Gaza Coordinator

The Gaza Coordinator manages and coordinates the operations of the UN2720 Mechanism for Gaza within their Area of Responsibility, ensuring efficient aid verification, delivery, and stakeholder coordination under the guidance of the Senior Project Manager. This role involves high-level project management, resource optimization, and team leadership within a UN organization focused on humanitarian and recovery delivery in Gaza. Responsibilities Provides effective and timely planning, oversight, management, and coordination of 2720 Mechanism operations in Area of Responsibility (AoR) Coordinates the processing of humanitarian aid notifications through the UN 2720 Mechanism, assigns requests to and supervises all activities of relevant UN2720 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 in the relevant duty station Provides oversight and direction on procedures relating to the document review process, database management and all other relevant 2720 Mechanism procedures, as required Acts as the focal point for relevant entities, including customs and security actors, in operational planning and project implementation Coordinates activities of the 2720 Mechanism with UN agencies and other humanitarian organisations, donor representatives, government authorities and commercial entities where relevant Ensures comprehensive information sharing with the Senior Project Manager and relevant stakeholders 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 UN2720 team in the relevant 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 relevant political, operational, and security developments relating to the 2720 Mechanism, humanitarian aid flow to Gaza, and the overall situation in the Middle East Conducts other activities as requested by the Senior Project Manager May be required to travel to non-family duty stations at short notice and acceptance of the position carries the expectation to deploy at short notice Requirements Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) preferably in International Relations, Political Science, Law, Business or related fields with 9 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree (or equivalent) in any of the above or related fields with 7 years of relevant experience is required Technical/Professional License with 8 years of relevant experience Technical/Professional Diploma with 11 years of relevant experience 9 years or less depending on academic credentials of relevant 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 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 Fluent English is required Fluent Arabic is desirable Skills Humanitarian Coordination Humanitarian Programming Team Management International Context Experience Post Conflict Environment Liaison with Member States Donor Relations Briefing Senior UN Leaders Complex Operations Coordination Conflict Zone Operations Cross-Border Organizational Operations Project Management Resource Optimization Stakeholder Coordination Aid Verification Recovery Delivery Humanitarian Aid Delivery Languages English, Arabic