The British Embassy Amman has a vacancy for a Political Adviser on a fixed term contract of 2 years (renewable). 

This is a key leadership role at the heart of the Embassy’s Political & Governance Team, contributing to the UK-Jordan bilateral relationship.

You will deliver on joint UK Jordan priorities, provide valuable insight and analysis on Jordan’s domestic and international priorities, and support the engagement of senior UK government stakeholders with their Jordanian counterparts. 

You will build and maintain a strong network of contacts across Jordanian diplomatic, political, parliamentary and civil society landscape to support understanding and analysis of the local context and political dynamics.

You will lead on the UK’s relationship with key Jordanian institutions, such as parliament – building relationships, leading engagement and identifying trends and risks. You will also contribute to UK support for Jordan’s political modernisation agenda to build a more representative, accountable and responsive political system. This includes advising on the Embassy’s political modernisation work aiming to strengthen parliamentary scrutiny, support the development of political parties and improve citizen engagement, particularly for women and youth. 

Operating at the junction of governance delivery and domestic politics, you will ensure our programming, engagement and reporting reinforce each other and deliver real progress in a complex, sensitive political environment.

Duties and responsibilities:

Political analysis:

Provide reporting, insight and political analysis to senior stakeholders. Identify key and relevant developments in Jordan’s political landscape, including on Human Rights, analyse and explain these while identifying risks, opportunities, and implications for the UK. 

Lead concise reporting on political developments that affect programme delivery, identifying issues relating to Parliament, political parties, and the enabling environment for reform. Provide timely, decision-ready political economy analysis (what is feasible, with whom, and when) to keep engagement and delivery politically informed and adaptive.

Inform and support senior engagements and strategic priorities on areas of UK-Jordan collaboration across the breadth of the UK-Jordan partnership.

Deliver and quality-assure briefings, policy submissions, and visit plans for colleagues, working across the embassy. 

Work collaboratively to ensure joined-up analysis and delivery where domestic politics and governance intersect with wider priorities. 

External Engagement & Building Networks:

Own relationship with key democratic institutions, including National Assembly, Senate and human rights bodies. Build relationships, monitor developments, advise on senior engagement, identify news, trends and potential risks to UK priorities. 

Build and sustain effective working relationships across government, political actors, civil society and the diplomatic & donor community. Conduct stakeholder management and convening that helps to deliver on joint UK-Jordan priorities.

Advise the Ambassador and senior UK government stakeholders on who and how to engage with the Jordanian political system, advising on risk and wider implications for UK interests. 

Regular engagement with key political stakeholders, producing clear readouts and identifying implications for UK interests. 

Support the Governance Adviser to work with external counterparts, implementers and like‑minded partners to steer the direction of governance programming, unblock progress through relationships, and keep governance and domestic politics strands mutually-reinforcing. 

Maintain live stakeholder mapping and advise on risks, opportunities and reform feasibility.

Support on wider Embassy delivery

Contribute to the Crisis Committee, supporting Embassy response to a crisis in Jordan or the wider region. 

Play an active and supportive role to the wider Embassy delivery, taking on responsibility for key activities and support of wider Embassy events, including the high-profile annual King’s Birthday Party.

The above list is not exhaustive, and the jobholder will be required to be flexible and take on other ad hoc tasks as required.

The above list is not exhaustive, and the jobholder will be required to be flexible and take on other ad hoc tasks as required

 Key behaviours required:

• Communicating and Influencing: Communicate purpose and direction with clarity, integrity and enthusiasm, respecting the needs, responses and opinions of others.
• Working Together: Form effective partnerships and relationships with people both internally and externally, from a range of diverse backgrounds, sharing information, resources and support.
• Making effective decisions: Use evidence and knowledge to support accurate, expert decisions and advice. Carefully consider alternative options, implications and risks of decisions.
• Delivering at Pace: Take responsibility for delivering timely and quality results with focus and drive.

In addition, we are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Integrity
• Honesty
• Objectivity
• Impartiality

Eligibility:

If you are selected for this position, we will be able to employ you as long as:

• You have the right to live and work in Jordan; and
• You receive the appropriate level of security clearance.

• Strong analytical judgement and the ability to translate complex political/governance developments into clear implications and options for decision makers.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships and operate with discretion across a wide range of stakeholders.
• Demonstrable delivery skills: planning, prioritizing, driving follow-through and identifying risks early.
• Excellent drafting skills, producing clear, succinct, high-quality written outputs at pace.
• Ability to represent the UK externally in a professional, responsible manner, promoting UK interests.
• Collaborative approach and ability to work across teams and disciplines to keep activity joined up.
• Commitment to inclusive approaches, including attention to women’s and young people’s participation and voices where relevant.
• Previous experience carrying out high-quality political analysis to inform strategic decision making.
• More than 2 years of experience working on politics, including engaging effectively with parliament, civil society or NGOs.
• Strong understanding of Jordanian and regional political dynamics.
• Excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills.
• Proven ability to work under own initiative, plan and prioritise tasks.
• Excellent communication skills in Arabic and English, both written and spoken. Ability to express ideas and messages clearly and concisely.
• Strong IT skills, including proficiency in MS Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Copilot and Teams).