Program manager - Hulo - Afghanistan

About HI

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 & humanitarian projects in more than 55 countries and responded to numerous emergencies. Today, we have a budget of approximately 200 million euros, with 4,000 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.

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About hulo

The European Cooperative Society of Collective Interest "Humanitarian Logistics Cooperative", also known as "hulo", is the first humanitarian cooperative founded in June 2021. Led by humanitarian organizations and integrating new members regularly, hulo aims to improve the impact of humanitarian aid by strengthening collaboration and the implementation of joint projects in its countries of intervention. At hulo, we are convinced that the sharing and pooling of resources and expertise between organizations contributes to increasing the performance of humanitarian logistics and the supply chain.

Our action is based on a collaborative and participatory approach, collective intelligence and the animation of a community of practice. All our activities are structured around a common goal, involving several autonomous and interdependent stakeholders, who cooperate horizontally. Steering is distributed, based on consultation, co-responsibility and voluntary commitment.

In our 7 countries of intervention spread over 3 regions, we are setting up shared initiatives in the fields of purchasing, human resources and the environment. In support of humanitarian organizations, we coordinate shared international humanitarian transport initiatives for the most serious humanitarian crises. Finally, we are constantly developing digital solutions for the humanitarian community. To find out more, you can consult the 2026 annual report.

JOB CONTEXT

The hulo Program Manager plays a critical role in managing and optimizing the project strategy and objectives, mobilizes and unites the widest possible network of humanitarian organizations according to the project’s approach, ensures regular financial visibility, contributes to team cohesion, and ensures accurate capitalization, to support Handicap International's (HI) operations within the country. Reporting to the Operations manager, and functionally to the hulo Roving Joint Initiatives Specialist and the Hulo Operations Director, ensuring compliance with HI’s policies and donor requirements.

To carry out this project, HI Afghanistan is looking for a Program manager - hulo for 10 months

YOUR MISSION

Main missions

• Responsible for developing and implementing the project strategy.
• Ensures the representation and engagement of all relevant stakeholders (donors, humanitarian organizations, coordination forums, local partners and suppliers, national authorities, etc.).
• Ensures the monitoring and capitalization of each initiative while supervising the implementation of activities
• Manage support aspects (financial management, human resources management, and security).

Responsibility 1: Development and implementation of the strategy

• Implement the project "pooling strategy" consistent with the humanitarian context of the Afghanistan country.
• Analyzes the needs and obstacles to joint initiatives within the humanitarian community.
• Based on a participatory/collaborative approach, identifies all potential "pooled initiatives" that benefit the country's humanitarian community.
• In close collaboration with the country team and Hulo Cooperative's operations team, initiates potential partnerships useful for the development and operational impact of joint initiatives in the country.
• Defines shared initiatives that could be concretely launched and facilitated by the project.
• Designs selected/targeted shared initiatives with participants.

Responsibility 2: Stakeholder representation and engagement

• Establishes and maintains good relations with all national representatives and logistics focal points of international and national organizations, donors, and United Nations agencies.
• Identifies the humanitarian community focal points for each humanitarian organization participating in the project joint initiatives to ensure their commitment.
• Prepares and leads information and promotional meetings to present the cooperative, its mandate, approach, and activities.

Responsibility 3: Implementation, monitoring and capitalization of operations

• Identify the operational modalities of each shared initiative.
• Directs and manages the appropriate and concrete implementation of each shared initiative.
• Produces documents capitalizing on events and situations that have occurred & report on the lessons learned from each shared initiative implemented.
• Ensures the transmission of information to the Country Program and headquarters team for the preparation of donor reports.

Responsibility 4: Financial / budget & HR management

• Manages purchase requests for all locally incurred project expenses.
• Checks and validates that all relevant expenses are correctly allocated to the project.
• Controls the costs of the project in coordination with the finance department.
• Supervise and support the Joint Procurement Initiatives Supervisor and the project Liaison Officer in the implementation of the Afghanistan country roadmap and project’s joint initiatives.

Requirements

You hold a degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Project Management or any related discipline

You have +5 years of progressive experience in supply chain/ logistics/ operations management within NGOs, including expertise in procurement, logistics coordination, and compliance with donor regulations and humanitarian standards.

Strategic Leadership

Ability to motivate, guide and supervise different entities around a common project

Ability to federate without authority

Ability to negotiate/persuade and lead a meeting.

Management of humanitarian programs

• Clear and appropriate communication
• Active listening and empathy
• Negotiation and conflict management

Community Animation

• Organization and planning
• Management of priorities and contingencies
• Stakeholder influence and engagement

Emotional Intelligence

Excellent proficiency in Microsoft, collaborative and project management tools

Excellent interpersonal, coordination, representational skills

Ability to create, maintain and develop a network of diverse stakeholders.

Ability to solve problems by proposing new solutions; by being creative and innovative.

Analytical Ability: Risk identification, data analysis, informed decision-making.

Technical and Regulatory Knowledge

Knowledge of ERP and Supply Chain Systems like LINK or any other ERP System, will be advantageous

Benefits

At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission: Join the team
10 months International contract starting from August 2026 based in Kabul;

The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation

• Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals;
• Pension scheme;
• Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution;
• Repatriation insurance paid by HI;
• Salary from 2860 € gross/month upon experience;
• Perdiem: 622 € net/month - paid in the field
• Hardship: 500 € net/month paid with your salary
• Paid leaves: 25 days per year;
• R&R: according to the level of the mission ; 5 days every 8 weeks

Position: Unaccompanied

Housing: Collective taken in charge by HI;

If you are resident in the country: local package.

TO APPLY

Only online by joining a CV and cover letter via the following link: Hulo

Applications will be processed on an ongoing basis, don’t wait for applying!

Only successful candidates will be contacted.

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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: www.hi.org