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Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC)
ROC Required
Application Deadline
Start date
Published
September 25, 2024
The ROC is an intensive experiential orientation to relief work with Medair. This 7 day course is held three/four times a year. Participants experience the challenges of relief work through practical simulations and become familiar with Medair’s values, projects, and country programmes. Each participant will be interviewed by a senior member of the Medair Human Resources team to evaluate the week and discuss their possible future with Medair in a Country programme. The course is normally held in Switzerland.
Global Emergency Response Team Officer (CVA & NFI)
ROC Required
Application Deadline
October 17, 2024
Start date
August 1, 2024
Published
September 25, 2024
The Global Emergency Response Team (G-ERT) CVA & NFI Officer is available for immediate deployment for emergency response operations to assess, design, set-up, and manage Medair’s cash and voucher assistance (CVA) and Non-Food items (NFI) interventions. This involves initial assessments, modality decisions, engaging with working groups and other actors, designing the project(s), setting-up and managing a project team in CVA or NFI, contributing to proposals, and effectively managing and reporting on the project. The G-ERT team member will also be available to be deployed to established country programs to support with the implementation or training of CVA and NFI programming. Part of the role will also be to support CVA and NFI preparedness for emergency responses.
Climate & DRM-DRR Technical Advisor
ROC Required
Application Deadline
October 17, 2024
Start date
October 15, 2024
Published
September 25, 2024
Experienced in donor relationships, the Country Technical Advisor provides strategic orientation, support, monitoring, review and evaluation of some aspects of the MDG programme, in one or more sectors such as Climate, DRM-DRR (Disaster Risk Management – Disaster Risk Reduction), WASH, Shelter-Infrastructure and CASH assistance. He/ she plays a key role in strategic thinking and programme implementation, helping the Sr management in securing funding and enhancing its stability (target: $500k-$1m per year), which includes advice to the PFM on potential donors and partnerships, and technical support to proposal writing, project implementation and reporting, also improving its quality. The Country Technical Advisor brings a solid contribution for better impact for beneficiaries through improved quality and exit strategies – more sustainable and in partnership with private actors – analyses of medium and long-term sustainability of Medair realisations of the last 3 years and make suggestions on how to restore/ revalorise failures could be envisaged.
Shelter & Infrastructure Project Manager
ROC Required
Application Deadline
October 2, 2024
Start date
October 15, 2024
Published
September 18, 2024
The Shelter & Infrastructure Project Manager plans, develops, monitors and evaluates assigned shelter and infrastructure projects, assessing needs, designing projects, writing proposals, initiating and effectively managing and reporting on the projects in line with the objectives, timeframe and budget. Provide technical support, leadership and strategic direction; meet quality standards in delivery, encourage beneficiary participation, liaise with other stakeholders, manage and train shelter and infrastructure staff.
Project Support
ROC Required
Application Deadline
September 25, 2024
Start date
October 15, 2024
Published
September 25, 2024
Support the country programme with a focus on MEAL* ( 50%), mainly for Health & Nutrition programmes, while also developing the Emergency Shelter (ES) / NFI and Cash & Voucher assistance (CVA) capacity and identifying opportunities.
Project Support Manager (Roving)
ROC Required
Application Deadline
October 20, 2024
Start date
November 1, 2024
Published
September 26, 2024
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.
Senior Global Emergency Response Team (G-ERT) Officer
ROC Required
Application Deadline
October 16, 2024
Start date
November 1, 2024
Published
September 25, 2024
The Senior Global Emergency Response Team (G-ERT) Officer is available for immediate deployment for emergency response operations to provide team leadership and in-county coordination, linking with donors and partner organisations, designing of strategy, and ensuring overall quality and execution of response in immediate phases. The Senior G-ERT Officer also serves as a main focal point in the emergency location, ensures effective communication with Global Support Office (GSO). He/she could also be deployed as Team Leader and/or Projects Coordinator in an emergency response or in a senior management role supporting emergencies in existing country programmes.
Country Director
ROC Required
Application Deadline
October 17, 2024
Start date
November 1, 2024
Published
September 24, 2024
The Country Director oversees all programme and support activities in-country. Representing Medair in all issues relating to the country programme, the Country Director plays a key role in donor relations and manages the country strategy and the project implementation in conjunction with senior field managers.
Engagement Marketing Projects Officer
ROC Required
Application Deadline
October 6, 2024
Start date
November 1, 2024
Published
September 26, 2024
To support the Engagement Marketing Department by participating in gathering, developing and providing all communication material, working with our field communications Advisor, external agencies/suppliers, and coordinating our entire brief process and annual planning. This will include coordinating content production for the entire Engagement Team, managing projects and evaluating digital metrics. Contributing to the strategies for increasing audience over multiple channels.
Nutrition Consultant
ROC Required
Application Deadline
September 26, 2024
Start date
November 1, 2024
Published
September 6, 2024
Medair is an international humanitarian organization established in 1988. Medair has been operating in Afghanistan since 1996, providing a range of emergency relief and recovery services in Health, Nutrition, Food Security, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). As signatories of the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Code of Conduct, we believe that aid should be given to everyone in need and not be used to further a particular political, social or religious viewpoint. The needs of the people we serve are our utmost consideration. For that reason, we pursue the highest professional standards of quality, accountability and sustainability and carry out our projects in close connection with communities, listening to their needs, and supporting improvements and training for the future.
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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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about Medair's mission, operations, and how you can support the people we serve. Feel free to contact us if you have more questions!
How do I apply for a job?
If there is a current job listing that interests you and you meet its qualifications, you can apply directly through our online portal. Once our team receives your application successfully, we will review your qualifications and experience and get back to you in a timely manner to let you know if we will proceed further with your application. If you wish to work in one of our country programmes, but do not see an open position that fits your qualifications at this time, you can also apply directly to our Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC) for consideration for future in-country positions.
Can I intern or volunteer with Medair?
We require those who work in our country programmes to have previous professional experience and be able to make a one-year commitment to the role assigned. Therefore, we do not offer internships in our country programmes, but would welcome you to apply upon completing your studies and gaining some further professional experience.
We do, however, sometimes offer internships at our International Headquarters in Switzerland, which you can learn more about here as well as welcome volunteers to support our various teams. Click here to learn more about volunteering with us.
Can I apply if I don’t have previous humanitarian sector experience?
Given the challenging contexts we work in, it is important that our staff be familiar and comfortable in their jobs before joining one of our country programmes. Therefore, we require our country programmes staff to have a minimum of one year’s work experience specific to their profession and/or studies.
In the case of someone who has just completed their studies, but has extensive previous experience through internships, we may make an exception on a case-by-case basis. You can learn more here about the essential criteria we look for in order to work in our country programmes.
Are there specific language requirements for working with Medair?
While our staff worldwide speak a multitude of languages, English is our unifying language within which we work together as a whole. Therefore, Medair requires that international staff who do not speak English as their first language possess 1st certificate-level English proficiency to work in our country programmes.
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