About the position

**Please note that for this role, applicants must be legally eligible to work in Syria. We are unable to provide work permits or visa sponsorships for this position. **

What we are looking for

NRC Syria is looking for an Education Project Manager to join the South-Central Area Office. The role holder will be responsible for implementing the delegated Education project portfolio in Syria, while adhering to NRC's governance protocols and principles for education projects, as well as related advocacy and coordination activities. Additionally, they will manage and supervise all educational activities in the area office from inception to completion.

Please read below for more details and send us your application today!

Key information

Application deadline:

28.05.2026

Employer:

Norwegian Refugee Council

Title:

Education Project Manager G8, Syria - Homs

Positions:

1

Full-time/part-time:

Full-time

Employment type:

Permanent position

Percentage of full-time:

100

Webcruiter ID:

5130046670

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Duties and responsibilities

What you will do:
The role will have some of the following main specific responsibilities:
- Ensure the use of existing monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) processes with the Education team and collaborate with the Area Office and Country Office to improve MEL tools to support a responsive and effective programming approach.
- Ensure respect of the NRC partnership toolkit procedures, the integration of partners into strategy and programme planning and work with partner staff to build their capacity in programme development, management and monitoring and evaluation within agreed education projects.
- Ensure quality control of education activities through the development and rollout of output and outcome level monitoring and evaluation tools, guidelines and procedures.
- Support and implement NRC referral mechanism and take proper actions to ensure that the referral system is functioning in the best interest of project participants as per NRC's referral Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Assess trends and changes in the context and assess the needs of children and youth in order to identify gaps in education service provision and identify ways to better assist people in need.
- Oversee and is responsible for Safe and inclusive programming (SIP) guidelines in the NRC's related activities as per NRC's guidelines and ensure that all breaches/concerns reported are properly resolved.
- Contribute to the development of project proposals in coordination with relevant staff members.
- Closely coordinate with other CCs to maximize integrated programming.
- Ensure appropriate Financial and Logistical NRC systems/ procedures are adhered to within the Education team (including supply chain management).
- Ensure timely and accurate development of procurement plans, recruitment plans, and spending plans per project and ensure the same is shared with relevant support colleagues.

Please download the complete Job Description here to learn more about the position.

Qualifications

1- What you will bring
- A bachelor's degree is a MUST in education, social work, or a related field. A master's degree in the same field is an added value.
- Minimum 3 years of experience from a senior-level project implementation position in managing education programmes in a humanitarian/recovery context.
- Technical CC Education expertise, children, youth, adult and basic education activities are preferred
- Experience working in complex and volatile contexts.
- Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and verbal
- Have experience in managing at least 2 senior staff (e.g. Project Coordinator/Team leaders/Technical Officers).
- Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Experience with managing youth programmes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong understanding of INEE Minimum Standards and humanitarian principles.
- Experience with urban/rural programming, assessments and project start-ups
- Experience in local partnership preferred.
- Solid interpersonal and teamwork skills; collaborative approach. Highly approachable, trustworthy and confidential.
- Knowledge of South and Central Syria is highly desirable.

Personal qualities

2. Leadership Competencies
These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their jobs. The following are Essential Leadership competencies for this position:
- Build meaningful relations
- Empower people
- Act with integrity
- Deliver results

3. Behavioural competencies
Managing resources to optimize results
Managing performance and development
Empowering and building trust
Handling insecure environments

We can offer

Duty station: Homs, Syria.
**Please note for this role, applicants must be legally eligible to work in Syria. We are unable to provide work permits or visa sponsorships for this position. **
Contract: Fixed Term
Travel: 40% within areas of operation.
Salary/benefits: Grade 8 on NRC's national salary scale
NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC
Important information about the application process
- Internal candidates: To apply as an internal candidate, log in with your official email or click on Opportunity Marketplace.
- For internal candidates, please use your official email address when applying
- Complete all the system-required fields for experience, employment history, and education.
- Submit your application and CV in English, taking care to attach your latest CV.
-We receive many applications for each vacant position, and so only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.

If you have any questions about this role, please email mero.recruitment@nrc.no with the job title as the subject line.
Why NRC?
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.
NRC currently has over 3,000 staff across the Middle East dedicated to assisting people affected by conflict in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Libya and Palestine. Its humanitarian interventions are based upon its programming expertise in the Core Competencies of Shelter, Education, WASH, Livelihoods and Food Security, and Information Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) to vulnerable displaced people that were forced to flee.
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We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:
- Do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts.
- Join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.
- Be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.
Learn more about NRC's operations in Syria here.

About the employer

TheNorwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisationhelping people forced to flee.

Wework in crises across more than 30 countries, providing emergencies and long-termassistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced toflee, advocating their rights.

NORCAP is a global provider of expertise that contributes to solving challenges in the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors. Our ultimate goal is to strengthen the resilience, and protect the lives, rights and livelihoods of vulnerable people and communities

NRC also runs theInternal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reportingon and advocating for people displaced within their own country.