Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) is seeking a full-time Gender, Protection and Empowerment Coordinator for its Syria country programme, based in Raqqa.
Program Leadership and Coordination: Lead the design and implementation of gender, protection and empowerment strategies across all NPA Syria sectors and regions (women's organizations, mine action, civil society, humanitarian and development programs). Maintain strategic and operational oversight of key gender/protection projects such as the SGBV/NORAD and Protection/SHF projects, ensuring alignment with NPA's gender and protection frameworks, donor requirements and national priorities. Ensure timely reporting and tracking of program progress. Coordinate with program teams to mainstream gender and protection throughout project design, implementation and evaluation. Liaise with field focal points in each location and act as the Country Office focal point for the Gender Action Plan (GAP), leading its development, implementation, monitoring and reporting.
PSEA and Safeguarding Focal Point: Serve as the PSEA Focal Point for NPA Syria, aligned with global safeguarding standards; provide PSEA training and awareness sessions to staff and partners; support reporting and response mechanisms for protection violations.
Gender and Protection Mainstreaming: Ensure all programs are planned and executed with an inclusive gender and protection lens; develop practical mainstreaming guidance; embed gender and protection indicators in project-level and organizational M&E frameworks.
Cross-Sectoral Support: Provide technical gender and protection support to humanitarian relief, development programming, civil society strengthening and partner support, and Mine Action and Risk Education operations; liaise with Global Gender and Protection Advisors.
Assessments, Audits and Tool Development: Lead gender and protection assessments and risk analyses; develop culturally appropriate data collection tools; conduct periodic gender audits and recommend improvements.
Capacity Development: Assess partner and staff capacity; design and deliver training, mentoring and guidance; provide technical support to implementing partners.
Documentation, Reporting and Learning: Document gender, protection and empowerment outcomes and lessons learned; ensure high-quality donor and internal reporting.
Advocacy and Representation: Represent NPA Syria in national coordination forums and working groups on Gender, Protection and PSEA, and build relationships with national stakeholders including women-led organizations, authorities and donors.
HOW TO APPLY:
Only applications submitted through the NPA career site will be considered; applications and resumes sent by e-mail will not be reviewed. Candidates are asked to read NPA's Code of Conduct, Safeguarding Policy and Anti-Corruption Policy before applying. The selected candidate will be asked to complete and sign a Safeguarding self-declaration and the Code of Conduct.
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