February 21, 2026

Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)

D

FamilyUNOPS LICA8

2026-03-01General Background

Although Bangladesh is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention or the 1967 Protocol and the Government does not recognize the Rohingya as refugees, referring to them as “Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals”, the country is generously hosting some 1.2 million Rohingya refugees across 33 camps in Cox’s Bazar, including some 140,000 new arrivals who fled renewed violence and persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine State and have entered the camps since 2024 despite the border being officially closure, and 30,000 Rohingya refugees residing on Bhasan Char island. The presence of large numbers of refugees – who now represent two-thirds of the local population in Cox’s Bazar – has had important impacts on local communities, service delivery, the economy and the environment. The Government considers return to Myanmar, as soon as possible, as the only viable solution. This policy approach impacts on the humanitarian operation, with the Government discouraging medium or longer-term approaches, including the development of permanent infrastructure, providing formal education or livelihoods opportunities for the refugees and the use of cash to deliver assistance.
Following significant global funding reductions in 2025, the Rohingya response entered a period of structural transformation. In close consultation with the Government of Bangladesh and other relevant stakehodlers, the overall coordination architecture has been streamlined and aligned more closely with the Refugee Coordination Model (RCM). As part of this transition, coordination functions are now organized under a series of coordination bodies, including the Rohingya Coordination Team as the principal decision strategic decision making platform, led by UNHCR, closely supported by the Rohingya Coordination Platform (RCP) (formerly, the Inter-Sector Coordination Group/ISCG). The RCP encompasses Sector Coordinators, Cross-Cutting Focal Points and a lean Secretariat led by the Principal Coordinator, and closely supported by the Senior Inter-Agency Coordination Officer and a core small team.
The principal inter-agency planning and fundraising framework for the response remains the Joint Response Plan (JRP). The RCP Secretariat plays a central role in supporting inter-sector coordination, partner engagement, reporting, and the preparation and follow-up of JRP-related processes, while ensuring continuity and coherence across Sectors during a period of transition and constrained resources.
The incumbent of this post will be based at the RCP Secretariat, reporting to the Senior Inter-Agency Coordination Officer. The incumbent must be highly motivated, capable of working independently and as part of a team, and agile to keep pace with a dynamic, fast-paced operation with complex inter-agency coordination challenges and a multitude of humanitarian actors. In carrying out the role, the incumbent will need to develop and maintain effective working relationships with Sector Coordinators and inter-agency partners, as well as other stakeholders including donors, development actors and government counterparts.
The incumbent will ensure that support is provided for strategic planning, assessment, monitoring and analysis, of any joint assessments or inter-agency plans at the field level. The incumbent will have direct contact with other staff members in the inter-agency structure, most especially Sector Coordinators and coordination focal points in Bhasan Char, as well as national and international organizations, and must have the technical and soft skills required to demonstrate the added value of inter-sector coordination. The post requires the ability to prioritize tasks, project manage and work autonomously in line with guidance from the supervisor. The incumbent will put particular emphasis on multi-sectorial information, coverage of information sources (UN and non-UN) and contributions to programs and projects, and inter-sector processes and products. The incumbent will be tasked with setting up and, when needed, leading different inter-sector meetings to ensure effective coordination of the response. S/he will also be tasked with ensuring note taking and information sharing across a number of actors. The incumbent may also be tasked with the collection, presentation and dissemination of agreed inter-agency/sector data and information.
The incumbent will closely support the Senior Inter-Agency Coordination Officer and Principal Coordinator in maintaining a constant dialogue with donors on the overall funding/resource status of the humanitarian programs in close collaboration with all partner agencies (UN and NGOs). In particular, the incumbent is expected to monitor implementation of the JRP and proactively identify problems and propose solutions for wider consultation. A key task in this regard will be the facilitation and support of frequent inter-agency/sector meetings aligned with the Joint Response Plan and other strategic plans, while supporting the timely sharing of well-presented inter-agency/sector information through meeting reports, situation updates and newsletters.

Scope of Assignment :

a. Provide skilled, hands-on, support to inter-sector processes, including for coordination of the inter-agency Rohingya response.
b. Provide appropriate support for operational planning and forward-looking coordination of the inter-agency/sector humanitarian and development response.
c. Support the planning of adequate contingency and preparedness for new emergencies / scenarios is in place.
d. Close follow up on the strategic, operational, and day to day basic assistance sector issues.
e. Provide timely and strategic guidance and support to Sectors and working groups at field level.
f. Conduct regular programmatic and funding gap analysis, aligned with the Joint Response Plan and other strategic documents and plans.
g. Engage effectively with government counterparts on issues related to the Rohingya response to address problems and develop sustainable approaches.

Essential Work Experience and expected skill sets :

- Relevant experience in humanitarian or development programme management / implementation, including experience in facilitating inter-agency coordination at sector or macro-level.
- Good knowledge of the UN system, NGOs and related planning and coordination practices.
- Knowledge of / experience of work with refugee protection principles and framework.
- Impeccable written and verbal English.
- Presentation delivery and/or public speaking experience.

Desirable Work Experience and expected skill sets :

- In-depth field coordination experience focused on the Rohingya response in Cox’s Bazar, including emergency response, preparedness planning and monitoring.
- In-depth experience in inter-agency/sector coordination related to the Rohingya response.
- In-depth experience with UNHCR or another UN agency involved in the Rohingya response.
- In-depth experience in disaster risk management and contingency planning, assessments and policy/context analysis related to the Rohingya response.
- In-depth experience supporting funding analyses, appeals and reports related to the Rohingya response.
- In-depth experience in leading and facilitating meetings, delivering presentations, and conducting trainings for technical and non-technical audience.
- Proven relationship building and negotiation skills with counterparts with competing agendas and interests.

Standard Job Description

Assistant Inter-Agency Coordination Officer

Organizational Setting and Work Relationships
The Assistant Inter-Agency Coordination Officer is usually located in Country Operations, Multi-Country Offices, Regional Bureaux, and Regional Refugee Coordinator's Office or in the Partnership and Coordination Service (PCS) in Headquarters. S/he plays a crucial support role in ensuring UNHCR's approach to partnership and inter-agency processes are coherent. The main aim is to assist senior management, as well as partner agencies, to ensure that UNHCR can fulfil its role to support the Government to lead the refugee response, coordinate other actors - including development actors at the early stages of a refugee response - and support the adherence to UNHCR inter agency commitments in IDP situations. This should be done in line with UNHCRs Mandate, the Global Compact for Refugees, the 2019 IDP policy, and agreed inter-agency commitments.

The Assistant Inter-Agency Coordination Officer ensures that support is provided for strategic planning, assessment, monitoring and analysis, of any joint assessments or interagency plans at the field level The Assistant Inter-Agency Coordination Officer will support all the inter-agency planning and reporting activities. The incumbent will support the Inter-Agency Coordination Officer in maintaining a constant dialogue with sector partners on the overall protection context in close collaboration with all partner agencies (UN and NGOs). A key tool in this regard will be the facilitation and support of periodic working group meetings, as well as to support the broadening of inter-agency information through meeting reports, situation updates and newsletters.

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR's core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties
- Include partners in the refugee response, respecting their respective mandates and programme priorities.
- Provide appropriate support for operational planning and forward looking coordination of the inter-agency humanitarian and development response.
- Facilitate humanitarian response coordination activities and support coordination meetings as required, including by preparing meetings, drafting minutes and follow-up documentation.
- Manage the flow of information to/from the supervisor and other senior staff, including heads of field offices and field based coordination staff; identify priority matters that need to be urgently addressed by the Supervisor.
- Draft correspondence, documents and reports, and prepare tables and ensure follow-up.
- Prepare background information for meetings to be attended/chaired by the Supervisor (i.e. agenda, information on the person/organization, information on the topic).
- Assist the Sector Coordinators when necessary.
- Assist in ensuring appropriate coordination with all refugee partners (including national and international NGOs, the International Red Cross/Red Crescent movement, UN agencies, civil society actors ), through establishment/maintenance of appropriate sectorial coordination mechanisms, including working groups at the national and local level.
- Ensure appropriate links with national and local authorities, state institutions, local civil society and other relevant actors and ensure appropriate coordination and information exchange with them.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of a common strategic framework and appropriate guidelines on the IA response by way of facilitating relevant group discussions.
- Identify geographical and thematic gaps in IA Coordination, and facilitate the appropriate response to those gaps.
- Establish technical groups or task forces as necessary to resolve ad-hoc issues as they arise.
- Ensure approval by all relevant national and sub-national authorities of the strategic documents produced by the IA Coordination Unit.
- Provide stakeholders with regular reports.
- Ensure review of coordination related information management products and work closely with the information management team.
- Perform regular field visits and take part in regional coordination meetings.

- Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
- Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Years of Experience / Degree Level
For P1/NOA - 1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or no experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education
Social Sciences;
Development Studies;
Journalism;
International Relations;
Political Affairs;
or other relevant field.
(Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Certificates and/or Licenses
Not specified.

Relevant Job Experience
Essential
Relevant experience in humanitarian or development programme implementation, including experience in facilitating inter-agency coordination at sector or macro-level. Good knowledge of the UN system, NGOs and related planning and coordination practises.

Desirable
Expertise in emergency response and preparedness planning and monitoring, including a good understanding of related standards and indicators. Experience in change management and innovation. Work experience in refugee settings.

Functional Skills
IT-Computer Literacy
ER-Inter-Agency External Relations
ER-Inter-Agency Leadership/Coordination
ER-Inter-Agency Resource Mobilisation
PR-Refugee Protection Principles and Framework
CO-Public Speaking
CO-Drafting and Documentation
(Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Language Requirements
For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

All UNHCR workforce members must individually and collectively, contribute towards a working environment where each person feels safe, and empowered to perform their duties. This includes by demonstrating no tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment including sexual harassment, sexism, gender inequality, discrimination and abuse of power.

As individuals and as managers, all must be proactive in preventing and responding to inappropriate conduct, support ongoing dialogue on these matters and speaking up and seeking guidance and support from relevant UNHCR resources when these issues arise.

This is a Standard Job Description for all UNHCR jobs with this job title and grade level. The Operational Context may contain additional essential and/or desirable qualifications relating to the specific operation and/or position. Any such requirements are incorporated by reference in this Job Description and will be considered for the screening, shortlisting and selection of candidates.

Required Languages

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Desired Languages

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Additional Qualifications

Skills

CO-Drafting and Documentation, CO-Public Speaking, ER-Inter-Agency External Relations, ER-Inter-Agency Leadership/Coordination, ER-Inter-Agency Resource Mobilisation, IT-Computer Literacy, PR-Refugee Protection Principles and Framework

Education

Bachelor of Arts: Development Studies, Bachelor of Arts: International Relations, Bachelor of Arts: Journalism, Bachelor of Arts: Political Affairs, Bachelor of Arts: Social Science

Certifications

Other information

Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the Assessment Exercises for the recruitment of the position, which may include Written/Technical tests and/or Interviews, as applicable for recruitment of the position.This position doesn't require a functional clearance

Remote

No