Education and Protection Specialist for Syria

**Country Programme:** Syria

**Contract Length:** 12 months with possibility of extention

**Base:** Damascus (within country and regional travels)

**Starting date:** June 2026

**Line Manager:** Programme Director

## **About the Country Programme**

People in Need (PIN) was one of the first international responders to the humanitarian crisis in Syria. Since 2012, we have supported millions of people across the country through a wide range of projects, including access to education, food security, livelihoods, and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services. Our response balances support for internally displaced people with interventions in return areas. This includes education programmes that help returnee children reintegrate into the formal school system; assistance in camps and return locations through cash-based support; WASH services; and winterisation assistance.

Livelihoods support continues through small business grants and self-help groups, all underpinned by strong community engagement.

## **About the Role**

Under the line management of the Programme Director (PD), and in close collaboration with PIN’s Education in Emergencies (EiE) Advisors (PIN’s Emergency Response & Recovery pillar), PIN’s Protection, Gender and Inclusion Advisor, the EPS has a key role in strategically leading PIN’s Syria Education programme. This includes ensuring overall quality of the EiE program in all PIN’s areas of operation, setting strategic directions, designing new projects, and representing PIN in relevant sectoral networks. Additionally, he/she will act as a focal point for overall protection and Gender Equality, and Social Inclusion mainstreaming in Syria.

## **Main Duties & Responsibilities:**

Human Capital and Education Systems strategy development

- Leads development of PIN Syria’s strategic pillar on Human Capital and Education Systems, aligned with PIN’s global approach and regional priorities;
- Participates in the development of a systematic and strategic