HMA Specialist for Yemen H/F/X

Place: Paris, France
Starting date: December
Type of contract: 3 month Fixed-term contract (CDD);

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

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About the HI AVR activities in Yemen

HI is implementing an ECHO-SDC funded integrated health, protection and mine action activities in Yemen, with the geographic presence in both North and South of Yemen. Yemen is considered highly contaminated with mines and a wide array of other explosive ordnance. The extent of mine contamination is not known after a decade of armed conflict between the IRG in Aden and the Houthi forces who control the North. A decade of war, shifting front lines and the lack of security, access or capacity have prevented comprehensive survey to determine the extent of contamination in either IRG- or DFA-controlled areas. Re-contamination of some areas that had been surveyed or cleared further complicates the task of developing a baseline estimate of AP mined areas. The Chief of Operation will work closely with other HMA actors in Yemen, different authorities at different levels to carryout surveys and needs analysis to inform HI AVR programing and lead the overall leadership, management, quality management and external technical representation for HI Yemen AVR program.

Working with support from HQ AVR Land Release Specialists and general direction and line management from the Country Director, the HMA Specialist will carry out the implementation of Humanity & Inclusion’s Mine Action operational strategy with an initial 3 months remote assignment to position the AVR program in Yemen.

As HMA Specialist , you will plan your activities closely with the country director, Technical Head of Program, and the operations manager, as well as the Armed Violence Reduction Project Manager. You’ll closely coordinate with the AVR manager at program level and the AVR specialist at HQ level to ensure coherence in the implementation of these four objectives. You will provide managerial support to the National AVR Manager and take the lead in the national coordination with the mine action authorities as a continuous cross-cutting theme

Objective 1. Carry out remote assessment for HMA activities, opportunities and challenges in the South Yemen (areas under the control of the Government of Yemen) and provide a comprehensive analysis by the first week of December 2026.

• Carry out desk review (refer to all possible secondary information, including the Mine Action Review reports, HMA partners’ assessment reports, NMA reports)
• Carry out remote consultation (with the support of HMA project manager) with the HMA Partners (DRC, NPA, HALLO TRUST, UNDP, UNOPS) and consolidate their feedback
• Where feasible, carry out field data collection (with the support of the HMA manager) - KIIs, FGDs and households and consolidate stakehilders’ feedback and inputs.
• Work with the HAS manager on the access and security related assessment that to be incorporated into the report
• Submit detailed assessment report to the AVR team and the program director.

Objective 2: Contributes to the project modification request-ECHO / SDC approved project through engagement with HQ AVR team, Program team and O2 (in charge of compliance by mid of December 2026

• Review the approved activities, targets, and indicators in the current project that was initially planned for west coast before the territorial change. (some work has already been done by the team and will support the ongoing discussions)
• Discuss the proposed changes – in terms of the new location, activities adjustment, budget realignment (as necessary) and submit the new narrative plus the budget and work details to the technical head of program
• Provide all details that is required to support the modifications request.

Objective 3: Contribute to the proposal development related to AVR / HMA on case-by-case basis (when opportunity arises).

• Led the full proposal development of the mine action section of the HIP 2027, including the needs analysis, logframe, the detailed activities, costed budget, the risks and the mitigation
• In liaison with the HMA manager, ensure there are adequate …