Senior Program Manager (Yemen)

About CIVIC

Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) is an international nonprofit and nongovernmental organization with offices around the world working to improve protection for civilians in conflict zones. Our mission is to support communities affected by conflict in their quest for protection and work with armed actors and relevant institutions to strengthen their resolve and capacity to prevent and respond to civilian harm. We are advocates who believe that no civilian caught in conflict should be ignored, and advisors who provide practical solutions to preventing and responding to civilian harm. Learn more at civiliansinconflict.org.  

About the Position

The Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) seeks an experienced Senior Program Manager to lead the implementation, operational management, and strategic development of its Yemen portfolio.

Based in Amman, the Senior Program Manager will oversee programme implementation across Yemen, while ensuring high-quality delivery, donor compliance, financial stewardship, and operational effectiveness. The position serves as the principal day-to-day manager of the Yemen programme and works closely with country-based teams, partners, donors, and regional stakeholders to advance CIVIC's mission of improving the protection of civilians.

The Senior Program Manager will supervise programme staff, manage institutional donor grants, contribute to strategic growth, and represent CIVIC with humanitarian, governmental, and international partners.

Location: Amman, Jordan

Travel: Frequent travel to Yemen (subject to security and access), Oman, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and other regional locations as required.

Reports to: Country Director, Yemen

Key Responsibilities

Programme Leadership and Management

• Lead the implementation of CIVIC's Yemen programme portfolio.
• Ensure programmes are delivered on time, within budget, and in accordance with donor requirements.
• Oversee project planning, implementation, monitoring and adaptive management.
• Provide technical and managerial guidance to programme teams.
• Identify operational risks and develop mitigation measures.
• Ensure integration of Protection of Civilians principles across all programme activities.
• Support programme learning, quality assurance and organizational accountability.
  

Grant and Donor Management

• Lead management of multiple institutional donor grants.
• Ensure compliance with donor contractual requirements and CIVIC policies.
• Prepare high-quality narrative reports.
• Coordinate budget revisions, no-cost extensions and grant amendments.
• Maintain regular communication with donors.
• Coordinate internal grant management processes across programme, finance and operations teams. 
   

Financial Management

• Manage programme budgets and forecasts.
• Monitor expenditures against approved budgets.
• Support financial planning and budget development.
• Ensure efficient utilization of programme resources.
• Work closely with finance staff to ensure timely financial reporting and compliance. 
   

Operational Management

• Coordinate programme operations across multiple locations.
• Support recruitment, procurement, logistics and administrative planning.
• Ensure operational systems support effective programme implementation.
• Contribute to security planning and operational risk management.
• Coordinate with regional and headquarters teams to resolve operational challenges. 
   

Business Development

• Identify opportunities for programme growth.
• Lead or contribute to proposal development.
• Prepare concept notes and project designs.
• Develop budgets and implementation plans for new funding opportunities.
• Support donor engagement and strategic partnerships. 
   

Representation and Partnerships

• Represent CIVIC with donors, UN agencies, NGOs, civil society organizations, and relevant authorities.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with humanitarian and development partners.
• Engage with protection, humanitarian coordination and security sector actors as appropriate.
• Participate in coordination forums and working groups.
• Promote CIVIC's mission and technical expertise externally. 
   

Staff Management

• Supervise programme staff.
• Support staff development and performance management.
• Foster collaboration across programme, operations and technical teams.
• Promote a positive and inclusive team culture.

KeyQualifications

Education

• Master's degree in International Relations, Conflict Studies, Political Science, International Development, Humanitarian Affairs, Public Administration, or another relevant field.

Experience

• Minimum seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience managing complex humanitarian, stabilization, peacebuilding or protection programmes.
• Demonstrated experience managing programmes in Yemen is essential.
• Experience working within the humanitarian response in Yemen, including coordination with national and international partners.
• Experience with ECHO is essential
• Proven experience managing multi-million-dollar institutional donor grants.
• Strong experience in programme cycle management.
• Experience developing proposals and securing institutional funding.
• Experience managing programme budgets and financial oversight.
• Experience supervising multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
• Experience working in insecure and conflict-affected environments. 
   

Technical Competencies

• Excellent programme management skills.
• Strong grant and contract management. 
  
• Financial planning and budget management.
• Monitoring, evaluation and adaptive programming.
• Operational planning and coordination.
• Risk management.
• Stakeholder engagement and representation.
  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent report writing.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills. 
   

Languages

• Fluency in English (spoken and written).
• Fluency in Arabic (spoken and written).

Other Requirements

• Ability to be based full-time in Amman, Jordan.
• Willingness and ability to undertake frequent travel throughout the Middle East, including to Yemen (subject to security conditions), Oman, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and other countries as required.
  
• Demonstrated commitment to the protection of civilians, humanitarian principles, and conflict-sensitive programming. 

Additional Details 

Application Deadline: September 8, 2026 

Due to the high volume of applications, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Shortlisted candidates will receive an email invitation from TestGorilla to submit their resume. Please complete this step promptly to ensure your candidacy is fully considered.

CIVIC is an Equal Opportunities Employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic. 

Note to Recruiters and Placement Agencies: CIVIC does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by agencies other than its approved partners.