Regional Program Development Specialist - South East Asia

Contract information

• Place: Vientiane/Laos, Phnom Penh/Cambodia, Quezon City/The Philippines.
• Starting date: 18th May 2026;
• Duration of contract: 36 months;
• Closing date for applications: 31st March 2026.
• Humanity & Inclusion presentation

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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JOB CONTEXT:

The Southeast Asia Program covers operations in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, the Philippines, Myanmar, and Thailand. The region includes a wide range of contexts, from the civil war in Myanmar to supporting the Vietnamese government in developing an international standard for rehabilitation services, or responding to climate-related disasters in the Philippines. Regional staff are located across these countries.

The last Regional Operational Strategy was approved in 2025 for the following five years (2026-2030). The ongoing strategy aims to enhance participation, resilience, and quality of life for persons with disabilities and vulnerable groups by strengthening inclusive livelihoods, inclusive education, rehabilitation, mine action, and Disaster Risk Reduction. The Regional Program Development Specialist will support all countries in the Southeast Asia programme.

YOUR MISSION:

Under the hierarchical supervision of the Program Unit Manager (PUM), with support of the Institutional Funding Division at HQ, and in collaboration with the Regional Director, Technical Head of the Program, and Country Managers,  the Regional Program Development Specialist actively contributes to the development of the program by implementing and monitoring the Southeast Asia fundraising strategy.He/she identifies funding opportunities and leads the process of developing concept notes and project proposals through to submission to donors (public institutions, foundations, and the private sector).

Responsibility 1: Strategic positioning and planning

• Observe donor strategies and priorities at the country/regional level and monitor opportunities in order to anticipate calls for proposals and identify bidding opportunities
• Participate in the development and monitoring of the operational strategy, with particular focus on the fundraising action plan and internal project documents
• Ensure follow-up, implementation and monitoring of the fundraising strategy
• Interact with identified donors to understand their perception of HI's current programming, and identify their areas of interest in order to target fundraising efforts
• Draw up a mapping of other humanitarian and development actors (INGOs, UN agencies, government representations) to monitor trends and remain competitive
• Analyse fundraising trends and inform the program on transformation rate, project coverage, duration and amounts secured
• Coordinate fundraising efforts, especially networking, and monitoring of donor opportunities
• Liaise and mobilise adequate team members to support fundraising efforts (technical experts, program director, etc). Organise regular meetings with program/country managers
• Coordinate with other programs/countries to gather and promote best practices, facilitate dialogue with donors (for prospection/replication of activities)

Responsibility 2: Relationship management

• Coordinate with other programs/countries to gather and promote best practices, facilitate dialogue with donors (for prospection/replication of activities)
• Work with the Program Director & Country Managers & Technical Unit to strengthen HI's attractiveness and influence, developing key relationships with relevant decision makers in national and local organizations, donors, and major international organizations;
• Develop active and quality working relationships with donors and strategic partners in the country and identify potential consortium.
• Participate in various platforms and meetings to increase HI's visibility and allow for information gathering on funding opportunities
• Promote HI's technical positioning, approaches, know-how and skills within the relevant networks with a view to developing consortium agreements with the support of the Technical Unit.
• Develop supporting documents, such as "project sheets" and/or "donor sheets"; and develop new tools such as a capacity statement
• Lead CRM deployment and ensure that it is updated as necessary.

Responsibility 3: Proposal development

• Coordinate proposal development, distributing tasks among the key people involved in the writing of the project proposal for submission to the donor, in accordance with HI's proposal writing process and tools (PD-tool, project development tracking tool, etc.), including the development of: logical frameworks, MEAL plan, narrative description of technical approach, planning, staffing, and budgeting
• Ensure coordination and triangulation framing with IPSO, HQ shared services, HQ PDO, and technical staff, and the HI mission
• Proactively coordinate the involvement and input of all relevant technical advisors (HQ and mission staff) for all proposal development
• Identify, where appropriate, relevant/competitive arrangements (consortia, multi-country projects, etc.) and facilitate negotiations.
• For consortia: ensure coordination and communication and manage stakeholder input during project development.
• Review the project proposal/final concept note prior to submission for compliance with donor guidelines and expectations, consistency between the budget and the technical description, and overall quality;
• Proceed (if necessary) with the final submission of concept notes and project proposals to donors.
• Coordinate and collaborate with HI national associations (IPO/IPSO) for all relevant donor proposals

Responsibility 4: Capacity Building

• Develop and facilitate training modules on proposal writing and project cycle management for all programmes' staff and local partners when relevant
• Provide training on donor rules, regulations, and strategies for all programmes' staff involved in the writing of the proposal

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION: 

The living conditions in the region remain quite good with reliable transportation infrastructure, health services, and housing in the capital area.

Requirements

• You hold a degree from an accredited educational institution in international development or other relevant fields
• You have a minimum of 5 years of experience in similar positions, including at least 2 years in program development. Previous experience with HI is an asset
• You have a very good knowledge of donors donor contract analysis, and strategic analysis
• You have an expert-level in writing proposal and narrative report writing
• You have a proficient level in networking, representation and negotiation
• You have experience in facilitating and/or designing trainings and skills enhancement programs
• You have financial and budgetary management skills

Benefits

At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission: Join the team

36 months International contract starting from 18th, May 2026;

The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:

• Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals;
• Pension scheme;
• Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution;
• Repatriation insurance paid by HI;

Salary from 2757€ gross/month upon experience;

Perdiem: 604$ net/month in Cambodia/ 524€ net/month in Lao- paid in the field

Paid leaves: 25 days per year;

R&R: according to the level of the mission 1 day per month

Position:

• Unaccompanied:
• Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa) and transport of your personal effects;
• A child allowance of 100€ per month, per child (from the second child) paid in the field;
• open to couples:
• Support travel costs (air ticket & visa) for accompanying dependent and health/ repatriation insurance if the dependent has no income;
• Payment of one yearly additional return flight; 
• open to families: Family package:
• a child allowance of 100€ per month, per child (from the second child) paid in the field;
• Contribution to school registration fees for children over 3 years;
• Family-wide health coverage;
• Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa) and transport of your personal effects;

Housing: Individual taken in charge by HI;

If you are resident in the country: local package.