To address the mid-term to long-term structural and socio-economic challenges in Jordan, a strengthened data lens and analysis for generating evidence is crucial to support the Government of Jordan (GoJ) through an integrated and comprehensive approach. Seeking to promote the importance of adopting the human security approach to designing more inclusive and holistic national responses, the Data Expansion for Human Security programme supports the Government of Jordan in developing and operationalizing enhanced national response and recovery models that ensure equitable access to social assistance for all through the application of the human security approach.

Implemented jointly by UNDP and WFP, the program aims to achieve its goals via expanding the data sets available to government of Jordan through the Food Security Outcomes Monitoring (FSOM) exercise regularly implemented by the National Aid Fund (NAF).

Hence, the program will build on the existing Food Security Outcomes Monitoring (FSOM) survey to collect and analyse holistic data on multiple dimensions related to human security from the context of food security, economic stability, social cohesion and environmental sustainability which are integral to safeguarding the rights and dignity of individuals and communities. The programme leverages existing partnerships and well-established and credible nationally validated tools to promote the importance of comprehensive data analysis through a human security lens to inform inclusive policies and interventions as well as local municipal capacity and preparedness.

The programme will also facilitate inclusive multi-stakeholder dialogue sessions to support and ensure ownership, sustainability, coherence in planning by different governmental stakeholders. The dialogue will include targeted focus group discussions and sessions with communities, civil society organizations and government entities. The dialogue sessions will promote the importance of adopting a holistic human security approach in programme design, data collection and in future planning.

A road map will be developed at the end of the programme by analysing and consolidating the findings of the survey, the feedback from the focus group discussions as well as the recommendations that will emerge from the dialogue sessions.

Institutional Arrangement

In this context, the Project Officer will work under the supervision of the Livelihood Programme Analyst in the Green Pathways and Inclusive Growth at UNDP and in close collaboration with the project team at UNDP and WFP (inter-agency project team).

The Data Expansion for Human Security programme, which is a joint programme between UNDP and WFP, seeks to contract a Project Officer who will support the activities of the programme including coordination between implementing partners, government entities, civil society actors, community leaders, and decision makers. He/ She will be responsible for the day to day coordination, monitoring and progress of the program’s activities including data collection (quantitative and qualitative), arranging consultative policy sessions, and program reporting and communication efforts. A solid understanding of M&E methodologies is essential to fulfilling these responsibilities effectively. In particular the Officer needs to fulfil the following duties and responsibilities:

General program management coordination:

• Contribute to the overall management of the project’s activities and coordination functions.
• Undertake regular visits to the field to support the effective and timely implementation of all activities including data collection, dialogue sessions and advocacy activities.
• Develop the project monitoring and evaluation tools and templates based on the final approved project work plan and financial reporting template, to include:
  • Results tracking and monitoring tool
  • Budget and procurement monitoring and tracking tool
  • Data collection and analysis reporting tool
• Support the inter-agency project team in coordinating activities with main project stakeholders to ensure harmony in approach, consistency in implementation and alignment with the human security objectives.
• Support and coordinate all data collection activities and analysis with a particular focus on results from a human security lens.
• Make sure program activities and implementation are on track to achieving their desired objectives as per the project documents and results framework ensuring alignment with UN corporate requirements, standards and operating procedures.
• Facilitate and support the organization of 4 dialogue sessions with stakeholders. The dialogue sessions will be designed by the inter-agency project team, and organized by the project officer who is expected to coordinate and liaise with stakeholders and partners relevant to the project including with community-based organizations, national and international organizations, relevant private sector institutions, media, United Nations agencies, academia, and government entities.
• Support in the organization and coordination of the orientation learning sessions on the human security approach. The learning sessions will be designed by the inter-agency project team in collaboration with the Human Security Unit programme officer, and organized and facilitated by the project officer.

Monitoring:

• Monitoring and Assessment Framework: Collaborate with WFP and UNDP to develop a robust monitoring and assessment framework for the Human Security program and design data collection methods and tools that align program goals.
• Data Coordination and Quality Assurance: Support WFP and UNDP in data collection, ensuring accuracy and timeliness and implement quality assurance processes to maintain data completeness and reliability.
• Statistical Analysis: Support UNDP and WFP in applying basic descriptive statistics to analyze household human security indicators.
• Prepare periodic reports for WFP and UNDP, informing evidence generation goals of the program.

Program documentation and reporting:

• Lead on project documentation by collecting all project related information and provide monitoring data to key project management processes.
• Lead on and coordinate all meetings between project partners and ensure effective follow up on all recommendations and action points.
• External reporting: Prepare periodic analytical reports in coordination with the project team; ensure timely completion of required quarterly and annual reports; and update the risk logs on UN reporting platforms
• Internal reporting: devise a plan for effective reporting to both UNDP and WFP ensuring both agencies are up to date on all project activities

Program Communication, visibility, learning dissemination and advocacy:

• Contribute to project communications and visibility efforts including the development of a range of core communication content including reports, briefings, infographics, policy briefs, case studies and presentations.
• Embed learnings into relevant channels and entities to ensure wide uptake and understanding of human security approach.
• Support the project team in the development of the project road map and project brief.
• Support the project team in advocacy and in promoting the human security approach among key national entities.
• Ensure synergy and integration with other ongoing projects under the portfolio.

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

• Emerging partnerships: Ability to engage with emerging partners, develop and manage a strategy and develop approaches to developing and managing these new strategic partnerships

Business Direction and Strategy

• Effective Decision Making: Ability to take decisions in a timely and efficient manner in line with ones authority, area of expertise and resources

External Relations & Advocacy

• Private sector engagement: Ability to identify, conduct outreach, and manage relationships with the private sector

Business Management

• Monitoring: Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance results.

Communications

• Creative Direction and Copywriting: Ability to creatively communicate concepts in an engaging and simple ways