Expert on Women’s Political Participation in Syria
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European Institute of Peace (EIP)
- Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
- Job type: Consultancy
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Not Specified
- Right to work requirements: Not specified
- Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
- Deadline: 28/06/2026
- Location: Syria
Based in Brussels and active in over a dozen countries, the European Institute of Peace (www.eip.org) is an independent organisation working collaboratively with the parties to the conflict, those who represent people suffering from insecurity or at risk of violence, as well as European decision-makers and the conflict prevention, resolution and mediation community.
We provide practical experience, technical expertise, and policy advice on conflict resolution. We use a variety of tools to help us do this, including analysis, mapping and design of peace processes and agreements, facilitating policy discussions, and proposing practical engagement, for example through inclusive dialogue and mediation support.
Project background and objective
In the Syrian context, the project aims to strengthen women’s meaningful participation in local governance; to support gender-responsive policy development; and to enhance community engagement in Latakia and/or Tartous, Homs, and Rif Dimashq. The Expert’s primary role will be to co-design and deliver capacity building workshops in close collaboration with the programme’s Senior Gender Advisor and the EIP programmatic team. In partnership with the project’s local counterpart, this will include in-country delivery of the workshops, requiring travel to the selected target locations.
In the Syrian context, the project aims to strengthen women’s meaningful participation in local governance; to support gender-responsive policy development; and to enhance community engagement in Latakia and/or Tartous, Homs, and Rif Dimashq. The Expert’s primary role will be to co-design and deliver capacity building workshops in close collaboration with the programme’s Senior Gender Advisor and the EIP programmatic team. In partnership with the project’s local counterpart, this will include in-country delivery of the workshops, requiring travel to the selected target locations.
The Expert’s role will additionally entail contributing to the provision of advisory input and technical support to enhance gender sensitive and responsive governance, and to increase women’s meaningful participation in and engagement with local governance.
The Expert is expected to draw on their network to enhance and expand the impact of the project.
Your skills and experience
- Minimum 6 years of professional experience working on women’s political participation, women’s rights, and/or the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, with essential and demonstrated experience working in Syria.
- Experience providing technical advice across one or more of the following areas: women’s political participation, inclusive governance, policy development, and institutional strengthening.
- Experience designing and delivering capacity-building initiatives, including development of training materials, facilitation methodologies, and/or Training-of-Trainers (ToT) approaches.
- Strong contextual knowledge of Syria and strong networks within Syria, and experience engaging with civil society organisations and/or multi-stakeholder processes, are required, with prior engagement with local governance actors considered an important asset.
- Experience supporting or advising inclusive participation mechanisms for women, such as councils, consultation platforms, or community engagement structures would be considered an important asset.
- Experience contributing to strategic communications, media engagement, and/or context-sensitive social and behavioural change initiatives related to gender equality and women’s participation would be considered an asset.
- Strong knowledge of international gender equality and Women, Peace and Security (WPS) frameworks, with the ability to apply these in context-specific and conflict-sensitive programming.
- Excellent facilitation, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders, including governance actors, civil society representatives, and media partners.
- Fluency, both written and spoken, in Arabic and in English is required.
- Willing and able to travel to Syria or based in Syria.
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