• Bachelor's degree in education, social work, or a related field. Master’s degree is an added value.
• Minimum 3 years of experience from a senior level project implementation position in managing education programmes in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• Technical CC Education expertise, children, youth, adult and basic education activities are preferred
• Experience working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.
• Experience with managing youth programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.  Demonstrated experience reporting in English. Solid interpersonal and teamwork skills; collaborative approach.
• Highly approachable, trustworthy and confidential.
• Strong understanding of INEE Minimum Standards and humanitarian principles.
• Experience with remote management, camp and informal settlements programming, assessments and project start-ups
• Experience in local partnership preferred.
• Arabic language preferred

Personal qualities

• Build meaningful relations
• Empower people
• Act with integrity
• Deliver results 
  
   

We can offer

• Duty station: Al Hassakah, Syria.
• ****Please note for this role, applicants must be legally eligible to work in Syria. We are unable to provide work permits or visa sponsorships for this position. **
• Contract: Fixed Term till 31 December 2026. Renewable, based on funding and performance.
• Travel: 30-40% within areas of operation
• Salary/benefits: Grade 8 on NRC’s national salary scale
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.
  
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  Important information about the application process
   
• Internal candidates: To apply as an internal candidate, log in with your official email or click on Opportunity Marketplace.
• For internal candidates please use your official email address when applying
• Complete all the system-required fields for experience, employment history and education.
• Submit your application and CV in English, taking care to attach your latest CV.
• We receive many applications for each vacant position and so only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 
  Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
   If you have any questions about this role, please email mero.recruitment@nrc.no with the job title as the subject line.