Near East Foundation (NEF)
Title: Economic Development Director
Reports to: Regional Director
Location: Amman Jordan, Beirut Lebanon, Erbil Iraq or Baghdad Iraq
Travel: up to 40%
You will likely travel 1-2 times a month to a NEF regional office location (Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and North East Syria). You’ll typically spend 2-5 working days there and be back home before the weekend. The travel schedule for this position is discussed in advance and can be accomodated.
The Near East Foundation (NEF) is seeking candidates for an Economic Development Director to be based in one of the NEF offices in Amman Jordan, Beirut Lebanon, Erbil Iraq or Baghdad, Iraq. NEF is a non-profit international development organization that has supported livelihoods recovery and community-based economic development in the Middle East, Africa, and Caucasus since 1915. NEF draws on local teams, experience, and partnerships in these regions to create community-led solutions to foster sustainable a replicable model for private sector development, entrepreneurship, and market growth in highly complex settings, while advancing effective local governance and ensuring inclusiveness in our approach. Working through a network of country offices and local partners, NEF currently has operations in ten countries: Armenia, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Mali, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, South Sudan, and Syria. Our programs are organized around three pillars: Inclusive Economic Development, Climate-resilient Development, and Stabilization and Peacebuilding.
Position Description:
NEF is seeking a qualified candidate for the role of Economic Development Director (EDD) to support its innovative and inclusive enterprise and employment program globally with a special focus on the Middle East region.
The EDD will spearhead the development and execution of the enterprise and market growth program strategy, aimed at enhancing inclusive economic growth and resilience and incomes.
The EDD will join a growing global technical leadership team based outside Headquarters and delivering global thought leadership, strategy, and innovative programs in core program areas. In particular, the EDD will work closely with NEF’s Access to Finance Director (AFD) to deliver holistic, impactful, sustainable, and replicable programming across NEF’s global inclusive enterprise development interventions.
The EDD will leverage and embed NEF’s global leadership in innovative financing that have delivered the first impact bond in Jordan (and the first global refugee impact bond), the first non-banking institution in northern Syria since the start of the war (and the first impact investment facility in the area), and several new innovative or blended financing facilities in Morocco, Sudan, and South Sudan with strong footprint in entrepreneurship and business support ecosystem, workforce development and employment creation, and agricultural markets and value chains.
The EDD reports to the Regional Director (RD) and works in close coordination with the AFD to ensure program success and sustainability. Moreover, the EDD will coordinate with a global team of experts renowned for their innovative contributions to inclusive economic development in highly complex settings, with a strong commitment to co-creation, partnerships, and localization and local empowerment —key pillars of NEF’s global approach.
Responsibilities:
Strategy Development & Thought Leadership:
Program Effectiveness, Growth & Learning:
Staff support & Development:
Qualifications and Requirements:
NEF will accept a rolling application until the position is filled. Review of application will begin on July 1, 2024. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
To apply:
Please apply by submitting the following documents:
Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Near East Foundation by visiting the NEF website at www.neareast.org
The Near East Foundation promotes Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants seeking employment and NEF employees.
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