Women's Economic Justice Technical Specialist

"CARE International seeks a world of hope, tolerance, and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and all people live with dignity and security. In Jordan, CARE will be recognized for its commitment to the


humanitarian protection and empowerment of communities especially women and girls, where rights are secured, and human potential fulfilled for all.



CARE in Jordan leads humanitarian protection, economic empowerment, and civic engagement interventions for women and girls from poor and vulnerable communities in the fight to overcome poverty, gender-based

violence, and social injustice. We nurture accountability, leadership and political will internally and among our partners to achieve this mission.

CARE values equality, integrity, transformation, excellence, diversity, and respect for the dignity and worth of every human being, where we affirm the dignity, potential, and contribution of all; communities we work with, partners, donors, and staff.

CARE International established a presence in Jordan in 1948, created in the wake of the Palestinian refugee crisis. Over 70 years later, CARE has served the needs of the Palestinian, Iraqi, Somali, Sudanese, and now Syrian refugee communities.

CARE’s scope of work has evolved from emergency response to long-term development programming, now encompassing an Urban Refugee Protection Program, the Azraq Camp Program, and the Sustainable Development Program.

CARE International in Jordan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or disability.

CARE is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those that are suitable to work within our values are recruited to work for us.

Job Summary :CARE is a global leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We are known everywhere for our unshakeable commitment to defending the dignity of people. CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice. We seek a world of hope, tolerance, and social justice, where poverty has been overcome, and all people live with dignity and security. We put women and girls at the center of our work because we know we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. CARE started working in 1948 in Jordan to meet the needs of refugees and displaced persons who had been forced to flee their homes in Palestine, as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and the subsequent creation of Israel. Today, CARE’s programming in Jordan spans across the humanitarian-development-peacebuilding nexus to support the most vulnerable communities in Jordan, with a strong focus on Gender Equality, Women’s Economic Justice, Climate Justice, and protection/basic needs in Humanitarian contexts. 

 

CARE believes that when women control economic resources, they will transform their lives and communities. CARE Jordan’s Women’s Economic Justice (WEJ) programming puts women at the center and leverages local expertise and networks, market-based approaches, and the private sector to help women earn, save, and invest more to reduce poverty, deliver equity, and improve women’s prosperity and economic resilience. The Women’s Economic Justice (WEJ) Technical Specialist will serve as CARE Jordan’s technical lead on women’s economic justice and empowerment, in line with the country 2023-2027 strategy. Reporting to the ACD-Programs, this position will support the growth and technical excellence of CARE Jordan’s programs by (1) providing high-quality technical support to country project teams working on WEJ and related activities to ensure CARE’s strategic initiatives, and activities reflect state-of-the-art approaches and capture/adapt effective tools and processes; (2) supporting new business development through thematic donor and stakeholder engagement, high quality design of integrated programing for new concepts/proposals, and (3) Managing external relationships and collaboration with key stakeholders, partners, and coordination bodies. The WEJ Technical Specialist will collaborate with global and regional colleagues to share CARE Jordan program learning, and ensure alignment with key technical approaches, internal ways of working, and ensure programming adheres CARE’s Prevention of Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, and Abuse (PSHEA) policies and commitments.

 

Responsibilities and Tasks :

 

JOB RESPONSIBILITY 1:Technical Team Leadership .20%


1. Provide vision and strategic direction, technical leadership, and oversight to CARE’s WEJ initiatives in line with CARE Jordan’s 2023-2027 country strategy.

2. Lead the development and technical quality of CARE’s WEJ projects and strategic initiatives such as Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA), women’s entrepreneurship, corporate advisory, social enterprises, and impact investing.

3. Provide strategic advice to the ACD-Programs and SMT at-large to guide strategy, planning and delivery.

4. Collaborate closely with technical colleagues and other teams at CARE including the program management office, humanitarian lead, program support, business development; and the communications team to enhance the integration and promotion of women’s economic empowerment in project design and implementation.

 

JOB RESPONSIBILITY 2:Program Excellence .30%


1. Ensure high-quality WEJ programming throughout project life cycles through support to partners, Programs staff, and consultants supporting WEJ activities. This includes a focused approach to provide regular check-ins; delivery of training; review of project plans, analysis of program data, and reporting. 

2. Leveraging CARE’s global tools, develop WEJ quality standards, standard operating procedures, and guidelines in close collaboration with program teams and partners.

3. Strengthen the technical capacity of partners and project staff through training, standard operating procedures, and technical assistance to implement WEJ activities in line with the organization’s standards and global best practices.

4. Collaborate with the MEAL and Information Management colleagues to ensure organizational learning is captured and utilized through workshops and trainings; special evaluations; documenting and addressing lessons learned; and building the evidence-base for WEJ in Jordan.

5. Together with the MEAL and Information Management colleagues, improve M&E systems required by WEJ programs to ensure high quality data is being captured, analyzed, and used for decision-making, design, planning, and reporting.

6. Provide gender expertise, guidance, and technical support across Global Communities’ WEE programming, supporting broad understanding of gender-transformative best practices and implementation approaches, including alignment with relevant US government policies.

7. In collaboration with all CARE colleagues ensure that all WEJ activities Do No Harm and adequately consider safe programming principles and risks of women’s empowerment and challenging existing norms and practices

 



JOB RESPONSIBILITY 3:Positioning and Resource Mobilization 25%


1. Lead technical collaboration with external partners, peer organizations, and implementing partners related to WEJ to expand the scope and scale of the program.

2. Support resource mobilization efforts to grow the WEJ technical portfolio, leading and/or supporting technical design processes with the ACD-Programs; and supporting proposal writing with the Business Development and Grants Manager as assigned.

3. Identify, pursue, and secure new growth opportunities with existing donors, the private sector, and new and non-traditional donors and investors.

4. Develop highly impactful messages about CARE’s WEJ projects in Jordan and related programming to share with donors and partners.

5. Promote partnerships and linkages with other organizations working on WEJ issues at local, country, regional and global levels.

 

JOB RESPONSIBILITY 4:Thought Leadership and Organizational Visibility .20%




Job Responsibility #5 - Thought Leadership and Organizational Visibility (20%) 

1. Establish positive working relationships with governmental, NGO, local and international organizations, academic institutions, and private sector actors with activities drive WEJ program development, innovation, and identify areas of potential collaboration.

2. Represent CARE in appropriate networks, working groups, coalitions, and other forums and ensure CARE’s women’s economic justice and related programming is well represented. This includes strategically advocating for changes in discriminatory social norms, economic structures, laws, policies and practices that marginalize women.  

3. Identify and execute research and partnerships that advance the organization’s thought leadership on women’s economic advancement and savings groups programming.

4. Support partners, Project Managers and the Communications Officer to develop high quality case studies, best practices, and lessons learned that are supported with an evidence-base, beneficiary testimonials, impact/comparative data, and other relevant information.

5. Serve as reviewer and/or lead writer for technical briefs, capacity statements, marketing materials, publications, program reports, and reference materials highlighting CARE’s WEJ and related work.

6. Engage in communication with CARE project managers and the SMT to ensure consistent information sharing and collaboration across CARE projects.

7. Support partners and project officers to communicate key milestones to necessary stakeholders within the community.

 


JOB RESPONSIBILITY 5:Other duties and Responsibilities assigned by the supervisor. 5%


 

Qualifications/Education/Training :

 

Required : 


• Recognized expert in two or more of the key WEJ sector disciplines (e.g., village savings and loans associations, income generation, financial inclusion, market-based approaches, entrepreneurial ecosystems).

• Proven skills in partnership building, influencing and negotiation with a range of humanitarian actors, including governments, UN agencies, academic institutions, networks, national/local NGOs and community groups.

• Demonstrated success in managing projects, including a strong background in high level planning, organizational and time management skills, including flexibility, attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure to meet challenging deadlines.

• Experience in new business development, including program design, proposal writing, networking, and partnership cultivation.

• Business development and project support experience with USAID and other large international donors.

• Experience in facilitating the development of manuals, documenting processes, and best practices.

• Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and commitment to CARE’s core values.

 

Experience/Technical Skills:

 

Required:

 


Strong facilitation skills, including the design and management of effective training's, workshops and meetings with diverse participants.

Strong skills in written communication, including effective report writing

Strong skills in inter-personal communications, able to work effectively with multiple stakeholders in a complex, multi-actor environment.

 

Strong team player, able to develop and maintain effective working relationships within a distributed and dynamic team.

Flexible, creative and solution-oriented approach in an innovative environment

Competence with MS Office applications, including Word, Excel and Outlook.

 


Applications can be submitted until 17th April2024, via the below link after that interviews will start for selected applicants.

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 



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