Housing, Land and Property Technical Working Group Coordinat

Role and Objective: 

The purpose of the HLP TWG Coordinator position is to lead the early response and further development of the HLP TWGs for the Gaza Strip operations, including coordination of HLP TWG meetings, forums and other joint events, liaising with  HLP TWG members, humanitarian and development actors and relevant authorities, conducting needs assessment, developing and operationalizing the HLP TWG strategy, providing capacity building, technical guidance and tools for the humanitarian actors engaged in the Gaza Strip response. The HLP TWG Coordinator will contribute to the following objectives: 

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Identify, build relationships, liaise and collaborate with key stakeholders including technical advisers and programme staff of the relevant humanitarian actors, authorities and professional associations, research organisations, etc.
2. Coordinate, organize and facilitate HLP TWG meetings and forums, represent HLP TWG at relevant forums/clusters/working groups coordination meetings and keep up with the Protection Cluster and Shelter Cluster approaches, processes and practices.
3. Carry out HLP needs assessment and contribute to comprehensive assessments/mapping of HLP legal frameworks, stakeholders, issues, studies, policy, and legal analysis on HLP rights.
4. Provide policy and technical support including producing guidance notes, tools, brochures and information materials as needed to sectoral partners and other stakeholders in addressing and resolving identified issues and providing HLP services.
5. Conduct HLP mainstreaming training and provide targeted training on HLP concerns, policies, and tools to stakeholders.
6. Develop the HLP TWG strategy and sectoral response plans that align with humanitarian programming in collaboration with the main stakeholders within the humanitarian community, civil society and other actors.
7. Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the priorities and activities in the HLP strategies/response plans.
8. Identify advocacy priorities, conduct strategic advocacy, and support preventative and reparative actions.
9. Advise on and support fundraising efforts for HLP activities in response plans.
10. Any other task relevant to the position as requested by the line manager.
11. Support the establishment/maintenance of HLP TWG’s technical advice, research and tools archiving system, making sure that information and data management systems are established and maintained.