PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY COMPONENT LEAD, PAJ ACTIVITY

PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY COMPONENT LEAD, PAJ ACTIVITY

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Management Systems International (MSI), a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area management consultancy with a 40-year history of delivering results for our clients. Our expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation; democracy and governance; peace and stability; rule of law and accountability; education; gender and inclusion; strategic communications; and leadership and organizational development. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria and Ukraine, and works domestically. We support clients ranging from the U.S. Government (e.g., the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Departments of State and Labor, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation) to large bilateral and multilateral donors (e.g., the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program). We also work with national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Project Summary:

The Jordan Public Accountability and Justice Strengthening (PAJ) Activity is designed to strengthen accountability systems, procedures, and mechanisms within the Government of Jordan and judicial institutions and enhance their ability to serve and communicate effectively with the public. It also fosters awareness and pressure by civil society organizations, the public, and the private sector on the government’s adherence to the law and its international commitments to govern in an accountable manner that safeguards the rights of vulnerable populations.

**Please note: Only Jordanian citizens are eligible for this position.**

Position Summary:

The Public Accountability Component Lead will provide technical expertise, management, and oversight of the Public Accountability Component (Component 1) staff, trainers, and expert consultants for activity implementation focusing on improving Government of Jordan (GOJ) institutions’ efficiency, transparency, and protection of human rights. The Lead will report to the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP).

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the planning and execution of component activities to enhance GOJ institutions’ efficiency, transparency, and protection of human rights.
• Provide technical assistance, training, and capacity development to support GOJ efforts to improve its public sector institutions’ efficiency, transparency, and protection of human rights.
• Provide technical expertise for the related GOJ public institutions in Jordan and serve as a point of contact with the partner public institutions including ministries, commissions, departments, and offices.
• Manage and direct activities and staff under the GOJ public accountability component.
• Serve as a bridge between short-term experts and GOJ partner institutions by supervising the work of such experts and their deliverables to ensure timeliness and quality.
• Ensure operational efficiency of the Component 1 team and adherence to contractual and work plan requirements and timelines.
• Achieve and monitor progress against the work plan in all areas of Component 1 activities.
• Coordinate with the Activity’s monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) team to track Component 1 progress against Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) indicators and ensure all targets are met.
• Ensure the drafting, editing, and timely submission of Component 1 information and data needed for weekly, quarterly, PMP and annual reports, as well as any other reports and deliverables as requested.
• Ensure that appropriate inputs from local staff and/or consultants are provided for reporting needs.
• Ensure high technical quality and timeliness of all Component 1 activities and deliverables.
• Ensure that Component 1 success stories are submitted to the Activity’s senior management team according to the established timelines.
• Carry out other duties as assigned by the DCOP or Chief of Party.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in law, public administration or relevant field is required.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience with five years in a management role required
• Experience working on programs of public accountability and transparency in Jordan required.
• Leadership experience working with GOJ institutions required.
• Fluency in Arabic and working proficiency in English required.

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We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

MSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities/Veterans Employer.

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