Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

The Consultant will provide operational, coordination, and implementation support to the UNESCO Education Unit, with a particular focus on the Transforming TVET in Jordan project. The Consultant will support the timely and effective coordination for the implementation of project activities, strengthen follow-up with relevant stakeholders, and contribute to ensuring that activities are implemented in line with UNESCO procedures, agreed workplans, and project objectives.

• Reviewing project workplans, activity timelines, and implementation arrangements, and providing practical advice to support timely delivery.
• Developing and maintaining light implementation follow-up tools, including activity trackers, action matrices, and timeline monitoring tools, to support project oversight and decision making.
• Monitoring progress against agreed workplans and flagging implementation delays, risks, dependencies, and operational bottlenecks, with proposed corrective actions.
• Supporting structured coordination and follow-up with the Ministry of Education, relevant directorates, vocational schools, colleges, consultants, service providers, and other TVET stakeholders.
• Contributing to coordination meetings by preparing key discussion points, action points, follow up matrices, and concise meeting summaries, as required. Identifying coordination gaps and proposing practical solutions to improve information flow, stakeholder engagement, and timely implementation.
• Providing operational advice for the planning and delivery of workshops, consultations, field visits, missions, and other project activities, in line with UNESCO procedures.
• Supporting follow up on consultants and service providers deliverables, timelines, and required inputs, and flagging issues requiring management attention.
• Preparing concise operational notes, progress updates, follow up documents, and recommendations to support project implementation and decision making.
• Supporting the consolidation of key implementation evidence and documentation required for reporting, learning, and follow up.
• Maintaining professional, respectful, and solution-oriented communication with MoE counterparts, colleges, schools, and other institutional partners, while respecting established communication channels, roles, and reporting lines.
• Providing ad hoc operational advice on emerging implementation issues, coordination challenges, or stakeholder follow up needs, within the scope of the consultancy

COMPETENCIES - Core (C) & Managerial (M)

• Communication (C)
• Accountability (C)
• Innovation (C)
• Knowlegde sharing and continuous improvement (C)
• Planning and organizing (C)
• Results focus (C)
• Teamwork (C)

Desired Candidate Profile

EDUCATION

• Bachelor s degree in education, social sciences, business administration, public administration, development studies, or a related field.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5 years of progressively relevant professional experience in project coordination, implementation support, administration, or operational support.
• Relevant experience in supporting the implementation of education, TVET, or donor funded development programmes.
• Demonstrated experience in organizing and supporting meetings, workshops, consultations, missions, and field activities.
• Demonstrated experience in preparing meeting minutes, follow up notes, correspondence, implementation trackers, and maintaining organized project documentation and filing systems.
• Experience in coordinating with consultants, service providers, government counterparts, and multiple stakeholders

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Strong drafting, documentation, and reporting skills in both Arabic and English.
• Strong coordination and follow up skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office applications and other relevant digital tools.
• Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a timely and efficient manner.
• Ability to work proactively, with close daily coordination and limited supervision.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and in a multicultural environment.
• High sense of professionalism, discretion, and reliability.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact professionally and appropriately with government counterparts, education institutions, consultants, service providers, and other stakeholders.
• Strong teamwork skills and ability to work constructively with UNESCO team members and external partners.
• Good institutional understanding, including respect for communication channels, reporting lines, roles, responsibilities, and appropriate communication protocols.
• Ability to maintain respectful, clear, and solution-oriented communication, including in sensitive or time sensitive situations.

LANGUAGES

• Native Arabic speaker oral, written, comprehension
• Fluent in English / oral, written, comprehension