Safety and Security Manager ( Internal only) - Idleb

General Description of the Programme:

GOAL has been working in Syria since 2013, responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL is working in Idleb, Aleppo, Hama, Homs and Latakia Governate, and expanding to other governorates both through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, Nutrition, ERMS, Shelter, and WASH through support to Water units and working closely with the General Water Directorate and the line ministry (Ministry of Energy).

Job purpose:

Access manager will be responsible for Safety and access related issues in NWS and Central Syria including safety and access for all the GOAL teams activities. In addition to that the Access Manager under the management of the Safety and Access Coordinator he will support the S&A Department both at the country level.

Duties, objectives, and competencies

• Manage all GOAL Safety and Security operations in Northwest and Central Syria.

• Provide safety and security briefings to new staff and weekly updates to all staff.

• Liaise directly with the Safety and Access Coordinator daily to update on GOAL Syria Program security issues in North and Central Syria, in addition to updates to the Safety and Security Advisor - SYRIA (SSA-R) if needed.

• Submit the Initial Security Incident Reports for all security incidents at GOAL AoO in North and Central Syria via the online reporting system.

• In coordination with the Safety and Access Coordinator, conduct employability checks for new hires and contractors.

• The Safety and Security Manager will submit the Weekly Security and Safety Reports on the online system.

• The Safety and Security Manager will submit the Daily Security and Safety Report to all staff in Idlib and Aleppo offices.

• In cooperation with the Safety and Access Coordinator, create and manage a risk assessment for all new areas of operations and/or programs in North and Central Syria.

• In cooperation with the safety and Access Coordinator, manage the corporations and partnership between GOAL and LNGOs partners at all the safety and security aspects.

• Manage the weekly travel plan for GOAL staff to and from GOAL AoO in North and Central Syria and ensure that team traveling have the appropriate equipment as required per GOAL safety procedures.

• Ensure that safety and security equipment are well maintained and functional, which includes First aid Kits and Fire Extinguishers.

• Ensure that all GOAL staff and visitors in NWS and Central Syria Offices have an updated ‘constant companion card’.

• Keep a database of all health facilities in North and Central Syria complete with contact information.

• Manage all Goal filed team movements in Damascus and crossing movement to and out of Syria in coordination with Access Coordinator.

• Maintain communications equipment and ensure that all communication systems are functioning, including internet communications, mobile phones.

• Manage and develop an emergency communication tree for GOAL Syria and ensure it is up to date.

• participate in developing and updating the Safety and Security SOPs.

• Work with the Safety and Access Coordinator to develop and implement S&S training plan for GOAL staff in Idlib and Aleppo.

• Ensure the implementation of the GOAL visibility policy and report any misconduct related to it, such as ensureing that all staff in Idlib and Aleppo Offices use their Goal IDs in all their field visits.

• Conduct regular assessments of local transportation and services to ensure effective support for office operations and adherence to compliance requirements

• support in any humanitarian negotiations and communications if needed

• Any other responsibilities as required by the Access Coordinator, and/or the SAA-R.

Requirements (essential)

• Minimum Two years’ experience working on security management.

• Attend two of these relevant S&S training (Fire safety, Evacuation safety, Road safety, Premises safety, Negotiation Techniques in Critical Situations, First Aid, Security Risk Management, Crowd Management and Threat Handling, Mine and Explosive Hazard Awareness, Digital Security and Data Protection, Incident Management and Kidnapping Response, Trauma Care in High-Risk Environments) at least and certificated..

• In-depth knowledge of the Syria context.

• Strong context-analysis skills

• A strong communicator who has the capacity to negotiate sensitive issues diplomatically.

• Able to work and manage workloadin a highly stressed role and working environment.

• Good spoken and written Arabic

• Good spoken and written English

• Computer skills – Word and Excel

• Ability to work under pressure and react to emergency situations in a calm and logical manner.

• Sensitivity to gender and diversity issues in work practices.

Requirements (desired)

• Living in Idlib or Aleppo to be available 24/7 at emergency cases.

• Intermediate in English Language.

Interested? Then apply for this position via clicking on the "apply now" button and fill out the application form. All applicants must send a Cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The application deadline is 31 December 2025

General terms and conditions Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults a must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

Accountability within GOAL

Alongside our safeguarding policy, GOAL is an equal opportunities employer and has a set of integrity policies. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:

• Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, Code of Conduct, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols.

• Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming

• Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior of a GOAL staff or

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document. Any published closing dates are estimated. Due to the nature of GOAL’s work we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close adverts as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.

Thank you.