Myanmar - Deputy Country Director Operations & Partnership (M/F) - Yangonnew

About us

Desired start date : 01/01/2027
Duration of the mission : 6 months
Location : Yangon

SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their basic needs for food, water and shelter. Particularly committed to the fight against diseases linked to unsafe water, the leading cause of death in the world, SI's interventions provide expertise in the field of access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene promotion, but also in the essential area of food security and livelihoods. Present in 26 countries, the SI teams – 3200 people in total, made up of expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at HQ, and a few volunteers - intervene with professionalism and commitment while respecting cultural norms.

About the mission

SI has been in Myanmar since 2008, first responding to the devastating Cyclone Nargis. In 2011 and 2012, SI expanded to new regions focusing on Livelihoods, Food Security, Shelter, and WASH sectors. SI is currently mainly operating in Rakhine and in Kachin States with outreach emergency capacities through its local partners in other locations. The operations are supported by a Coordination team based in Yangon.

While continuing to support the vulnerable communities suffering from a long-term protracted crisis, SI is also developing a stronger and more responsive Emergency component, either directly or through local partners, to tackle the growing needs spreading across the country.

Projects are currently funded by FCDO, ECHO, CIAA, CDCS and UN agencies with potential for development in terms of geographical coverage and activities’ scope to address the emerging needs.

As of October 2026, SI has 13 international staff and more than 200 national staff working in Myanmar to implement projects focusing on Wash, FSL and Emergency response. Projects range from immediate life-saving response (Water Scarcity in Rakhine, Emergency response to new displacements etc.) to the search for more sustainable solutions to protracted crisis (handover to communities and local organizations, capacity-building, community empowerment etc.)

About the job

General objective:

Strategic Partnership Leadership: As SI shifts more programming toward partners, operationalise SI commitments, ensuring processes match partner capacities while establishing a merged partnership unit.

Operational Oversight: Supervise partner vetting, project cycles, and quality delivery across hard-to-reach access areas, integrating key cross-cutting themes.

Representation & Funding: Represent SI with stakeholders and donors while facilitating joint proposal design.

Governance & Team Management: Lead multidisciplinary teams, uphold ethical standards, ensure compliance, and manage operational risks.

The main challenges:

Limited access to field areas

High number of partners

New operational model for the mission

Priorities for the 2/3 first months:

Establish Merged Partnership Structure: Merge existing program coordination and base partnership structures into a unified Partnership Unit under the Coordination Office to streamline team workflows and resource efficiency.

Adapt Procedures to Partner Capacity: Operationalise SI’s partnership commitments by adapting internal administrative, financial, and compliance processes to align with partners' practical capacities.

Capitalise on Partnership Experience: Review past partnership management frameworks to define clear ways of working, operational workflows, and joint technical support mechanisms.

Consolidate Team Management & Context Monitoring: Integrate and onboard the new partnership finance and program teams while establishing context monitoring for high-priority indirect management areas.

Security constraints :

"Limited in Yangon

All operational bases in Myanmar are now presenting medium to severe security constraints."

Your profile

DIPLOMAS AND EXPERIENCES :

Diploma : Master in humanitarian action, development, international law or any other technical area related to the humanitarian sector

Experiment in the humanitarian sector : more than 5 years

Experiment on similar positions : 3-4 years

SKILLS :

Technical skills :

1. Proven experience in partnership management or indirect implementation
2. Strong Project Cycle Management skills
3. Strong understanding of MEAL systems and accountability mechanisms, with ability to ensure effective use of monitoring data for programmatic decision-making

Transversal skills :

1. Cross-Cultural Communication & Adaptability: Proven ability to navigate diverse multicultural environments by actively observing local ways of working, adjusting interpersonal approaches, and fostering inclusive, collaborative relationships across diverse teams and institutional partners.
2. Strong analytical capacity and ability to adapt programming to evolving contexts
3. Demonstrated planning, prioritisation and organisational skills

Language :

1. English (mandatory)
2. Burmese (strong asset)

SI will offer you

A salaried position:
According to experience, starting from EUR 3300 gross per month (3000 base salary + 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly) and a monthly Per Diem of USD 600.

SI also covers accommodation costs and travel expenses between the expatriate's country of origin and the place of assignment.

Breaks: During the assignment, a system of alternation between work and time off is implemented at the rate of 7 working days every three months (with a USD 850 break allowance, allocated by Sl). To these breaks periods, SI grants one (1) additional rest day per month worked.

Insurance package: Expatriates benefit from an insurance package which refunds all healthcare expenses (including medical and surgical expenses, dental care and ophthalmological expenses, repatriation) and a welfare system including war risks. Essential vaccination and antimalarial treatment costs are refunded.

LIVING CONDITIONS:

" Individual Housing pack in Yangon

Internet and telephone network are sometimes lower quality and reliability when in Myanmar (overall OK in Yangon with specific internet restrictions by the authorities)

Restaurant & social life: When in Yangon, the social life scene has shrunk a bit since 2021, but there is still a community and a diversity of options for social and outgoing life."