Senior Private Sector Lead

The USAID Makanati Women Economic Empowerment and Leadership Activity

will use a Champions of Change approach to work with private sector firms, the government, community-based organizations (CBOs), and other high-level stakeholders to create an enabling environment for women to undertake waged employment in the private sector in Jordan. To that end, USAID

Makanati

will work with partners and stakeholders to encourage women to consider career choices in high-growth, priority sectors and promote the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in Jordan’s labor force. Using a targeted sector and regional focus. The Activity’s goal is to establish pathways through which social change and economic opportunities lead to a systemic shift from women’s exclusion to inclusion in market systems and increase women’s economic participation in the private sector. This holistic approach will bridge the gap between women’s and men’s inclusion in the workforce and, overall, will contribute to inclusive economic growth in Jordan.

USAID Makanati

will achieve its mandate through the pursuit of three interlinked and equally important performance objectives:

• Improve women’s access to jobs in the private sector and leadership opportunities in the private and public sectors;
• Improve supported positive perceptions, practices, and advocacy; and
• Stimulate and enforce more equitable, safe, and accessible working environments.

The complexity and interconnectedness of the performance objectives necessitates considering both top-down (e.g., policy and regulatory reform) and bottom-up (e.g., mentoring) levers across market subsystems (workplace, individual, community, and government. This framework recognizes the bidirectional relationship between economic change and social change: economic change can stimulate changes in social norms, and changes in social norms can produce economic change.

USAID Makanati is implemented by EnCompass LLC in partnership with Nathan Associates, Integrated International and JoWomenomics.

Nathan, a Cadmus Company, is a leading provider of analytic and economic consultancy services worldwide. In the past decade, we have implemented more than 120 projects in more than 50 countries leveraging our global presence in Washington DC, London, and India. From improved transparency and deeper stakeholder engagement to more effective policies and more resilient businesses, we deliver results that impact economic growth, human development, and poverty reduction. We are passionate about applying our deep analytical expertise and advanced proprietary tools to generate economic solutions tailored to our clients’ unique challenges. Nathan focuses on a range of economic development subject matter areas including Trade & Logistics; Economic Policy & Governance; Private Sector Development; Women’s Economic Empowerment; and Financial Solutions.

Function Note

The

Senior Private Sector Lead

will serve as an integral member of the senior leadership team on Makanati. The position is crosscutting, working across all three Objectives, as they are interlinked, mutually reinforcing and of equal importance. The person in this role will lead the engagement, interventions and strategies within the private sector to improve and create an enabling work environment for women’s employment and leadership. This role will focus on developing and implementing lasting interventions and strategies for improvement.

Reporting Line & Anticipated Collaboration

Reports to

the Technical Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP);

Manages

Private Sector Liaison Specialist; Capacity building and training specialist; Pathway to Leadership Specialist; Partnerships and networking specialist.

Collaborates With

Chief of Party (COP), DCOP and other Senior Leads to develop work plan and lead implementation of activities; Grants Manager to design/implement grant activities; MEL & CLA Director to ensure measurement of success is captured.

Key Resposibilities

Private Sector Engagement and partnership:

Lead the private sector team to ensure the development and the planning of the Makanati Values initiative with the private sector including the management of relevant information platforms

Lead the project team in identifying programmatic private sector engagement opportunities and expanding strategic priorities, such as partnerships, capacity building where needed

Oversee and direct the implementation of the different interventions under the private sector component

Advocate for system change with private sector partners and champions based on exchange of experiences, best practices, and other business promotion mechanisms

Synchronize private sector engagement with other components leads to achieve a sustainable and strategic triangular dialogue and relationship between the private sector, government and community influencers and actors. Build support among private sector partners and key stakeholders for policy reforms and recommended policy/regulatory action under Makanati Workforce Policy Lab, that target an improved enabling environment to support women’s decision making to seek employment or become economically active

Provide technical management, guidance and support to team members using an appreciative and supportive approach

Capacity Building

Lead the assessment, identification, design and delivery of capacity building interventions and activities to support the private sector

Identify and implement the Makanati Pathways to Leadership initiative pillars

Identify and pilot different achievable and visible strategies to create the linkages between the private sector partners, training providers and other stakeholders as required

Provide technical guidance and supervision to short-term consultants, service providers, grantees and other stakeholders contracted or partnered with to deliver capacity building initiatives or products to the private sector. Support the establishment and hosting of the Makanati Values platform including ensuring it is populated with relevant capacity building and information resources.

General

Provide timely inputs to program reports related to this component in compliance with USAID requirements

Work with the private sector team to maintain well-structured documentation and filing system of the component’s work and partner relationships

Work with the operations and grants team to design and disseminate grant activity relevant to the component. Work closely with the COP, DCOP, other Team Leads, MEL and CLA Director on the design of activity reports and annual workplans.

Requirement Note

A University degree in a relevant field of study including Economics, Human Resources, management, social sciences, business administration or any other specializations that showcases knowledge of business and corporate culture.

• At least eight years of relevant experience that indicates understanding of the private sector in Jordan, its priorities and challenges in terms of providing employment opportunities and engagement with local communities and government
• Understanding of women’s economic empowerment debates, indices and indicators preferred
• Knowledge of or experience with Makanati targeted sectors of tourism, manufacturing, transport and logistics, media and creative industries strongly preferred
• Excellent presentation, leadership, mentoring and coaching ability and team building skills
• Strong English and Arabic language skills.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Nathan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. EOE minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.

Candidates who wish to learn more about Nathan's policies, including how to request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, are encouraged to review our

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for Applicants

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