Safety and Security Assistant in Aleppo and Coastal Syria - SYNAT

 

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:

Safety and Security Assistant will be responsible for Safety and security-related issues in Aleppo and Castel of Syria, including safety for all GOAL teams activities. In addition to that the Safety and Security Assistant will work under the management of the Safety and Security Manager.

Key Duties:

• Ensure the management of the security Guards in his AoO.
• The Safety Assistant will manage all safety and security equipment, ensuring that it is well maintained and functional, including First aid Kits and Fire Extinguishers.
• Ensure the safety of the offices and staff.
• Train new staff members in communication protocols and the communication tree.
• Maintain a table of contact numbers for all staff working in the Office, Update, and share list with Safety & Security Manager North and Central Syria.
• Keep a copy of the visitor log and check it monthly.
• Ensure that the APPROPRIATE contact numbers are available in all GOAL office's in his AoO
• Ensure that all staff in the Office have an updated ‘GOAL ID.
• Report daily to the Safety & Security Manager North and Central Syria about the general situation of the office regarding the safety and the security of the building.
• Maintain verbal contact with all cars and Team Leaders in the field at regular intervals.
• Ensure that the team traveling has the appropriate equipment as required per GOAL safety procedures and vehicles have a First Aid Kit.
• Follow GOAL communication procedures.
• Gather information from the field as and when requested.
• Raising reports on accidents and violations.
• To carry out any other relevant tasks as requested by Safety & Security Manager North and Central Syria.

 

Requirements (essential)

• BA.
• Minimum a year 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) at least and certificated..
• Work experience in NGOs for 2 years at least.
• Live in Aleppo.
• In-depth knowledge of the Syria context.
• Strong context-analysis skills 
• 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 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 07 January 2026 .

Please note that GOAL does not charge a fee of any kind or any other financial obligation at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training, induction) or other fees, or request information on applicants’ bank accounts. GOAL does not work with intermediary institutions and individuals or employment agencies during the recruitment process. If any fee or payment is requested from you at the application or any stage of the recruitment process, please do not respond.  

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 behavior protocols.
• Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
• Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior of a GOAL staff or partner.

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.