ABOUT The WHITE HELMETS

The Syria Civil Defence (SCD), also known as The White Helmets, is a grassroots, community-driven initiative established in response to the Syrian crisis. We are from the people and for the people, committed to doing whatever we can, wherever we can, for as long as we can, to protect and alleviate the suffering of civilians, regardless of their identity or background.

Our organization currently comprises more than 3,000 volunteers and staff operating through community-based centers and specialized teams, including 39 women’s centers, supported by management and coordination offices across Syria and overseas.

We provide critical services in comprehensive programs under three business lines:

Emergency response: pillar includes women’s centers, emergency medical services, search and rescue operations, firefighting, and more.

Community resilience: encompassing early recovery and mine action programs, climate change adaptation, and localization and community empowerment.

Human Rights and Peace Building: Includes evidence collection and archiving, investigation support and case building, and advocacy and research

All services are delivered in adherence to international humanitarian standards, ensuring neutrality, independence, equality, and impartiality.

Further information about us can be found at www.whitehelmets.org.

SCOPE OF WORK

The Missing Persons & Forensic Response Project Manager (MPFRPM) plans, develops, manages, and evaluates the implementation of the Forensic Response Project “Enhancing Forensic Capabilities to Pursue Justice for the Disappeared in Syria” under the Evidence Collection and Archiving Unit within the White Helmets Justice and Accountability Program. The Manager ensures that the project is delivered in line with the objectives, timeframe, and budget of the donor(s). S/he provides technical support, leadership, and strategic direction; ensures that outputs meet quality standards; and liaises with project partners, key stakeholders, and donors.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

This project aims to contribute to accountability, reintegration, and reconciliation efforts in Syria as part of the White Helmets’ (WH) comprehensive approach to recovery, peacebuilding, and justice. It seeks to pursue justice for the families of the disappeared by developing local forensic capacities, enabling the identification of missing individuals and the analysis of mass and clandestine graves.

TERMS OF REFERENCE

• Duty station: Damascus _ Syria
• Line manager: Evidence Collection and Archiving Unit Manager
• Line management Responsibility: (x1) Team Coordinator and (x2) Team Leaders
• Full-time/Part-time: Full-time

Tasks and activities:

• Manage the implementation of all aspects of the project, ensuring that key deliverables as set out in the project proposal are met on time and within budget.
• Draft and deliver narrative and financial reporting in a timely manner.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports to donors as required
• Identify and develop key relationships that support project implementation and facilitate project development in coordination with project partners.
• Ensure that project implementation and development, periodic project reviews, monitoring, and evaluation are executed regularly.
• Coordinate with the Operations teams to ensure timely updates and that the Finance, Logistics and Administrative colleagues involved in this project.
• Maintain regular expense and progress reports, track spending based on project activity and monitor funding levels.
• Coordinate the preparation of project documentation (policies, work plans, sub-plans, new requests to donors, etc.) and maintain relevant project files.
• Provide relevant project briefs, factsheets, and updates to consultants, partners, and other internal and external parties.
• Coordinate and support training content development and identify training needs.
• Monitor risks, ensuring that changes are controlled, and problems addressed, and report on risks, including measures to address challenges and opportunities.
• Participate in seminars, conferences, meetings, and trainings as relevant.
• Contribute to the Collection and Archiving Unit by supporting proposal writing efforts, papers, and program documents.

Required qualifications: Education, Experience and Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, International Relations, Political Science, Forensic Science, Criminology, Anthropology, Archaeology, Social Sciences, Humanities, or a related field.
• At least four years of experience in medium to large-scale project management with a proved track record of successful implementation.
• At least two years of practical experience working in humanitarian or/and development sectors.
• Strong analytical skills with good expertise in writing and reporting.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English are required.
• Good knowledge of the Syrian context.
• Experience in research/analysis work focusing on Law, Human Rights or Justice is highly desired.
• Fluency in Arabic is highly desirable.
• Strong organizational skills and keen attention to detail.
• High standards of confidentiality, reliability, and discretion.
• Integrity by sharing the White Helmets values and ethical standards.