Senior Health & Maternity Projects Officer

Position: Senior Health and Maternity Projects Officer

Job Location: Damascus Head Office

Reporting to: Program Manager

Working area: Syria

Number of positions open: 1

Last date for application: July 21st 2025

Key relationships:

Senior Programs Manager, Projects Officers, MEAL, Business development and Partnership

Purpose of Assignment:

The Senior Health and Maternity Projects Officer is responsible for the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of health programs with a focus on maternal, newborn, and reproductive health. This includes managing field-level activities, ensuring quality service delivery, coordinating with partners and health authorities, and contributing to strategic planning and donor reporting. The role plays a key part in improving health outcomes for women and children in crisis-affected or underserved communities.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Program Management

  • Lead the planning and implementation of health and maternity-related projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and donor requirements.
  • Support development of detailed work plans, budgets, and procurement plans.
  • Supervise field activities and ensure timely delivery of project outputs and targets.
  • Coordinate with M&E teams to ensure accurate data collection and reporting.
  • Contribute to the development of concept notes and proposals for new funding opportunities.
  • Supervise and mentor Health and Maternity Project Officers to ensure effective field-level coordination and implementation.
  • Review and validate work plans, field reports, and other deliverables submitted by project officers.
  • Facilitate coordination among project officers across locations to ensure consistency and knowledge sharing

• Technical Leadership

  • Provide technical guidance on maternal and reproductive health services, including antenatal, postnatal, family planning, and emergency obstetric care.
  • Ensure implementation of evidence-based practices and adherence to national and international health standards (e.g., WHO, Sphere).
  • Conduct capacity building for health workers and community health volunteers on relevant topics.
  • Support quality improvement initiatives and clinical mentorship programs.

• Coordination & Representation

  • Liaise with local health authorities, UN agencies, NGOs, and community leaders to ensure effective coordination and collaboration.
  • Represent the organization in relevant health and reproductive health working groups or clusters.
  • Maintain strong relationships with donors and prepare progress reports as required.

• Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

  • Monitor project performance through field visits, data review, and stakeholder feedback.
  • Support baseline assessments, mid-term reviews, and final evaluations.
  • Document lessons learned, success stories, and best practices for continuous improvement.

• Other Duties

  • Ensure all activities uphold SAMS’s safeguarding, accountability, and PSEA policies.
  • Perform any other tasks assigned by the supervisor to support programmatic or organizational needs.

THE CANDIDATE’S REQUIREMENTS

Mandatory Qualifications required

• Bachelor’s degree in medicine, Nursing, midwifery, Human Rights, Social Work, International Relations, Psychology, or a related field. Master's degree preferred
  • 3 years’ experience in Project management in NGO Sector

Languages

• Fluent written and spoken in Arabic
• Fluent written and spoken in English

Competencies:

• Leadership
• Computer skills
• communication skills
• Gmail

How to apply

CONTRACT CONDITIONS

The salary will be defined according to the SAMS salary scale.

Interested candidates may please send their resume and fill the application in the following link:

https://recruitment.sams-hr.com/