Community Outreach Manager (Temporary Parental Leave Coverage)

About the role

Cover a parental leave on the response operations team, leading frontline food aid work in disaster-affected communities. The role combines rapid needs assessment, field team building and culturally aware community engagement.

What you will do

• Be first on the ground to assess local context, identify urgent food needs and connect with affected communities
• Recruit, train and lead locally driven outreach teams delivering food aid in fast-changing environments
• Build trusting relationships across diverse communities so aid respects cultural practices and is delivered with dignity
• Solve problems creatively in post-disaster settings and coordinate with other response units
• Lead inclusive, bilingual or multilingual communication and community engagement
• Manage personnel on activations, give performance feedback and support recruitment and development of team members

What they look for

• Existing right to work in one of the listed countries, with no visa sponsorship or relocation available
• Based in Europe or Asia and within one hour of an international airport
• Emotionally intelligent, tenacious and resourceful leader who thrives in unpredictable, fast-paced settings
• Skilled at building trust with communities in crisis and leading teams under pressure
• Able to synthesise large amounts of information into actionable steps
• Collaborative team player with strong facilitation and communication skills