National Project Coordinator

The National Project Coordinator will support the implementation of the Youth NEETs in Southern Neighbourhood Countries and TVET for Decent Work in Jordan projects, coordinating activities to strengthen skills development and youth employment transitions. The role involves planning, monitoring, partnership facilitation, and supporting technical and administrative project functions in Jordan.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a consolidated workplan aligned with the objectives, expected results and budgets of the programmes supported by the position.
• Promote timely, effective, high-quality and gender-responsive implementation in accordance with ILO policies, procedures, values and standards.
• Coordinate the planning and implementation of Youth NEET and TVET for Decent Work activities in Jordan, including interventions to strengthen the relevance, quality and inclusiveness of skills development and young people’s transition to decent employment.
• Design and revise regularly project detailed workplans, implementation schedules, budgets, risk registers and follow-up matrices.
• Monitor the implementation and progress of project activities against agreed indicators, milestones and results frameworks.
• Collect, verify and consolidate disaggregated quantitative and qualitative data to support inclusive analysis; identify implementation constraints, delays and risks; and recommend practical corrective measures.
• Follow up on pending documentation, clarify information and processing requirements, and facilitate timely clearances to ensure the successful delivery of activities and outputs within budget and in line with agreed technical standards and project objectives.
• Facilitate operational partnerships among institutions, social partners and service providers, for enhanced coordination and improved relevance, accessibility and inclusiveness of services leading to better pathways and transitions for all beneficiaries, with a special focus on those facing multiple barriers.
• Coordinate and monitor the work of consultants, service providers and implementing partners.
• Contribute to the preparation of terms of reference and procurement process documentation; support technical evaluation and contracting processes as required; review methodologies, draft outputs and final deliverables; and ensure consistency across technical products and alignment with International Labour Standards, and ILO approaches.
• Participate in the preparation and conduct of technical workshops, validation sessions, training and capacity-development activities, stakeholder consultations, field missions, peer-learning events and study visits.
• Prepare agendas, briefing materials, presentations, minutes and follow-up notes, and ensure that stakeholder and beneficiaries’ feedback, is appropriately reflected in technical products and implementation decisions.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the Ministry of Labour, relevant TVET authorities and institutions, public employment offices, the Department of Statistics, the Ministry of Youth, education and training providers, employers’ and workers’ organisations, UN agencies and other national and local stakeholders.
• Support technical coordination arrangements, consultations and review meetings, and ensure systematic follow-up on agreed actions and priorities.
• Support the design, testing, documentation and refinement of operational approaches or pilot interventions.
• Coordinate feedback from service providers and beneficiaries, assess the usability and relevance of tools to the Jordan context, document implementation lessons and contribute to recommendations for institutionalisation, replication or scale-up.
• Contribute to cooperation and knowledge management at national, regional and global levels.
• Facilitate Jordanian participation in workshops, policy dialogues and peer exchanges; document and disseminate Jordanian experience; identify relevant practices from other countries; and support their adaptation to the Jordanian context.
• Assist in the programming administration and control of resources of the project, including expenditure monitoring, budget forecasts, procurement planning, mission preparation and compliance with ILO administrative and financial procedures.
• Perform other relevant duties assigned by the responsible supervisors.

Requirements

• First-level university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in economics, public policy, labour studies, human resources, education and training, development studies, social sciences or another relevant field.
• An advanced university degree would be an advantage.
• At least one year of professional experience at the national level in the design, coordination or implementation of employment, youth inclusion, skills development, public employment services, labour market or socio-economic development policies, programmes or projects.
• Proven experience in development cooperation project coordination, working with government institutions and coordinating multiple stakeholders is required.
• Experience related to young NEETs, outreach, referral systems, case management, labour market information or active labour market programmes would be an advantage.
• Familiarity with the mandate, tripartite structure and working methods of the ILO would be an asset.
• Excellent command of written and spoken Arabic and English.
• Knowledge of programme and budget management, results-based management and monitoring and evaluation concepts and procedures.
• Knowledge of project administration.
• Knowledge of Jordan’s employment, skills and social protection institutions and of the mandate and structure of labour market institutions in Jordan.
• Knowledge of the office’s financial rules and regulations.
• Good knowledge of the context and challenges for the project areas of expertise.
• Strong analytical and digital skills and ability to justify requirements and approaches to problem resolution, and good drafting skills.
• Ability to review and synthesise qualitative and quantitative information.
• Good ability to interpret project information and to identify and analyze problems with implementation.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to clarify information.
• Demonstrate collaborative and team work experience and ability to work effectively with a multicultural and interdisciplinary team, as well as to work on his/her own initiative.
• Ability to work independently, quickly, precisely, and take initiative and responsibility.
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet the deadline.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, web-browsers and database applications.
• Ability to deal with people with tact and diplomacy.
• Demonstrate sound judgement and political sensitivity.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and gender-sensitive behaviour and attitudes are also required.

Skills

• Employment Policy Design
• Youth Inclusion
• Skills Development Coordination
• Public Employment Services
• Labour Market Analysis
• Socio-Economic Development
• Development Cooperation
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Outreach and Referral Systems
• Case Management
• Labour Market Statistics
• Active Labour Market Programs
• Programme Management
• Budget Management
• Result-Based Management
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Project Administration
• Financial Rules and Regulations
• Analytical Skills
• Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
• Report Writing
• MS Word
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Excel
• Database Applications Knowledge
• Web Browsers
• Multi-cultural Team Collaboration
• Political Sensitivity
• Tact and Diplomacy

Languages

Arabic, English