Project Support
Project Support roles are available predominantly in our field programmes and occasionally at the Global Support Office. Our Project Support Staff play an important role in ensuring the smooth running of our field bases and projects. These roles typically include a mix of responsibilities in the areas of logistics, human resources, finance, and in-country security, and require a high-level of organisation and planning.
Our profile
We look for experienced professionals who...
- Hold a higher-level degree (Bachelor’s or Master’s degree) in the areas of Management, Development Studies, Business Administration or another relevant subject
- Have previous experience working in a cross-cultural environment (preferably a development or emergency context) supervising others, coaching and training staff, and writing reports
- Have strong numerical, interpersonal communication, conflict resolution, problem-solving, and time management skills
- Possess training and skills in project management, budget management, and people management—especially the training and empowering of other staff
Current opportunities
Project Support Manager (Roving)
ROC Required
The Project Support Manager ensures the efficient running of the country programme, managing assigned support functions (administration, finance, HR, logistics, legal). They oversee support staff and represent Medair in meetings with contractors, authorities, NGOs, and other stakeholders.
Project Support Specialist
ROC Required
The role manages logistic, financial and human resource support to enable projects to be delivered on time and budget. This includes line management of support staff, oversight of procurement and stock management, ensuring timely recruitment and onboarding of staff, and ensuring that financial processing is carried out in a timely and accurate manner. The role also includes planning for new projects in close collaboration with the programmes team.
Project Support Officer
ROC Required
Coordinate and manage the main support functions including general administration, base management, finance, human resources, logistics and security, with line management responsibility for staff involved in support roles on base/or sub-base. The Project Support Officer can also represent Medair at relevant meetings with contractors, local authorities, NGOs and other stakeholders.
Project Support Manager
ROC Required
The Roving Project Support Manager is key to the efficient and effective running of operations in the area to which they are assigned. This varied and challenging role involves covering for the support functions including the Project Support Manager, Human Resources Manager, Logistics Manager and Finance Manager. More specifically, this will involve coordinating and managing the main support functions including general administration, base management, finance, human resources, logistics and security. With line management responsibility for staff involved in support roles. In the absence of the Project Coordinator, the Roving Project Support Manager also represents Medair at relevant meetings with contractors, local authorities, NGOs and other stakeholders.
Don’t see the right fit?
Apply to our Relief & Recovery Orientation Course
Medair’s Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC) is a one-week simulation course that will help determine if a humanitarian career with Medair is the right fit for you, and if you are a strong fit for Medair. After participating in the course, you will enter a “pool” of qualified candidates that are ready to be called upon to respond to humanitarian crises. When needs arise in our country programmes, we will offer you a position in line with your competencies and our needs. If you apply for an international position, the ROC will be mandatory for you to work in our country programmes.
