Amna - Refugee Healing Network

Director of Programmes and Learning

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Details

Deadline: Mar 20, 2026
Location: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, UK
Job type:Contract, 12 months +
Languages:
English
English
Work experience:Min 10 years
Date posted: Feb 13, 2026

Description

The Director of Programmes & Learning (DPL) provides strategic, technical, and operational leadership for Amna’s programmes across all geographies, partners, and ecosystem levels. The DPL champions a culture of learning, quality, and continuous improvement, ensuring that all programme strategies and initiatives are designed to advance Amna’s global mission. 

The DPL leads the implementation of Amna’s Healing Ecosystem Approach, driving excellence across community-level healing, training cascades, organisational system-strengthening, and global field-building. The post holder is accountable for programme quality, safeguarding, impact measurement, learning, sustainability, and the professional development of the Programmes & Learning team.  

The successful candidate will embody Amna’s values, modelling ethical programme leadership and fostering a collaborative, high-performing team culture. Acting as a critical bridge between vision and implementation, the DPL ensures alignment, coherence, and integration across all programme activities. 

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the DPL contributes to organisational strategy, culture, and long-term impact. The role reports directly to the CEO and plays a pivotal part in translating organisational ambition into actionable, sustainable programmes globally.