The Organization
Plan Denmark and Plan International Jordan have been contracted by the Novo Nordisk Foundation to implement a 5 Year program (2022-2026) called “Najahna” focused on youth economic empowerment in Jordan. The action will aim to complement JRP’s top priority, which is to strengthen systems to protect the dignity and welfare of Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians impacted by the Syrian crisis. By doing this, the project will support Jordan’s enduring commitment to continue to build an integrated multi-year framework to respond to the Syrian crisis in a transparent, collaborative, and sustainable manner in line with the Global Compact on Refugees framework.
Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice. Plan actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. Plan support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. Plan place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind. Plan have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years and are now active in more than 70 countries. Plan Denmark and Plan International Jordan are both part of Plan International. Plan Denmark works with Plan Country Offices in more than 77 countries to ensure that children, adolescents and young people are safe and influence decision making in resilient communities that respect their rights and offer equal opportunities for all regardless of gender. Plan International Jordan was established in 2016 and works to improve the resilience of vulnerable Syrian refugees and Jordanians in both Azraq refugee camp as well as in host communities.
ROLE PURPOSE
The Youth Project Officer is responsible for supporting the project manager in planning, overseeing, and directing the operations, services, and activities of an assigned Youth program as part of the overall Najahna Program. Performance requires ability to work independently with initiative and proactivity within established guidelines.
THE PROGRAM
Going on its eleventh year, and with 6.6 million refugees worldwide, the Syrian displacement crisis is the largest the world has seen in decades. Of those, 5.6 million are hosted in Syria’s neighbouring countries. The Kingdom of Jordan, being one of the most affected countries by the Syrian crisis hosts over 1.36 million refugees. Syrian refugees and conflict affected youth in Jordan confront many challenges, including poverty, limited access to quality formal and non-formal education, high unemployment rates and barriers to economic opportunities. In addition, the youth often experience an exacerbation of harmful social norms, attitudes and behaviours in their communities that prevent adolescent girls and young women from achieving their full potential. The Najahna program aims to empower 48,000 young Syrian refugees and other conflict-affected youth in Jordan, especially adolescent girls, and young women, to become economic, social viable actors in an inclusive, healthy protective and gender responsive environment. The three interlinked program objectives are focused on working with Education, Economic Empowerment, and an Enabling Environment respectively, and provide a gender-transformative frame for a holistic approach to a complex problem. Against this background, the program targets different barriers that young people face from the systems level, with a weak educational system and a restrictive legal and policy environment for refugees, to the societal level characterized by harmful social norms, practices and traditions that stand in the way of young women’s economic empowerment, and finally, to the skills and capacities that young people need at an individual level.
The Najahna program will be led by Plan Denmark and Plan International Jordan in collaboration with four consortium partners; The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), The Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS), Includovate and The Confederation of Danish Industries (DI). The consortium partners bring an exceptional combination of experience, capacity and presence built on many years working with refugees and conflict-affected youth in ensuring access to Education, Youth Economic Empowerment, Health/Protection mainstreaming, gender and gender transformative approaches in various countries around the world as well as in Jordan.. Includovate will ensure that learning and research are integrated and inform program design and adaptation throughout the program duration.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Oversee the implementation of the interventions across the project and provide day-to-day operational support to the team.
- Support the implementation of related activities, follow up on plans, reports, and assigned tasks.
- Support in Implement and overseen youth economic activities.
- Provide support to youth participants
- Facilitate access to opportunities among the consortium partners
- Ensure continuous engagement, participation and consultation of youth stakeholders in all steps of the project planning and implementation;
- Promote a strong team spirit and providing oversight and support to the team members of the project to ensure communication, and open channels among the project’s team and other departments at the organization.
- Mobilize the youth by connecting them with a range of local and national youth networks to offer them the chance to share experiences, acquire new skills and raise their voices in youth forums;
- Actively contribute to project planning and adaptation of the project approaches in line with the project’s team members, Technical unit and youth participants priorities and needs;
- Representing the project to different stakeholders in the different areas of implementation: partners, CSOs, CBOs, municipalities, community leaders and youth;
- Support the coordination, preparation and facilitation of all events related to the project (meetings, workshops, trainings, consultations, national stakeholders meeting);
- Conduct regular field visits, provide coaching and technical support on regular basis and ensure implementation of effective coordination mechanisms;
- Identify areas in need of capacity building of youth and CBOs;
- Ensure implementation of code of conduct, and internal Child Protection policy.
- Abide by the security policies and procedures and report any incidents or breaches to line manager and / or security manager.
- Work with Project Manager and other departments on reporting requirements of the project;
- Support the Project manager in managing the budget through tracking programme expenditure, developing forecasts, and managing programme procurement according to the implementation plan.
- Ensure rigorous implementation of quality and accountability mechanisms in coordination with the technical unit;
- When required, participate to meetings and follow-up with the consortium partners, donor, including monitoring visits;
- Ensure all project deliverables and activities are in line with donor and PLANJO requirements; while taking into consideration the best practices.
- Support the logistic, procurement and financial issues related to all project activities and events;
- Conduct regular meetings with the technical team to follow on the implementation, identify problems related to the performance of the sessions and attendance and find solutions
- Follow up with HR department on the volunteers’ monthly attendance and the contracts preparation and renewal regularly.
- Collaborate with MEAL team and other colleagues to identify lessons learned and recommendations to continuously improve the project.
- Ensure tracking of set indicators throughout the implementation cycle and regular reporting on impact, and in coordination with the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit.
- Collaborate with Communication and Advocacy Officer on all communication, visibility and advocacy requirements.
- Regularly participate to management meetings to update colleagues on project updates and progress.
- Undertake all other duties determined by the project management team.
Technical expertise, skills and knowledge
Knowledge:
- Minimum 2-3 years of experience working in a humanitarian context, specifically in project coordination, lobbying and advocacy, and meaningful youth participation
- Good understanding of community development and civic engagement concepts and practices
- Trained on communication skills
- Trained on community engagement
- Trained on gender, inclusion and GBV is a plus
- Understanding of humanitarian response, coordination mechanism, humanitarian reform and action
- Experience in youth programming
- Experience in networking with CSOs and relevant governmental institutions
- Bachelor degree (master’s degree is an asset) in social work, psychology, sociology, international relations or any other related field
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
Competencies:
- Fluent in Arabic, Very good English speaking & writing skills
- Good skills in data management and analysis, logistics, administration procedures, reporting, documentation, and archiving
- Solid communication, interpersonal, negotiation and relation management skills and experience
- Proven ability to work effectively and sensibly in cross-cultural settings and complex environments
- Experience in building and maintaining relationships and networks with individuals, communities and development partners
- Soft skills
- Result Driven, Team Work, Planning and Organizing, Communication
Plan International’s Values in Practice
We are open and accountable
- Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
- Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
- Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
- Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
- Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people
We strive for lasting impact
- Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
- Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
- Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
- Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.
We work well together
- Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
- Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
- Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
- Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.
We are inclusive and empowering
- We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential
- We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge equality in our programs and our workplace
- We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives.
Physical Environment
It is an Office-based environment, the office is located at Plan Jordan (Amman).
Level of contact with children
- Low contact: Contact with children is Medium
ROLE PROFILE
Type of Role: Fixed-term Job
Contract Duration: 6 Months
Reports to: Senior Project Manager
Location: Amman, Jordan
Grade: Level 12
Closing Date: 27.08.24
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
Please note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Child Safeguarding Policy.
How to apply
Career Opportunities: Youth Officer (50253) (successfactors.eu)