Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) is an independent non-governmental non-profit organization. We seek to build a society that guarantees freedom of expression and belief, human rights, and justice. Our vision is a democratic world based on justice, freedom, equality, and respect for human rights and dignity.
Within the framework of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM)’s work to build a society based on respect for and protection of the right to freedom of expression, and to support media work as a form of freedom of expression with a focus on including media professionals in transitional justice, and within its project related to media justice in Syria, the Media and Freedoms Program at the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression plans to conduct a study addressing:
Justice for Media Professionals in Syria:
Opportunities and Challenges of Including Accountability for Crimes Committed Against Journalists and Media Professionals within Transitional Justice Processes in Syria
SCM is seeking a lead researcher based on the following technical requirements:
- Develop the theoretical framework and research methodology.
- Develop research tools (interviews, surveys, and focus group discussions, where applicable).
- Conduct a literature review and comparative analysis of international experiences in transitional justice and impunity for crimes against journalists and assess their relevance to the Syrian context.
- Supervise the work of the field researcher and monitor the implementation of the data collection plan.
- Analyze qualitative and quantitative data collected through interviews and surveys.
- Develop an analytical framework addressing:
- Media professionals as an independent victim group.
- Accountability and impunity.
- Reparations.
- Memorialization.
- Guarantees of non-recurrence.
- Prepare the final research report and its revisions.
- Develop recommendations, policy proposals, and a practical action plan for relevant stakeholders.
- Participation in the three consultative meetings and the launch event of the study.
Expected Deliverables:
- Research Methodology and Tools.
- First draft of the study.
- Final research report in both Arabic and English.
- Recommendations and proposed policies.
- Review of translated versions and coordination with the team until publication.
Required Documents:
- Proof of experience in similar projects, including:
- Master’s degree in Law, Human Rights, Political Science, Media, or a related field.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in human rights or public policy research.
- Strong knowledge of transitional justice, human rights, and media freedom.
- Proven experience in preparing studies and research papers.
- Excellent analytical and writing skills in both Arabic and English.
- Submission of at least two samples of relevant previous research or studies.
- Financial offer including:
- The Financial compensation.
- The validity of the offer (duration- date)
Location of Work:
- Online
Evaluation criteria
- (70%) – Tenderer’s experience with the topic and the capacity for similar searches
- (30%). Financial offer
The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression is an independent, non-governmental, and non-profit civil society organization. It works to build a society that guarantees freedom of expression and belief, human rights, and access to justice. Its vision is a democratic world based on justice, freedom, and equality, respecting human dignity and rights.
Within the framework of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM)’s work to build a society based on respect for and protection of the right to freedom of expression, and to support media work as a form of freedom of opinion, with a focus on including journalists in transitional justice, and within its project related to media justice in Syria, the Media and Freedoms Program at the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression plans to conduct a study that addresses:
Justice for journalists in Syria:
Opportunities and challenges of including accountability for crimes committed against journalists and media professionals within transitional justice processes in Syria
SCM is looking for a Principal Researcher based on the following technical requirements:
- Developing the theoretical framework and research methodology.
- Preparing research tools (interviews, questionnaires, focus groups when needed).
- Conducting a literature review and analysis of comparative international experiences in the field of transitional justice and accountability for crimes committed against journalists, and assessing their suitability to the Syrian context.
- Supervising the work of the field researcher and monitoring the implementation of the data collection plan.
- Analysis of data (qualitative and quantitative) extracted from interviews and questionnaires.
- Developing an analytical framework around:
- Journalists as an independent category of victims.
- Accountability and impunity.
- Compensation for the damage.
- Commemorating the memory.
- Guarantees of non-repetition.
- Preparing and reviewing the final research report.
- Preparing recommendations, proposed policies, and a practical action plan for stakeholders.
- Participation in the three consultative meetings and the effective launch of the study
Expected outputs:
- Research methodology and tools.
- First draft of the study.
- Final research report in both Arabic and English.
- Recommendations and proposed policies.
- Reviewing the translated versions and coordinating with the project team until publication.
Required documents:
- Proof of experience in similar projects, including:
- A master’s degree in law, human rights, political science, media, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in legal or public policy research.
- Strong knowledge of transitional justice, human rights and freedom of the media.
- Proven experience in preparing studies and research papers.
- High skills in analysis and writing in both Arabic and English.
- Provide at least two examples of relevant previous research or studies.
- A financial offer that includes:
- Financial compensation is required.
- Offer validity (work duration – offer expiry date)
Workplace:
- Online.
Evaluation criteria:
- The extent to which the applicant’s experience is relevant to the research topic and that he has conducted similar research (70%).
- Financial offer (30%).
How to apply
- For interested service providers, please send in your offer and professional portfolio in addition to a cost sheet. Tenders shall be submitted by thisLink.
- Tenders sent via email or without sufficient attachments, especially the price offer and updated CV, will be rejected.
- We encourage you to send us your questions for any clarifications before submitting your proposed cost sheet.
- Only the selected party will be notified within two weeks of the deadline below.
Deadline for submission of tenders/offers
01th July 2026 (5:00 pm Paris time)
Link for submission of tenders/offers
https://forms.gle/snMNWuxBK7LrsC968
For any questions or explanations:
To : ebaa.munzer@scm.ngo Cc: Marwan.h@scm.ngo
Contract duration
Until the complete of the obligations of the parties
Expected starting date of execution
2nd July 2026
Interested service providers should submit their offers, including their CV and financial offer, via the link .
- Offers submitted via email or without sufficient attachments, particularly the price quote and updated CV, will be rejected.
- The team encourages sending any inquiries or questions to obtain any clarifications before submitting the offer.
- Only the selected party will be notified within two weeks of the application deadline.
Deadline for submitting bids/offers
July 1, 2026 (5 pm Paris time)
Link to submit tenders/offers
Email for questions
To: ebaa.munzer@scm.ngo Copy to: Marwan.h@scm.ngo
Contract duration
Until the obligations of both parties to the contract are fully fulfilled
Expected start date for implementation
July 2, 2026