National Project Officer (Durable Solutions)
International Organization For Migration (IOM)
Damascus
Syria
December 26, 2025
Full-timeDecember 26, 2025
Programme Policy Officer (Gender, Protection & Inclusion Team Lead)
World Food Programme (WFP) About
Founded in 1961 and assisting 80 million people in around 80 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization fighting hunger worldwide, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.
WFP’s efforts focus on emergency assistance, relief and rehabilitation, development aid and special operations. Two-thirds of its work is in conflict-affected countries where people are three times more likely to be undernourished than those living in countries without conflict.
In emergencies, WFP is often first on the scene, providing food assistance to the victims of war, civil conflict, drought, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, crop failures and natural disasters. When the emergency subsides, WFP helps communities rebuild shattered lives and livelihoods. WFP also works to strengthen the resilience of people and communities affected by protracted crises by applying a development lens in its humanitarian response.
WFP is the largest humanitarian organisation implementing school feeding programmes worldwide and has been doing so for over 50 years. Each year, WFP provides school meals to between 20 and 25 million children across 63 countries, often in the hardest-to-reach areas.
Job Description
Job Posting Organization:
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, established to save lives in emergencies and to use food assistance as a means to build pathways to peace, stability, and prosperity for individuals recovering from conflict, disasters, and the impacts of climate change. WFP operates globally, with a mission to ensure that no one goes hungry, and it is recognized for its commitment to diversity and equal employment opportunities. WFP has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020, highlighting its significant contributions to humanitarian efforts. The organization emphasizes a diverse and inclusive workforce, investing in the personal and professional development of its employees through various training and mobility opportunities. WFP operates in numerous countries, providing essential nutrition" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">food and nutrition assistance to millions of people in need, particularly in crisis situations.
Job Overview:
The Programme Policy Officer (Gender, Protection & Inclusion Team Lead) is a pivotal role within WFP Syria, responsible for guiding and coordinating the integration of gender, protection, disability inclusion, and accountability to affected populations (AAP) across WFP’s programs and policies. This position is crucial in ensuring that WFP’s humanitarian assistance not only addresses immediate needs but also fosters empowerment, equality, and resilience among affected communities. The officer will provide strategic leadership and technical direction, ensuring that WFP’s interventions are people-centered, conflict-sensitive, and inclusive. The role involves close collaboration with field offices, technical units, and partners to strengthen institutional capacity and promote coherence between humanitarian responses and resilience-building efforts. The officer will also represent WFP in inter-agency coordination forums, driving partnerships and collective actions on gender equality and protection.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Programme Policy Officer will be responsible for a comprehensive set of duties, including: conducting protection analysis for WFP’s programs, integrating protection and AAP throughout the program management cycle, coordinating knowledge management and ensuring gender-sensitive data collection, providing strategic advice for integrating WFP’s policies into operations, developing community engagement strategies, managing the Protection, Gender & AAP team, ensuring meaningful community engagement, coordinating complaints and feedback mechanisms, developing risk matrices and mitigation responses, supporting program management in gender equality and protection mainstreaming, advising on the integration of AAP and disability inclusion, building capacity among staff and partners, leading reviews following the Gender Equality Certification Programme, and representing WFP in relevant inter-agency coordination mechanisms.
Required Qualifications:
Candidates must possess a Master’s degree in disciplines such as Gender Studies, Social Sciences, International Relations, Human Rights, Political Science, Development Economics, or related fields relevant to WFP’s work. Alternatively, a first university degree with two additional years of relevant experience is acceptable. The role requires strong analytical and writing skills, the ability to facilitate discussions, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Candidates should demonstrate initiative, flexibility, and excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work in a multicultural environment and manage competing priorities effectively.
Educational Background:
The educational background required for this position includes a Master’s degree in relevant fields such as Gender Studies, Social Sciences, International Relations, Human Rights, Political Science, Development Economics, or related areas. A first university degree combined with two additional years of experience is also acceptable. This educational foundation is essential for understanding the complexities of gender, protection, and inclusion within humanitarian contexts.
Experience:
Candidates should have at least three years of postgraduate professional experience in areas related to accountability to affected populations, protection, disability inclusion, and gender issues in humanitarian contexts. Experience working in emergency assistance and security" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">security" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">food security with UN agencies or NGOs is preferred. The role requires a proven track record in integrating protection and gender analysis into programmatic cycles, capacity building, and managing multi-functional teams. Previous experience with WFP or similar organizations is advantageous.
Languages:
Fluency in both verbal and written English and Arabic is mandatory for this position. Proficiency in additional languages may be considered an asset, enhancing communication and collaboration in diverse environments.
Additional Notes:
The position is a Fixed Term contract (NOB level) for a duration of one year, based in Damascus. The role is full-time and requires the successful candidate to engage with various stakeholders, including government counterparts and community members. WFP emphasizes a commitment to preventing sexual exploitation and abuse and ensuring a safe and inclusive work environment. The organization does not charge any fees during the recruitment process and is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, established to save lives in emergencies and to use food assistance as a means to build pathways to peace, stability, and prosperity for individuals recovering from conflict, disasters, and the impacts of climate change. WFP operates globally, with a mission to ensure that no one goes hungry, and it is recognized for its commitment to diversity and equal employment opportunities. WFP has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020, highlighting its significant contributions to humanitarian efforts. The organization emphasizes a diverse and inclusive workforce, investing in the personal and professional development of its employees through various training and mobility opportunities. WFP operates in numerous countries, providing essential nutrition" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">food and nutrition assistance to millions of people in need, particularly in crisis situations.
Job Overview:
The Programme Policy Officer (Gender, Protection & Inclusion Team Lead) is a pivotal role within WFP Syria, responsible for guiding and coordinating the integration of gender, protection, disability inclusion, and accountability to affected populations (AAP) across WFP’s programs and policies. This position is crucial in ensuring that WFP’s humanitarian assistance not only addresses immediate needs but also fosters empowerment, equality, and resilience among affected communities. The officer will provide strategic leadership and technical direction, ensuring that WFP’s interventions are people-centered, conflict-sensitive, and inclusive. The role involves close collaboration with field offices, technical units, and partners to strengthen institutional capacity and promote coherence between humanitarian responses and resilience-building efforts. The officer will also represent WFP in inter-agency coordination forums, driving partnerships and collective actions on gender equality and protection.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Programme Policy Officer will be responsible for a comprehensive set of duties, including: conducting protection analysis for WFP’s programs, integrating protection and AAP throughout the program management cycle, coordinating knowledge management and ensuring gender-sensitive data collection, providing strategic advice for integrating WFP’s policies into operations, developing community engagement strategies, managing the Protection, Gender & AAP team, ensuring meaningful community engagement, coordinating complaints and feedback mechanisms, developing risk matrices and mitigation responses, supporting program management in gender equality and protection mainstreaming, advising on the integration of AAP and disability inclusion, building capacity among staff and partners, leading reviews following the Gender Equality Certification Programme, and representing WFP in relevant inter-agency coordination mechanisms.
Required Qualifications:
Candidates must possess a Master’s degree in disciplines such as Gender Studies, Social Sciences, International Relations, Human Rights, Political Science, Development Economics, or related fields relevant to WFP’s work. Alternatively, a first university degree with two additional years of relevant experience is acceptable. The role requires strong analytical and writing skills, the ability to facilitate discussions, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Candidates should demonstrate initiative, flexibility, and excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work in a multicultural environment and manage competing priorities effectively.
Educational Background:
The educational background required for this position includes a Master’s degree in relevant fields such as Gender Studies, Social Sciences, International Relations, Human Rights, Political Science, Development Economics, or related areas. A first university degree combined with two additional years of experience is also acceptable. This educational foundation is essential for understanding the complexities of gender, protection, and inclusion within humanitarian contexts.
Experience:
Candidates should have at least three years of postgraduate professional experience in areas related to accountability to affected populations, protection, disability inclusion, and gender issues in humanitarian contexts. Experience working in emergency assistance and security" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">security" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">food security with UN agencies or NGOs is preferred. The role requires a proven track record in integrating protection and gender analysis into programmatic cycles, capacity building, and managing multi-functional teams. Previous experience with WFP or similar organizations is advantageous.
Languages:
Fluency in both verbal and written English and Arabic is mandatory for this position. Proficiency in additional languages may be considered an asset, enhancing communication and collaboration in diverse environments.
Additional Notes:
The position is a Fixed Term contract (NOB level) for a duration of one year, based in Damascus. The role is full-time and requires the successful candidate to engage with various stakeholders, including government counterparts and community members. WFP emphasizes a commitment to preventing sexual exploitation and abuse and ensuring a safe and inclusive work environment. The organization does not charge any fees during the recruitment process and is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
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