World Renew's International Disaster Response team is seeking a Country Program Manager for Syria, based in Damascus, Homs, or Aleppo. This is a full-time national position (initial one-year contract with possible extension), reporting to the Director, International Disaster Response, and open to candidates legally authorized to work in Syria.
The Country Program Manager provides day-to-day leadership, coordination, and oversight for World Renew's humanitarian and recovery programming in Syria, covering planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, partner engagement, donor compliance, and stewardship of project resources.
Key responsibilities:
- Program management and implementation (35%): coordinate day-to-day delivery of the Syria portfolio against work plans, budgets, indicators and timelines; coordinate program reviews, donor reports and updates; support assessments, proposal development, start-up and closeout; promote quality, accountability to affected populations and safeguarding.
- Partner management and capacity strengthening (20%): serve as the primary day-to-day contact for local implementing partners; monitor partner performance; strengthen partner capacity in project management, MEAL, safeguarding, compliance and financial stewardship; promote locally led approaches.
- Country coordination, representation and risk monitoring (20%): represent World Renew in donor, government, UN, NGO and cluster/sector meetings; coordinate with institutional donors; monitor and escalate security, access, safeguarding and compliance risks; support country registration and regulatory requirements.
- Financial management, compliance and operational coordination (15%): monitor budget utilization with Finance, follow up partner financial reporting, support procurement and audit readiness, and escalate compliance or fraud concerns.
- MEAL, learning and team coordination (10%): work with MEAL colleagues on data quality and adaptive management, promote community feedback mechanisms, and coordinate country-based staff.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in International Development, Humanitarian Assistance, Project Management, Social Sciences, Public Administration or a related field (master's an asset).
- Minimum five years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian, development or recovery program management, including managing projects through local partners and working in conflict-affected contexts.
- Experience with project planning, budget monitoring, donor reporting and compliance.
- Professional proficiency in Arabic and English.
- Commitment to World Renew's mission and values as a Christian faith-based organization.
- Willingness to travel regularly within Syria, subject to security and access conditions.
Preferred: experience with institutional donors (U.S. Government, Global Affairs Canada, UN), humanitarian clusters and coordination mechanisms, food security, livelihoods, cash assistance or protection programming, and working with local civil society and faith-based partners.
Closing date: 2026-10-27
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the World Renew Breezy HR portal: https://world-renew.breezy.hr/p/2d853796d85d-country-program-manager-syria/apply. The tentative application deadline is end of day October 27, 2026; candidates are moved through the hiring process on a continuous basis, so early application is encouraged. National position open to candidates legally authorized to work in Syria.