We are currently recruiting a HR Lead / Manager to join our Sudan team.
This is a field-based position with frequent travel to various locations across Sudan.
The role is a 6-month fixed-term international position, starting March 1, 2026.
At Relief International, we are committed to building a representative, inclusive and authentic workplace. We strongly encourage applications from candidates from minoritized backgrounds those who bring lived experience of the contexts in which we work.
This role is classified as requiring advanced pre-employment checks.
About Relief International
Relief International is an international non-profit organization that partners with communities impacted by conflict, climate change and disaster to save lives, build greater resilience and promote long-term health and wellbeing. We work in 14 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, providing Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), Education and Livelihoods programming that creates the foundation for community resilience.
About the Opportunity
You will oversee HR planning, recruitment, and deployment for staff across Sudan, ensuring documentation, contracts, and systems meet donor and audit standards. You will support surge capacity, maintain duty of care and compliance with national labor law, and work closely with country and field HR teams to align staffing with operational needs throughout the six‑month response.
Your Responsibilities
This role includes the following responsibilities.
- Manage HR planning, recruitment, and deployment for staff across multiple states.
- Ensure HR documentation, contracts, and systems are donor compliant and audit ready.
- Support surge capacity and workforce continuity during the 6-month response period.
- Oversee HR risk mitigation, duty of care, and compliance with national labor law.
- Coordinate with country level HR teams and field level management to align staffing with operational needs.
About You
You will bring the following experience and skills.
- Experience managing HR functions in humanitarian or donor funded programs, including recruitment, onboarding, and deployment.
- Strong understanding of HR compliance requirements, documentation standards, and audit expectations.
- Strong spoken and written English and French are essential.
- Proven ability to coordinate multistate staffing needs and support rapid surge capacity in emergency contexts.
- Knowledge of national labor law, duty of care principles, and HR risk mitigation practices.
- Excellent collaboration skills for working with country level HR teams and field level managers to align staffing with operational priorities.
- High level of organization, accuracy, and discretion in handling sensitive HR information.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities during fast paced response periods.
Research shows that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs, unless they meet every single requirement. If you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align with every criteria described, we encourage you to apply anyway, you could be exactly what we need!
How to apply
To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button in the job advert page.
- You will be asked to upload a CV and Cover Letter.
- The cover letter should be one page, and explain why you are interested in this post with Relief International and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.
Closing Date
As this is an emergency response role, we will be reviewing applicants on a rolling basis, please apply today as we may withdraw the position from the jobs board before the closing date.
As a humanitarian organization, Relief International is committed to the safeguarding of all those we come into contact with through our work. We are committed to the core humanitarian principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse. Relief International expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and uphold the values and behaviors outlined in the Code of Conduct.
Recruitment to all roles in Relief International include a criminal records self-declaration, references, and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checks.
