About this role
North Africa is increasingly vulnerable to climate-related hazards, environmental degradation and socio-economic pressures.In Libya, these risks are compounded by fragile infrastructure, institutional fragmentation, displacement and unequal access to essential services.The 2023 Derna floods exposed significant gaps in preparedness, early warning and coordination.Strengthening disaster preparedness, early warning systems and anticipatory action is therefore essential to reduce the impact of future shocks.The purpose of the Disaster Preparedness (DP) ECHO Project Coordinator is to coordinate and provide technical and programmatic support to the implementation of the Libya component of the ECHO-funded disaster preparedness and anticipatory action project, in close partnership with the Libyan Red Crescent Society (LRCS) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The position strengthens LRCS capacity to anticipate, prepare for and respond to multi-hazard risks through risk-informed preparedness, anticipatory action, early warning, contingency planning, operational readiness and community preparedness. The position also supports regional coordination and technical coherence across the ECHO North Africa project by maintaining close engagement with IFRC Regional Office technical teams and designated country focal points in Libya, Egypt and Morocco, facilitating harmonized planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, learning and exchange of good practices.