Country Team Coordinator – Central Mediterranean Route Programme (Libya)

The consultant will provide coordination, technical, and facilitative support to the Country Team in implementing activities under the joint IOM-UNICEF Global Programme. The role includes supporting coordination mechanisms, stakeholder engagement, knowledge management, reporting, and organizing consultations and convenings, contributing to technical programme outputs and donor reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide coordination, technical, and facilitative support to the Country Team for the joint IOM-UNICEF Global Programme activities.
• Support coordination mechanisms and stakeholder engagement.
• Manage knowledge and reporting processes.
• Organize regional and national consultations and convenings.
• Contribute to technical programme outputs including desk reviews, mapping and analysis of practices, gaps, and needs.
• Draft and disseminate programme documents and joint reports.
• Support the development of costed national action plans and donor reporting requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in International Relations, Social Sciences, Migration Studies, Development Studies, Public Administration, International Development, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in programme coordination, migration, child protection, humanitarian or development programming.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating multi-stakeholder or inter-agency initiatives.
• Experience organizing workshops, meetings, and regional convenings.
• Strong report writing, documentation, and communication skills.
• Experience working with UN agencies, NGOs, government counterparts, and international partners.
• Strong organizational and facilitation skills.
• Strong knowledge of child protection, migration, mixed migration, refugee and migrant protection, and humanitarian programming.
• Demonstrated understanding of inter-agency coordination mechanisms and multi-sectoral program implementation.
• Excellent project coordination and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work effectively with UN agencies, government counterparts, civil society organizations, and development partners.
• Excellent drafting, editing, and report-writing skills, with experience preparing technical reports, meeting minutes, concept notes, briefing notes, and donor reports.
• Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple activities, manage competing priorities, and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent facilitation and communication skills, including experience organizing and supporting workshops, consultations, and regional meetings.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and virtual collaboration platforms (Microsoft Teams, Zoom, SharePoint).
• Excellent written and spoken English required; Arabic desirable.
• Previous experience working with UNICEF, IOM, other UN agencies, or international organizations is desirable.
• Familiarity with the Central Mediterranean Route and migration dynamics in North Africa is desirable.
• Knowledge of Libyan institutional frameworks, government counterparts, and child protection systems is an asset.
• Experience supporting donor-funded programs and preparing donor reports is desirable.
• Experience developing action plans, coordination frameworks, guidance documents, or technical resources is desirable.
• Fluency in Arabic and English is highly essential; knowledge of another UN language is an advantage.

Skills

• Programme Coordination
• Migration Programming
• Child Protection
• Humanitarian Programming
• Inter-agency Coordination
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Workshop Facilitation
• Report Writing
• Documentation
• Project Coordination
• Organizational Skills
• Planning Skills
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Online Collaboration Platforms
• Donor Reporting
• Technical Report Preparation
• Meeting Organization
• Knowledge Management

Languages

English, Arabic