Humanitarian Lead – West & Central Africa Region at Christian Aid (CA)

Job Title: Humanitarian Lead – West & Central Africa Region
Location: Abuja, FCT (Hybrid: 2 days per week in the office)
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Salary: £49,203.10 per year
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About Christian Aid (CA)

Christian Aid (CA) is a UK-based international NGO working with partners to end poverty and transform lives across more than 30 countries. Since 2003, Christian Aid Nigeria has focused on Community Health and HIV, Accountable Governance, Humanitarian Response, and Gender Equality.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Head of Impact, the Humanitarian Lead will play a pivotal role in:

Setting up new emergency programmes.
Managing ongoing humanitarian responses in multiple countries (with a focus on West & Central Africa).
Driving people-centred humanitarian reform advocacy to ensure that the sector increasingly aligns with locally led, survivor-driven programming in line with Christian Aid’s values and goals.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and collaborate on emergency and humanitarian response programmes to maximise impact.
Manage and mentor humanitarian staff, ensuring integration with Country Teams and organisational goals.
Actively participate in Country Leadership Teams to embed humanitarian priorities into broader country strategies.
Oversee humanitarian response strategies, funding proposals, budget planning, monitoring, and reporting.
Ensure timely and accountable delivery of programmes, in line with Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS), safeguarding, inclusion, DRR, and resilience frameworks.
Drive policy advocacy in national and international humanitarian forums, feeding into Christian Aid’s global advocacy agenda.
Strengthen partnerships and ensure staff/partners are aligned with Christian Aid’s focus on anticipatory action, cash transfer programming, and survivor-led responses.
Provide technical expertise, coordinating with internal and external experts for high-quality programming.
Represent Christian Aid in UNOCHA, clusters, ACT Alliance, donor, and civil society platforms, leveraging collaboration opportunities.

About You – Requirements

Essential:

Fluency in French and English (written & spoken).
University degree or equivalent.
Extensive knowledge of humanitarian issues and best practices.
Proven experience in both rapid response and protracted emergencies, or in resilience-focused programmes.
Multi-country humanitarian programme support experience (Middle East experience is an advantage).
Strong understanding of CHS, SPHERE, and other humanitarian standards.
Experience in emergency programme cycle management (needs assessments, funding, implementation, review, evaluation).
Demonstrated leadership with ability to empower staff and teams.
Excellent time management, resilience, and multitasking skills.
Strong written and oral communication skills (English & French).
Ability to build and sustain effective partnerships.