USAID Jordan Himaya Activity Hiring for Legislation and Policy Specialist – Jordan Himaya t DAI at Amman, Jordan Full Time

Project Background

The Jordan Himaya project is a USAID-funded activity that aims to enhance access to and quality of essential services and protection for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) in Jordan. The project has two outcomes: 1) survivor-centered institutional capacity improved, and 2) legislative frameworks for protecting survivors and responding to violence strengthened. To achieve these outcomes, the project will apply a survivor-centered systems-strengthening approach to improve prevention, response, and protection services, and to support the development and implementation of survivor-centered legislation and policies. The project will work with and through local partners, including a Jordanian partner consortium and an all-Jordanian key personnel team, to leverage their expertise and ensure the sustainability and impact of the project interventions. Outcome 1 will inform research, advocacy, and policy changes in Outcome 2, while reforms supported under Outcome 2 will be implemented and enforced by institutions and service providers that have gained stronger capacity under Outcome 1.

Role’s Purpose

The Legislation and Policy Specialist will work under the Legislation and Policy Team to promote policy frameworks for protecting survivors and responding to violence in Jordan. She/he will work with Himaya’s partners to support research and facilitate reform processes. The Legislation and Policy Specialist will lead Himaya´s efforts to facilitate agenda-setting and advocacy efforts to reform legislation, policy, and protocols to enhance national policy and coordination on combating Gender-Based Violence. She/he will work with Himaya’s subcontractors and consultants to conduct legal assessments, provide technical assistance to support legislative initiatives, survivor-centered policy changes, and cross-sector collaboration, and leverage civil society organization’s agendas to engage in collaborative research and advocacy efforts through grants. This position will be based in Amman, Jordan, with travel as required to report on key project activities.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead all technical activities to support the promotion of legal, policy, and protocol reforms under Outcome 2, IR 2.B.
• Directly supervise the work of subcontractors, consultants, and grantees implementing activities under her/his technical area.
• Act as the day-to-day point of contact of Himaya with the legislative, the Government of Jordan, and CSOs, in close coordination with the Legislation and Policy Lead, DCOP, and COP.
• Provide input on her/his activities to draft Annual Work Plans, and the project’s reports as requested.
• Document Himaya’s best practices in her/his technical area and participate in knowledge management processes to identify and internalize lessons learned in implementing the project.
• Monitor the legislative and policy agenda and provide continued context analysis on issues related to Gender-Based Violence to identify entry points for reform and challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in law, public administration, political science, and other related areas, with at least 8 years of progressive professional experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Jordan’s policy reform dynamic and familiarity with violence prevention issues.
• Experience working in policy research, advocacy, and legal reform in Jordan.
• Leadership, interpersonal, technical, and analytical skills; ability to interact effectively with government counterparts.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Independent but capable of following guidance and transforming it into action.
• Comfortable operating in a multicultural environment and with multidisciplinary teams,
• Experience in complex, politically challenging, and unstable environments.
• Professional proficiency in English and Arabic is required.

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Problem-solving and proactive thinking to address issues.
• Flexibility to adapt and respond to changes.
• Attention to detail, able to manage one’s work, take initiative, set schedules, and meet deadlines without close supervision.
• Team player who can coordinate across several teams within Himaya.
• Ability to communicate project activities and impact to a range of external and internal stakeholders.

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