National Baity Coordinator, Programme - Child Protection and Education Sections, Tripoli, Libya, Remote work, 24 months, (National Consultants only))
Organizational Context
UNICEF operates in over 190 countries, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them reach their full potential. We are committed, passionate, and proud of our work, viewing the promotion of children's rights not just as a job but as a calling. UNICEF offers diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.
Job Purpose
UNICEF seeks a National Baity Coordinator to consolidate and expand the Baity centers programme in Libya. This consultancy, lasting 24 months, involves managing evidence, budgets, and field operations across implementing partners, centers, and UNICEF sections. The coordinator will oversee donor reporting, prepare evidence for proposals, lead annual portfolio reviews, and make allocation recommendations. Key responsibilities include developing common tools and standards, designing a transition strategy towards national actors, and consolidating program learning for future phases. The role ensures timely, evidence-based, and coherent decisions for the Baity program, monitors service quality, and harmonizes operations across partners and grants, ultimately informing the program's next phase.
Responsibilities
The National Baity Coordinator will consolidate evidence, budget, and field information for the Baity portfolio across implementing partners, centers, UNICEF sections, and donors. This includes consolidating Baity donor reporting and the evidence base for grant proposals. The consultant will lead the annual portfolio review and prepare recommendations on centers, budgets, and targets for the Programme Manager and relevant sections. Developing common tools, standards, and referral arrangements between partners is a key task. The coordinator will design the transition strategy of the programme towards Libyan national actors and support its implementation with government counterparts and national partners. Furthermore, they will consolidate the programme’s learning and prepare a handover package for its next phase. The assignment requires travel to Baity centers in Western, Eastern, and Southern regions, subject to security clearance, to ensure timely, evidence-based, and coherent decisions, monitor and harmonize service quality, and inform future program development.
Work Experience
Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian programme management and coordination in Libya, with a focus on child protection and/or education programming implemented through partners.
Skills
Proven experience managing multi-partner portfolios (documents, budgets, targets, workplans, reconciliation with donor grants), Proven experience in data analysis and information management (indicator tracking, Excel, Power BI), Experience in donor reporting, Experience with UNICEF programmatic monitoring, Experience with coordination mechanisms (Education Sector, Child Protection AoR), Experience with child safeguarding, Knowledge of Libyan institutional and civil society landscape (child protection, education), Strong facilitation skills, Strong negotiation skills, Strong coordination skills (partners, UNICEF sections, government counterparts), Experience implementing integrated child protection and education centers