National WASH Sector Co-Coordinator - Syria Damascus

Join GOAL as a National WASH Sector Co-Coordinator in Syria to enhance NGO engagement and strengthen WASH Sector coordination.

• Co-chair regular National WASH Sector meetings alongside the National WASH Sector Coordinator and relevant government authorities.
• Support preparation of meeting agendas, presentations, minutes, and action tracking.
• Facilitate inclusive discussions and consensus-building among sector partners.
• Promote active participation of NGOs in sector coordination mechanisms.
• Strengthen coordination between national and sub-national platforms.
• Support communication and information flow across sector stakeholders.
• Contribute to development and revision of:
• Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO)
• Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP)
• Sector strategies and response plans
• Recovery and resilience frameworks
• Technical guidance documents
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Sector prioritization exercises
• Support integration of humanitarian, recovery, climate resilience, and sustainability considerations into sector planning.
• Represent NGO perspectives in sector discussions and decision-making forums.
• Participate in relevant WASH-related working groups, including technical, climate, social behavior change, advocacy, and other thematic platforms.
• Represent the WASH Sector in national inter-sector coordination meetings, workshops, forums, and events as agreed with the Sector Coordinator.
• Support bilateral engagement with national authorities, donors, NGOs, and other stakeholders.
• Contribute to development and implementation of the WASH Sector Advocacy Framework.
• Support preparation and dissemination of advocacy products and key sector messages.
• Promote timely and accurate information sharing among partners.
• Support collection, reporting, validation, and dissemination of sector information.
• Encourage partner compliance with reporting requirements and the Information Sharing Protocol.
• Facilitate sharing of assessments, operational updates, lessons learned, and good practices.
• Promote transparency and evidence-based decision-making.
• Ensure Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) is integrated into sector activities, planning, monitoring, and reporting.
• Support development and implementation of contingency and preparedness plans.
• Contribute to emergency response planning and coordination.
• Participate in risk analysis, scenario planning, and anticipatory action initiatives.
• Support rapid coordination during acute emergencies and humanitarian surges.
• Promote response readiness across sector partners.
• Support development and implementation of sector partner capacity-building initiatives.
• Design and facilitate training events, workshops, mentoring activities, and peer-learning opportunities.
• Promote leadership and participation of national NGOs, women-led organizations, and disability-led organizations.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and dissemination of best practices.
• Support strengthening of local coordination capacity and localization commitments.
• Maintain organized records of coordination activities, decisions, and sector products.
• Ensure proper documentation of ongoing workstreams.
• Facilitate structured handover of coordination materials, contacts, and responsibilities at the end of the assignment, during renewal, or in case of early termination.

• Civil Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Engineering.

• The position requires full-time dedication to WASH Sector coordination responsibilities.
• Initial appointment is for 12 months and may be renewed once for an additional 12 months.
• The hosting organization is responsible for employment costs and administrative management of the position.
• Either party may terminate the arrangement with eight (8) weeks written notice, subject to an agreed handover process.
• The Co-Coordinator shall follow the security and duty-of-care procedures of the hosting organization when undertaking official sector duties.