Senior Training and Institutional Capacity-Building Consultant

Project: Technical Assistance to the Syrian Ministry of Health – Strengthening Institutional Capacity and Governance.

Indicative

Start Date:

9 December 2026

Implementation Period: 14 months (indicative end date: 9 February 2028)

NTU International is currently identifying qualified experts for the EU-funded project “Technical Assistance to the Syrian Ministry of Health – Strengthening Institutional Capacity and Governance.”

The assignment aims to support the institutional strengthening and governance capacities of the Syrian Ministry of Health, contributing to more effective institutional performance, evidence-based decision-making, accountability and sustainable capacity development.

In this context, we are seeking a highly qualified Key Expert – Senior Training and Institutional Capacity-Building Consultant (Cat. II) to provide strategic and technical assistance in the design, coordination, delivery and evaluation of institutional training and capacity-building programmes for health-sector institutions.

• Master's degree in Institutional Development, Human Resources Management, Education and Curriculum Design, Public Administration, or another closely related field.
• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field may be accepted when combined with at least 10 years of directly relevant professional experience
  .
• P
  rofessional certification in training or facilitation
  , such as Training of Trainers (ToT), is considered an asset
  .
• Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating workshops in organisational behaviour areas (psychological safety, conflict management, professional ethics, safeguarding).
• Ability to design pre- and post-assessment tools and measure training impact.
• Ability to prepare strategic Master Training Plans that identify specialized expertise needs and coordinate their delivery.
• Proficiency in teaching and using the Microsoft Office Suite and information-management fundamentals
  .
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word
  , Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, with the ability to develop interactive training materials and simple monitoring dashboards to assess training impact.

• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in designing and delivering of institutional training and capacity-building programmes is required, including at least 4 years of experience working with public-sector or health-sector institutions
  .

• Prior experience working with government or quasi-governmental health bodies is strongly preferred
  .
• Practical experience training administrative and operational skills (performance management and KPIs, warehouse and inventory management, quality assurance, digital archiving).

• Arabic: Excellent written and spoken command –
  mandatory
  .
• English: Good professional working proficiency –
  mandatory
  , particularly for technical documentation and coordination with international partners.