France, Montreuil
Permanent contract (CDI) – Start date: January 2027
Our working environment
Founded in 1979, Action contre la Faim is an international non-governmental organisation fighting hunger worldwide. Its charter of humanitarian principles – independence, neutrality, non-discrimination, free and direct access to victims, professionalism, transparency – has shaped its identity for nearly 50 years. Its mission is to save lives by eliminating hunger through the prevention, detection and treatment of undernutrition, particularly during and after emergencies caused by conflict and natural disasters. Action contre la Faim structures its programmes around 7 areas of activity: Nutrition and Health – Mental Health and Psychosocial Support – Food Security and Livelihoods – Water, Sanitation and Hygiene – Advocacy – Climate – Research. In 2025, Action contre la Faim assisted more than 21 million people in 52 countries worldwide.www.actioncontrelafaim.org
The humanitarian sector is going through a deep crisis, marked by a drastic and lasting decline in funding while humanitarian needs are reaching unprecedented levels. Like many NGOs, Action contre la Faim France has had to adapt its model: it has undertaken a profound transformation of its organisation, to which its teams have contributed extensively. Entering a new phase and drawing on professional, committed and supportive teams, the association is looking for a leader who will commit for the long term to consolidate trust, complete the transformation and strengthen collective momentum.
It is in this context that we are looking for our next General Director.
Your role and responsibilities
Reporting to the President, you lead the executive of Action contre la Faim France and chair the Executive Committee (COMEX). This management team currently brings together the Operations, Expertise and Advocacy, Communication and Development, Administration and Finance, Human Resources, Logistics, Information Systems, and Audit, Risk and Compliance departments, as well as the Strategy and Transformation Unit. You are supported by advisors and an executive assistant. This organisation is set to evolve as part of the broader reorganisation currently under way.
- Ensuring a sound relationship with the association’s governance: you ensure the link between the Board of Directors and the executive, attend Bureau and Board meetings and key events in the life of the association, and present the association’s achievements each year.
- Uniting the management team: you lead the Executive Committee, foster collective decision-making and support the development of its members.
- Setting the strategic direction: you propose to the Board a multi-year action plan in line with the strategic orientations, steer its implementation and ensure that the association’s ambitions match its resources.
- Securing the main financial balances: you ensure the soundness and viability of the association’s economic model, steer its multi-year financial trajectory and monitor overall cash stability.
- Leading the transformation: you carry through the organisational transformation undertaken with the teams, building on the work already done and adjusting it where necessary.
- Representing Action contre la Faim: you speak on behalf of the association to partners, donors, the media and international organisations.
- Embodying ACF France within the international network: you coordinate ACF France’s action with the other members of the network and ensure respect for shared values and principles, the consistency of operations, communication and advocacy, and ACF’s reputation.
- Caring for the collective: attentive to people, you foster a management culture based on empowerment and trust in teams. You sustain engagement and positive collective momentum, including remotely, and conduct quality social dialogue with staff representative bodies.
- Ensuring security and compliance: you manage crises, make final decisions on safety and security matters, and bear legal responsibility for the organisation.
Your profile
You have solid NGO experience, partly gained in the field. You have led a large-scale entity as General Director or Country Director, and have worked within an association in France. Experience with Action contre la Faim would be an asset.
You have hands-on experience of how associations operate in France, in particular the division of roles and responsibilities between the President, the Treasurer and the Board of Directors, as well as the General Director’s interactions with them and with staff representative bodies.
Recognised for your strategic vision and ability to anticipate, you analyse geopolitical developments and their impact on humanitarian action.
You have already led a profound organisational transformation and supported teams through change.
A unifying leader, you foster a management culture based on empowerment. You know how to lead a management team, make decisions collectively and take a firm decision when the situation requires it, with courage, attentiveness and empathy.
You communicate with ease, both internally and externally, including with the media.
Resilient, humble and optimistic, you show stamina and perseverance.
You are fully fluent in French and English, both spoken and written.
Your terms of employment
- Status: Senior executive (cadre dirigeant)
- Location: Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis, Greater Paris)
- Salary: €87K to €100K gross per year, paid over 13 months, depending on experience
- Benefits:
- 30 days of paid leave per year
- Health and provident insurance: 80% covered by ACF
- Salary maintenance schemes (sickness, maternity, paternity)
- Transport allowance: 50% of the home-to-work public transport pass covered
- Meal vouchers (Up lunch card): 60% covered by the association, for a value of €8
- Works council (CSE) social and cultural benefits (gift vouchers, reimbursement of cultural activities, etc.)
- Remote work:
- Action contre la Faim has a remote-work policy open to all, from mainland France.
- Given the strategic importance of the role, presence at headquarters is required 8 days per month, with flexible arrangements.
- Collective on-site time is set by the employer for team meetings and events, up to 3 days per month.
- Continuous presence at headquarters will be required during the induction period, to facilitate your integration into the team.
- Remote-work allowance.
- The role also involves regular travel in France and abroad.
- Training: unlimited free access to the Talentsoft e-learning platform
ACF is committed to the inclusion of people with disabilities and actively fights all forms of discrimination.
Why join us?
Action contre la Faim is one of the leading international humanitarian NGOs, with a clearly defined mission: fighting hunger and undernutrition. ACF France is part of an international network of eight sections implementing programmes in 52 countries.
The humanitarian sector is at a turning point: funding is shrinking while needs remain considerable. It is a context as exciting as it is challenging for anyone who wants to shape and build, with rigour, inventiveness and determination, the future of an organisation founded on humanist values.
The role of General Director is strategic and wide-ranging. It involves significant managerial challenges, major financial and organisational stakes, and extensive interaction with our partners in France and internationally. You will rely on an experienced management team and work closely with the governance bodies to take Action contre la Faim into the future.
If this prospect makes you want to get involved, I would be delighted to meet you.
Benjamin Nguyen, President of Action contre la Faim France
Interested in this position?
If you would like to write the next chapter of an organisation that helped more than 21 million people in 2025, we look forward to meeting you.
This recruitment has been entrusted to Humanitalents, mandated by Action contre la Faim. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Apply by email to , quoting the reference DG/ACF in the subject line, before 31 October 2026.
Selection process and provisional timeline:
- 31 October 2026: application deadline
- Weeks of 2 and 9 November: screening of applications and pre-interviews with Humanitalents (30 min). If you have not been contacted by then, please consider that your application has not been successful.
- Week of 16 November: HR interview with Humanitalents by videoconference (1.5 hours)
- Week of 23 November: interview with a panel of Board members by videoconference (1.5 hours)
- 3 or 4 December: Assessment Centre at Action contre la Faim’s headquarters in Montreuil. It consists of a series of role-plays and discussions with stakeholders of the association, lasting 3 to 3.5 hours. Please reserve both dates now, as your attendance in person will be essential.
- Week of 7 December: final interview with the President, in person
- Week of 14 December: reference checks, with your consent
- 17 December: presentation of the selected candidate to the Board
