Chief of Operations - Land Release Project Manager - Syria

• Place: Syria \u2013 Raqqa (with travel)
• Starting date: ASAP 
• Duration of contract: 12 months 
• Closing date for applications: November 20th 2025 

  Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. The organisation works alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. 

  Since its creation in 1982, HI has run development programmes in more than 60 countries and responded to numerous emergencies. Today, we have a budget of approximately 255 million euros, with 4794 employees worldwide. 

  At Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion, we truly believe in the importance of inclusion and diversity within our organisation. This is why we are engaged to a disability policy to encourage the inclusion and integration of people with disabilities. 

  Please indicate if you require any special accommodation, even at the first interview. For more information about the organisation: www.hi.org 

   

  JOB CONTEXT: 

  The Syrian crisis is in its 14th year and is still in semi-acute emergency, shifting slowly to resilience. According to UN figures, about 12 million people are currently affected by the crisis in Syria, including about 7 million Internally Displaced People, while over 5 million Syrians have sought refuge in neighboring countries or in Europe. The current humanitarian response only provides a patchy and partial coverage of the growing humanitarian needs. 14 years after the beginning of the crisis, the number of injured persons in Syria keeps rising, with a severe lack of healthcare in many areas. In large areas of the country, the local economy is in bad shape with local populations and IDPs in need of livelihoods assistance. The inclusion of the most vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, in the humanitarian response remains a major concern. From its office in Amman, HI is managing its Syria program which is implemented via three different hubs (Beirut, North-West and North-East), along four main pillars: 

  1. Support to health partners (hospitals, psychosocial support centers, local Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) for the provision of multidisciplinary rehabilitation services (physical rehabilitation, psychosocial support and/or prosthetics and orthotics) and standalone psychosocial support services, through training, technical supervisions and donations of assistive devices and/or equipment. 

  2. Humanitarian Mine action (HMA), including education to the risks and effects caused by conventional weapons (including mines, explosive remnants of war and small arms light weapons), non-technical survey of hazardous areas and clearance operations. 

  3. Livelihoods assistance, with a combination of cash for work, vocational training, small grants for businesses and apprenticeships. 

  4. Training and technical support to other humanitarian actors on the inclusion of people with disabilities and other vulnerable people in the humanitarian response (with a special focus on inclusive health and inclusive livelihoods). 

  The actual intervention is based on a mix of remote management of national teams, remote partnerships with local structures and organizations, and direct implementation programs. The access to Northeast Syria is done via Erbil, in Iraq, with the support of HI Iraq program.

  YOUR MISSION:  

   Working with support from HQ AVR Land Release Specialists and general direction and line management from the Hub Manager North-East Syria, the Chief of Operations (CoOps) - also called Land Release Project Manager (LRPM) at HI - leads the implementation of Humanity & Inclusion\u2019s Mine Action operational strategy in the Syria in the implementing areas of Hama, Raqqa and Deir ez-Zour governorates, with potential extensions to other areas upon funding obtention.  

  They draw on global and national best practices in all elements of Humanitarian Mine Action, training, external cooperation and beyond, to enhance and steer HI\u2019s Mine Action efforts. While providing technical expertise to the program as well as the Mine Action projects, they ensure all programmatic, operational, and strategical elements comply with all the relevant international/national standards and internal SOPs in coordination with the relevant HI staff including technical referents and management. 

  📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

  ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

  As the CoO, you will plan your activities closely with the Technical Field Managers (TFM) - also called Land Release Project Officers (LRPO) \u2013 and the Armed Violence Reduction Project Manager and Officer at HI. The TFMs will work very closely with other Technical Advisors, National Demining Supervisors and other demining team members. 

  Responsibility 1. Oversee EO-related safety and awareness aspects across the Syria Program: 

• Support all relevant HI and partners field activities, including humanitarian access and security (HAS), in the distribution of effective and relevant EO related awareness and safe practices. 

Responsibility 2. Contributes to AVR and land release strategy development: 

Responsibility 3. Provides guidance and technical support to Land Release components of AVR projects: 

Responsibility 4. Develop future NTS and clearance capacities: 

Responsibility 5. Ensures external coordination and compliance: 

Requirements

Benefits

At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team 

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