HR Specialist (Recruitment Specialist)

About the role

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Syria is looking for an HR Specialist (Recruitment Specialist) in Damascus. The specialist coordinates end-to-end recruitment and onboarding, ensuring timely, fair and transparent recruitment in line with DRC policies, approved staffing plans, national labour legislation and donor requirements. The position also gives technical guidance to hiring managers and HR colleagues and supports recruitment planning, reporting and process improvement. It is a non-management, G.2 level position on a 12-month contract (extension depending on performance and funds).

Key responsibilities

• Confirm that recruitment requests are approved, funded and aligned with the staffing plan; review job descriptions and selection criteria with hiring managers.
• Coordinate advertising, sourcing, screening, tests, interviews and reference checks, and prepare selection documentation and recruitment reports.
• Ensure recruitment panels are properly constituted, conflicts of interest are declared and compliance with DRC policies, safeguarding, the Code of Conduct and the Syrian Labour Law is maintained.
• Manage onboarding: coordinate pre-employment documents, onboarding schedules, induction plans and equipment and workspace arrangements, and support new hires through probation.
• Support annual workforce planning, maintain the organogram, generate monthly headcount and recruitment reports, and flag inconsistencies in approved titles and employment bands.
• Develop and update recruitment and onboarding SOPs, templates and assessment tools.
• Maintain recruitment databases, applicant tracking systems and vacancy trackers, and produce dashboards and periodic reports on open vacancies and recruitment progress.
• Review recruitment data for bottlenecks and compliance gaps and recommend improvements.
• Act as a subject-matter expert, giving hiring managers and HR colleagues guidance on procedures, interview techniques and compliance.

Required profile

• At least 3 years of experience in recruitment, talent acquisition or human resources.
• Experience in end-to-end recruitment, online recruitment or applicant tracking systems, structured assessments, national labour legislation, compliant recruitment documentation, workforce reporting and NGO or humanitarian operations.
• Experience in onboarding, workforce planning and HR operations.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field.
• Fluent Arabic and fluent English.

Required skills

• Applicant tracking systems and structured assessments
• Workforce planning and reporting
• Developing SOPs and HR process documentation (preferred)

Applications close on 17 November 2026 and are reviewed on a rolling basis; applicants must submit a cover letter and an updated CV (no more than four pages) in the same language as the vacancy.