About ACTED
“ We go the last mile. Founded in Afghanistan, against the backdrop of a forgotten crisis, Acted’s mission is to save lives and support people in meeting their needs in hard-to-reach areas. Millions of vulnerable people around the world need humanitarian assistance today, and hundreds of millions will need it tomorrow, in the face of the growing threat of climate change. We believe that our assistance must be conceptualised and delivered within the framework of people’s natural environments, and the territories on which they depend. Therefore, Acted pursues a triple mandate as a humanitarian, environmental and development aid actor, contributing to the relief, stabilisation, and recovery of crisis-affected people in fragile areas. This vision is guided by the motto “Think Local – Act Global” - reflecting the need to rely on a deep understanding of local territories and contexts to develop and implement actions based on local knowledge, structures and capacities. This local thinking contributes to a global response - running through all Acted programming and operations - as we work together towards the building of a 3ZERO world: a world with Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, and Zero Poverty”.
Greening strategy:
Acted’s greening strategy aims to tackle environmental degradation and climate change while meeting the needs of the most vulnerable who are often those most affected by the deepening environmental crisis. Each Acted employee will adhere to these principles through key green programming responsibilities:
Contribute towards the adherence and development of the greening strategy plan.
Explore innovative green programming opportunities and/or solutions within your realm of responsibilities and roles
Encouraging and promoting environmental safeguarding processes and environmental programming standards in accordance with SOPs and technical guideline notes
Acted PSEAH Policy:
The Logistics Assistant has the responsibility to adhere to the PSEAH Policy (Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment). The Logistics Assistant has the obligation to complete all mandatory trainings related to the Code of Conduct and the PSEA policy and report any safeguarding concern such as breaches of organisational policies or codes of conduct according to Acted’s procedures. The Logistics Assistant carries out work duties in a way that does not harm children, vulnerable adults or other staff or volunteers.
Work Location: Damascus – Syria
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 6 Months
Job Purpose
The Technical Advisor for Safeguarding, Protection and Gender is responsible for providing strategic, technical and operational support in the areas of gender, Safeguarding, Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), and the protection of crisis-affected populations. He/she ensures the effective integration of the principles of protection mainstreaming, gender and safe programming across all of Acted's activities and departments, with a particular initial focus on Acted’s climate portfolio. He/she also ensures the technical quality of the gender and protection interventions implemented, supports the development of projects in line with international standards and Acted's institutional commitments, and contributes to strengthening prevention mechanisms, risk mitigation, and accountability to affected populations, including vulnerable groups.
Objectives
Ensure gender, safeguarding, and protection mainstreaming across Acted Syria's portfolio, with an initial focus on the climate portfolio
Strengthen technical quality of programme design and delivery by embedding gender, safeguarding, and protection considerations into proposals, workplans, and monitoring, and building staff and partner capacity.
Support Acted's PSEAH commitments through field-level technical advisory, contribution to the annual PSEAH Action Plan, and promotion of a zero-tolerance culture.
Jointly develop the annual PSEAH Action Plan with the Country Director and the HRM, translating Acted's four operational pillars - deterrence, prevention, identification and response - into concrete, measurable actions with defined processes, expected results, indicators, responsibilities, deadlines and implementation status.
Contribute from a technical perspective, through any necessary review of AFM and PSEAH sensitization materials used with communities at project inception and throughout implementation, as recommended by relevant internal focal points, for such processes.
Conduct technical reviews, field missions and targeted mentoring activities with project protection teams, and other technical teams in mainstreaming PSEAH considerations.
Key Performance Indicators
% of active projects with an effective Gender Action Plan in place, with GAP targets and indicators developed.
% of GAP indicators reported against in interim and final donor reports
% of GAP targets met or on track at relevant reporting deadlines
% of new proposals incorporating safeguarding, gender and protection risk analysis and mainstreaming measures at design stage
Adequate level of integration of Safeguarding, Gender and Protection Mainstreaming considerations into projects and into the procedures of project implementation teams.
# and quality of technical tools developed, harmonized and in use at base and project level (SOPs, guides, modules, monitoring tools, risk analyses, etc.).
Regular and active participation in inter-agency coordination mechanisms, Sectors, working groups and PSEA networks, where relevant.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Protection, Sociology, Psychology, Gender Studies, or another related field;
Fluent English and Arabic (written and spoken);
Excellent writing and communication skills;
At least 5 years’ work experience with an INGO in an emergency and/or development setting.
Demonstrated experience contributing to gender and protection programming, safeguarding, and/or gender equality programs – including developing relevant monitoring tools.
Demonstrated experience working with an I/NGO on relevant programs, including those with a gender focus.
Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
Demonstrated experience conducting gender and safeguarding assessments.
Willingness to travel to Acted office and project locations across Syria.
Ability to work under pressure in a high-pace environment;
Good organisational and prioritisation skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel and Publisher;
Strong interpersonal skills.
Strong analytical skills.
نصيحة لحمايتك
ننصح بقراءة طريقة التقديم بعناية و التقيد بتعليمات التقدم للوظائف و المناقصات.