DEPUTY FIELD COORDINATOR FOR PROGRAM

Solidarit s International

General objective:

The Deputy Field Coordinator for Programs ensures the relevance, quality, and consistency of SI programs in their area of intervention. S/he supervises Program Managers, supports implementation teams in project cycle compliance, and contributes to strategic planning, program development, monitoring, and reporting. S/he leads project inception and proposal development, determines the operational impact and quality of deliverables of program teams, strengthens partnerships, facilitates knowledge capitalization, and ensures adherence to internal, donor, and humanitarian standards. S/he also drives in-depth needs analyses at the base level and participates in activity reviews.

The main challenges:

Scaling up both program activities and program teams while ensuring SI s program frameworks and processes are reinforced and properly followed.

S/he must coordinate effectively with partners and adapt operations in a volatile context, including disrupted supply chains, requiring continuous adjustment of activity design and implementation to maintain relevance, quality, and impact.

Priorities for the 2/3 first months:

• Kick-starting new grants, including organizing kick-off meetings, inception planning, preparing monitoring tools, training teams, and engaging relevant partners.
• Recruiting and establishing new program teams and lead with the support of the FC the structuration of the growing prog department
• Ensuring timely implementation of activities, maintaining proper documentation, and reporting as required.

Security constraints:

Security constraints in Gaza remain severe, with a context marked by high-intensity military activity, including airstrikes, land and naval bombardments, and risks related to medium and light infantry weapons. Social tensions are also high, driven by harsh living conditions, and the collapse of economic activity, which have contributed to looting, inter-family disputes. Since the ceasefire brokered on 10 October 2025, the security situation has improved and military activities (airstrikes, shelling) have decreased. However, the situation remains volatile, and a deterioration cannot be ruled out.