Spark, Project Officer Education in Jordan
Location: Amman, Jordan
Application Deadline: 12 February 2017
Duration: Full-time for 12 months with possibility for extension (3 months’ probation Period)
Start Date: Immediately
SPARK develops higher education and entrepreneurship, so that young ambitious people are empowered to lead their post-conflict society into prosperity. SPARK is a dynamic and growing not-for-profit development organization with over 80 staff members that helps young entrepreneurs to start or grow their own businesses. SPARK is achieving its mission by organizing business plan competitions, business skills training, SME coaching and mentoring, business incubation, SME financing, intensive higher vocational summer courses, curriculum development and quality assurance at universities and higher vocational education institutions.
SPARK is currently looking to fill the position of:
Project Officer (scholarship coordination)
The Project Officer will be assigned to work on implementation of the multi-country Higher Education for Syrians (HES) scholarship programme for Syrian refugees. This programme is implemented in Iraq (Kurdistan), Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Turkey. It entails a large number of scholarships in the MENA region. For more information visit the SPARK website and http://spark-syria.eu/home/
This position is focussed on implementation of the HES programme in Jordan, addressing educational needs of Syrian youth and Jordanians living in the country. The Policy Officer will be based in SPARK’s Amman office.
Tasks include, but are not limited to, managing administration related to student registration, selection, intake and monitoring in, scholarship payments and monitoring, as well as all administration related to agreements with participating Higher Education institutions and tuition payments. The PO will also support the country manager in all outreach activities in Jordan, including heading the student desk.
Main tasks and Responsibilities:
Leading a team of volunteers in diverse tasks;
Implement extracurricular activities for all students, in particular leadership and entrepreneurship skills training, inspirational events on the future reconstruction of Syria.
Provide input related to Jordan activities to narrative donor reports and supervise the preparation of financial reports to the donors with the local HES team;
Support the Country Director in establishing and managing relationships with local partners (in particular the University partners)
Represent the scholarship programme in Jordan in coordination meetings and conferences;
Ensure an optimal synergetic effect with other programmes for Syrian youth in Jordan of other organisations as well as with future potential new SPARK programmes and support the development thereof.
Diverse administrative and logistical tasks.
Verification, monitoring and data entry of all student registration, selection, intake and during the programme;
Manage and coordinate in house developed online platforms for student information and liaising with program data officer and ICT team when necessary;
Organise and coordinate outreach activities with local partners, throughout the country and in (informal) camps;
Other tasks as required.
Requirements and Skills:
A minimum 5 years of relevant working experience in a prior comparable position;
Background in education is an asset;
Thorough knowledge of the political and economic situation in Jordan, Syria and MENA region in general;
Proven organisational skills and the ability to work independently;
Accurate, structured and precise;
Excellent networking skills
Ability to adjust flexibly to rapidly changing situations;
Fluent in English and Arabic in speaking and writing;
Strong writing and reporting skills;
Previous experience managing online backend platforms for beneficiary screening and verification will be an asset;
Good communication and social skills, flexibility and the ability to work in a multicultural setting.
Residents of Jordan are encouraged to apply
SPARK Offers:
Remuneration based on experience;
International and dynamic working experience;
Training opportunities;
Full-time contract for 12 months (3 months’ probation period), with the possibility for extension.
To apply:
If you are interested, please send your letter of motivation and your CV (in English) to vacancy[at]spark-online.org with Reference: Project Officer Education – Jordan. Deadline for application is 12 February 2017.
Due to a large volume of applications, we cannot respond to every applicant. After the deadline for application we will screen all applications and will invite selected applicants for the first round of interviews. There may be a delay between the deadline and the moment we contact selected applicants