Field Senior Manager - Beirut, Mount Lebanon and South

TL;DR

Field Senior Manager (Humanitarian Operations): Leading field-level coordination across programs and operations in Beirut, Mount Lebanon, and South with an accent on safety, security, financial management, and staff oversight. Focus on humanitarian access strategy, risk mitigation, partner engagement, and adaptive response planning in complex crisis environments.

Location: Beirut, Mount Lebanon and South, Lebanon

Company

International humanitarian NGO responding to crises in over 40 countries, focusing on health, safety, education, and economic wellbeing for displaced populations.

What you will do

• Lead day-to-day coordination across programs and operations in BML-South, holding regular meetings to review priorities and challenges.
• Support area-based planning, access strategy, proposal development, and partner engagement.
• Ensure compliance with security protocols, incident reporting, and contingency planning.
• Monitor budgets, cash planning, and financial controls for field activities.
• Oversee supply chain, procurement, facilities, and internal reporting.
• Supervise field staff, provide coaching, and manage performance.
• Represent IRC in local coordination forums and with stakeholders.

Requirements

• Five years’ experience with humanitarian/development organizations, including field-level work in complex environments.
• Substantial experience in at least two of: Operations Management, HR, Finance, Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement, Administration, Security.
• Demonstrated humanitarian negotiation skills and understanding of humanitarian principles.
• Knowledge of local geographical, cultural, and political landscape.
• Experience managing large teams (minimum 20 staff) and security in insecure environments.
• University degree in related discipline.
• Fluency in Arabic and high level of written/spoken English.

Nice to have

• INGO experience.
• Previous field management and coordination.
• Strong prioritization, time management, and problem-solving under pressure.
• Driver's license; 30% travel expected.

Culture & Benefits

• Adherence to IRC core values: Integrity, Service, Equality, Accountability.
• Policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing.
• Commitment to safe environment, preventive measures, and corrective actions.
• Teams promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity.