Job Title
Syria Operations Consultant
To work for
Turquoise Mountain
Minimum Education Level
Not matter
Qualifications
Specific job skills and experience:
Essential
• Significant field-based experience starting or setting up projects/businesses/offices in development or business sector within Syria.
• Significant experience of working in Syria.
• Demonstrable success in managing complex programmes.
• Significant experience of fundraising, leading programme design and management
• Significant experience in operations, including governance.
• Experience building, leading and developing a team.
• Experience building personal networks at all levels, and the ability to utilise connections to identify new opportunities or potential partnerships.
• Demonstrable evidence of having secured new opportunities and built new partnerships within a similar context.
• Excellent networking skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English to an international standard. Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, flexible and able to work remotely and independently.
• Confident user of Microsoft 365 applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Teams).
• Capable of working under pressure to meet deadlines and dealing with multiple priorities
Desirable
• Experience of working with artisan communities or within cultural heritage would be an advantage although not essential.
Personal attributes we are looking for:
• A proactive and engaged leader, comfortable taking initiative.
• A creative thinker, who can identify and create opportunities and overcome challenges.
• A networker.
• A leader with natural gravitas.
• A great communicator.
• Someone with appreciation and respect for Syrian culture and heritage.
• Someone with a commitment to inclusivity.
• Somone with the ability to work on own initiative, manage and organise own workload and meet deadlines.
• Someone who is dependable and credible, with the ability to establish good working relationships at all levels and work across dispersed teams.
• Someone who is outcome and impact focused.
Specific Vacancy Requirements
Professional approach:
Turquoise Mountain in Damascus is focusing heavily on government liaison, networking, office set-up and fundraising, therefore, experience in the development sector setting up new country offices, in-depth knowledge of Syria, a strong local network and highly entrepreneurial attitude is desirable. We are also looking for someone with a constructive and collegiate style that contributes to team harmony and builds community.
Salary and Benefits
This role is based full-time in Damascus.
The role is offered on a consultancy basis for a period of six months.
Remuneration is from $5,000 per month depending on experience.
About us
Turquoise Mountain supports artisans and communities to protect and revitalise their heritage. Our work is rooted in the belief that cultural heritage has the power to transform lives. Founded in 2006 by His Majesty King Charles III, we work directly with artisan communities in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia and the Levant. To date, we have supported over 11,500 artisans across 86 craft traditions, restored more than 170 historic buildings, and provided primary healthcare and education for artisans’ families.
Turquoise Mountain has been working with Syrian artisans in Jordan since 2019. We are now expanding our operations to Syria to contribute to the revitalisation of Syria’s great craft traditions and the urban regeneration of cities like Aleppo.
We currently employ an Aleppo Lead overseeing programming, operations and finance in relation to built heritage restoration projects in the Old City of Aleppo. We are now also looking to establish an office in Damascus and have designed projects to support the rebuilding of Syria’s craft economy with a focus on Damascus. We are therefore looking for a person to take on the task of ensuring Turquoise Mountain has all the relevant infrastructure in place to support programmes across Syria, but with a focus on Damascus.
Required employees number
1