Country Director

About the role

The Independent Doctors Association (IDA) is seeking a senior leader to serve as Country Director for its operations in Syria. The role oversees the delivery of essential health, nutrition, WASH and camp management services across Damascus and Aleppo, ensuring continuity of care in a challenging humanitarian environment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and direct all IDA activities in Syria, ensuring quality, safety and integrity of programmes.
• Protect the continuity of essential health services while expanding and diversifying the funding base.
• Strengthen compliance, internal controls and financial management across the country portfolio.
• Represent IDA to national authorities, donors, UN agencies, health clusters and partner organisations.
• Develop and implement strategic plans aligned with IDA’s vision, mission and organisational priorities.
• Manage a multi‑disciplinary team, overseeing staff performance and capacity building.

Required profile

• Proven senior leadership experience in humanitarian health or large‑scale health programmes.
• Demonstrated ability to manage substantial budgets and multi‑site operations.
• Strong track record of donor engagement, fundraising and partnership development.
• Deep understanding of the Syrian health sector, regulatory environment and coordination mechanisms.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with government and international stakeholders.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to lead a high‑impact organisation in a critical humanitarian context.
• Strategic influence over health service delivery for hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries.
• Collaborative work environment with international partners and donors.