The Organization
Plan Denmark and Plan International Jordan have been contracted by the Novo Nordisk Foundation to implement a 5 Year program (2022-2026) called “Najahna” focused on youth economic empowerment in Jordan. The action will aim to complement JRP’s top priority, which is to strengthen systems to protect the dignity and welfare of Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians impacted by the Syrian crisis. By doing this, the project will support Jordan’s enduring commitment to continue to build an integrated multi-year framework to respond to the Syrian crisis in a transparent, collaborative, and sustainable manner in line with the Global Compact on Refugees framework.
Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice. Plan actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. Plan support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. Plan place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind. Plan have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years and are now active in more than 70 countries. Plan Denmark and Plan International Jordan are both part of Plan International. Plan Denmark works with Plan Country Offices in more than 77 countries to ensure that children, adolescents and young people are safe and influence decision making in resilient communities that respect their rights and offer equal opportunities for all regardless of gender. Plan International Jordan was established in 2016 and works to improve the resilience of vulnerable Syrian refugees and Jordanians in both Azraq refugee camp as well as in host communities.
The Program
Going on its eleventh year, and with 6.6 million refugees worldwide, the Syrian displacement crisis is the largest the world has seen in decades. Of those, 5.6 million are hosted in Syria’s neighboring countries. The Kingdom of Jordan, being one of the most affected countries by the Syrian crisis hosts over 1.36 million refugees. Syrian refugees and conflict affected youth in Jordan confront many challenges, including poverty, limited access to quality formal and non-formal education, high unemployment rates and barriers to economic opportunities. In addition, the youth often experience an exacerbation of harmful social norms, attitudes and behaviors in their communities that prevent adolescent girls and young women from achieving their full potential. The Najahna program aims to empower 48,000 young Syrian refugees and other conflict-affected youth in Jordan, especially adolescent girls, and young women, to become economic, social viable actors in an inclusive, healthy protective and gender responsive environment. The three interlinked program objectives are focused on working with Education, Economic Empowerment, and an Enabling Environment respectively, and provide a gender-transformative frame for a holistic approach to a complex problem. Against this background, the program targets different barriers that young people face from the systems level, with a weak educational system and a restrictive legal and policy environment for refugees, to the societal level characterized by harmful social norms, practices and traditions that stand in the way of young women’s economic empowerment, and finally, to the skills and capacities that young people need at an individual level.
The Najahna program will be led by Plan Denmark and Plan International Jordan in collaboration with four consortium partners: The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), The Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS), Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and The Confederation of Danish Industries (DI). The consortium partners bring an exceptional combination of experience, capacity and presence built on many years working with refugees and conflict-affected youth in ensuring access to Education, Youth Economic Empowerment, Health/Protection mainstreaming, gender and gender transformative approaches in various countries around the world as well as in Jordan… ODI and local partner “Information & Research Center King Hussein Foundation (IRCKHF)” will ensure that learning and research are integrated and inform program design and adaptation throughout the program duration.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Plan and implement activities within Najahna targeted areas (Amman, Zarqa, Irbid and Mafraq).
- Implement the activities with the youths and parents based on the learnings that has been taken with Plan International. I
- Ensure that the implemented activities cover all the objectives of Najahna project.
- Mobilization/Outreach for youth training sessions and parenting awareness sessions, taking into consideration Najahna’s selection criteria :(50%F, 50%M), (40% Jordanians, 60% Syrians), youth age group between 12-24
- Ensure effective co-operation with other volunteers.
- Ensure effective co-coordination with focal points from CBOs, youth hubs.
- Plan the training session and activities in advance in coordination with the youth coordinator and the project manager.
- Implement sessions within the required plan.
- Support the M&E staff on documenting the work mechanism and use the required forms.
- Reporting and documentation of all related activities on continuous basis.
- Follow up on the youth absence and motivate them to be engaged and committed to attend the training sessions.
- Adhering to the ethics and behavioral regulations according to Plan International.
- Build good relationships with youths and support them to engage within their community.
- Commitment to Plan’s Global Gender Equality and Safeguarding policies.
- Provide inputs to youth coordinator, project manager to ensure follow-up and monitoring of activities.
- When required, participate to meetings and follow-up with the youth coordinator and Project manager.
- Ensure all deliverables and activities are in line with PLANJO requirements.
Technical expertise, skills and knowledge
- Knowledge of involvement activities
- Training and facilitation skills
- Ability to work with a team
- Ability to work under pressure
- Excellent command of Arabic spoken and written
- Experience in volunteering and community services
- Minimum degree of Tawjihi certificate and bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, sociology, international relations or any other related field is an asset
- Experience in building and maintaining relationships and networks with individuals, communities
- Result Driven, Teamwork, Planning and Organizing, Communication
Plan International’s Values in Practice
We are open and accountable
- Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
- Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
- Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
- Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
- Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organization for all children, girls & young people
We strive for lasting impact
- Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
- Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
- Focuses resources to drive change and maximize long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
- Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.
We work well together
- Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
- Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
- Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
- Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.
We are inclusive and empowering
- We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential
- We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge equality in our programs and our workplace
- We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives.
Physical Environment
Activities will be implemented within the governorates of Amman, Zarqa, Irbid and Mafraq at the CBOs and youth Hubs.
Level of contact with children
- Low contact: Contact with children is Medium
ROLE PROFILE
Type of Role: Part time Job
Contract Duration: 3 Months
Reports to: Youth Coordinator
Location: Amman, Jordan
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
Please note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Child Safeguarding Policy.