Shelter Project Manager NWS

Location: Sarmada, Syria; applicants must be legally eligible to work in Syria. Travel: 30–40% within areas of operation.

Salary/benefits: Grade 8 on NRC’s national salary scale.

Company

The hirify.global is an independent humanitarian organisation assisting people forced to flee across crisis-affected countries.

What you will do

• Plan and implement high-quality emergency, transitional, and permanent shelter programmes.
• Manage shelter interventions including shelter and winterization kits, housing rehabilitation, and public-building projects.
• Lead project cycle management, programme development, implementation, and portfolio oversight at area-office level.
• Manage logistics, finance, human resources, and shelter programme staffing.
• Coordinate with donors, governments, partner organisations, and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to country-level programme development with the Shelter Specialist.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in a senior project implementation role managing shelter programmes in humanitarian or recovery contexts.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field, such as civil engineering; a master’s degree is an advantage.
• Technical shelter expertise in construction, rehabilitation, public buildings, and apartment rehabilitation.
• Experience with cash-for-shelter approaches, including cash for rent, repair, and construction, as well as market-based programming.
• Experience in Northwest Syria, including Idlib or Aleppo, or in similar hard-to-reach areas.
• Experience with team leadership, Project Cycle Management, Sphere Standards, humanitarian frameworks, climate-resilient shelter infrastructure, and disaster risk preparedness.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Experience with cost-recovery systems and governance models for sustainable shelter programming.

Culture & Benefits

• Fixed-term contract and full-time schedule.
• Opportunity to work on demanding humanitarian programmes in challenging contexts.
• Culture that encourages employees to share ideas, take responsibility, and take initiative.
• Supportive and welcoming working community committed to human dignity, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• No work permits or visa sponsorship are provided.

Hiring process

• Submit the application and CV in English.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Applications must meet the minimum experience and qualification requirements.