Job Description

Job Title International Gender and Education Expert
Job type Full time
Location of Position Amman, Jordan
Reporting to Project Director
Remuneration Fees are subject to negotiation and shall not exceed established market rates.
Indicative LOE/Time Frame Full time, 4-year term.
Language Requirements Fluency in spoken and written Arabic with knowledge of an Arabic dialect from the Levant region.
Application Deadline September 8, 2023

Application Instructions:

1. A cover letter is mandatory to be considered. Cover letters should detail how you fit the opportunity, your daily fee and current availability.
2. Click the “Apply now” link to upload your cover letter and CV (Curriculum Vitae). 
3. Only successful candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please.

At Alinea International we value diversity, equity, inclusivity, accessibility and belonging in everything we do. We are an equal opportunity employer opposed to all forms of discrimination. We actively seek and encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds recognizing that an inclusive workforce enriches our organization and achieves smarter, more innovative results.

Alinea is committed to the protection of children and vulnerable adults. Due to the nature of our work, all candidates will be subject to due diligence checks and extensive background checks where appropriate.

About Alinea

We provide technical and management expertise that helps people improve their lives, characterized by: teamwork, results-based project design, sustainability, participatory methodologies and local input and ownership.

Inspired and governed by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, our mission is to catalyze opportunity as partners in international development, providing our best people and expertise to contribute to sustainable economic, social and environmental development.

We work with governments, investors, companies and communities to create verifiable and sustainable change. Over the past 35 years, we have successfully delivered more than 1000 projects worldwide.

About the work

The Gender Education Expert will support the Development Coordination Unit within the MoE to strengthen the education system for girls and boys in gender equality, with a particular focus on girls’ education and girls experiencing violence/harassment in schools.

They will work across the Accelerated Access Initiative and the wider education sector including the Gender Equality Department to coordinate on awareness raising on the intersectionality of disability with gender, refugee status, and poverty, and to provide strategic advice on the adoption of an intersectional lens in capacity building at the central, field directorate, and school levels in that regard.

The Gender Education Expert will also work with relevant departments to ensure gender equality is mainstreamed in all teacher training curriculum reform and work at central, school directorate and school level. There may also be a need for additional resource to support the areas of work under this output through additional short-term support or consultants or a consultancy.

Required Qualifications:

• PhD in gender/gender education (or equivalent).
• Teacher training skills;
• Curriculum development and teacher training content development skills.
• Vocational education expertise;
• Report writing skills;
• Knowledge of gender issues related to tertiary education/employment in Jordan or border countries.
• Donor and CSO engagement skills;
• Knowledge and expertise in global best practice in girls' education and/or gender equality.