Partnerships Coordinator

About the role

HAMAP-Humanitaire, a French NGO active in 13 countries in mine action and humanitarian engineering (WASH, construction, energy), is seeking an experienced Partnerships Coordinator for Syria. The post reports to the Country Coordinator in Syria and acts as the main focal point for local implementing partners, supporting the implementation of partnership agreements, monitoring partner commitments and workplans, and helping strengthen sustainable, equitable partnerships with national civil society organisations.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the primary contact for local implementing partners, keeping communication and coordination regular and clear on roles, responsibilities and deliverables.
• Support the preparation, review and follow-up of partnership agreements and related documentation.
• Monitor partner workplans, timelines, reporting obligations and contractual commitments, and escalate delays, challenges and risks to the Country Coordinator.
• Organise and record partnership coordination meetings, and carry out regular monitoring visits to partners and project sites.
• Help identify partners' capacity-strengthening needs and support the identification and assessment of potential new partners.
• Follow up on partner narrative reports and coordinate with the Regional MEAL Officer on achievements and indicators.
• Track compliance with partnership agreements and refer technical, financial and organisational compliance matters to the relevant departments.
• Identify and report partnership-related risks and recommend corrective actions; significant concerns are escalated to the Country Coordinator.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in International Relations, Development Studies, Humanitarian Action, Social Sciences, Business Administration or a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in partnership management, programme coordination, grants management or humanitarian project implementation, including with an international NGO.
• Previous experience in humanitarian mine action and working directly with local implementing partners.
• Fluency in Arabic and English, written and spoken; knowledge of French is an asset.
• Experience with consortium projects, localization initiatives, and EORE/NTS training is an asset.

Required skills

• Good understanding of partnership management, localization approaches and project cycle management.
• Ability to review partner narrative reports and follow up on implementation gaps.
• Familiarity with institutional donor requirements, partnership compliance and accountability standards.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and collaborative tools such as SharePoint and Teams.

The position starts as soon as possible and involves travel within Syria. Conditions are set according to the salary and benefits framework, duty station and national contractual status. Applications are made through the online form with an up-to-date CV.