About the job
The HEROS 2 Programme represents one of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s (FCDO) most significant initiatives, aimed at delivering swift, high-quality humanitarian and stabilization support in response to global crises, often within hours or days.
At its foundation, HEROS 2 offers five essential capabilities:
- Early Warning and Risk Analysis (EWAR): Continuous monitoring and analysis of emerging risks, producing timely insights and tailored reports to guide FCDO decision-making and crisis planning.
- Humanitarian Deployments: Rapid mobilization of technical experts and operational teams to support emergency responses, ensuring readiness for surge deployments under pressing time constraints.
- Conflict and Security Deployments: Providing stabilization expertise and operational support in fragile and conflict-affected areas, aligned with FCDO’s conflict programming priorities.
- Humanitarian Procurement and Logistics: Accelerated procurement and delivery of critical goods and services, ensuring compliance and quality assurance while addressing urgent operational needs, alongside effective warehouse management.
- Deployments into UN Systems: Placement of UK-funded specialists within UN agencies to enhance multilateral humanitarian response and coordination.
HEROS 2 will collaborate closely with FCDO’s Humanitarian & Migration and Conflict departments, ensuring coordinated delivery across policy and operational priorities.

