Programme Specialist, Gender Responsive Governance and Women’s LeadershipNew

Leads UN Women's Jordan portfolio on gender-responsive governance and women's leadership, directing strategy, implementation and monitoring. The specialist will guide a team and partners, strengthen technical assistance and capacity development, manage reporting and donor engagement, and advance policy dialogue and advocacy with government, civil society, UN entities and development partners.

• Design programme strategies, proposals and initiatives for gender-responsive governance and women’s leadership
• Finalize annual workplans and budgets and manage technical programme implementation
• Guide partners on results-based management tools and performance indicators
• Lead technical assistance, mentoring, training and capacity-development initiatives for partners
• Manage programme monitoring, finances, quarterly reports and donor reports
• Supervise programme personnel, consultants and recruitment processes
• Develop partnerships and resource-mobilization strategies
• Coordinate with UN agencies, government departments, donors and NGOs
• Lead advocacy, knowledge-building and policy dialogue efforts

• Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender or women’s studies, international development or a related field
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects on gender equality and women’s empowerment
• Technical experience in gender-responsive governance and women’s leadership
• Experience leading and coaching staff
• Experience coordinating and liaising at senior level with government agencies and donors
• Fluency in English and Arabic
• Open to locals of Jordan only

• Project or programme management certification
• Experience working in the UN system
• Experience with a modern web-based ERP system, preferably Oracle Cloud

• Programme Strategy
• Gender Mainstreaming
• Results-Based Management
• Budget Management
• Donor Reporting
• Capacity Building
• Partnership Development
• Policy Analysis

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Web-based Management Systems

• The incumbent leads a team of 4 personnel
• Background checks verify academic credentials and employment history