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Place: Damascus, Syria Starting date: mid-September 2026 Duration of contract: 12 months Closing date for applications: 26th July 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. 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. Please indicate if you require any special accommodation, even at the first interview. For more information about the organisation.   JOB CONTEXT: Syria is entering a new phase where pure humanitarian operations will side with early recovery and recovery interventions. According to the latest UN figures, about 15 million people remains still in need of humanitarian response, including about 6.5 million IDPs, while over 5 million Syrians refugees in neighboring countries 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. HI is managing a humanitarian program covering most of Syria’s governorates, particularly, in north and center Syria: 1.     Support to health partners (mainly hospitals) for the provision of multi-disciplinary rehabilitation services (physiotherapy, assistive devices, prosthetics and orthotics and PSS). 2.     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. 3.     Community based protection for safe returns and support for the inclusion of persons with disabilities and other vulnerable people in the humanitarian assistance. 4.    Preparedness activities against manmade and non-manmade related disasters 4. Inclusive Education in partnership with education actors.   YOUR MISSION: Reporting to the Programme Director (DP), the Humanitarian Access & Security Manager (HASM) ensures that procedures are put in place and that an appropriate security strategy is defined. On the programme for which he/she is responsible, he/she develops the security-related aspects of HI’s strategy for accessing vulnerable populations. He/she is the Programme Director’s preferred point of contact, and as such alerts him/her and proposes solutions within the scope of his/her duties. The HAS Manager helps develop and implement the operational strategy (StratOp) within his/her remit. The HAS Manager can be integrated into the SMT at the request of the DP. Mission 1: Strategy: Helps develop and implement the Access and Security component of the operational strategy (StratOp): risk analysis, scenarios, SWOT analysis, identification of strategic axes and priorities etc; Responsible for translating the StratOp into action plans (HAS part): distributing files within the HAS team, monitoring the correct implementation and making adjustments if necessary. Mission 2: Standards and Expertise: Responsible for the development, implementation and updating of HI’s security framework on the programme (procedures, documents and tools); Ensures the implementation of HI’s security policy, operational guide and new security guidelines; Develops a learning system based on the experiences gained and lessons learnt within the programme; Represents HI externally with regard to security matters concerning his/her country (