Program Manager – Jordan Office at IM – Swedish Development Partner

IM Swedish Development Partner (IM) are currently looking for a Program Manager for the Middle East stationed in the IM office in Amman, Jordan. If you are an experienced and committed agent for change, we can offer you an opportunity to join and make a real difference to people and communities.

Description

IM works in six regions, including the Middle East, all over the world together with partners to strengthen democracy and to promote absolute equality. In each region we have the role of enabler, connecter and catalyst for societal change based on a strong partner ecosystem and contextual respect and knowledge. We base our work on a rights-based approach and we work with Social Inclusion, Economic Inclusion, Capacity of Civil Society and Enabling Space for Civil Society.

IM has been working in the Middle East since the late 1960s. At present IM in the Middle East works with local partner organizations in Jordan, Palestine and regionally in the areas of disability, youth and women’s rights. We have staff based in Jordan and Palestine. IM wishes to recruit a development program professional.

This is an exciting opportunity for a professional with a strong commitment to the values and mission of fighting poverty, inequality and exclusion and a strong believer in societal change to come on board with a credible NGO, doing excellent right based work in Jordan and the region.

Your role

As a Program Manager you are responsible for partner accompaniment around networking and developing of partner ecosystem in accordance with IM’s overall strategic plan 2019-2023 and build strategic alliances and network using partner’s grassroots actions, learning, research and advocacy ability.

You will have the opportunity to design, plan and implement interventions that contribute to sustainable societal change in the countries we operate in. You will also be responsible for managing the partnership with different type of partners within the region in accordance with IM’s approach to partnership, strategic processes and qualitative requirements.

In addition, you will be involved in various internal processes, as well as actively participate in IM working groups together with colleagues in the global IM family. There is no staff management responsibilities as a Program Manager. You report to the Regional Director for the Middle East.

Your profile

Requirements

· You have 3-7 years of relevant experience of development cooperation – preferably in supporting civil society organizations as agents of change

· You possess excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Arabic

· You have the ability to travel for work to other countries in the region

Personal skills

· You have strong analytical skills

· You have good networking skills

· You are a team player that find it easy to collaborate with colleagues and others

· You are flexible and adaptable, and can take initiatives in finding solutions that brings about results

It’s a plus if you have

· In-depth understanding of current political, economic, social conditions and historical context of the Middle East in general and Jordan and/or Palestine in particular.

· Experience from work with different kind of development actors and/or in Civil society organizations

· Understanding of methodologies and institutional capacity building of Civil society organizations and their strategies

· Experience of working with resilience, gender mainstreaming, environmental & climate change and/or conflict sensitivity

· Good knowledge of the SDGs

· Experience of developing and monitoring effective advocacy strategies

· Good knowledge of digital security

· Experience from seeking external funding

At IM we apply self-leadership, which means that we assume that you take great responsibility for your own work, are driven, motivated and can make your own informed decisions.

We see it as a self-evident that you share IM’s basic values about all people’s equal value and rights and have a strong desire to work for sustainable development.

We offer

With us you get to work in an international environment where humanity and commitment are the focus. IM conducts rights-based work together with partners in fifteen countries around the world. We offer you challenging, stimulating and developing tasks in a creative and collaborative work environment, with the opportunity for competence development and great opportunity to be involved and influence.

We offer flexible work schedules and promote a healthy work/life balance. At IM we strive to be a workplace that values different experiences and perspectives and we see diversity as a strength.

Additional information

Placement: Amman, Jordan with occasional travels to other countries in the region.

Extent: One-year contract, extended based on performance and mutual agreement. 3 months initial probation period.

Start-date: According to agreement

About IM

IM is a Swedish development cooperation organization working to achieve a world free from poverty and exclusion. We do this by mobilizing and strengthening individuals and groups who are fighting for equality and democratic development. Our work is built on commitment and compassion and our aim is to bring about social and financial inclusion for vulnerable individuals by strengthening the empowerment of individuals, in particular women and young people, in order to create sustainable social change. IM was founded in 1938 and is an organization with no religious or political affiliation. Read more at www.imsweden.org/en