Females applicants are highly encouraged to apply
Duty station: Gaza
Deadline 30 July 2025
UN Security Council Resolution 2720 (2023) mandates the establishment of a mechanism “for accelerating the provision of humanitarian relief consignments to Gaza through states which are not party to the conflict, consulting all relevant parties, with the goal of expediting, streamlining, and accelerating the process of providing assistance.” The United Nations 2720 Mechanism for Gaza will be built to include all the humanitarian commodities that are necessary to ensure effective response to the needs of 2.2 million residents of Gaza (throughout the Strip).
Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, the Coordinator will be responsible for managing and coordinating the work of the 2720 Mechanism within their respective Area of Responsibility (AoR). The incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:
- Provides effective and timely planning, oversight, management, and coordination of 2720 Mechanism operations in AoR.
- Coordinates the processing of humanitarian aid notifications through the UN 2720 Mechanism, assigns requests to and supervises all activities of relevant UN Monitors (hereafter Monitors).
- Manages and coordinates the daily workflow of Monitors, including supervising the desk review process, cargo tracking, and cargo monitoring, and facilitates the coordination of the inspection process by local authorities in the relevant duty station.
- Acts as the focal point for local authorities, including customs and security actors, in operational planning and project implementation.
- Serves as a 2720 Representative in the relevant joint coordination structures with the relevant authorities, donors, and other key stakeholders, as related to his/her AoR.
- Coordinates activities of the 2720 Mechanism with UN agencies and other humanitarian organisations, in addition to donor representatives, government authorities and, where relevant, commercial entities.
- Ensures comprehensive information sharing with the Senior Project Manager, the relevant stakeholders and to the Office of the Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator through the Senior Project Manager.
- Oversees all security-related matters for the UN Monitors and ensures compliance of operations with the operational UN Security Management System and health and safety standards.
- Coordinates and is responsible for, in coordination with the reporting team, operational reports covering the activities of the project.
- Plans and coordinates delivery of all relevant training activities for the UNHRM team in the applicable duty station.
- Maintains a comprehensive database and schedule of incoming and outgoing shipments for Gaza in coordination with the Monitors, humanitarian actors and relevant government authorities.
- Keeps abreast of the relevant political, operational, and security developments as relating to the 2720 Mechanism, humanitarian aid flow to Gaza, and the overall situation in the Middle East.
Education
- Master’s Degree or equivalent, preferably in International Relations, Political Science, Law, Business or any other related field.
- A first-level university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and extensive experience related to the nature of the position may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
- A Technical/Professional Diploma in combination with an additional 4 years (9 in total) relevant, international and local experience OR
- Secondary Diploma in combination with an additional 6 years’ (11 in total) relevant, international and local experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.
Experience
- A minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience in humanitarian coordination, humanitarian programmes or a related field.
- At least two (02) years of the total experience in the management of teams in an international context is required.
- Previous experience of at least one (01) year in a post-conflict or multi-cultural environment is required.
- Previous experience in liaising with Member States and donors is required.
- Previous UN, humanitarian or multilateral experience is prefered.
- Previous experience in briefing senior UN leaders and Member States on a humanitarian context is preferred.
- Previous experience in coordinating complex operations in conflict or post-conflict zones is preferred.
- Previous experience in coordinating cross-border operations in an international or humanitarian context is highly desirable.
- international humanitarian or UN experience in the Middle East is desirable.
Language Requirements
- Fluency in written and oral English.
- Knowledge of Arabic is an asset.
How to apply
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