Communications Assistant

Support strategic communications by developing engaging content and managing digital platforms to enhance visibility and outreach.

The UNOPS Middle East Region (MR) provides strategic leadership, performance oversight, and support to UNOPS operations across Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and the State of Palestine. MR is responsible for positioning UNOPS as a key development partner in the region through high-level engagement with regional bodies, UN coordination mechanisms, development banks, donors, and intergovernmental organisations. By fostering strategic partnerships and promoting operational excellence, the region supports country teams in delivering sustainable solutions to complex development, peace, and humanitarian challenges

Established in 2004, the UNOPS Amman Multi-Country Office (MCO) provides strategic and operational support to partners across Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, and the Gulf countries. The MCO delivers solutions that address development, peace, and humanitarian challenges through infrastructure, procurement, project management, and human resources services. Working in close collaboration with national governments, UN agencies, and donors, the office supports efforts to advance the Sustainable Development Goals. Its portfolio includes large-scale operations focused on improving essential services, strengthening national systems, and enhancing resilience in complex and fragile settings.

This position operates within the
Nexus Response Mechanism (NRM) project in Syria,
supporting project management activities to ensure efficient and effective project implementation. The role involves assisting with project planning, monitoring, reporting, and coordination with various stakeholders in a challenging environment.
The Nexus Response Mechanism (NRM)
is a flagship EU-funded initiative managed by UNOPS under the DG MENA (The Directorate-General for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf) framework. NRM will contribute to resilience and sustainable development in Syria through linking immediate humanitarian relief with long-term socio-economic development. The project objectives are:
Reduce Vulnerability by addressing immediate needs through programmes that simultaneously build long-term resilience, with particular attention to areas affected by repeated displacement and infrastructure damage.
Enable Sustainable Recovery and Stabilization
by creating the Nexus
, linking humanitarian assistance with early recovery and development interventions that promote human rights, inclusive governance, and social cohesion, ensuring that interventions are context-sensitive and conflict-informed.
Facilitate Returns by creating the physical and economic conditions necessary for the durable return of displaced Syrians and returnees to their homes, while prioritizing safety, social cohesion, and equitable access to services.

The Communication...