Program Manager – Economic Empowerment
CARE International seeks a world of hope, tolerance, and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and all people live with dignity and security. In Jordan, CARE will be recognized for its commitment to the humanitarian protection and empowerment of communities especially women and girls, where rights are secured, and human potential fulfilled for all.
CARE in Jordan leads humanitarian protection, economic empowerment, and civic engagement interventions for women and girls from poor and vulnerable communities in the fight to overcome poverty, gender-based
violence, and social injustice. We nurture accountability, leadership and political will internally and among our partners to achieve this mission.
CARE values equality, integrity, transformation, excellence, diversity, and respect for the dignity and worth of every human being, where we affirm the dignity, potential, and contribution of all; communities we work with, partners, donors, and staff.
CARE International established a presence in Jordan in 1948, created in the wake of the Palestinian refugee crisis. Over 70 years later, CARE has served the needs of the Palestinian, Iraqi, Somali, Sudanese, and now Syrian refugee communities.
CARE’s scope of work has evolved from emergency response to long-term development programming, now encompassing an Urban Refugee Protection Program, the Azraq Camp Program, and the Sustainable Development Program.
CARE International in Jordan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or disability.
CARE is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those that are suitable to work within our values are recruited to work for us.
CARE International in Jordan has a vacancy for the post of“ Program Manager – Economic Empowerment “:
The Economic Empowerment Program Manager is responsible for providing management and leadership for CARE Jordan's Economic Empowerment program, which includes (but are not limited to): Employment Readiness (facilitating linkages between job seekers, career counseling services, skills development institutions, and employment opportunities); Micro- and Social-Enterprise Development (supporting individuals to develop entrepreneurial competencies, access technical assistance and training, business plan development support, and coaching and mentoring services); and Financial Inclusion (increasing savings, financial education, digital literacy, providing and/or facilitating access to capital for establishing, expanding, and/or sustaining enterprises). Under the supervision of the CARE Jordan Assistant Country Director – Programs, the Economic Empowerment Program Manager is responsible for program implementation, technical support, management, and development ensuring that interventions are responsive to community needs and changing contexts. S/he is responsible for understanding the ecosystems and establishing strategic partnerships ensuring CARE Jordan takes a facilitative role whenever feasible, leveraging complementary institutional capacities within Jordan. S/he is responsible for developing annual implementation plans and budgets, allocating and overseeing resources to acheive plans, developing the technical abilities of program staff, monitoring progress, and adaptating interventions based on data. S/he establishes and maintains effective and productive working relationships with key government partners, private sector partners and NGOs working on economic empowerment. S/he should be a creative, critical thinker interested in learning and research with the goal of identifying innovative solutions to Jordan's complex economic and social challenges.
JOB RESPONSIBILITY 1: Program Management / Team Development (35%)
– Develop a solutions-oriented, responsive, technically skilled program team providing positive coaching and mentoring to staff;
– Create a positive, healthy, can-do, solutions-oriented culture within the program team, promoting creativity/innovation, communication, intervention impact, and much laughter;
– Continuously assess the context, assumptions and changes in the environment to ensure that the Program and intervention focus, strategies and activities remain relevant and to proposed adjustments when needed;
– In collaboration with team, analyze past experiences to systematize and incorporate lessons learned into the planning process;
– Adjust program targets, strategies, resources and delegation of responsibilities to ensure appropriate progress toward Program objectives;
– Share draft plans with program management team, staff and partners involved in the implementation and incorporate their input into the plan;
– Submit annual plans as per established schedules to all program stakeholders.
JOB RESPONSIBILITY 2: (30%)
– Identify key actors in ecosystem and assess strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities, and areas of collaboration;
– Develop close and productive working relationships with all program participants and stakeholders including internal stakeholders within the agency and externally with the private sector, governmental partners, donors and NGOs (national/international) to establish a shared vision of the program and achieve objectives;
– Coordinate with government agencies to provide updates on programming;
– Coordinate with other CARE Jordan programs to synchronize responses and identify areas for collaboration; and as needed, provide technical assistance to other program teams;
– Participate in working groups and other coordination bodies to influence discussions on economic empowerment;
– Contribute to new business development efforts related to economic development programming with a particular focus on vulnerable groups including women;
JOB RESPONSIBILITY 3: Knowledge Management, MERL and Reporting (25%)
– Seek out and understand latest research and evidence, and integrate into intervention designs;
– Apply development theory and best practices to the activities contributing to the CARE Jordan objectives;
– Integrate CARE program quality concepts: Programming Principles, Program Shift, DME, report writing and communications, as well as cross cutting themes of Gender Equity & Diversity, Climate Change/DRR, HIV, and Governance;
– Integrate relvant sectoral/technical best practices and technical assistance are integrated into Program activities;
– Support in the development of program log-frames, theory of change, and PMPs and research plans;
– Support Program Quality team to establish a monitoring system to collect baseline and periodic data for tracking Program performance and decision making;
– Plans and conducts quarterly and annual Program review meeting to assess progress, adjust plans, and draw/disseminate lessons learned;
– Draft monthly/quarterly/annual comprehensive and high-quality Program progress reports;
JOB RESPONSIBILITY 4: Emergency Response / Staff Security (5%)
– Take a lead role in facilitating timely, quality administrative support function delivery in the time of emergency response;
– Guide and support management on staff security concerns;
– Ensure security operational guidelines well established for the CO and field offices following CARE USA Security Guidelines, and all staff are aware (in coordination with the CD).
JOB RESPONSIBILITY 5: Others (5%)
– Fulfill CARE's Program Management Minimum Standards based on the organization-wide guide;
– Ensure activities promote gender equity, conflict sensitivity, and environmental awareness by applying Do No Harm and CARE's Gender Equity policy;
– Participate in internal office coordination and planning meetings and workshops;
– Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to CARE and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission;
– Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership;
– Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies;
Qualifications / Education/Training :
Required:
– BA or equivalent in business administration, social science, management, international development or other relevant field;
– At least 6 years of economic development experience;
– Sound understanding of the concepts behind and practical application economic empowerment programing;
Desired:
– MBA and/or MA preferred;
– Experience in implementing and/or designing financial inclusion programming
Experience/Technical Skills:
Required:
– A proven record of effective program management, including program planning and managing budgets;
– Proven skills in partnership building, influencing and negotiation with a range of local actors, including governments, UN agencies, academic institutions, networks, national/local NGOs and community groups;
– Strong written and oral communication skills in English and Arabic, including report development, writing and editing. Strong program management skills, including working with local partners;
– Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members;
– Willingness to learn, take risks, test new solutions, and transform the economic empowerment landscape.
Desired:
– Experience in engaging with economic empowerment actors.
* Applications can be submitted until 10th August 2023, via the below link after that interviews will start for applicants
