Project Lead, Capacity Enhancement
Category | Grade:Professional | LICA-10Deadline:6 Aug 2026Job ID:2537Posted on:23 Jul 2026
Overview
Lead mine-action capacity enhancement in Jerusalem and the West Bank, strengthening national institutions, policy, governance and resource mobilisation, monitoring contractors and grants, embedding gender and safeguarding standards, advising UNMAS operations and mentoring national personnel.
Department: Peace and Security Cluster
Languages
Required: English, Arabic
Job Areas
- Education, Training & Capacity Building
- Peace, Security & Political Affairs
Minimum Experience
5 years
Estimated Salary
Not available
Responsibilities
- Design capacity-enhancement inputs for mine-action programmes
- Strengthen national institutional governance, policy and ownership
- Monitor third-party contracts, grants and technical compliance
- Integrate gender, inclusion and safeguarding into capacity activities
- Advise UNMAS leaders on capacity-building practice and indicators
- Support mine-action policy engagement and resource mobilisation
- Mentor West Bank personnel and coordinate stakeholder engagement
Requirements
- Advanced degree with 5 years of relevant experience or bachelor's degree with 7 years
- Project-management experience in humanitarian, conflict or development settings
- At least 2 years of capacity-enhancement or capacity-building experience
- Fluency in English and Arabic
Skills
Institutional capacity developmentMine-action programme managementPolicy advisoryContract and grant monitoringGender-inclusive programmingStakeholder engagementResource mobilisation
Additional info
- ICA LICA Specialist Regular contract
- Ongoing engagement subject to organisational requirements and funding