Political Advisor IRTEQA – Enhancing the Political Transition

GIZ has been operating in Syria since 1976. It has thus established valuable contacts in civil society and garnered experience that is now crucial for supporting the country. From 2013 onwards, it worked without government involvement with the assistance of local non-governmental organisations. Despite the difficult conditions, GIZ has consistently contributed to improving people’s living conditions. In view of the developments since December 2024, which have led Syria into a decisive phase of transformation, GIZ plans to reopen its Country Office in Damascus in 2026. It is currently implementing several projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Federal Foreign Office, with co-financing from the European Union and other donors. Throughout this year, the portfolio is planned to be expanded by additional new projects. The project “IRTEQA – Enhancing the Political Transition in Syria”, commissioned by the Federal Foreign Office with co-financing from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA DK), aims to support a peaceful, inclusive and legitimate political transition in Syria. The initiative strengthens the capacity of Syrian national institutions to steer key transition processes and improves the conditions for trust and structured engagement between transitional institutions and relevant stakeholders. IRTEQA combines institutional capacity development, coordination support and dialogue facilitation. The project provides demand-driven expertise in areas such as civil peace, transitional justice and public policy, while fostering inclusive stakeholder engagement and strengthening access to reliable information to support fact-based public discourse. Through these measures, IRTEQA contributes to advancing core transition processes in an inclusive and accountable manner and strengthening the legitimacy and stability of Syria’s political transition. Your tasks Ensuring strategic and operational oversight for managing relations with Syrian national bodies, incl. senior-level engagement with government representatives Developing coherent strategies and practical approaches at the project level Providing hands-on political advice and support to project implementation, including advisory services to partners and support to project management Providing expertise in politically sensitive positioning, str...