CDDU - SYRIA - Logistics Coordinator

**ABOUT LA CHAÎNE DE L’ESPOIR**

La Chaîne de *l’Espoir* is an international NGO founded in 1994. Its mission is to strengthen healthcare systems to give everyone, especially children, the same chances of survival and development.

We work in 25 countries with a global approach, focusing on children, mothers and disadvantaged communities:

- Prevention and screening from an early age, particularly through school health programs.
- Care and surgery to meet the most urgent needs of children and their mothers.
- Training and transfer of skills to local teams thanks to our international network of experts in all areas of surgery.
- Construction and equipment of hospital facilities adapted to local needs.

**CONTEXT**

In Syria, access to quality pediatric healthcare, particularly specialized pediatric surgery, remains limited. Public hospitals are heavily overstretched, resulting in delays in care, late diagnoses, and unequal access, especially for populations living in rural or vulnerable settings. Many conditions requiring early identification and timely surgical intervention are detected late due to gaps in screening, referral, and limited availability of specialized pediatric services.

To address these challenges, La Chaîne de l’Espoir (CDE) is implementing, starting in 2026, a structured intervention within selected public referral hospitals in Damascus, Rural Damascus, and Aleppo, as well as in primary healthcare centers located within their catchment areas. This approach aims to strengthen the existing public health system by leveraging national infrastructure, improving the continuity of care, and expanding access to specialized services for pregnant and lactating women and children.

Through capacity strengthening of healthcare staff, the organization of specialized medical missions, the provision of equipment and medical supplies, and support for the management of malnutrition and complex pediatric cases, CDE contributes to building sustainable local expertise. The integration of early detection mechanisms for health and protection risks, alongside the development and dissemination of standardized clinical protocols, further enhances quality of care.

Developed in close coordination with health authorities and in complementarity with other health actors, this intervention seeks to promote more equitable access to maternal and child healthcare, support national health priorities, and sustainably improve health outcomes for women and children.

**POSITION AND MISSION**

You will bring proven experience in logistics, procurement, and security management, ideally with INGOs, and experience in Syria is preferred. This role involves overseeing procurement, logistics, and security tasks in coordination with the Head of Mission. La Chaîne de l’Espoir is looking for a proactive, hands-on team player who can exercise independent judgment in logistics management and demonstrate the ability to implement, evaluate, and maintain efficient systems and procedures.

A specific focus will be brought to Syria mission’s opening and setting up the logistics department structure.

Working alongside the Head of Mission and the Admin, Finance, and HR Head, as well as the Program Manager, you will help define La Chaîne de l’Espoir’s logistics and procurement strategy for the country. You will prepare the procurement plan monthly, update it when necessary, ensure its implementation, and manage the logistics team on a daily basis to ensure smooth operations.

Additionally, you will be responsible for the security and safety of the country office, in close collaboration with the Head of Mission. You will develop, implement, and monitor security measures in accordance with La Chaîne de l’Espoir’s operational framework in Syria, following CDE’s protocols and standards. This includes contributing to risk reduction strategies and updating security documents in response to the evolving security situation.

Under the Head of Mission’s management, you will lead a team composed of one logistics officer, drivers.

**Essential duties and responsibilities:**

The Logistics and Security Coordinator handles the following activities.

**Mission opening: setting up the logistics department**

- Conduct security and logistics assessment for premises selection: offices, guesthouses.
- Set-up proper and efficient working and living conditions, including keys management, assets and furniture’s, communications means, security elements.
- Implement proper procurement standards and ensure trainings to the teams
- Put in place framework contracts on a maximum quantity of markets
- Establish the procurement plan, along with the program teams
- Put in place movements and communication frameworks and rules, through documentation (SOPs), communication rules and channels, and users training
- Contribute, with HOM, to the writing of the security plan, including SOPs and hibernatyion/ evacuation plan, and crisis management

**Facility management**

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