Area Programme Manager South Iran

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  • Added Date: Tuesday, 30 September 2025
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What we are looking for

NRC is looking for an Area Programme Manager, South to join the Iran mission. The role holder willย be responsible for the implementation of holistic and needs-based programmes and representing NRC at coordination forums.ย 

If you are an influential, diplomatic people leader with effective communication and negotiation skills; who holds a track record of fostering a collaborative environment and building and leading engaging and effective teams; with strong interpersonal, networking, and stakeholder management skills; theย capacity to build constructive and collaborative relationships with external parties;ย and the ability to meet new challenges andย navigate through insecure environments then this is the role for you!

*** This position is only open to candidates who have the legal eligibility work in Iran. NRC is unable to provide work permits or visa sponsorships for this position ***

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What you will do

Programme support, coordination, and technical quality responsibility.Strategy development, specific to the Area Office, for NRC Iran and programmatic areas.Donor standards, donor reporting, and grant management compliance.Funding strategy and forecasts development.Contractual commitments compliance and key learnings implementation.Emergency response coordination.Capacity buildingย for staff.We highly encourage you to learn more about the role:ย please review the full Job Description here.

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What you will bring

Senior programme managementย experience in a humanitarian/recovery context.People managementย exposure in a complex programme.Recovery and durable solutions expertise.ย Complex, and volatile context exposure.Iran, and Kerman, contextย exposure and knowledge.Englishย fluency, both written and verbal.

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What makes this position attractive?

NRC started operations in Iran in 2012, and currently delivers humanitarian assistance in the sectors of Education, Food Security and Livelihoods, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Shelter and Settlements, as well as Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance.

NRC Iran has grown to become the largest international NGO, currently operating in ten provinces across the country.ย 

NRC supports refugees, displaced and disaster affected populations. The Islamic Republic of Iran hosts at least 3.8 million Afghans, one of the largest and most protracted refugee caseloads worldwide.

NRC contributes to the development of policy, aiming to protect the rights of the displaced and calls for increased humanitarian funding and engagement on processes that will generate structural changes in protection and assistance in the region.

NRC co-leads several technical inter-agency working groups and provides capacity building to humanitarian partners in country. To complement programs, NRC Iran established an advocacy unit to develop joint messages and initiatives amongst INGOs to improve rights of the displaced.

This is an opportunity to contribute to meaningful work that responds to the diverse needs, priorities, and concerns raised by beneficiary communities.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.

Learn more about NRCโ€™s operation in Iran here.

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What we offer

๐Ÿ“š ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—™, ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”, ๐—œ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŒ

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐–!

Kerman, Iran duty station.ย 

12-month contract duration.

40% travel, approximately.

Grade 9 in NRCโ€™s National Salary Scale, with accompanying terms and conditions. NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.

We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC.

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Important information about the application process

Internal candidates:- To apply log in with your official NRC email address or click on Opportunity Marketplace.ย 

This position is only open to candidates who have the legal eligibility work inย Iran.

When creating your profile, include your full name as per your passport.

Apply by completing all the system-required fields of your experience, employment history, and education in your application.

Ensure to attach your latest CV.

Submit your application and CV in English.

Donโ€™t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. NRC is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if youโ€™re excited about this role and you meet most, but not all the requirements, we encourage you to apply anyway.

Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered.

Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.

For any queries, please email us atย aela.recruitment@nrc.no

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