No single place lists every job in Libya. Some employers advertise on job sites, others on their Facebook page or their own website, and international organisations on their portals and specialist sites. You will see more openings if you combine three or four channels and check them regularly.

This guide covers the channels people use most, what each one is good for, and one practical tip for each. We are the jobs.ly team, and our site is one of these channels, so at the end we say plainly what jobs.ly offers, without ranking anyone.

Libyan job sites

These sites focus on the Libyan job market, and both local and international employers advertise on them.

  • Libyanjobs (Opens in a new tab): a Libyan job site in Arabic and English where employers post vacancies. You can upload your CV and sign up for job alerts. Tip: turn the alerts on so new adverts come to you instead of searching every day.
  • Wadaif (Opens in a new tab): a Libyan job platform with adverts in cities such as Tripoli, Benghazi and Misrata. You can create an account, add your CV and apply through it. Tip: check when the advert was posted and its closing date before you apply.
  • Ejad (Opens in a new tab): a Libyan hiring platform that connects employers with job seekers, with jobs in Tripoli and Benghazi. Tip: if an advert shows no posting date or deadline, apply early.

A general tip: register on two or three sites you will actually check, and keep an up-to-date CV ready to send. Signing up everywhere and never going back takes time without adding chances.

Regional job sites and job search engines

  • Bayt (Opens in a new tab): a large job site for the Arab region with a section for Libya. Useful for regional and international companies, and for openings in other countries if you are thinking of working abroad. Tip: complete your profile, because employers can find you when they search candidates' profiles.
  • Tanqeeb (Opens in a new tab): a search engine that gathers job adverts from other sites in one place, handy for scanning many adverts quickly. Tip: always open the original advert and check its date and how to apply, because gathered adverts can stay up after the job has closed.

LinkedIn

LinkedIn (Opens in a new tab) is a professional network where many companies and international organisations post jobs, and where recruiters search for and contact candidates.

Tip: write a clear headline under your name, such as “Accountant, 3 years in audit”, and use the “Open to Work” option to tell recruiters you are available. Follow the organisations you want to work for, and set up a job alert for your job title plus “Libya”.

The UN and international organisations

UN agencies and international NGOs work in Libya. They advertise jobs for national and international staff, as well as consultancies, internships and volunteer roles.

  • UN Careers (Opens in a new tab): the official jobs portal of the UN Secretariat.
  • ReliefWeb Jobs (Opens in a new tab): a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) where organisations post jobs free of charge; you can filter by country.
  • Impactpool (Opens in a new tab): a site for UN and NGO jobs, with a page for Libya. Browsing adverts is open; some extra services are paid.
  • UN Jobs (Opens in a new tab): a site that gathers UN and NGO vacancies, with a page for each country.
  • Organisations' own websites: look for the “Careers” or “Jobs” page of the organisation you want to join, because some adverts appear there first.

Tip: always apply on the organisation's own site, even if you found the advert on a site that gathers vacancies. Start early, because some portals ask for a full profile that takes time to prepare. And never pay anyone who promises you a UN job: the UN does not charge a fee at any stage of recruitment.

OpenSooq

OpenSooq (Opens in a new tab) is a classified ads site with a jobs section for Libya. It is useful for local jobs that shops and small businesses advertise directly, such as sales, services and trades.

Tip: anyone can post on a classifieds site, so check the employer's name and address before going to an interview, and make sure the interview is at a known workplace.

Facebook groups and Telegram channels

Many employers in Libya post their jobs on Facebook: on their own pages, and in pages and groups that collect adverts by city or field. There are also Telegram channels that repost job adverts.

Adverts spread fast here, but they are often copied without a source or a date. Tip: find the original advert on the employer's page or website before you send any details, and never send a photo of your ID card or passport in a private message to someone you don't know. Follow the employers you care about directly rather than relying on groups alone.

Employers' own careers pages

Many organisations post jobs on the “Careers” page of their own website, and some never post them anywhere else.

Tip: make a list of ten organisations you would like to work for and visit each careers page once a week. If the page lets you register or sign up for email alerts, do it. Open the page from the official website itself, not from a link someone sent you.

Recruitment agencies

Recruitment agencies look for candidates on behalf of other organisations, their clients. A genuine agency is paid by the employer, not by the job seeker. The ILO's General Principles for Fair Recruitment say that no recruitment fees or related costs should be charged to workers or job seekers.

Tip: ask the agency for its licence number and who it is hiring for, or at least the field and the place of work. If it asks you for money to register or to “confirm” a job, don't pay.

Freelancing online

If your skills are in writing, translation, design, programming or digital marketing, you can work for clients in Libya and abroad through freelance platforms.

Tip: before you start, check which payout methods each platform offers to someone in Libya; it is one of the questions freelancers in Libya ask most. Start with a profile that shows real samples of your work, and keep the agreement and the payment on the platform, because its protection doesn't cover deals made outside it.

What jobs.ly adds

jobs.ly is a Libyan jobs and recruitment platform operated by Libyan Spider. This is what you will find there:

  • Searching, applying and your CV are free for job seekers.
  • A CV in Arabic and English that you build once and use to apply.
  • Alerts for new jobs that fit your CV, by email or browser notification.
  • Your CV is not public unless you choose so, and the public CV link hides your phone number and email address.
  • Search in Arabic or English by city, field and work arrangement; you can also type a plain sentence such as “accountant in Tripoli above 3000”.
  • Separate accounts for recruitment agencies; verified agencies show their Ministry of Labour licence number.
  • Jobs posted on the site normally end after 45 days, or earlier if closed, and closed jobs leave the search.
  • Some adverts come from their original sources, and each job page says how to apply: through jobs.ly or through the employer's own link.
  • A salary guide and a job market page, based on adverts that state a salary.

jobs.ly doesn't replace the other channels in this guide; it adds to them. Use it alongside two or three of the sites above and the careers pages of the employers you care about.

How to spot a fake advert

The first rule: never pay to apply or to get a job. A real employer doesn't charge you to register, to be interviewed, for training or to confirm an offer. Warning signs:

  • A very high salary for easy work, or a quick “yes” without an interview.
  • A request for money under any name: file fee, deposit, training, visa or “reserving your place”.
  • Contact only through WhatsApp or Telegram, with no organisation name or clear address.
  • A request for your passport, bank details or a sign-in code you received by message, before any interview.
  • A free email address, such as Gmail, claiming to be a large company or an international organisation.
  • Pressure to decide now “before the chance is gone”.

Before you apply, look up the organisation and compare the advert with what it posts on its official pages. Never share a sign-in code or password with anyone. If you see a suspicious advert on jobs.ly, report it from the job page. For more, read How to check a job advert and avoid recruitment scams.

A simple weekly plan

  1. Update your CV, and prepare an English version if the jobs you want ask for one.
  2. Turn on alerts on two or three job sites.
  3. Follow ten organisations you would like to work for, on their websites, Facebook and LinkedIn.
  4. Set two fixed times a week for applying, and keep a simple table of where and when you applied.
  5. Follow up after a week or two with a short, polite message, if the advert gives a way to get in touch.

The sites in this guide were checked on 2026-10-26. Their services and terms can change, so check them before you sign up. Mentioning a site here doesn't mean a partnership with it or a guarantee of its adverts.