Area Coordination Officer (Consultancy)

Result of Service

Expected Deliverables (within 2 months) • HDP Advisory Group continuously operates, or a new development coordination forum is established. This includes UN, NGOs and development partners, working closely with the Libyan authorities (both recognized and de-facto governments). • Selected municipalities will have councils adopted or updated local development plans that could serve as demonstration sites for the UNCT’s area-based coordination support. • Humanitarian datasets will be responsibly integrated into government-led systems. • A national DRM strategy will be finalized and validated, an interoperable preparedness SOP tested at the national level. At local level, pilots linking early warning and community action will be rolled out so that alerts translate into organized, life‑saving responses.

Work Location

Tripoli

Expected duration

2 months

Duties and Responsibilities

Org. Setting and Reporting The UN Secretary-General launched on 1 January 2019 a bold and new global reform which repositioned the UN Development System to deliver more effectively and efficiently with the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. As part of this reform, UN Resident Coordinator Offices (UN RCO), under the leadership of an empowered and independent UN Resident Coordinator - the highest-ranking official of the UN Development System and Representative of the UN Secretary-General at country level - support countries in the achievement of their development priorities and the attainment of the SDG's. The position is located in the United Nations Resident Coordination Office (RCO) in Libya and reports to the Senior Development Coordination Officer, Strategic Planning and RCO Team Leader. Responsibilities: Under the delegated authority, the Regional Coordination Officer will provide high-level coordination, analytical and policy support to the RCO and UNCT, contributing to a tangible shift in how the UN operates and how Libyan systems function by June 2026. The incumbent is expected to advance: 1. Local Coordination & Municipal Policy Advisory Support: • Support the UN’s area-based coordination model through regular engagement with municipal councils in the East. • Assist municipalities to integrate displacement management, IDP reintegration, and climate and conflict sensitivity into development and peacebuilding plans. • Facilitate dialogue and coordination between municipal councils, national authorities, UN entities, INGOs, and civil society to ensure coherent, multi-stakeholder planning and implementation. • Coordinate closely with UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes (AFPs) to ensure cross-agency coherence, accountability, and integrated planning at the local level. • Contribute to positioning selected municipalities as demonstration sites for inclusive, evidence-based governance aligned with the UNSDCF. 2. Strengthening Municipal Data Systems: • Consolidate ongoing initiatives to ensure that vetted humanitarian datasets are responsibly integrated into municipal systems for targeting, case management, and resource allocation. • Support interoperability between municipal platforms and national-level systems, promoting harmonized data standards and evidence-informed decision-making. • Support with national institutions to address policy and technical barriers to data-sharing and advance a unified national platform for risk and development information. 3. Institutionalizing DRM, Preparedness and early warning capacities: • Support national counterparts to consolidate nationally owned resilience frameworks and to convene UN technical expertise for finalizing a national Disaster Risk Management (DRM) strategy. • Contribute to the development and testing of a single, inter-institutional SOP for emergency preparedness among national actors. • Support national efforts in strengthening integration between national alert systems and community-level action, enabling timely activation of preparedness measures in health, livelihoods, public safety, and social services. • Coordinate and support UNCT’s emergency preparedness by regularly updating the contingency plan and monitoring early warning indicators and emerging emergencies, working closely with the Rapid Response Mechanism.

Qualifications/special skills

Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent degree) in public administration, sustainable development, social sciences, communications, civil engineering or related area is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Successful completion of certification in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is an advantage. A minimum of two (2) year's work experience in Coordination and Communication is required Work experience with Local government is desirable professional experience with the United Nations is an asset. A minimum of 2 years with demonstrated experience in humanitarian and coordination roles is desirable

Languages

Fluency (Oral and Written) in both English and Arabic is required.

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.