About SCM:
The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM), is an independent, non-governmental, and non-profit civil society organization founded in 2004. It works to achieve justice, defend human rights, promote media freedom, support civil society, and encourage active citizenship. SCM has gained extensive experience in combating impunity and strengthening the rule of law.
Since 2011, SCM has held Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Its work focuses on documenting human rights violations and submitting legal files to hold perpetrators accountable, while strengthening the role of victims and their families, and supporting journalists and human rights defenders, as well as independent media as a tool for building democracy.
Announcement Date: 19/10/2026
Employer: Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM)
Vacancy code: 04/Vdc2026
Application deadline: 28/10/2026
Program/ Project / Department: Reports to the Vdc Project Manager
Job title: Data Management Officer
Number of positions available: 1 (One)
Workstation: Damascus – Syria
Expected starting date: 10 November 2026
Type and duration of contract: Temporary contract — 9 months, renewable — With a renewable three-month probationary period
Roles and responsibilities
- Manage, organize, and maintain data and information related to Strategic Litigation within the Data Management System, ensuring completeness, accuracy, consistency, and accessibility in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Conduct regular data quality reviews to identify missing, duplicate, or inconsistent information, and work with team members to complete, correct, and update records as necessary.
- Organize and archive project files, documents, and materials, ensuring their proper classification and accurate linkage to the corresponding records in the Data Management System.
- Establish and maintain a centralized register of cases and files handled by the project before Syrian and international judicial bodies, enabling systematic tracking of each file’s status, actions taken, developments, and relevant deadlines.
- Organize and maintain records relating to victims, witnesses, lawyers, judicial bodies, and other parties involved in or associated with the cases, ensuring that such records are linked to the relevant case files in the Data Management System, while maintaining confidentiality and adhering to access control protocols.
- Assign unique identifiers to, and track, files and materials shared with external parties, recording dates of transfer, recipient entities, and any subsequent updates or follow-up actions.
- Track and document the movement and transfer of files, documents, and evidence among project team members, lawyers, judicial bodies, and other relevant stakeholders, ensuring traceability of all materials submitted or received, including the dates and parties involved.
- Support project team members and lawyers in retrieving, compiling, and organizing the information, documents, and data required for case preparation and the monitoring of judicial proceedings, using the Data Management System and archived records.
- Maintain and update project-related data and statistics, including information on War Crimes Units requests, complaints, legal cases, and judicial proceedings, and extract relevant data to support reporting and monitor project progress.
- Prepare minutes of internal and external meetings related to the project, document decisions, action points, and recommendations, and ensure their proper archiving and follow-up.
- Monitor access permissions for data and files and contribute to ensuring compliance with data protection, confidentiality, and information security procedures.
- Undertake other tasks assigned by the line manager in line with the objectives of the project.
Required skills and qualifications
- A university degree in information management, information systems, computer science, law, human rights, or a related field.
- At least three years of practical experience in data and database management, preferably in human rights documentation.
- Proficiency in using data management systems and organizing, classifying, reviewing, and cleaning data, ensuring data quality and consistency, and addressing duplicate records.
- Knowledge of data protection and information security principles, access permissions management, and the secure handling of sensitive information.
- Familiarity with international human rights law, international humanitarian law, international criminal law, human rights documentation methodologies, and basic legal terminology and judicial procedures is desirable.
- Accuracy and attention to detail, with the ability to coordinate with documentation, verification, legal, and technical teams.
- Commitment to the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality, and respect for human rights principles.
Workplace overview
The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression is an independent, non-governmental, and non-profit civil society organization founded in 2004. It works to achieve justice, defend human rights, promote media freedom, support civil society, and encourage active citizenship. The Center has gained experience in combating impunity and promoting the rule of law.
The center has had special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 2011, and its work focuses on documenting human rights violations and submitting legal cases to hold perpetrators accountable, while promoting the role of victims and their families, and supporting journalists, human rights defenders, and independent media as a means of building democracy.
Date of announcement: 19/10/2026
Employer: Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM)
Job code: 04/Vdc2026
Application deadline: 28/10/2026
Department/Program/Project (Administrative Affiliation): Reports to the Violations Documentation Project Manager
Job Title: Data Management Officer
Number of vacancies advertised: 1 (one)
Work location: Damascus – Syria
Expected start date: November 10, 2026
Contract type and term: Temporary contract — 9 months renewable — with a 3-month probationary period
Responsibilities
- Managing, organizing, and updating data and information related to strategic litigation on the data management system and ensuring its completeness, accuracy, consistency, and accessibility in accordance with approved policies and procedures.
- Conduct periodic data quality reviews, identify missing, duplicate, or inconsistent data, and work with team members to complete, correct, and update it.
- Organizing and archiving project files, documents, and materials, and ensuring that they are correctly linked and classified in a manner consistent with the records in the data management system.
- Creating and updating a central register of cases and files that the project is working on before international and Syrian judicial authorities, which allows monitoring the status of each file, the actions taken, developments and relevant deadlines.
- Organizing and updating data related to victims, witnesses, lawyers, judicial authorities and other parties involved in cases, and ensuring its linking to relevant files in the data management system, while respecting confidentiality and access privileges.
- Coding and tracking files and materials shared with third parties, recording delivery dates, recipients, and any subsequent updates or actions associated with them.
- Monitoring and documenting the movement of files, documents, and evidence between the project team, lawyers, judicial authorities, and other relevant parties, ensuring the ability to track what was submitted or received, its date, and the concerned party.
- Supporting team members and lawyers in extracting, compiling, and organizing the information, documents, and data required to prepare case files and follow up on judicial procedures, relying on a data management system and archived files.
- Updating project-related data and statistics, including requests from war crimes units, complaints, lawsuits and legal proceedings, extracting data necessary for reports and monitoring project progress.
- Preparing minutes of internal and external meetings related to the project, documenting, archiving, and following up on decisions, tasks, and recommendations.
- Monitoring access privileges for data and files and contributing to ensuring compliance with data protection, confidentiality and information security procedures.
- Perform any other related tasks assigned by the project manager in accordance with the project objectives.
Qualifications
- A university degree in information management, information systems, computer science, law, human rights, or any related field.
- At least three years of practical experience in data and database management, preferably in the field of documenting human rights violations.
- Proficiency in using data management systems, organizing, classifying, auditing, revising, verifying the quality and consistency of data, and handling duplication.
- Knowledge of data protection and information security principles, access management, and the safe handling of sensitive information.
- Familiarity with international human rights law, international humanitarian law, international criminal law, methodologies for documenting human rights violations, and basic judicial terminology and procedures is preferred.
- Accuracy and attention to detail, and the ability to coordinate with documentation, verification, legal, and technical teams.
- Commitment to the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, confidentiality and respect for human rights principles.
- languages
- Proficiency in Arabic, both spoken and written.
- English language proficiency is an added advantage.
How to apply
- To apply, please fill out the following link:
- When applying through the application above, please upload a CV in PDF format with the full name of the applicant in the title.
- Any application received after the deadline will be rejected.
- CVs will be reviewed after the deadline of submission, and only shortlisted will be called for interviews. We apologize for not sending replies to all.
How to submit applications
- To apply for this vacancy, please fill out the form via the following link:
- When filling out the form, please upload a resume in PDF format and name the file with the applicant’s full name.
- Any application submitted after the deadline will be ignored.
- The review process for resumes will begin after the application period ends, and only candidates who advance to the second stage of the recruitment process will be invited for interviews. We regret that we will not be able to respond to the remaining applicants.