Women’s Economic Empowerment Associate

UN Women Jordan supports the implementation of Jordan’s Economic Modernization Vision (EMV) by advancing women’s economic participation, strengthening gender-responsive policies, and expanding livelihood opportunities for vulnerable women living in poverty pocket areas. Its work aligns closely with Jordan’s broader “Triple Modernization Agenda” and the national target of doubling female labour force participation from 14% to 28% by 2033.
A flagship area of support is the Surging Women’s Employment Initiative (SWEI), led by UN Women across the Arab States region. In Jordan, the initiative seeks to generate an additional 14,000 jobs for women by 2030 through partnerships with government, private sector actors, international financial institutions, and civil society organizations. The programme focuses particularly on sectors identified as high-potential growth areas under the Economic Modernization Vision, including the care economy, green economy, climate-smart agriculture, and STEM sectors.
In parallel, UN Women works extensively with the private sector to promote women’s recruitment, retention, and leadership. Through the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) network and partner-ships with businesses operating in Jordan, the organization supports companies in adopting gender-responsive workplace policies, increasing women’s representation in management, and improving workplace safety and inclusion.
Another pillar of UN Women Jordan’s work relates to supporting women in poverty pocket areas access to employment opportunities, Through the Oasis programme, established in 2012, UN Women provides integrated services to Syrian refugee women and vulnerable Jordanian women in both refugee camps and host communities. The programme combines livelihood support, vocational and digital skills training, psychosocial support, gender-based violence prevention, and community cohesion initiatives aims to equip women who never had access to income with the necessary skills to enter the job market.
Overall, UN Women Jordan positions gender equality not only as a rights issue, but also as a macroeconomic and development imperative. Its programming aims to address structural barriers to women’s employment — including care burdens, transportation, workplace discrimination, and restrictive social norms — while supporting Jordan’s transition toward a more inclusive and resilient economy.

Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative and the women’s economic empowerment specialist, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
1. Support the development of programme strategies in the area of Women’s Economic Empowerment including through the development of draft concept notes, conduction of desk reviews and preparation of analytical briefs.

2. Support the implementation of projects under the Women’s Economic Empowerment portfolio:
• Support the drafting of the annual workplan and budget;
• Support the monitoring of implementation of activities;
• Follow up with partners for the submission of financial and narrative reports;
• Support the organization of meetings, including Project Steering Committee, project review and/or evaluation meetings, as needed.
• Support the liaison with partners, documentation of meetings through note taking and preparation of briefs
• Support the implementation of the private sector engagement strategy

3. Support the monitoring of programme activities:
• Support with the preparation of field visits, follow up with partners and private sector companies
• Support with data collection and data analysis using the private sector monitoring tool
• Support with data visualization of reports
• Support with the preparation of quarterly donor reports
• Provide technical support to the Representative and Deputy Representative on inter-agency

4. Support advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts
• Support with the development of background documents, briefs and presentations related to Women’s Economic Empowerment/Surging Women’s Employment;
• Support in identifying best practices and lessons learned to guide programme improvement and strategy planning;

5. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

During the first month of the assignment, the UN Volunteer will work closely with his/her direct supervisor to finalize an agreed-upon work plan. The work plan should outline key objectives and activities and include regular check ins with the supervisor to review progress and receive performance feedback.