Define, develop and regularly update MdM Syria's humanitarian access strategy, acceptance framework, 
stakeholder mapping and related tools (access SOPs, negotiation guidance, contingency scenarios).
➤ Conduct permanent political, conflict-sensitivity, and access context monitoring across MdM Syria's areas 
of operation (Aleppo, Idleb, Dar'a, Rural Damascus) and assessment areas (East Aleppo, As-Sweida, and 
locations of particular ethnic or political sensitivity such as Ain al-Arab/Kobani).
➤ Map and maintain relationships with local, national, and community stakeholders relevant to 
humanitarian access, including local authorities, community leaders, and other actors present in the 
operating environment.
➤ Lead or support negotiations to obtain, maintain, restore or diversify humanitarian access to populations 
and operational areas, in close coordination with the General Coordination. Negotiations are conducted 
within agreed objectives, mandates and boundaries. Commitments affecting programmes, finances, 
information sharing or humanitarian principles require prior management approval. Any demands or 
conditions exceeding these boundaries are escalated to the appropriate management level.
➤ Develop and lead an information-gathering and early-warning network to monitor access-related risks, 
incidents and emerging trends. Information collection supports humanitarian access and operational 
analysis and follows principles of confidentiality, data minimization, secure information management and 
protection. Particular attention is given to risks that information collection or sharing may create for staff, 
communities, sources and interlocutors..
➤ Consolidate and analyze access-incident data; maintain an access-incident tracking system and produce 
regular access analysis reports and recommendations.
➤ Advise the General Coordination and field teams on acceptance strategies, Do No Harm considerations, 
and mitigation measures for access-related risks, including around politically sensitive topics (e.g., 
transitional justice) in line with the mission's risk framework.
➤ Support the design and review of community engagement mechanisms to ensure they remain inclusive 
and are not captured by local authority figures or used to exclude specific groups, working with the 
Community Engagement/Health Promotion team.
➤ Contribute to internal briefings, training and capacity building for staff on humanitarian principles, 
acceptance, negotiation fundamentals and access protocols. ➤ Act as a technical resource and c and Provide technical advice and analytical support to the mission’s 
security risk management function, ensuring that access, acceptance and security analysis are coherent 
and mutually informed. The Advisor contributes access and acceptance analysis to security assessments, 
while movement approvals and security decisions remain under the responsibility of the designated 
mission functions. Negotiated access with an actor does not, in itself, confirm that an activity or 
movement is safe.
➤ Represent MdM externally on access-related issues with authorities, other NGOs and relevant 
coordination bodies (e.g., Access Working Group, Health Cluster, SRH Network), in coordination with the 
General Coordination and Liaison and Communication Officer.
➤ Contribute to the preparation of exploratory and assessment missions to new areas from an access, 
stakeholder and conflict-sensitivity perspective.
➤ Draft access analysis notes and briefing papers, and contribute relevant sections to donor reports and the 
country strategy.
➤ Support after-action reviews following access incidents or disruptions, and feed lessons learned into the 
mission's access strategy, SOPs and staff briefings.
➤ Contribute to the drafting and quality review of access-related incident reports, providing analysis and 
recommendations before submission to Headquarters. The Advisor provides timely analytical input 
without delaying urgent incident reporting. Reporting lines and escalation responsibilities are clearly 
defined to ensure timely and consistent information sharing..