Humanitarian Mine Action - Chief of Operations - Syria

• Place:
  Raqqa, Syria
• Starting date:
  August 1st 2026
• Duration of contract: 12 months
• Closing date for applications:July 19th 2026

Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. The organisation works alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

Since its creation in 1982, HI has run development programmes in more than 60 countries and responded to numerous emergencies. Today, we have a budget of approximately 255 million euros, with 4794 employees worldwide.

At Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion, we truly believe in the importance of inclusion and diversity within our organisation. This is why we are engaged to a disability policy to encourage the inclusion and integration of people with disabilities.

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According to the latest UN figures, about 15 million peopleremainsstill in need of humanitarianassistance, including about 6.5 million IDPs, while over 5 million Syrians refugees inneighbouringcountries or in Europe. Threats from explosive remnants of war, lack of recovery in both the health and education sectors make Syria still a fragile context, as these issues hinder the ability of displaced populations to rebuild lives and access essentialservices.

Insuchacontext, whileremaininga protracted crisis, Syria is transitioning to a new phase where pure humanitarian operations will bereplacedbyearly recovery and recovery interventions.

HI is managing a humanitarian program covering most of Syria’s governorates, particularly, in north and center Syria:

• Support to health partners (mainly hospitals) for the provision of multi-disciplinary rehabilitation services (physiotherapy, assistive devices, prosthetics and orthotics and PSS).
• Education to the risks and effects caused by conventional weapons (including mines, explosive remnants of war and small arms light weapons) and urgent marking of hazardous areas; and non-technical surveys of potential contaminated areas and clearance activities.
• Community based protection for safe returns and support for the inclusion of persons with disabilities and other vulnerable people inthe humanitarianassistance.
• Preparedness activities againstmanmadeand non-manmade related disasters
  4. Inclusive Education in partnership with education actors.

Reporting to the Country Director, with functional links with the HQ Armed Violence Reduction (AVR) Specialist, the Chief of Operations (CoOps) also called Land Release Project Manager (LRPM) at HI - leads the implementation of Humanity & Inclusion’s Mine Action operational strategy in the Syria in the implementing areas of Hama, Raqqa and Deirez-Zourgovernorates, with potential extensions to other areas upon funding obtention.

As theCoO, you will plan your activities closely with the Technical Field Managers (TFM) - also called Land Release Project Officers (LRPO) – and the AVR Project Manager and Officer at HI.

The Chief of Operations will have 6 main responsabities:

1. Oversee EO-related safety and awareness aspects across the Syria Program

• Support all relevant HI and partners field activities, including humanitarian access and security (HAS), in the distribution of effective and relevant EO related awareness and safe practices;

• Provide direct advice to HASM on EO related security matters and threat assessments;

• With direct liaison and support to Local Mine Action Authorities, ensure all activities are safely executed and are within HI’s mandate, insurancerequirementsand SOPs;
• Training:
  Identify training needs and skill gaps of HI staff in relation to EO awareness;
  Provide or facilitate EO relevant training where applicable.

2. Contributes to AVR and land release strategy development:

• Assess needs, feasibility, opportunities, and risks of potential land release activities in Syria;

• Contribute to…