Chemonics seeks an Technical Officer (Protection) to support education programming in Syria. The Syria Education Programme II (SEP II), locally known as Manahel, aims to provide children living in Northwest Syria with safe, inclusive, and quality education that meets their specialized learning, psychosocial, and protection needs. The Technical Officer (Protection) will support the effective implementation, monitoring, and oversight of protection activities across field sites, contributing to safe learning environments for children. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Background:
SEP II, funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and running until 2027, provides primary school children access to quality, inclusive and sustainable education in conflict-affected areas of Northwest Syria. The project provides comprehensive support to schools and teachers, including pedagogical supervision, learning assessments, psychosocial support, and safeguarding measures. The goal is to foster hope for future generations by investing in capacity-building and models that facilitate learning.
Position description:
The Technical Officer (Protection) reports to the protection manager and is a key element of the team inside Syria. The technical officer (protection) role is designed to provide technical inputs, activity monitoring, and oversight to protection activities under the Manahel programme, as well as support capacity building of local education actors, communities, and partner staff.
The Technical Officer (Protection) will adhere to and act in accordance with Chemonics’ professional code of ethics, “Living Our Values,” and will make the principles of the code a part of the program’s culture and operating procedures. They will also foster and maintain good and professional relations with prospective and actual downstream partners and vendors.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)
As technical officer (protection), the employee is responsible for the following principle duties and responsibilities:
- Provide insights and guidance to inform Manahel programming, strategy, and activity design, with a focus on way to improve child protection mechanisms and wellbeing for primary age students in northwest Syria
- Plan, supervise and implement child protection and PSS activities in coordination with the senior protection manager, and ensure adherence to Chemonics UK and FCDO safeguarding and child protection standards
- Lead regular technical meetings with Manahel and partner field teams, ensuring active and ongoing communication related to ongoing or planned protection activities
- Monitor program protection activities, including classroom activities, teacher trainings and/or learning, circles, etc. to verify staff attendance and ensure implementation in line with programs standards
- Provide technical guidance and oversight to partner coaching teams, field teams, and ED instructors, as relevant
- Maintain a strong and up to date knowledge of knowledge and capacity among both partner staff, school staff, and ED/EA staff to identify gaps or inadequate knowledge, as well as to inform training design and content to ensure they are responsive to these needs
- Provide support to monitoring officers and Gaziantep-based MERL team to ensure continuous monitoring of activities and documentation of lessons learned and success stories, including monitoring of stipend distribution or activity implementation as relevant
- Support update of Education Directorates staff’s job identification documents and participate in recruitment processes as needed
- Support the collaboration and dialogue with the Education Directorate to develop enduring, scalable policies and TORs
- Coordinate joint efforts with other fellow INGOs to address challenges and promote holistic well-being, ensuring a synergistic response for school children
- Track any assets received from the IT and Inventory Assistant, including supervising the tracking of tablet devices or other devices originally procured by Manahel and in use by the EDs
- Ensure adherence to child protection and safeguarding standards, and report any violations using Manahel’s established reporting channels
- Any other relevant tasks assigned by the supervisor
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required Skills and Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The qualifications listed below are representative of the required knowledge, skills, and/or abilities needed to perform the principal duties.
- Education requirement: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.
- Additional education: specific education certificate(s), diploma(s) or degree(s) in child protection, safeguarding, MHPSS
- Language qualifications: fluent Arabic skills required, proficiency in English preferred
- Willingness to conduct regular work travel and site visits across northwest Syria as required
- Strong administrative skills and attention to detail
- Proven experience working in the education sector or humanitarian interventions focused on education in northwest Syria, with experience in primary education and child protection preferred
- Demonstrated ability to follow standard practices and procedures, receive instruction, and coordinate with both local and remote teams to achieve work objectives
- Computer skills: e.g. Strong knowledge of MS Office applications.
Period of Performance:
The assignment is long-term through the life of the relevant donor contract.
Location of the assignment:
This Assignment will be conducted in Idleb with the potential travel to Damascus
Supervision and reporting:
The Technical Officer (Protection) will report to the programme’s Protection Manager
Application instructions:
To apply please fill out this form: SEP II Job Application Form by January 3, 2026
We will review the applications on a rolling basis. No telephone inquiries, please. Chemonics will contact finalists.
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