Gender Specialist, LHSS Jordan

Job Description
The World at Abt
Solving the world’s most pressing issues and improving the quality of life for people worldwide is what we do every day at Abt Associates. Creating a more equitable world is no small task, but we are driven by big challenges.
We are a team of 4,000+ people in over 50 countries working in unison and focused on the bigger picture. Only by sharing our commitment and energy do we affect change and push the boundaries of what’s possible. We welcome diverse ideas, backgrounds, and viewpoints – joining Abt means access to exceptional thinkers at the top of their game.
To thrive at Abt is to embrace flexibility and collaboration. Our open culture allows you to balance your work and personal life as needed to optimize personal well-being. Creating a more equitable world starts from within – we look after people around the world, and we’ll do the same for you.
Ready to embrace rewarding and meaningful work? Now’s your chance.
The Opportunity
Abt Associates seeks a qualified Gender Specialist for the Local Health System Sustainability Project’s Jordan Activity (LHSS Jordan). The LHSS Project is USAID’s flagship initiative in integrated health systems strengthening, with a goal to help low- and middle- income countries transition to sustainable, self-financed health systems to support universal health coverage. LHSS Jordan is supporting the Government of Jordan’s (GOJ) efforts to improve health care professionals’ competencies to deliver quality health services through the institutionalization of a mandatory continuing professional development (CPD) system for professional license renewal. The Activity is also working with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and private sector on strengthening the Jordanian post COVID-19 resilience activities, including strengthening the laboratory sector.
This is a full-time position based in Amman, Jordan, working under the supervision of the Activity’s Deputy Chief of Party.
Core Responsibilities

• Integrate gender into LHSS Jordan operations and programmatic activities, and training activities.
• Design and execute gender trainings for LHSS staff, grantees, and partners.
• Support the MOH and private sector to adapt policies and trainings that address the needs of women and men health workers, including increased leadership opportunities and the mitigation of workplace violence and harassment.
• Ensure the revised AMELP for LHSS Jordan will continue to include GESI indicators to monitor the activity’s progress in this domain.
• Working with the grants manager, manage a grant activity which will conduct a Gender audit for the MOH.
• Provide technical oversight to the grantee, reviewing all deliverables to ensure they are of quality, they are within the grant agreement, and they are in alignment with the Ministry of Health’s requirements.
• Liaise between the grantee and the Ministry of Health and attend all gender grantee and MOH meetings.
• Work with the grants and procurement team, provide oversight on the LHSS grant and subgrant portfolio to ensure that gender considerations are integrated into all grant and subcontract activities and plans
• Work with the continuous professional development team, including importantly the information and technology senior advisor, to ensure gender considerations are built into the CPD system, including within the MOH and the three health councils’ platforms.
• Maintain all files in the LHSS shared drive related to activities.
• Contribute to LHSS/Jordan MEL activities including data collection, analysis and reporting.
• Contribute to LHSS/Jordan Communication activities including the development of success stories, social media posts, briefs, etc. from activity interventions.
• Any other tasks relevant as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Science or any related field. Master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in gender programming.
• Previous experience at USAID-funded programs is preferred
• Strong English writing/speaking skills required and fluency in Arabic preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and training skills.

What We Value

• Bachelor’s Degree + 9 years of relevant experience, or master’s degree + 7 years of relevant experience, or PhD + 4 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Social Science or any related field. Master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in gender programming.
• Previous experience at USAID-funded programs is preferred
• Strong English writing/speaking skills required and fluency in Arabic preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and training skills.

What We Offer
We foster an environment where you can Thrive Your Way. Our innovative total rewards programs are designed to help balance your work and personal life. The approach toward your wellbeing centers around comprehensive benefits and professional development.
Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. Local candidates strongly encouraged to apply.
Disclaimer: Abt Associates will never ask candidates for money in exchange for an offer of employment.
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About Us
The International Development Division focuses on improving the lives and economic well-being of people in lower and middle-income countries. We command technical expertise in health, agriculture, climate change, food security and governance—as well as in international evaluation. Our multi-layered health portfolio includes policy, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. In partnership with government clients and local experts, our high-quality programs in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East are known for impact and innovation.
At Abt Associates, we are committed to creating a lasting culture of equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that in order to achieve full participation, our practices must be free of prejudice, discrimination, and bias that result in inequitable outcomes. We are actively working to advance equity for everyone, and while we still have much work to do, we know that racial and cultural diversity are an asset to our business and the communities where we live and serve. Our ongoing commitment is focused on creating business practices that advance racial and social equity, investments in community impact programs for the benefit of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), and expand upon project work related to racial equity and social justiceللتقدم على الوظيفة