project objectives, the Country Director will lead the successful program management through 4 main responsabilities:
**1. MANA
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