Technical Expert – Community-Based Protection Systems Strengthening

About the role

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is seeking a Technical Expert to strengthen community‑based protection systems in five pilot camps in Syria. Working under the Protection Team Leader, the consultant will lead assessments, facilitate participatory risk analyses, and build a volunteer network to improve protection outcomes for vulnerable groups.

Key responsibilities

• Review existing assessments, monitoring data and community profiles; map formal and informal protection mechanisms.
• Analyze power dynamics and barriers affecting women, children, older persons, persons with disabilities and other at‑risk groups.
• Design and facilitate focus group discussions and community consultations, ensuring Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) principles.
• Produce camp‑level and consolidated protection analysis reports with actionable recommendations.
• Develop selection criteria, recruit and vet 50 community volunteers and establish a functional volunteer network across the pilot camps.
• Strengthen links between volunteers, community leaders, civil‑society organisations and humanitarian actors.
• Develop or adapt training materials on Community‑Based Protection, Code of Conduct, Psychological First Aid, safe identification, referral pathways, confidentiality and data protection.

Required profile

• Proven experience in community‑based protection or related humanitarian fields.
• Strong knowledge of protection principles, gender‑sensitive approaches and diversity inclusion.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate participatory consultations and manage volunteer networks.
• Excellent analytical skills to produce evidence‑based protection reports.

Required skills