Work Location : Jordan - Amman
Type of Post : Not Applicable
Other Possible Location : Funding : APPROVED
Expected Travel : up to 30%
Type of Contract : Language Requirement : Arabic
Application Deadline : Employee Duration : Full-Time
- Starting salaries are based on various factors, including candidate experience, education, knowledge, skills, and the cost of labor where the job is based. Salaries listed only apply to jobs based in the US.
Who We Are
As a global leader, CARE is shaping the future of the humanitarian and development sector. Each year, we deliver support and services to millions of people globally. We do this by focusing on our
mission and vision, and the values of equality and excellence that guide our organization. We seek dedicated individuals who align with our mission and are passionate about making it a reality by collaborating with others, embracing learning and innovation, and delivering results.
What We Are Looking For
At CARE, we value diversely talented people who can bring different experiences and perspectives to our organization. We know that not all applicants will have every skill and qualification. We encourage everyone who meets the minimum required qualifications to apply. Having one or more of the preferred qualifications will strengthen an application. But, even if you are earlier in your career or followed a non-traditional educational or professional path, we hope you will consider a career at CARE.
Job Title: DEPUTY DIRECTOR, WOMEN AND GIRLS IN EMERGENCIES
Job Location(s): Jordan - Amman
Job Summary
CARE is seeking a Deputy Director, Women and Girls in Emergencies. This role will be centered around women and girls as a core pillar of our humanitarian action.
The position supports CARE Confederation and country offices, including CARE Member Partners to ensure program quality and standards around women and girls in emergencies. This includes supporting representation, coordination, training and capacity building, technical / emergency assistance or response, resource development, as well as monitoring and evaluation.
The person in this role will also be responsible for strengthening women, girls and protection integration, mainstreaming, and stand-alone programming in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) including the new women and girl’s protection framework. The position will be the technical focal point for women and girls in emergencies in MENA, and report to the Senior Director with dotted lines into the region (based in Amman).
The Deputy Director, will be require to possess advanced skills in emergency and humanitarian response as well as demonstrated experience in a range of contexts, including large-scale displacement and protection crises, such as Syria, Iraq, Gaza and Yemen. The candidate must have strong knowledge/experience of women’s protection, MEAL, staff management, risk mitigation, and violence against women and girls, as well as a commitment to women and girls equality in conflict and crisis.
Responsibilities
Technical Support, Capacity Building, Emergency Preparedness & Response
- Support Senior Director in liaising with rosters, facilitating quick and quality deployments, and ensuring surge support across CARE is well organized
- Technical support and assistance to CO’s working on women and girls protection across the Confederation with a focus on emergencies, humanitarian crisis, and protected displacement in the MENA region. This includes topical areas on gender, gender quality, violence against women and girls, protection, and any other women and girls-related programming
- Support CARE's work with Women-led Organizations, including networking, com-munity-building, and platforms for voice and leadership with local groups
Program Development, Quality and Learning / Resource Mobilization
- Build and maintain strategic relationships across CARE to leverage, maximize, and mobilize human and financial resources
- Support global resource mobilization, proposal development, and donor engagement for women and girls program innovation and new programming approaches
- Lead on learning efforts to document good practices, iterate on work, compile new initiatives, lead debriefing/after action reviews, to ensure our emergency response and humanitarian programming is as effective as possible
Coordination, Advocacy & Strategy
- Support reviews of internal and external documents including related to the IASC or other global norms and standard-setting resources
- Identify, monitor, and contribute to global and regional policy dialogues and advocacy plans through coordination with CARE's global Advocacy Team
- Track, participate and proactively contribute to implementation of the Humanitarian and CARE organizational Strategies
Communication and Representation
- Support Senior Director as a spokesperson or representative on women and girls in emergencies with key donors, external stakeholders and media (particularly in MENA)
- Liaise with internal CARE and external stakeholders working on women and girls, violence, safety, and protection to elevate the voices of women and girls, WLO’s, as well as represent the work happening in MENA
- Lead on communications documents around women and girls in emergencies, including social media, 16 Days, one-pagers, and other branding or marketing-related initiatives including the management of information on Sharepoint
Required Qualifications
- Graduate degree in international relations, public health, public policy, gender relations or similar.
- At least 8-10 years of direct experience working in international humanitarian response. Preference for candidates working directly on assessment, gender analysis, violence against women and girls program design/implementation, as well as monitoring and evaluation. Familiarity with global UN cluster systems, resolutions, etc. relating to gender and GBV in emergencies a plus.
- Substantial field experience (6-8 years) in the design and implementation of both policy AND programmatic interventions in emergency or humanitarian contexts, with at least 5 years of experience implementing direct programming at country or sub-national levels, ideally in an emergency or humanitarian context (particularly MENA) and/or within an international NGO.
- Deep knowledge of humanitarian assistance, architecture, agencies and related policy issues and drivers of change.
- Substantial experience designing and leading trainings in multi-country contexts; familiarity with adult learning principles.
- Proven track record of working collaboratively across country offices, agencies, groups, or teams to drive policy change within the organization or humanitarian system. This includes strong coordination and facilitation skills across contexts or people.
- Demonstrated ability to manage workflows, balance competing priorities and work effectively in a diverse, remote and fast-moving team environment.
- Representational skills including experience developing networks and relationships with government, civil society and other stakeholders. Proven ability to communicate with impact to internal and external audiences.
- Demonstrated knowledge and skills as well as in-depth understanding of the political and donor landscape including mainstreaming women and girls, application of SPHERE and IASC standards, with a preference for candidates who also have familiarity with USG priorities.
- Candidates with experience interacting and/or working in or with OCHA, UN Women, UNICEF, WFP, or FAO a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
- Solid knowledge of CARE or a similar operational INGO, both at HQ and CO levels. Advantage given to those who know the CARE confederation, including at international, CARE member and/or country level.
- Fluency in one and working knowledge of at least one CARE language, preferably Arabic (the CARE languages are English, French, Spanish and Arabic).
- Knowledge, expertise, and familiarity with CARE Rapid Humanitarian Analysis and Women Lead in Emergencies approaches. Experience with training, supporting, or providing technical advice an advantage.
- Proven ability to get things done and accomplished in a complex, international organization.
- Experience representing a large non-profit organization at events, meetings, or workshops.
- Ability to work with diverse and multi-lingual as well as multi-cultural teams (with a focus on MENA).
- Strong verbal communication and writing/editing skills, including proposal writing.
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Starting salaries are based on internal equity, candidate experience, and the cost of labor where the job is based. Salaries listed only apply to jobs based in the US.
