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This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in one of FCDO’s leading safeguarding programmes. In your role as National Associate – Jordan, you will be responsible for the Jordan country assessment, which maps organisational safeguarding capacity and demand, safeguarding service delivery and the evidence base on safeguarding. You will also lead on developing a national communications plan, safeguarding community of practice and workplan. You will manage all activities targeting Jordanian stakeholders (primarily civil society organisations) via the RSH digital platform and face to face (covid permitting). You will report to the Regional Associate (based in Amman) and work closely with colleagues from across the RSH team and Technical Advisor pool. You will have support from regional M&E and communications advisors, as well as a Senior Advisor to the Jordan Hub.
Main Duties and Responsibilites
The primary responsibilities of the post holder are as follows:
1. Plan and deliver the country assessment
· Provide an overview of the safeguarding landscape – policies, laws, referral pathways, institutions and norms that pertain to SEAH in Jordan. This includes key stakeholders and thought leaders working on safeguarding.
· Design (in collaboration with other colleagues within the wider RSH team), plan and deliver (in collaboration with technical advisors from the short-term technical assistance pool) mapping of safeguarding capacity and gaps in Jordan.
· Collect and synthesise Jordanian safeguarding evidence (including an annotated bibliography) (as above)
· Based on the above, draft and complete the country assessment, including proposing priority strategic areas and workstreams that will contribute to the strengthening of safeguarding practices within civil society and to a wider national safeguarding community of practice.
2. Design, promotion and uptake of the Hub activities and Community of Practice
· Draft and implement national hub communication strategy, community of practice approach, strategic and operational workplans. All of the above to be contextualized in a range of ways.
· Promote the use / engagement and visibility of the Resource Hub – including inputting into the design of the national hub web page (with partners Terre des Hommes) and user feedback.
· Organise and coordinate launching of all promotional and communication events in country.
· Promote and facilitate the participation of professionals in webinars and other online learning opportunities.
· Recruit and manage a National Expert Board (NEB) in Jordan. The NEB will bring together diverse thought leaders and practitioners working on SEAH (and broader safeguarding agenda), providing contextualised advice, information, networks and contacts.
· Develop the Jordanian safeguarding community of practice.
· Establish and maintain national level relationships with stakeholders and networks, including donors, CSOs, others in the aid sector working on safeguarding.
3. Design and oversee delivery of trainings, webinars and other country-based initiatives
· Input into the design of the online hub and the Jordan-specific pages. Moderate online discussions in at least one local language.
· Design, organise and deliver (moderate, facilitate, present as needed) face to face events, webinars, workshops.
· Facilitate access to the digital platform in Jordan.
· Respond to queries raised by Jordanian stakeholders on the Hub (e.g. emailed queries, or those raised at events) and connect enquirers with experts in the STTA as necessary and in accordance with agreed eligibility criteria (the Ask an Expert service).
4. Programme and Hub learning
· Actively contribute to cross regional learning between National Associates; this will take place through monthly regional working group meetings and ad hoc engagement - and may involve occasional travel (to be determined).
· Organise the quality control of resources and translations
· Manage the collection of resources and publish them (in original language) to feed the virtual platform library, resources and tools
· Organise and implement processed information and resources in written, audio and video format
· Commissions local translation of materials from Translators without Borders.
5. Management and other
· Identify consultants to assist in delivery of Hub activities as part of the Short Term Technical Assistance (STTA) pool – collect CVs and interview as necessary
· Developing terms of reference/ scopes of work for STTA short assignments, and overseeing the delivery and submission of invoices.
· Work planning and budgeting for activities
· Contribute to reports to FCDO and to the M&E framework on progress of the Jordan Hub
· Adhere to FCDO compliance requirements and relevant policies (e.g. safeguarding, code of conduct, conflict of interest).
· Act as the national safeguarding point of contact for any concerns emerging from national level activities within the RSH.
· Responsible for ensuring reporting mechanisms are clearly visible at national level.
· Conduct regular monitoring to assess the awareness, functionality and safety of reporting mechanisms and referral pathways.
· Be familiar with and adhere to RSH safety and security procedures and safeguarding protocols/ Code of
· Conduct as necessary throughout the life of the programme
Job Details
| Posted Date: | 2021-11-10 |
| Job Location: | Amman, Jordan |
| Job Role: | Safety |
| Company Industry: | Safety & Environment |
| Monthly Salary: | US $50,000 |
Preferred Candidate
| Career Level: | Management |
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