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About the Role

This consultant will be consistently present in the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management’s daily operations and meetings, enabling close engagement and real-time coordination with other ministries and key national and local stakeholders. The role requires full-time dedication within MoEDM and deep familiarity with Syria’s evolving panorama regarding DRR and Early Action, including its institutional architecture, policy frameworks, and implementation challenges. By embedding a Senior Consultant directly within MoEDM, UNICEF will strengthen its strategic positioning and ability to provide high-quality, context-sensitive support to the Ministry.

Responsibilities

Consistently present in the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management’s daily operations and meetings.
Enable close engagement and real-time coordination with other ministries and key national and local stakeholders.
Provide high-quality, context-sensitive support to the Ministry.

Requirements

Master’s degree or equivalent in public administration, social policy, international relations, environmental studies, international development/development studies, or another relevant technical field.
A minimum of five years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: DRR, Early Action, public policy in Syria, government structures and/or governance, external/donor relations, advocacy or other relevant area.
Above 5 years in the above-mentioned areas.
Fluency (written and spoken) in both Arabic and English is required.
Familiarity with national systems and global DRR frameworks.
Strong coordination and facilitation skills with national and international key stakeholders and government entities.
Relevant experience in a UN system, especially UNICEF, other international development agency or organizations are considered as an asset.
Experience in donor relations and donor reporting is a strong asset.
Submit an up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV).
Submit a cover letter.
Submit a separate financial proposal.
Submit a detailed technical proposal including examples/samples/proven records of previously used Tools/Material for previously implemented UNICEF related DRR.
Submit examples/samples/proven records of previous experience in implementing UNICEF or UN-related DRR activities, including child-centered DRR, youth engagement, and climate-related risks.
Submit successful examples/samples/proven records of previous work in developing a national DRR strategy and developing a framework for a multi-year DRR Action Plan.
Submit successful examples/samples/proven records of previous work in the capacity building of Government staff in UNICEF or UN related DRR.
Submit a proposed plan for implementing the project, including methodology, steps, SMAT deliverables, and indicators to measure achievement.

Skills

DRR
Early Action
Public policy in Syria
Government structures and/or governance
External/donor relations
Advocacy
National systems and global DRR frameworks
Coordination and facilitation skills
Donor relations and donor reporting

Location

Office Based

Work Type

Contract
Full-time

Experience Level

Minimum of five years of professional experience
Above 5 years

Education Level

Master’s degree or equivalent

About the Company

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed.
Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built.
We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world.
We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Syria remains highly vulnerable to a wide range of natural and human-induced hazards, including earthquakes, floods, droughts, extreme weather events, environmental hazards, and risks linked to unexploded ordnance and conflict-related damage to infrastructure.
Years of crisis have significantly weakened institutional systems, infrastructure, and community resilience, increasing the exposure of vulnerable populations—particularly children—to disaster and climate-related risks.
Strengthening national disaster risk reduction (DRR) and emergency preparedness systems is therefore critical to reduce vulnerabilities, improve coordinated response capacities, and support sustainable recovery.

Equal Opportunity

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it.
UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children.
The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.
UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence.
We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.
UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18).
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities.
UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.
All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history.
Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.