Position Title: Engagement & Liaison Coordinator

Receiving Agency: GSFS Haiti

Location: Port au Prince, Haiti

Duration: 12 months renewable

Language: English and French required, and Haitian Creole desirable

Background

On 30 September 2025, the United Nations Security Council authorized, in resolution 2793 (UNSCR 2793), Member States to transition the deployed Multinational Security Support (MSS) in Haiti to the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), in close cooperation and coordination with the Government of Haiti, for an initial period of twelve months. The GSF mandate includes multiple tasks, including to conduct intelligence-led targeted, counter-gang operations to neutralize, isolate, and deter gangs that continue to threaten the civilian population, abuse human rights and undermine Haitian institutions.

Career Experience

The Engagement and Liaison Coordinator shall have a minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in community engagement, civil affairs, protection, stabilization, or related fields in complex and high-risk environments. Experience managing local teams and third-party personnel, administering small operational budgets, and producing analytical outputs that support planning and decision-making is required. Experience working in an environment that requires confidentiality of personnel information, and security awareness is required. Familiarity with Haiti’s socio-cultural landscape and diaspora dynamics is an advantage.

Languages

Fluency in English, French and Haitian Creole (Kreyòl Ayisyen), both oral and written is required.

Responsibilities of the Engagement and Liaison Coordinator

The Engagement and Liaison Coordinator is based in Port-au-Prince and reports to the Chief Strategic Communications and Public Information Unit. The Engagement and Liaison Coordinator enables safe, structured, two-way engagement with Haitian communities to support GSF planning, operational awareness, and information-integrity objectives.

Additional Notes

This position is open to local recruitment in Haiti, meaning that local applicants must be legally able to work in Haiti. It is important to note that GSF staff members subject to local recruitment are not eligible for allowances or benefits that are exclusively applicable to internationally recruited staff.