Overview
The Capacity Building Advisor will support the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management (MoEDM) and the Syrian National Mine Action Centre (NMAC) in developing sustainable national operational capacity for humanitarian mine action.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development of the national mine action authority framework.
- Design and oversee the implementation of a multi-year capacity-building workplan.
- Contribute to the development of mine action management and operational capacities of national teams.
- Support the structured provision and effective use of equipment and tools.
- Support the development of National Mine Action Standards (NMAS) and a national mine action strategy.
- Advise on and support the establishment of a quality management system and operational tasking mechanisms.
- Provide strategic, operational and technical advice to UNMAS Syria management.
- Provide targeted technical and operational support to the programme’s operations team.
- Ensure systematic tracking, documentation, analysis and reporting of capacity-building results.
- Support UNMAS in continuing to coordinate the HMA sector, while progressively enabling the NMAC/MoEDM to assume a stronger leadership role.
- Facilitate the gradual transition of coordination functions to national counterparts.
- Strengthen national information management systems within NMAC/MoEDM.
- Support and progressively transition engagement with humanitarian and development sectors to national authorities.
- Manage strategic relationships with MoEDM, NMAC, and relevant national authorities.
- Engage with international and national mine action operators, UN agencies, and partners.
- Strengthen collaboration with key technical partners.
- Act as a collaborative team player.
- Establish and maintain systems to track capacity development progress, operational performance, and lessons learned.
- Develop and implement tools, templates, and guidance.
- Promote learning and adaptive programming.
- Ensure the effective planning, recruitment and development of a flexible workforce.
- Lead and motivate the project team.
- Foster a positive work environment.
- Carry out any other related duties as needed.
Required Experience
- A minimum of seven years of humanitarian mine action technical experience is required.
- A minimum of three years of experience in advising and/or training National/Regional Authorities or National/Regional/Local NGO’s on mine action.
- Experience with quality management in humanitarian mine action is required.
- Experience in the field of capacity building of National Mine Action Authorities.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) with 7 years of relevant experience OR First-level university degree (bachelor's degree or equivalent) with 9 years of relevant experience OR Secondary school diploma (high school or equivalent) with 13 years of relevant experience.
- An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) qualification from internationally military- and/or civilian-accredited training is required.
