Hours: Full time, with some weekend and evening working required to support the humanitarian programme delivery
Pay: Up to £5500 GBP per month (dependant on assignment and experience)
Location: Gaza (occupied Palestinian territory) – field-based with potential regional travel to Amman, Jordan.
Duration: Up to 30th of April 2026 (funding pipeline dependent) with opportunity for extension
Candidates must be able to travel quickly through Jordan, securing visas on arrival with eligible documentation. If you do not meet this requirement, you can join our register of humanitarian and health professionals for other opportunities.
Can you provide exceptional leadership and management for humanitarian health programming in one of the most complex emergencies in the world?
UK-Med is a frontline medical aid charity born of the British National Health Service (NHS). For over 30 years, we’ve been working towards a world where everyone has access to the healthcare they need when crises or disasters hit.
We are currently expanding our emergency health response in Gaza, where communities are facing a prolonged and highly complex humanitarian crisis. We are seeking an experienced Humanitarian Team Lead to provide strategic and operational leadership for UK-Med’s field operations in Gaza.
As Team Lead, you will represent UK-Med on the ground — overseeing programme implementation, managing an international multidisciplinary team, coordinating with local authorities, and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all staff. You will play a pivotal role in driving programme delivery and maintaining operational excellence in a volatile and rapidly evolving environment.
Our ideal candidate will be an accomplished humanitarian leader with extensive experience in emergency health programming, proven capability in managing international teams in insecure contexts, and a strong ability to navigate complex coordination and operational challenges.
How to apply
We strongly recommend that you read the Candidate Information Pack – Team Lead - Gaza - October 2025 before applying for this role.
To apply, please submit a current CV and a supporting letter (2 pages) through our online jobs portal.
Please apply below, and no later than 17th November, 2025. However, this is rolling recruitment, so applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Please note that this is a rolling recruitment process. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and hiring manager will review applications as they are received, decisions may be made at any time if a suitable candidate is identified.
UK-Med is committed to safeguarding of our personnel and beneficiaries and has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse. We conduct thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed.
UK-Med is committed to the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive environment where employees feel respected and supported to be able to fulfil their potential.
Skills
- Proven experience of managing and coordinating emergency programmes in complex and insecure environments
- Substantial and demonstrable understanding of humanitarian relief work and capacity building with relevant experience in a field-based humanitarian context
- Significant experience of security management in insecure environments
- Significant experience of leading people and teams to successful delivery in demanding environments
- Highly developed strategic planning skills with ability to build impactful programmes and influence coordination and response mechanisms
- Experience in project cycle management including proposal development, budgeting and reporting, monitoring and evaluation.
- Advanced skills in leadership: able to lead an interdisciplinary international and national staff team, including challenging, motivating and developing the team.
- Ability to scan the environment, anticipate changes, be comfortable with ambiguity and deal with a large number of elements interacting in diverse and unpredictable ways
- Proven influencing and negotiating skills with internal and external audiences
- Excellent planning, coordination and prioritisation skills and proven capacity to undertake varied tasks to tight deadlines
- Strong critical thinking and analytic skills
- Strong verbal and written communication
