45061

Damascus

Full time

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Minimum Bachelor’s degree
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Practical experience (minimum three years) of security assessment, planning and implementation of procedures, ideally in the context of UN or NGO humanitarian operations
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1 year of field experience
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Experience in team management
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Proven influencing and negotiating skills with internal and external audiences including in complex and stressful circumstances
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, together with the capacity to remain calm under pressure and not lose sight of strategic priorities
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Ability to advice and support field staff in a consultative manner
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Able to advise and train on specialist skills to other departments / teams
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Proven ability to organise work effectively and supporting others
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Successfully manage conflicting priorities
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Ability to plan, prioritise and organise own work
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Sensitivity to cultural differences and the ability to work in a wide variety of cultural contexts
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Willingness to travel at short notice, and often in difficult circumstances
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Demonstrate an interest in, and an understanding of Oxfam’s approach to security management and collect context information on daily basis
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Take responsibility for own work and delegated project/processes (including some leadership)
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Anticipate problems and regularly provide solutions
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Keep abreast of internal and external events that may influence role
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Pro-actively adapt and improve standards and working practices
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An understanding of the importance of gender in humanitarian work.
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Ability to speak English and Arabic, and acceptable English writing skills
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Thinking and understanding:
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Good understanding of how NGOs in Syria operate. Familiar with governorates of respective hub
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Able to forecast scenarios based on limited information. Knows what non-negotiable elements and balance good enough approaches are.
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Working effectively with others:
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High level interpersonal and communications skills.
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Ability to influence and liaise effectively with key stakeholders, such as military, local authorities, etc
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Leading others:
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Proven evidence of leadership skills including challenging, motivating and developing a team through periods of change.
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Ability to work with others to develop vision into strategy and communicate and influence this to a wider audience.
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Ability to create the environment to enable others to achieve their objectives and to be able to develop their skills and abilities.

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Nov 08, 2025