Job Title: Field Project Coordinator
Job Location: Syria, Aleppo, Afrin
Reporting to: Project Manager
Line Manager for: Technical Engineers and Assistants.
Background:
Sened is an independent non-profit organization established and registered in Türkiye (under No: 27-15-175) in 2013.
•The name “Sened” in Arabic means “support” you could count on.
•Sened was founded in response to The Syrian catastrophe, which led to critical situations and displacement of internally displaced people (IDPs) within Syria. The individuals who faced hardships due to factors such as repression, human rights abuses, and violence against civilians (including bombings, shelling, and sieges) and the urgent needs of millions of Syrian refugees in Türkiye. Later, our projects expanded to include support for the Turkish hosting community of the Syrian refugees. Our work spans across humanitarian sectors, with a special focus on advocating for the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities (PwDs) and their families.
Safeguarding: At Sened, we deliver humanitarian aid with the utmost commitment to safety and dignity. We understand that safeguarding is a critical component of our operations, and we integrate this principle into every layer of our work, from initial planning to final implementation. Our goal is to create a safe and secure environment that enables resilient communities to thrive. To achieve this, we adhere to our principles of Safe Programming, Safe Operation, Safe People, and Safe Response, which help us to identify and proactively mitigate risks, prioritize community trust, and uphold ethical standards. SENED's unwavering dedication to safeguarding ensures that all those we serve receive the highest standards of safety and protection in all our humanitarian endeavors.
Job purpose: The Field Project Coordinator oversees project implementation, ensuring alignment with objectives, timelines, and donor requirements. Responsibilities include coordinating teams and stakeholders, tracking progress, managing budgets and reports, and mitigating risks. The role supports quality assurance, drives internal and external communication, and enables adaptive management through M&E findings. It also requires collaboration with field teams to provide technical and operational support, ensuring effective, compliant delivery of project outcomes.
Duties, Objectives, Competencies:
- Direct coordination with the project manager and all project staff.
- Follow up and update the implementation schedule.
- Coordinate activities to ensure effective use of time and resources.
- Capacity building for field team according to team size and structure.
- Submit the required daily, weekly, and monthly reports to the Project Manager.
- Commitment to applying the policies and procedures followed in Sened.
- Monitoring the progress and preparing reports on the achievements made on projects.
- Monitor project progress and deal with any problems that arise.
- Coordination and cooperation with the concerned departments (logistical - media - monitoring and evaluation - financial) to complete the project operations.
Coordinating with local councils and authorities to complete the project's activities and report the demands to the project manager.
Additional Responsibilities: The above-mentioned key tasks and duties are illustrative ones. Other future responsibilities may be assigned to the job at the request of the head of department according to the need.
Essential Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Humanitarian Studies, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar position for humanitarian organization in Syria context.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), or ERL (Early Recovery and Livelihood) projects implementation.
Intermediate level in the English language.
Desired Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in civil, architecture, or mechanical engineering.
- Familiarity with local regulations, security challenges, and humanitarian coordination mechanisms.
- Advanced skills in report writing.
- Experience in working with PwDs (People with Disabilities).
- Upper-Intermediate level in the English language.
PMP, master’s degree is a plus.
Technical Competencies:
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience working with vulnerable populations, especially in emergency settings.
- Ability to work under pressure and in challenging environments.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and AutoCAD.
General Terms and Conditions:
- Safeguarding: Disabled beneficiaries, children, and vulnerable adults must be fully protected possible from any actions or failings that could place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury, or other harm. Sened demonstrates its commitment to safeguarding by conducting rigorous background and reference checks during the selection process for all candidates.
- Diversity: Sened is dedicated to fostering an inclusive, effective, and representative organizational culture. We promote employee equity and diversity and strive to eliminate discrimination. A diverse workforce, encompassing various age groups, backgrounds, cultures, and experiences, enhances our ability to understand, represent, and serve our community. Therefore, all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment, regardless of race, religion, gender, disability, or age.
- Procedures: If necessary, Sened will apply for a work permit for the selected candidate after the job offer is accepted. Failure to provide the required documents or a rejection of the work permit application by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security in the Republic of Türkiye will result in the employment offer being canceled.
- Sened reserves the right to re-advertise the vacancy, cancel the recruitment, offer a contract with a modified job description or for a different duration, or offer a contract at a lower grade.
This job description serves only as a guide for the position available. Sened reserves the right to amend this document. Any published closing dates are
- estimates. Due to the nature of Sened’s work, we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. Therefore, we may close adverts before the published closing date if we find the right candidate. We advise interested applicants to apply as early as possible.
- Sened does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process.
