Economic Analyst Jobs - Amman Jordan

<p>SRD Center is seeking a qualified Evaluation Specialist to join a multidisciplinary team conducting the final evaluation of a multi-year education sector system-strengthening programme in Jordan. The assignment will examine programme performance and results across areas including education sector policy and planning, monitoring and evaluation, institutional strengthening, education data and statistics, evidence-based decision-making, governance and coordination, education financing, gender equality and inclusion, digital transformation, and crisis-sensitive planning. The Evaluation Specialist will work closely with the Team Leader and other team members and will contribute to evaluation design, desk review, data collection, stakeholder consultations, analysis, triangulation, reporting, and development of recommendations. Tasks The Evaluation Specialist will be responsible for: • Contributing to the development of the evaluation methodology and technical approach. • Supporting preparation of the inception report, evaluation matrix, stakeholder mapping, consultation plan, sampling approach, data collection instruments, and workplan. • Conducting a detailed desk review of programme documentation, strategies, policies, reports, monitoring information, previous evaluations, and technical outputs. • Reviewing the programme Theory of Change and results framework. • Conducting key informant interviews, focus group discussions, stakeholder consultations, and other data collection activities. • Supporting qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. • Participating in consultations with government institutions, education sector stakeholders, development partners, programme personnel, and beneficiaries. • Assessing programme performance against the evaluation criteria of relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability. • Assessing changes in institutional capacities, systems, processes, and organizational practices. • Examining the extent to which programme-supported reforms and approaches have been institutionalized and sustained. • Contributing technical analysis in areas relevant to the candidate s expertise. • Triangulating evidence from documents, interviews, focus groups, surveys, monitoring data, and other sources. • Identifying achievements, implementation challenges, good practices, lessons learned, unintended results, and factors affecting programme performance. • Contributing to the development of practical and evidence-based recommendations. • Supporting preparation and delivery of preliminary findings and validation presentations. • Drafting and reviewing sections of the draft and final evaluation reports. • Contributing to preparation of the recommendations matrix and final presentation. • Addressing comments and feedback on assigned sections and analytical areas. • Supporting the preparation and organization of datasets, consultation records, analysis files, and other evaluation documentation. • Applying ethical evaluation principles, confidentiality, informed consent, gender sensitivity, inclusion, human rights, and the do no harm principle throughout the assignment.</p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><ul><li>A Master's degree or equivalent in Education, Social Sciences, Statistics, Economics, Public Administration, Information Systems, Evaluation, or another relevant discipline.</li><li>At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in evaluation, research, assessment, analytical studies, or related assignments.</li><li>Demonstrated experience supporting evaluations through qualitative and/or quantitative data collection and analysis.</li><li>Experience working on education sector programmes, policy, institutional strengthening, or related development programmes is strongly preferred.</li><li>Technical expertise in one or more of the following areas:<ul><li>education sector planning and policy;</li><li>monitoring and evaluation;</li><li>education statistics and data analysis;</li><li>education data systems and EMIS;</li><li>digital transformation;</li><li>education financing and budgeting;</li><li>institutional capacity development;</li><li>governance and partnership coordination;</li><li>gender equality and inclusion;</li><li>crisis-sensitive education planning.</li></ul></li><li>Strong research and analytical skills.</li><li>Experience conducting interviews, focus group discussions, stakeholder consultations, and/or surveys.</li><li>Ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative evidence into clear findings and recommendations.</li><li>Strong writing and communication skills.</li><li>Good command of English.</li><li>Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary evaluation team.</li><li>Willingness to undertake fieldwork and travel within Jordan as required.</li><li>Previous experience working with government institutions, international organizations, or development partners is an advantage.</li><li>Experience in Jordan and/or the Middle East region is an advantage.</li><li>Candidates must be independent from the programme being evaluated and should disclose any previous involvement that could represent an actual or perceived conflict of interest.</li></ul>

<p >The GIZ-implemented <strong>Employment in Jordan 2030</strong>&nbsp;project is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented intern to join its team in Jordan.</p> <p >This internship offers hands-on experience in a dynamic environment that uses creative methods to strengthen civil society organisations in Jordan, enhancing skills, approaches, and opportunities for marginalized youth and communities.</p> <p><strong>About the project?</strong></p> <p>Under the Framework Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Government of</p> <p>the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Employment in Jordan 2030 Project (EJ2030) is implemented by the “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH” in close cooperation with its political partner the Ministry of Labour (MoL) and other national partners.</p> <p>In cooperation with the Ministry of Labour, the project aims to strengthen Jordan’s employment system through three interlinked areas of intervention. First, it supports evidence-based labour market policies by developing a comprehensive policy cycle, establishing a Labour Market Information System (LMIS), and assessing the impact of existing employment measures and systems. Second, it promotes safer and more productive work environments by enhancing the institutional capacities of the Central Inspection Directorate and field inspection units, developing the technical, advisory, and digital competencies of labour inspectors and occupational safety and health (OSH) personnel, and designing business development services (BDS) to improve working conditions in enterprises. Third, the project enhances target group-specific labour market services by improving the Ministry’s digital job portal <em>SAJJIL</em>, strengthening the institutional and technical capacities of eight public employment offices and the Central Employment Directorate, designing and implementing tailored employment measures through private service providers.</p> <p><strong>Main Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Support the implementation of activities related to policy development, target-oriented labour market services, business development services, capacity development of partners, and other project initiatives, including research, studies, and both online and in-person events.</li> <li>Provide technical, logistical, and administrative support in the preparation of workshops, events, and meetings with partners</li> <li>Support in the preparation and design of various material incl. reports, texts and publications in English.</li> <li>Assist in collecting and analysing data related to labour market trends, employment programmes, and policy documents.</li> <li>Support in the quality assurance of translated documents and support in the translation of material from English to Arabic and vice versa&nbsp;</li> <li>Other tasks upon the request of the direct superior</li> </ul> <p><strong>Who Are We Looking For?</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in economics, statistics, public policy, political science, administration, management or comparable discipline, preferably recent graduates (within 24 months)</li> <li>High affinity for topics in the field of employment promotion and development cooperation.</li> <li>Basic understanding of Jordan’s labour market structure and challenges (youth employment, gender gaps, inclusion of persons with disabilities, etc.).</li> <li>Initial experience in event management, research, analysis and summarising of information.</li> <li>Excellent reporting, writing and presenting skills</li> <li>Organisational skills and initiative, a structured way of working, a quick perception as well as a high-quality awareness and team orientation.</li> <li>Team spirit, intercultural sensitivity, and a proactive attitude.</li> <li>Very good verbal and written communication skills in Arabic and English.</li> <li>Very good working knowledge of ICT technologies (related software, phone, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g., MS Office, Excel)</li> <li>Strong communication and organizational skills</li> <li>Attention to detail and commitment to quality work.</li> </ul> <p><strong>How to Apply:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Please submit your resume (maximum of 2 pages) along with a cover letter (maximum of 1 page).</li> <li>In your cover letter, explain your motivation to join the EJ2030 project</li> <li>Deadline: Applications will be accepted for two weeks, closing on<strong> 25.08.2026</strong>. Initial reviews will occur after one-week, remaining applications retained for future consideration.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Location</strong>: &nbsp;GIZ-EJ2030 office, Um Uthaina, Amman</p> <p><strong>Assignment Period</strong>:6 months</p> <p><strong>Type of Employment</strong>: paid internship</p>

<section><p class="heading jdMain">Job Description</p><p class="heading">Roles &amp; Responsibilities</p><div class="paragraph"><div> <p><b><br></b></p></div><ul><li><div><b> About the role: </b><br><p>We re looking for a Senior Commercial Manager to lead and grow Careem Shops in Jordan. You will own the commercial strategy and P&amp;L, build and scale partnerships across key retail categories, and work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable growth and an exceptional customer experience.<br> <br>This role combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution. You ll be responsible for driving business performance, identifying new growth opportunities, and shaping the future of quick commerce in Jordan. Reporting directly to the GM of Careem Shops for UAE &amp; Jordan, you ll have the opportunity to influence strategy, execute at scale, and make a measurable impact on one of Careem s fastest-growing businesses.<br> <br>You ll inherit a business with strong foundations and a clear opportunity to accelerate its next phase of growth.</p><b> What You Will Own </b><br> 1. P&amp;L and Commercial Strategy <br><ul> <li> <p> <strong>Full ownership</strong> of the Jordan Shops P&amp;L.</p> </li> <li> <p> <strong>Set and defend category strategy</strong> across supermarkets, pharmacy, flowers, butcheries, electronics, and other sub-verticals.</p> </li> <li> <p> <strong>Build the annual and quarterly business plans</strong>, reporting performance and forecasts to the GM with public-company rigour.</p> </li> </ul> 2. Merchant and Partner Store Operations <br><ul> <li> <p> <strong>Lead merchant acquisition and account management</strong> across all categories, growing the base of local SMEs on the platform while improving mutual unit economics.</p> </li> <li> <p> <strong>Own partner store operational standards</strong> (catalogue/menu quality, stock accuracy, and order-acceptance times) to safeguard our sub-25-minute delivery promise.</p> </li> <li> <p> <strong>Partner with Category and Captain Ops teams</strong> to maintain high availability during peak demand and seasonal surges (e.g., Ramadan, back-to-school).</p> </li> </ul> 3. Everything App Synergy <br><ul> <li> <p> <strong>Collaborate with Careem Pay</strong> to ensure frictionless checkout and drive wallet adoption across Shops orders.</p> </li> <li> <p> <strong>Partner with Captain Ops</strong> to protect delivery reliability and Captain earnings.</p> </li> <li> <p> <strong>Identify cross-sell opportunities</strong> with Rides and Food to maximize customer lifetime value within a single Careem Super App session.</p> </li> </ul> 4. People and Culture <br><ul> <li> <p> <strong>Lead and develop</strong> a local team of commercial, operations, and category colleagues, hiring the next layer of Jordan Shops leadership.</p> </li> <li> <p> <strong>Represent Jordan Shops</strong> in regional forums, ensuring local market realities directly inform Group strategy.</p> </li> </ul> What Success Looks Like<br><p> <strong>Growth:</strong> GMV growth ahead of the market, quarter over quarter, without sacrificing contribution margin.</p> <p> <strong>Efficiency:</strong> Improved last-mile unit economics through smarter partner density, order batching, and Captain utilisation.</p> <p> <strong>Retention:</strong> A growing, loyal merchant base measured by repeat listings and reduced churn.</p> <p> <strong>Sustainability:</strong> A Captain network that views Careem Shops as reliable, well-paid work.</p> <strong>What We Are Looking For</strong> <ul> <li> <p> <strong>Experience:</strong> 8+ years in commercial, operations, or general management roles ideally within quick-commerce, retail, or on-demand delivery.</p> </li> <li> <p> <strong>Financial Acumen:</strong> Demonstrated P&amp;L ownership with comfort being evaluated on GMV, AOV, and margin.</p> </li> <li> <p> <strong>Market Knowledge:</strong> Deep familiarity with the Jordanian market, including consumer behaviour, the merchant landscape, and local regulations.</p> </li> <li> <p> <strong>Mindset:</strong> A builder's mindset hands-on with data, unfazed by ambiguity, and quick to execute solutions.</p> </li> <li> <p> <strong>Languages:</strong> Arabic and English fluency is preferred.</p> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <p> <strong>What we ll provide you</strong> </p> <p>We offer colleagues the opportunity to drive impact in the region while they learn and grow. As a full time Careem colleague, you will be able to:</p> <ul> <li>Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues.</li> <li>Put your passion to work in a purposeful organisation dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential.</li> <li>Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day.</li> <li>Work remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days per year.</li> <li>Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p></div></section>

<p>SRD Center is seeking a qualified National Evaluation Expert based in Jordan to join a multidisciplinary team undertaking the final evaluation of a multi-year education sector system-strengthening programme. The National Evaluation Expert will provide strong knowledge of the Jordanian education sector, institutional environment, national policies, stakeholders, and local context. The expert will work closely with the Team Leader and other evaluation team members throughout the inception, data collection, analysis, validation, and reporting phases. The assignment covers areas including education policy and strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, education statistics and data systems, institutional capacity development, governance and coordination, education financing, gender equality and inclusion, digital transformation, crisis-sensitive education planning, and evidence-based decision-making. The position requires fluency in Arabic, good command of English, strong knowledge of the Jordanian education sector, and experience in evaluation, research, or analytical assignments.</p><p>Tasks</p><p>The National Evaluation Expert will be responsible for:</p><ul><li>Providing contextual and technical expertise on Jordan s education sector, institutions, policies, strategies, and reform environment.</li><li>Supporting refinement of the evaluation methodology to reflect the Jordanian institutional and education sector context.</li><li>Contributing to preparation of the inception report, evaluation matrix, stakeholder mapping, consultation plan, sampling approach, data collection tools, and workplan.</li><li>Supporting identification and mapping of relevant national and local stakeholders.</li><li>Reviewing national education strategies, policies, plans, monitoring frameworks, institutional documents, and other relevant sources.</li><li>Supporting the assessment of education sector reforms and institutional strengthening initiatives.</li><li>Conducting key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and stakeholder consultations in Arabic and/or English.</li><li>Facilitating engagement with government institutions, education authorities, field directorates, schools, development partners, and other education sector stakeholders.</li><li>Supporting field-level data collection and consultations within Jordan.</li><li>Supporting qualitative and quantitative data analysis and interpretation.</li><li>Contributing to assessment of programme relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability.</li><li>Assessing institutional ownership, capacity development, sustainability, and the extent to which programme-supported systems, tools, and approaches have been institutionalized.</li><li>Providing contextual interpretation of evaluation evidence and findings.</li><li>Supporting triangulation of evidence from national documents, programme information, interviews, focus groups, and other sources.</li><li>Contributing to identification of achievements, implementation challenges, lessons learned, good practices, and unintended results.</li><li>Contributing to development of realistic and context-sensitive recommendations.</li><li>Drafting and reviewing relevant sections of the evaluation reports.</li><li>Supporting preliminary findings presentations, validation discussions, and final presentations.</li><li>Ensuring appropriate consideration of local cultural and institutional factors during stakeholder consultations.</li><li>Supporting integration of gender equality, inclusion, human rights, confidentiality, informed consent, and do no harm principles throughout data collection and analysis.</li></ul><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><ul><li>A Master s degree or equivalent in Education, Social Sciences, Statistics, Economics, Public Administration, Information Systems, Evaluation, or another relevant discipline.</li><li>At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in evaluation, research, assessment, policy analysis, or similar assignments.</li><li>Current professional base in Jordan.</li><li>Demonstrated knowledge of the Jordanian education sector, including relevant institutions, policies, strategies, structures, and reform priorities.</li><li>Experience supporting evaluations through qualitative and/or quantitative data collection and analysis.</li><li>Experience conducting stakeholder consultations, key informant interviews, and/or focus group discussions.</li><li>Technical expertise in one or more of the following areas:<ul><li>education sector planning and policy;</li><li>monitoring and evaluation;</li><li>education statistics and data systems;</li><li>EMIS and digital transformation;</li><li>education financing and budgeting;</li><li>institutional capacity development;</li><li>governance and partnership coordination;</li><li>gender equality and inclusion;</li><li>crisis-sensitive education planning.</li></ul></li><li>Fluency in Arabic.</li><li>Good command of English.</li><li>Strong analytical, research, communication, and report-writing skills.</li><li>Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary evaluation team.</li><li>Availability to participate in meetings, consultations, and field visits within Jordan.</li><li>Previous experience working with government institutions, international organizations, development partners, or education sector stakeholders in Jordan is a strong advantage.</li><li>Candidates must be independent from the programme being evaluated and should disclose any previous involvement that could represent an actual or perceived conflict of interest.</li></ul>

<p>The GIZ Jordan Project <strong>“<em>Digitalisation of TVET in Jordan” </em></strong>is seeking to hire a&nbsp;<strong>“Junior Digitilisation Advisor”</strong>&nbsp;based in Jordan- for full-time base employment.</p> <p><strong>DigiTVET- </strong>Digitilisation of TVET in Jordan” project is part of the TVET portfolio of GIZ Jordan<strong>,</strong>&nbsp;which aims to strengthen the quality and attractiveness of vocational education and training across the country. Working in close partnership with the Ministry of Education<strong>,</strong>&nbsp;public training providers, and civil society organisations, the project focuses on developing standardised procedures for digital TVET and designing inclusive, barrier-free learning methods that improve access for women and marginalised groups. A core element is the capacity building of teaching staff in both digital methods and inclusive, gender-equitable approaches. By combining technical and pedagogical skills development, the project ensures that learning content and platforms are accessible, engaging, and relevant to diverse learners. These efforts contribute to enabling young people — particularly from disadvantaged backgrounds — to acquire the skills needed in the digital age, while supporting companies in accessing a better qualified and digitally competent workforce.</p> <p><strong><u>Qualifications and specialist knowledge</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>University degree in a relevant field (IT/ICT, economics, social sciences or equivalent)</li> <li>At least 2 years of work experience in the field of employment promotion or related areas, e.g. technical and vocational education and training (TVET), private sector development, or in an IT/ICT-related field, preferably in an international context</li> <li>Solid understanding of IT systems and concepts, with the ability to grasp the technical specifics of digitalisation measures</li> <li>Basic experience or knowledge in coordinating digitalisation projects, including working with technical and non-technical stakeholders</li> <li>Fluency in writing, reading and speaking in English and Arabic</li> <li>Strong communication and networking skills</li> </ul> <p><strong><u>Main Responsibilities</u></strong>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Contributes to the development of a framework for immersive technology integration in the Ministry of Education’s vocational technical education (VTE) system, including&nbsp;design and implementation of a pilot phase with immersive learning content.</li> <li>Assists in the digitalisation of administrative assessment procedures, including development of a digital solution in close cooperation with IT specialists.</li> <li>Contributes to the development of digital and AI readiness standards, including&nbsp;design and implementation of a pilot phase to test developed criteria.</li> <li>Supports the digitalisation of quality assurance within the Ministry of Education, including&nbsp;development of a digital solution in close cooperation with IT specialists.</li> <li>Provides technical advice and support to other upcoming digitalisation activities/measures in the project and cluster.</li> <li>Supports the design of digital labour market-oriented teaching and learning offers together with partners from the public sector, private sector and civil society, with a focus on disadvantaged regions and/or groups.</li> <li>Collects and ensures quality of data for monitoring and evaluation of activities within the project.</li> <li>Provides other duties at the request of management, such as organisation and documentation of workshops, simultaneous translations from Arabic to English and vice versa, formulating ToRs, etc.</li> </ul> <p><em>The brief profile is not intended to provide a full and complete description.</em></p> <p><em>Where appropriate and reasonable, the position holder is willing to perform tasks outside the scope of the job description.</em></p> <p><em><strong>Emanating from GIZ’s role in enhancing and promoting the efficiency and competency of its political partners and entities and their respective employees, and in view of GIZ’s aim at maintaining and encouraging the stability of employment at its political partners and entities, this position will not be available to any official employee currently working at any of GIZ’s political partners, governmental ministry, department or entity, including any official employees who are on unpaid leave.</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>GIZ is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, gender or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities. Remuneration will be in accordance with the candidate's qualifications, experience, as well as the scope of responsibility of the job announced and in line with local standards.</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>GIZ would like to increase the proportion of employees with disability. Applications from persons with disabilities are most welcome.</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>GIZ will send feedback only to the candidates that are shortlisted and interviewed.</strong></em></p>

<p>Sitting at the intersection of our Business Development and International Finance teams, the Strategic Pricing Officer supports Mercy Corps ability to compete effectively for funding while maintaining financial sustainability and compliance. Working under the guidance of the Strategic Pricing Senior Manager, the role contributes to the development of competitive, cost effective, and compliant proposal budgets across a range of donors and client opportunities. The Strategic Pricing Officer provides financial analysis, budgeting support, and pricing expertise throughout the proposal development lifecycle. This role helps ensure that proposal budgets reflect donor requirements, cost recovery objectives, organizational policies, and value-for-money principles. This position partners closely with Business Development, Regional Finance, Program, and Country teams to support proposal design and budget development, while building organizational capacity in cost proposal development and pricing practices.</p><p><strong>Essential Responsibilities</strong></p><p><strong>Strategic Pricing &amp; Budget Development</strong></p><ul><li>Support the development of pricing strategies for funding opportunities in collaboration with the Strategic Pricing Senior Manager and proposal teams.</li><li>Contribute to the development of compliant and competitive cost proposals</li><li>Review budget assumptions, scenarios, calculations and supporting documents to ensure consistency and accuracy</li></ul><p><strong>Proposal Development &amp; Business Development Partnership</strong></p><ul><li>Serve as a finance partner throughout the proposal development process, supporting teams with budget development and financial analysis.</li><li>Work closely with Business Development and Regional teams to help assess financial feasibility and commercial pricing options.</li><li>Support the development of proposal pricing approaches, including cost analysis and value-for-money considerations</li><li>Assist in evaluating commercial models and partner arrangements, where applicable</li><li>Support partnerships and consortium budget development, including coordination with international and local partners</li><li>Develop compliant budgets and cost proposals across a wide variety of donors and client facing</li><li>Collaborate with technical and operational teams to translate program designs into realistic and implementable budgets</li><li>Contribute to internal budget reviews by identifying assumptions, risks, and areas requiring further analysis</li><li>Support pre positioning efforts through financial research and preliminary budget modelling</li><li>Assist in maintaining proposal development tools, templates, and financial resources.</li></ul><p><strong>Financial Analysis &amp; Risk Assessment</strong></p><ul><li>Conduct financial analysis to support proposal pricing decisions and identify key cost drivers</li><li>Assist in assessing financial and commercial risks associated with funding opportunities.</li><li>Support scenario planning and sensitivity analysis for strategic proposals.</li><li>Gather and analyze market and donor information to support pricing recommendations.</li><li>Maintain pricing benchmarks and support analysis of sector trends and funding practices.</li><li>Escalate significant pricing, compliance, or financial risks to the Strategic Pricing Senior Manager.</li></ul><p><strong>Country Support &amp; Capacity Building</strong></p><ul><li>Provide guidance and support to Country and Regional teams on budgeting and pricing processes.</li><li>Assist in delivering training on proposal budgeting, cost proposal development and pricing best practices</li><li>Contribute to the development and maintenance of budgeting tools, guidance documents, and training materials</li><li>Promote knowledge sharing and consistent application of pricing standards across the organisation</li></ul><p><strong>Supervisory Responsibility</strong></p><p>No direct reports.</p><p><strong>Accountability</strong></p><p>Reports Directly To: Strategic Pricing Senior Manager</p><p>Works Directly/Closely With: Business Development teams, Regional and Country Finance Teams, Program teams, International Finance and Compliance</p><p><strong>Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders</strong></p><p>Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of our field projects.</p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or a related field.</li><li>2-4 years of experience in budgeting, proposal finance, pricing, or related field, preferably within an INGO or complex operating environment.</li><li>Understanding of donor funding mechanisms and competitive proposal development processes with a focus on different funding modalities desired.</li><li>Experience developing and/or reviewing budgets and financial proposals</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high-attention to detail</li><li>Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders</li><li>Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment</li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modelling.</li><li>Ability to work collaboratively across finance, operations, programs, and business development functionsCommitment to Mercy Corps mission and humanitarian principles.</li></ul>

<p><strong>Industry Distribution and Payment Support</strong></p><p>Support airlines, travel sellers, and industry stakeholders in the adoption and implementation of Modern Airline Retailing, Offers and Orders capabilities, and IATA payment solutions across Africa and the Middle East, driving industry readiness and successful transformation outcomes.</p><p>Monitor the execution and progress of regional distribution transformation and payment initiatives across Africa and the Middle East, identifying implementation challenges and providing recommendations and corrective actions to support successful delivery.</p><p>Track market developments, regulatory changes, industry trends, and competitive dynamics impacting distribution transformation and the payments landscape, identifying opportunities, risks, and actions to accelerate adoption and deliver business value.</p><p>Develop and maintain regional performance metrics, adoption dashboards, and implementation reports to support data-driven decision-making and provide insights and recommendations to the Head of Industry Distribution and Transformation.</p><p>Deliver regional workshops, webinars, roadshows, and awareness campaigns on Modern Airline Retailing, Offers and Orders, IATA Settlement Systems, and IATA Payment Initiatives to increase industry understanding, promote best practices, and facilitate the adoption of transformation programs.</p><p><strong>Regional Mobilization</strong></p><p>Lead and Execute regional mobilization activities to collect industry input , share updates with industry partners (Agents &amp; Airlines), and to support new business cases or enhance products development .</p><p>Monitor the progress of regional campaigns and mobilization initiatives, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely completion of agreed actions, and provide regular status updates and recommendations to management.</p><p><strong>IATA Settlement Systems (ISS) and local Governance Support</strong></p><p>In collaboration with Country Managers, build and maintain strong relationships with airlines, travel agents, and freight forwarders to support the adoption and growth of IATA's financial and distribution services.</p><p>Manage and influence local ISS governance bodies (APJC, CC, LFCAG, and other relevant forums) to drive effective decision-making, ensure the implementation of robust risk management frameworks, and maintain alignment with global governance standards while ensuring full legal and regulatory compliance.</p><p>Monitor and forecast market developments, industry trends, and emerging risks, proactively identifying opportunities to enhance ISS performance, customer value, and market penetration.</p><p>Drive customer excellence across assigned markets by proactively understanding stakeholder needs, managing escalations effectively, and strengthening customer satisfaction, loyalty, and confidence in IATA's services.</p><p>Manage ISS expansion and other initiatives/ projects across assigned markets, collaborating with project teams and cross-functional stakeholders at local, regional, and headquarters levels throughout the project lifecycle, from business case development and stakeholder engagement to implementation and post-launch review.</p><p><strong>Teamwork and Expert Knowledge</strong></p><p>Build strong partnerships with internal stakeholders and senior management to support the achievement of regional objectives and global strategy, while providing guidance to Area Managers on Payment and Distribution initiatives to ensure alignment with organizational priorities.</p><p>Contribute to a culture of inclusion, integrity, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, fostering strong teamwork and a customer-centric mindset across the region.</p><p>Collaborate effectively across functions in an agile and forward-looking manner, anticipating challenges, identifying opportunities, and proactively recommending solutions to support business success.</p><p>Provide quantitative and qualitative market insights and analysis to support global Financial Services, Payments, and Distribution strategies, ensuring regional market needs and opportunities are reflected in strategic decision-making.</p><p>Partner with regional and global Subject Matter Experts to strengthen organizational capabilities, promote knowledge sharing, and support the continuous development of regional expertise in Financial Services and Distribution.</p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><ul><li>University degree (Bachelor or Master) in Business, Economics, Aviation, Data/Analytics, or a related field;</li><li>Minimum 7 years experience in the aviation and/or travel industry, particularly in distribution and travel retail environment;</li><li>Strong Understanding of IATA Agency Programme, IATA Settlement Systems (ISS), Modern Airline Retailing, and IATA payment programs;</li><li>Demonstrated ability to influence senior industry stakeholders, lead executive-level presentations, and engage effectively with internal and external subject matter experts.</li><li>Excellent communication skills; ability to deal with a wide range of clients and professionally address any level of management- A strong track record of successful public speaking engagements;</li><li>Strong skills in workshop facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and operational planning</li><li>Excellent oral and written communications skills in English, Arabic and French</li><li>Travel Required: Y</li></ul>

<p><h4>About Careem Shops</h4> <p>Careem Shops is a third-party marketplace inside the Everything App, connecting customers to a wide network of local partner stores—including supermarkets, pharmacies, florists, butcheries, electronics shops, pet shops, and more.</p> <p>Every order is picked and packed by the partner themselves, with our Captain network delivering it in 30 minutes. Our mission is simple: simplify and improve lives across the region, one order at a time.</p> <h4>About the role</h4> <p>We’re looking for a Senior Commercial Manager to lead and grow Careem Shops in Jordan. You will own the commercial strategy and P&L, build and scale partnerships across key retail categories, and work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable growth and an exceptional customer experience. This role combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution. You’ll be responsible for driving business performance, identifying new growth opportunities, and shaping the future of quick commerce in Jordan. Reporting directly to the GM of Careem Shops for UAE & Jordan, you’ll have the opportunity to influence strategy, execute at scale, and make a measurable impact on one of Careem’s fastest-growing businesses. You’ll inherit a business with strong foundations and a clear opportunity to accelerate its next phase of growth.</p> <h4>What you will own</h4> <p><strong>1. P&L and Commercial Strategy</strong><br> Full ownership of the Jordan Shops P&L.<br> Set and defend category strategy across supermarkets, pharmacy, flowers, butcheries, electronics, and other sub-verticals.<br> Build the annual and quarterly business plans, reporting performance and forecasts to the GM with public-company rigour.</p> <p><strong>2. Merchant and Partner Store Operations</strong><br> Lead merchant acquisition and account management across all categories, growing the base of local SMEs on the platform while improving mutual unit economics.<br> Own partner store operational standards (catalogue/menu quality, stock accuracy, and order-acceptance times) to safeguard our sub-25-minute delivery promise.<br> Partner with Category and Captain Ops teams to maintain high availability during peak demand and seasonal surges (e.g., Ramadan, back-to-school).</p> <p><strong>3. Everything App Synergy</strong><br> Collaborate with Careem Pay to ensure frictionless checkout and drive wallet adoption across Shops orders.<br> Partner with Captain Ops to protect delivery reliability and Captain earnings.<br> Identify cross-sell opportunities with Rides and Food to maximize customer lifetime value within a single Careem Super App session.</p> <p><strong>4. People and Culture</strong><br> Lead and develop a local team of commercial, operations, and category colleagues, hiring the next layer of Jordan Shops leadership.<br> Represent Jordan Shops in regional forums, ensuring local market realities directly inform Group strategy.</p> <h4>What success looks like</h4> <p>Growth: GMV growth ahead of the market, quarter over quarter, without sacrificing contribution margin.<br> Efficiency: Improved last-mile unit economics through smarter partner density, order batching, and Captain utilisation.<br> Retention: A growing, loyal merchant base measured by repeat listings and reduced churn.<br> Sustainability: A Captain network that views Careem Shops as reliable, well-paid work.</p> <h4>What we are looking for</h4> <p>Experience: 8+ years in commercial, operations, or general management roles—ideally within quick-commerce, retail, or on-demand delivery.<br> Financial acumen: Demonstrated P&L ownership with comfort being evaluated on GMV, AOV, and margin.<br> Market knowledge: Deep familiarity with the Jordanian market, including consumer behaviour, the merchant landscape, and local regulations.<br> Mindset: A builder's mindset—hands-on with data, unfazed by ambiguity, and quick to execute solutions.<br> Languages: Arabic and English fluency is preferred.</p> <h4>What we’ll provide you</h4> <p>We offer colleagues the opportunity to drive impact in the region while they learn and grow. As a full-time Careem colleague, you will be able to:</p> <ul> <li>Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues.</li> <li>Put your passion to work in a purposeful organisation dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential.</li> <li>Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day.</li> <li>Work remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days per year.</li> <li>Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes.</li> </ul></p><p></p>

<p><h4>About Careem Shops</h4> <p>Careem Shops is a third-party marketplace inside the Everything App, connecting customers to a wide network of local partner stores—including supermarkets, pharmacies, florists, butcheries, electronics shops, pet shops, and more.</p> <p>Every order is picked and packed by the partner themselves, with our Captain network delivering it in 30 minutes. Our mission is simple: simplify and improve lives across the region, one order at a time.</p> <h4>About the role</h4> <p>We’re looking for a Senior Commercial Manager to lead and grow Careem Shops in Jordan. You will own the commercial strategy and P&L, build and scale partnerships across key retail categories, and work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable growth and an exceptional customer experience. This role combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution. You’ll be responsible for driving business performance, identifying new growth opportunities, and shaping the future of quick commerce in Jordan. Reporting directly to the GM of Careem Shops for UAE & Jordan, you’ll have the opportunity to influence strategy, execute at scale, and make a measurable impact on one of Careem’s fastest-growing businesses. You’ll inherit a business with strong foundations and a clear opportunity to accelerate its next phase of growth.</p> <h4>What you will own</h4> <p><strong>1. P&L and Commercial Strategy</strong><br> Full ownership of the Jordan Shops P&L.<br> Set and defend category strategy across supermarkets, pharmacy, flowers, butcheries, electronics, and other sub-verticals.<br> Build the annual and quarterly business plans, reporting performance and forecasts to the GM with public-company rigour.</p> <p><strong>2. Merchant and Partner Store Operations</strong><br> Lead merchant acquisition and account management across all categories, growing the base of local SMEs on the platform while improving mutual unit economics.<br> Own partner store operational standards (catalogue/menu quality, stock accuracy, and order-acceptance times) to safeguard our sub-25-minute delivery promise.<br> Partner with Category and Captain Ops teams to maintain high availability during peak demand and seasonal surges (e.g., Ramadan, back-to-school).</p> <p><strong>3. Everything App Synergy</strong><br> Collaborate with Careem Pay to ensure frictionless checkout and drive wallet adoption across Shops orders.<br> Partner with Captain Ops to protect delivery reliability and Captain earnings.<br> Identify cross-sell opportunities with Rides and Food to maximize customer lifetime value within a single Careem Super App session.</p> <p><strong>4. People and Culture</strong><br> Lead and develop a local team of commercial, operations, and category colleagues, hiring the next layer of Jordan Shops leadership.<br> Represent Jordan Shops in regional forums, ensuring local market realities directly inform Group strategy.</p> <h4>What success looks like</h4> <p>Growth: GMV growth ahead of the market, quarter over quarter, without sacrificing contribution margin.<br> Efficiency: Improved last-mile unit economics through smarter partner density, order batching, and Captain utilisation.<br> Retention: A growing, loyal merchant base measured by repeat listings and reduced churn.<br> Sustainability: A Captain network that views Careem Shops as reliable, well-paid work.</p> <h4>What we are looking for</h4> <p>Experience: 8+ years in commercial, operations, or general management roles—ideally within quick-commerce, retail, or on-demand delivery.<br> Financial acumen: Demonstrated P&L ownership with comfort being evaluated on GMV, AOV, and margin.<br> Market knowledge: Deep familiarity with the Jordanian market, including consumer behaviour, the merchant landscape, and local regulations.<br> Mindset: A builder's mindset—hands-on with data, unfazed by ambiguity, and quick to execute solutions.<br> Languages: Arabic and English fluency is preferred.</p> <h4>What we’ll provide you</h4> <p>We offer colleagues the opportunity to drive impact in the region while they learn and grow. As a full-time Careem colleague, you will be able to:</p> <ul> <li>Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues.</li> <li>Put your passion to work in a purposeful organisation dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential.</li> <li>Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day.</li> <li>Work remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days per year.</li> <li>Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes.</li> </ul></p><p></p>

<p><h4>Contract type:</h4> <p>Temporary appointment</p> <h4>Duty station:</h4> <p>Amman</p> <h4>Location:</h4> <p>Jordan</p> <h4>Categories:</h4> <p>Financial management</p> <p>UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.</p> <p>At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.</p> <p>UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.</p> <p><strong>For every child, the right to opportunity</strong></p> <p>The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a leader in the region for the rights of its children. Working closely with the Government of Jordan, civil society, the private sector, and communities, UNICEF Jordan Country Office aims to sustain results achieved for children to date, and strive to further improve policies, national institutions and programmes, for the well-being of every child in Jordan, in line with Jordan's Vision 2025 and the National Human Resources Development Strategy (2016-2025) towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Our programmes focus on improving the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children in the Kingdom, irrespective of their nationality, gender, religion, or background. Our main pillars include child protection; education; water, sanitation & hygiene; adolescent and youth engagement; health and nutrition; social protection; and operations.</p> <h4>How can you make a difference?</h4> <p>Under supervision of the NOB Accounting and Finance Officer you perform specialized tasks in the accounting and finance functions.</p> <h4>Summary of key functions/accountabilities:</h4> <ul> <li>Receive invoices from programme and other sections, verify accuracy, correctness including coding and completeness of documents and including checking the availability of adequate funding as appropriate.</li> <li>Work as focal point to the Global Shared Service Center (GSSC) in Budapest for submitting all country office invoices, payment requests and general accounting cases.</li> <li>Follow up banking issues and request replenishments for the JCO & MENARO bank accounts and resolve reconciling items resulted from the monthly bank reconciliations for bank accounts maintained by JCO & MENARO.</li> <li>Check all Direct Cash Transfer (DCT) requests, liquidations and reclassifications. Participate in HACT assurance activities by conducting spot checks for Implementing Partners (IP).</li> <li>Perform the monthly payroll activities from identifying funding shortages to confirming accuracy of the payment of the month with coordination with HR and budget teams.</li> <li>Analyze open items in General Ledger account balances as part of the monthly closure activities.</li> <li>Submit all Fixed Assets disposal transactions to GSSC in compliance with the current SOPs.</li> <li>Submit the monthly bank reconciliation needed sheets for GSSC and ensure completion of the bank reconciliation report.</li> <li>Review requests for change of funding source and other adjustments and submit requests for change of funding source and other adjustments to GSSC.</li> <li>Assist higher level officers in all aspects of accounts maintenance and providing reports on financial status, procedures, costs and expenditures, and potential funding problems.</li> <li>Support the HACT assurance activities (spot checks) to implementing partners.</li> <li>Monitor the petty cash account and perform the transaction and complete the monthly reconciliation and cash count.</li> </ul> <h4>To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have</h4> <h4>Minimum requirements:</h4> <p><strong>Education:</strong> Completion of secondary education is required. A bachelor’s degree from a recognized academic institution in finance, accounting, economics and business administration or any field relevant to the position may replace three years of related work experience. A master’s degree may replace an additional two years.</p> <p><strong>Work experience:</strong> Six years of relevant work experience in accounting and finance is required.</p> <p><strong>Skills required include:</strong> Financial reporting, invoice processing, bank reconciliation, and Excel.</p> <p><strong>Language requirements:</strong> Fluency in English and Arabic is required.</p> <h4>Desirables:</h4> <ul> <li>Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.</li> <li>Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.</li> </ul> <h4>For every child, you demonstrate</h4> <p>UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it.</p> <h4>UNICEF competencies required for this post are</h4> <ul> <li>Builds and maintains partnerships</li> <li>Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness</li> <li>Drive to achieve results for impact</li> <li>Innovates and embraces change</li> <li>Manages ambiguity and complexity</li> <li>Thinks and acts strategically</li> <li>Works collaboratively with others</li> </ul></p><p></p>

<p><h4>Contract type:</h4> <p>Temporary appointment</p> <h4>Duty station:</h4> <p>Amman</p> <h4>Location:</h4> <p>Jordan</p> <h4>Categories:</h4> <p>Financial management</p> <p>UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.</p> <p>At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.</p> <p>UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.</p> <p><strong>For every child, the right to opportunity</strong></p> <p>The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a leader in the region for the rights of its children. Working closely with the Government of Jordan, civil society, the private sector, and communities, UNICEF Jordan Country Office aims to sustain results achieved for children to date, and strive to further improve policies, national institutions and programmes, for the well-being of every child in Jordan, in line with Jordan's Vision 2025 and the National Human Resources Development Strategy (2016-2025) towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Our programmes focus on improving the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children in the Kingdom, irrespective of their nationality, gender, religion, or background. Our main pillars include child protection; education; water, sanitation & hygiene; adolescent and youth engagement; health and nutrition; social protection; and operations.</p> <h4>How can you make a difference?</h4> <p>Under supervision of the NOB Accounting and Finance Officer you perform specialized tasks in the accounting and finance functions.</p> <h4>Summary of key functions/accountabilities:</h4> <ul> <li>Receive invoices from programme and other sections, verify accuracy, correctness including coding and completeness of documents and including checking the availability of adequate funding as appropriate.</li> <li>Work as focal point to the Global Shared Service Center (GSSC) in Budapest for submitting all country office invoices, payment requests and general accounting cases.</li> <li>Follow up banking issues and request replenishments for the JCO & MENARO bank accounts and resolve reconciling items resulted from the monthly bank reconciliations for bank accounts maintained by JCO & MENARO.</li> <li>Check all Direct Cash Transfer (DCT) requests, liquidations and reclassifications. Participate in HACT assurance activities by conducting spot checks for Implementing Partners (IP).</li> <li>Perform the monthly payroll activities from identifying funding shortages to confirming accuracy of the payment of the month with coordination with HR and budget teams.</li> <li>Analyze open items in General Ledger account balances as part of the monthly closure activities.</li> <li>Submit all Fixed Assets disposal transactions to GSSC in compliance with the current SOPs.</li> <li>Submit the monthly bank reconciliation needed sheets for GSSC and ensure completion of the bank reconciliation report.</li> <li>Review requests for change of funding source and other adjustments and submit requests for change of funding source and other adjustments to GSSC.</li> <li>Assist higher level officers in all aspects of accounts maintenance and providing reports on financial status, procedures, costs and expenditures, and potential funding problems.</li> <li>Support the HACT assurance activities (spot checks) to implementing partners.</li> <li>Monitor the petty cash account and perform the transaction and complete the monthly reconciliation and cash count.</li> </ul> <h4>To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have</h4> <h4>Minimum requirements:</h4> <p><strong>Education:</strong> Completion of secondary education is required. A bachelor’s degree from a recognized academic institution in finance, accounting, economics and business administration or any field relevant to the position may replace three years of related work experience. A master’s degree may replace an additional two years.</p> <p><strong>Work experience:</strong> Six years of relevant work experience in accounting and finance is required.</p> <p><strong>Skills required include:</strong> Financial reporting, invoice processing, bank reconciliation, and Excel.</p> <p><strong>Language requirements:</strong> Fluency in English and Arabic is required.</p> <h4>Desirables:</h4> <ul> <li>Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.</li> <li>Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.</li> </ul> <h4>For every child, you demonstrate</h4> <p>UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it.</p> <h4>UNICEF competencies required for this post are</h4> <ul> <li>Builds and maintains partnerships</li> <li>Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness</li> <li>Drive to achieve results for impact</li> <li>Innovates and embraces change</li> <li>Manages ambiguity and complexity</li> <li>Thinks and acts strategically</li> <li>Works collaboratively with others</li> </ul></p><p></p>

<p><h4>About Zaincash</h4> <p>ZainCash Iraq is a leading mobile wallet in Iraq and recognized as Forbes top fintech company of 2023 and 2024 as well as GSMA’s best mobile innovation supporting humanitarian situations. The company offers a range of consumer and business services including local and international money transfer, bill payments, companion payment cards, payroll, aid disbursement, and more.</p> <h4>Responsibilities:</h4> <p><strong>1. AI strategy and use case development</strong><br> Identify high-value AI opportunities across customer experience, fraud detection, KYC, operations automation, risk management, compliance, customer support, marketing, analytics, and internal productivity.<br> Work with business and technology stakeholders to evaluate AI ideas based on business value, feasibility, data readiness, cost, risk, and implementation complexity.<br> Build and maintain an AI use case pipeline with clear prioritization, expected impact, ownership, and delivery roadmap.</p> <p><strong>2. Solution design and technical leadership</strong><br> Translate business problems into practical AI solution designs, including LLM-based solutions, RAG, workflow automation, predictive models, document intelligence, image analysis, and intelligent agents.<br> Lead technical evaluation of AI platforms, models, tools, APIs, and vendors.<br> Define the right architecture for each use case, balancing accuracy, cost, latency, security, scalability, and maintainability.<br> Guide engineering teams on AI integration patterns, APIs, model deployment, observability, testing, and production readiness.</p> <p><strong>3. Proof of concept and production delivery</strong><br> Lead AI proof of concepts from problem framing to testing and business validation.<br> Define success metrics for each AI use case, including accuracy, automation rate, cost saving, fraud reduction, customer experience improvement, or operational efficiency.<br> Ensure successful use cases are transitioned from PoC to production with proper governance, monitoring, documentation, and support model.<br> Avoid AI for the sake of AI by ensuring every solution has a clear business case and measurable value.</p> <p><strong>4. AI governance, risk, and compliance</strong><br> Establish practical AI governance standards covering data privacy, security, responsible AI, model risk, explainability, auditability, and human-in-the-loop controls.<br> Work with information security, risk, compliance, legal, and internal audit to ensure AI solutions are aligned with regulatory and internal control requirements.<br> Evaluate AI solutions for data leakage, hallucination risk, bias, misuse, operational risk, and vendor dependency.<br> Define approval gates for AI use cases before they are deployed into production.</p> <p><strong>5. Data and platform readiness</strong><br> Assess the availability, quality, and accessibility of data required for AI use cases.<br> Work with data, application, infrastructure, and security teams to improve AI readiness across ZainCash platforms.<br> Support the creation of reusable AI capabilities, such as document processing, knowledge search, customer support assistants, fraud signals, workflow automation, and internal copilots.<br> Promote reusable patterns instead of isolated experiments.</p> <p><strong>6. Vendor and partner evaluation</strong><br> Evaluate AI vendors, cloud AI services, local models, open source frameworks, and specialized fintech AI solutions.<br> Run structured vendor assessments covering technical fit, security, data residency, cost, integration effort, support, and long-term sustainability.<br> Support procurement and management in making informed build versus buy decisions.</p> <p><strong>7. Team enablement and knowledge sharing</strong><br> Mentor engineers, analysts, product owners, and business teams on practical AI usage.<br> Create awareness sessions, internal guidelines, and reusable templates for AI opportunity assessment.<br> Support the development of internal AI capabilities and reduce dependency on external vendors where possible.</p> <h4>Requirements</h4> <p>Bachelor degree in computer science, software engineering, data science, AI, or a related technical field.<br> 8 plus years of overall technology experience, with at least 3 years in AI, machine learning, data science, or advanced analytics.<br> Strong hands-on understanding of modern AI concepts, including LLMs, RAG, embeddings, prompt engineering, AI agents, computer vision, document AI, predictive analytics, and MLOps.<br> Strong software engineering background, preferably with Python and API-based system integration.<br> Experience designing and delivering production grade AI or data-driven solutions.<br> Good understanding of cloud AI services, managed ML platforms, open source AI frameworks, and model deployment approaches.<br> Strong understanding of data privacy, security, responsible AI, and model governance.<br> Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.<br> Strong problem solving skills and ability to challenge unclear or low-value AI ideas.</p> <h4>Preferred qualifications:</h4> <li>Experience in fintech, banking, payments, telecom, financial services, or regulated industries.</li> <li>Experience with fraud detection, KYC automation, AML support, customer service automation, or transaction analytics.</li> <li>Experience with Arabic language AI use cases, OCR, document processing, or image-based verification.</li> <li>Experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, microservices, API gateways, CI/CD, and enterprise integration.</li> <li>Experience evaluating AI vendors and preparing business cases for technology investment.</li> <li>Knowledge of data platforms, data pipelines, BI, and analytics environments.</li></p><p></p>

<p><h4>About Zaincash</h4> <p>ZainCash Iraq is a leading mobile wallet in Iraq and recognized as Forbes top fintech company of 2023 and 2024 as well as GSMA’s best mobile innovation supporting humanitarian situations. The company offers a range of consumer and business services including local and international money transfer, bill payments, companion payment cards, payroll, aid disbursement, and more.</p> <h4>Responsibilities:</h4> <p><strong>1. AI strategy and use case development</strong><br> Identify high-value AI opportunities across customer experience, fraud detection, KYC, operations automation, risk management, compliance, customer support, marketing, analytics, and internal productivity.<br> Work with business and technology stakeholders to evaluate AI ideas based on business value, feasibility, data readiness, cost, risk, and implementation complexity.<br> Build and maintain an AI use case pipeline with clear prioritization, expected impact, ownership, and delivery roadmap.</p> <p><strong>2. Solution design and technical leadership</strong><br> Translate business problems into practical AI solution designs, including LLM-based solutions, RAG, workflow automation, predictive models, document intelligence, image analysis, and intelligent agents.<br> Lead technical evaluation of AI platforms, models, tools, APIs, and vendors.<br> Define the right architecture for each use case, balancing accuracy, cost, latency, security, scalability, and maintainability.<br> Guide engineering teams on AI integration patterns, APIs, model deployment, observability, testing, and production readiness.</p> <p><strong>3. Proof of concept and production delivery</strong><br> Lead AI proof of concepts from problem framing to testing and business validation.<br> Define success metrics for each AI use case, including accuracy, automation rate, cost saving, fraud reduction, customer experience improvement, or operational efficiency.<br> Ensure successful use cases are transitioned from PoC to production with proper governance, monitoring, documentation, and support model.<br> Avoid AI for the sake of AI by ensuring every solution has a clear business case and measurable value.</p> <p><strong>4. AI governance, risk, and compliance</strong><br> Establish practical AI governance standards covering data privacy, security, responsible AI, model risk, explainability, auditability, and human-in-the-loop controls.<br> Work with information security, risk, compliance, legal, and internal audit to ensure AI solutions are aligned with regulatory and internal control requirements.<br> Evaluate AI solutions for data leakage, hallucination risk, bias, misuse, operational risk, and vendor dependency.<br> Define approval gates for AI use cases before they are deployed into production.</p> <p><strong>5. Data and platform readiness</strong><br> Assess the availability, quality, and accessibility of data required for AI use cases.<br> Work with data, application, infrastructure, and security teams to improve AI readiness across ZainCash platforms.<br> Support the creation of reusable AI capabilities, such as document processing, knowledge search, customer support assistants, fraud signals, workflow automation, and internal copilots.<br> Promote reusable patterns instead of isolated experiments.</p> <p><strong>6. Vendor and partner evaluation</strong><br> Evaluate AI vendors, cloud AI services, local models, open source frameworks, and specialized fintech AI solutions.<br> Run structured vendor assessments covering technical fit, security, data residency, cost, integration effort, support, and long-term sustainability.<br> Support procurement and management in making informed build versus buy decisions.</p> <p><strong>7. Team enablement and knowledge sharing</strong><br> Mentor engineers, analysts, product owners, and business teams on practical AI usage.<br> Create awareness sessions, internal guidelines, and reusable templates for AI opportunity assessment.<br> Support the development of internal AI capabilities and reduce dependency on external vendors where possible.</p> <h4>Requirements</h4> <p>Bachelor degree in computer science, software engineering, data science, AI, or a related technical field.<br> 8 plus years of overall technology experience, with at least 3 years in AI, machine learning, data science, or advanced analytics.<br> Strong hands-on understanding of modern AI concepts, including LLMs, RAG, embeddings, prompt engineering, AI agents, computer vision, document AI, predictive analytics, and MLOps.<br> Strong software engineering background, preferably with Python and API-based system integration.<br> Experience designing and delivering production grade AI or data-driven solutions.<br> Good understanding of cloud AI services, managed ML platforms, open source AI frameworks, and model deployment approaches.<br> Strong understanding of data privacy, security, responsible AI, and model governance.<br> Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.<br> Strong problem solving skills and ability to challenge unclear or low-value AI ideas.</p> <h4>Preferred qualifications:</h4> <li>Experience in fintech, banking, payments, telecom, financial services, or regulated industries.</li> <li>Experience with fraud detection, KYC automation, AML support, customer service automation, or transaction analytics.</li> <li>Experience with Arabic language AI use cases, OCR, document processing, or image-based verification.</li> <li>Experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, microservices, API gateways, CI/CD, and enterprise integration.</li> <li>Experience evaluating AI vendors and preparing business cases for technology investment.</li> <li>Knowledge of data platforms, data pipelines, BI, and analytics environments.</li></p><p></p>

<p><h4>About Zaincash</h4> <p>ZainCash Iraq is a leading mobile wallet in Iraq and recognized as Forbes top fintech company of 2023 and 2024 as well as GSMA’s best mobile innovation supporting humanitarian situations. The company offers a range of consumer and business services including local and international money transfer, bill payments, companion payment cards, payroll, aid disbursement, and more.</p> <h4>Responsibilities:</h4> <p><strong>1. AI strategy and use case development</strong><br> Identify high value AI opportunities across customer experience, fraud detection, KYC, operations automation, risk management, compliance, customer support, marketing, analytics, and internal productivity.<br> Work with business and technology stakeholders to evaluate AI ideas based on business value, feasibility, data readiness, cost, risk, and implementation complexity.<br> Build and maintain an AI use case pipeline with clear prioritization, expected impact, ownership, and delivery roadmap.</p> <p><strong>2. Solution design and technical leadership</strong><br> Translate business problems into practical AI solution designs, including LLM based solutions, RAG, workflow automation, predictive models, document intelligence, image analysis, and intelligent agents.<br> Lead technical evaluation of AI platforms, models, tools, APIs, and vendors.<br> Define the right architecture for each use case, balancing accuracy, cost, latency, security, scalability, and maintainability.<br> Guide engineering teams on AI integration patterns, APIs, model deployment, observability, testing, and production readiness.</p> <p><strong>3. Proof of concept and production delivery</strong><br> Lead AI proof of concepts from problem framing to testing and business validation.<br> Define success metrics for each AI use case, including accuracy, automation rate, cost saving, fraud reduction, customer experience improvement, or operational efficiency.<br> Ensure successful use cases are transitioned from PoC to production with proper governance, monitoring, documentation, and support model.<br> Avoid AI for the sake of AI by ensuring every solution has a clear business case and measurable value.</p> <p><strong>4. AI governance, risk, and compliance</strong><br> Establish practical AI governance standards covering data privacy, security, responsible AI, model risk, explainability, auditability, and human in the loop controls.<br> Work with information security, risk, compliance, legal, and internal audit to ensure AI solutions are aligned with regulatory and internal control requirements.<br> Evaluate AI solutions for data leakage, hallucination risk, bias, misuse, operational risk, and vendor dependency.<br> Define approval gates for AI use cases before they are deployed into production.</p> <p><strong>5. Data and platform readiness</strong><br> Assess the availability, quality, and accessibility of data required for AI use cases.<br> Work with data, application, infrastructure, and security teams to improve AI readiness across ZainCash platforms.<br> Support the creation of reusable AI capabilities, such as document processing, knowledge search, customer support assistants, fraud signals, workflow automation, and internal copilots.<br> Promote reusable patterns instead of isolated experiments.</p> <p><strong>6. Vendor and partner evaluation</strong><br> Evaluate AI vendors, cloud AI services, local models, open source frameworks, and specialized fintech AI solutions.<br> Run structured vendor assessments covering technical fit, security, data residency, cost, integration effort, support, and long term sustainability.<br> Support procurement and management in making informed build versus buy decisions.</p> <p><strong>7. Team enablement and knowledge sharing</strong><br> Mentor engineers, analysts, product owners, and business teams on practical AI usage.<br> Create awareness sessions, internal guidelines, and reusable templates for AI opportunity assessment.<br> Support the development of internal AI capabilities and reduce dependency on external vendors where possible.</p> <h4>Requirements</h4> <p>Bachelor degree in computer science, software engineering, data science, AI, or a related technical field.<br> 8-plus years of overall technology experience, with at least 3 years in AI, machine learning, data science, or advanced analytics.<br> Strong hands-on understanding of modern AI concepts, including LLMs, RAG, embeddings, prompt engineering, AI agents, computer vision, document AI, predictive analytics, and MLOps.<br> Strong software engineering background, preferably with Python and API based system integration.<br> Experience designing and delivering production grade AI or data driven solutions.<br> Good understanding of cloud AI services, managed ML platforms, open source AI frameworks, and model deployment approaches.<br> Strong understanding of data privacy, security, responsible AI, and model governance.<br> Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.<br> Strong problem solving skills and ability to challenge unclear or low value AI ideas.</p> <h4>Preferred qualifications:</h4> <ul> <li>Experience in fintech, banking, payments, telecom, financial services, or regulated industries.</li> <li>Experience with fraud detection, KYC automation, AML support, customer service automation, or transaction analytics.</li> <li>Experience with Arabic language AI use cases, OCR, document processing, or image based verification.</li> <li>Experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, microservices, API gateways, CI/CD, and enterprise integration.</li> <li>Experience evaluating AI vendors and preparing business cases for technology investment.</li> <li>Knowledge of data platforms, data pipelines, BI, and analytics environments.</li> </ul></p><p></p>

<p><h4>About Zaincash</h4> <p>ZainCash Iraq is a leading mobile wallet in Iraq and recognized as Forbes top fintech company of 2023 and 2024 as well as GSMA’s best mobile innovation supporting humanitarian situations. The company offers a range of consumer and business services including local and international money transfer, bill payments, companion payment cards, payroll, aid disbursement, and more.</p> <h4>Responsibilities:</h4> <p><strong>1. AI strategy and use case development</strong><br> Identify high value AI opportunities across customer experience, fraud detection, KYC, operations automation, risk management, compliance, customer support, marketing, analytics, and internal productivity.<br> Work with business and technology stakeholders to evaluate AI ideas based on business value, feasibility, data readiness, cost, risk, and implementation complexity.<br> Build and maintain an AI use case pipeline with clear prioritization, expected impact, ownership, and delivery roadmap.</p> <p><strong>2. Solution design and technical leadership</strong><br> Translate business problems into practical AI solution designs, including LLM based solutions, RAG, workflow automation, predictive models, document intelligence, image analysis, and intelligent agents.<br> Lead technical evaluation of AI platforms, models, tools, APIs, and vendors.<br> Define the right architecture for each use case, balancing accuracy, cost, latency, security, scalability, and maintainability.<br> Guide engineering teams on AI integration patterns, APIs, model deployment, observability, testing, and production readiness.</p> <p><strong>3. Proof of concept and production delivery</strong><br> Lead AI proof of concepts from problem framing to testing and business validation.<br> Define success metrics for each AI use case, including accuracy, automation rate, cost saving, fraud reduction, customer experience improvement, or operational efficiency.<br> Ensure successful use cases are transitioned from PoC to production with proper governance, monitoring, documentation, and support model.<br> Avoid AI for the sake of AI by ensuring every solution has a clear business case and measurable value.</p> <p><strong>4. AI governance, risk, and compliance</strong><br> Establish practical AI governance standards covering data privacy, security, responsible AI, model risk, explainability, auditability, and human in the loop controls.<br> Work with information security, risk, compliance, legal, and internal audit to ensure AI solutions are aligned with regulatory and internal control requirements.<br> Evaluate AI solutions for data leakage, hallucination risk, bias, misuse, operational risk, and vendor dependency.<br> Define approval gates for AI use cases before they are deployed into production.</p> <p><strong>5. Data and platform readiness</strong><br> Assess the availability, quality, and accessibility of data required for AI use cases.<br> Work with data, application, infrastructure, and security teams to improve AI readiness across ZainCash platforms.<br> Support the creation of reusable AI capabilities, such as document processing, knowledge search, customer support assistants, fraud signals, workflow automation, and internal copilots.<br> Promote reusable patterns instead of isolated experiments.</p> <p><strong>6. Vendor and partner evaluation</strong><br> Evaluate AI vendors, cloud AI services, local models, open source frameworks, and specialized fintech AI solutions.<br> Run structured vendor assessments covering technical fit, security, data residency, cost, integration effort, support, and long term sustainability.<br> Support procurement and management in making informed build versus buy decisions.</p> <p><strong>7. Team enablement and knowledge sharing</strong><br> Mentor engineers, analysts, product owners, and business teams on practical AI usage.<br> Create awareness sessions, internal guidelines, and reusable templates for AI opportunity assessment.<br> Support the development of internal AI capabilities and reduce dependency on external vendors where possible.</p> <h4>Requirements</h4> <p>Bachelor degree in computer science, software engineering, data science, AI, or a related technical field.<br> 8-plus years of overall technology experience, with at least 3 years in AI, machine learning, data science, or advanced analytics.<br> Strong hands-on understanding of modern AI concepts, including LLMs, RAG, embeddings, prompt engineering, AI agents, computer vision, document AI, predictive analytics, and MLOps.<br> Strong software engineering background, preferably with Python and API based system integration.<br> Experience designing and delivering production grade AI or data driven solutions.<br> Good understanding of cloud AI services, managed ML platforms, open source AI frameworks, and model deployment approaches.<br> Strong understanding of data privacy, security, responsible AI, and model governance.<br> Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.<br> Strong problem solving skills and ability to challenge unclear or low value AI ideas.</p> <h4>Preferred qualifications:</h4> <ul> <li>Experience in fintech, banking, payments, telecom, financial services, or regulated industries.</li> <li>Experience with fraud detection, KYC automation, AML support, customer service automation, or transaction analytics.</li> <li>Experience with Arabic language AI use cases, OCR, document processing, or image based verification.</li> <li>Experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, microservices, API gateways, CI/CD, and enterprise integration.</li> <li>Experience evaluating AI vendors and preparing business cases for technology investment.</li> <li>Knowledge of data platforms, data pipelines, BI, and analytics environments.</li> </ul></p><p></p>

<p><h4>About PwC in the Region</h4> <p>Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 12,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.</p> <p>Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 370,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.</p> <h4>Career Opportunity in Risk Consulting Services</h4> <p>A career within Risk Consulting services will provide you with the opportunity to gain an understanding of an organisation’s objectives, regulatory and risk management environment, and the diverse needs of their critical stakeholders.</p> <p>Our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. Therefore, our Risk Consulting practice focuses on helping organisations review and strengthen every aspect of their business, from people to performance, systems to strategy, and business planning to business resilience.</p> <p>Our Risk Consulting practice provides a wide range of services and business advice that is not limited to Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Management, Policies and Procedures, Governance, Internal Control over Financial Reporting, Process Intelligence, Compliance as well as Technology Risk.</p> <h4>What is expected from you?</h4> <p>As a Senior Associate, you will be reporting to Managers and higher grades, working as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Your job duties will include but will not be limited to:</p> <ul> <li>Leveraging your skills and experience to become a trusted advisor to your clients on topics of risk and internal controls</li> <li>Engaging and dealing with diverse teams from the planning through the completion phase of the audit as well as closely following up on the progress of the requested tasks to ensure meeting the timeline and the firm’s internal KPIs</li> <li>Working with clients to improve their internal control maturity and to help them in mitigating the risks they face by developing internal audit and risk management strategies to strengthen their existing controls and processes</li> <li>Identifying key risks, defining the audit methodology, and process improvement by understanding the client’s objectives, risks, control frameworks, systems and regulatory environments</li> <li>Building and maintaining meaningful relationships with clients, and taking part in researching and identifying opportunities on new or existing clients</li> <li>Developing internal and external relationships and reflecting PwC values in your day to day work when working in diverse teams</li> <li>Managing the engagement budget and economics</li> <li>Managing teams and the communication with the clients and stakeholders</li> <li>Helping clients navigate an evolving risk landscape by developing and executing test plans, identifying control effectiveness and improvements and reporting these to clients in an impactful way</li> <li>Providing on-ground support for the planning, implementation and administration of the clients’ Internal Audit Plan</li> <li>Working on Internal Audit engagements focusing on compliance, financial and operational related audits</li> <li>Conducting testing to evaluate the adequacy of the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls</li> <li>Drafting the audit findings, the related impact, potential risks, and recommendations</li> <li>Innovating and helping further develop our service offerings related to internal audit, risk and controls</li> <li>Planning and executing the engagements effectively to ensure completion of the projects within budgeted time and cost</li> <li>Assisting our clients in the deployment and development of their internal audit and internal control function</li> <li>Studying business functions, gathering information, evaluating output requirements and formats</li> <li>Reviewing the work of the associate levels and providing them on-job training, coaching and constructive feedback to help them grow</li> <li>Ensuring adherence to compliance, quality and independence matters</li> <li>Commitment to continuous education and digital upskilling</li> <li>Performing other procedures as necessary to support issuance of the assurance deliverables</li> </ul> <h4>What will you bring?</h4> <p>You are ambitious and you utilise opportunities to grow and develop. In addition, you recognise yourself in the following characteristics:</p> <ul> <li>A degree in Accounting, Finance, Risk Management, Governance Industrial Engineering, or any related discipline</li> <li>Completed or pursuing a professional qualification, such as CIA, CPA, CRMA, CFE, CGRCP, PMP, or CMA is a plus</li> <li>Progressive experience at the Senior Associate level or at least 3-6 years working in internal audit preferably in one of the big 4 professional services firms</li> <li>Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills that allow you to thrive in a team environment</li> <li>Strong report writing and analytical skills</li> <li>Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English (oral and written)</li> <li>Business development and client relationship building skills</li> <li>Willingness to challenge the ‘norms’ and to create a cohesive and effective working team</li> <li>Demonstrating strong technical knowledge and having the ability to research issues, present alternatives and conclusions to client or manager</li> <li>Having a background in governance, risk management, and compliance with an up to date understanding of issues facing businesses and how to influence client conversations</li> <li>Experienced in assessment and testing of design and effectiveness of business controls</li> <li>Project management skills and ability to lead engagements from end to end and working directly with the partner and manager on the account</li> <li>Knowledge in any audit technologies, and experience using data analytics tools is a plus</li> <li>Commitment to valuing differences and working alongside diverse people and perspectives</li> <li>Ability and willingness to travel frequently within the Middle East and worldwide where the project dictates</li> </ul></p><p></p>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <p><span>Careem is building the Everything App for the greater Middle East — making it easy to move around, order food and groceries, manage payments, and more. Our purpose is simple: to simplify and improve people’s lives and build an awesome organisation that inspires.</span><br><span>Since 2012, Careem has enabled earnings for over 2.5 million Captains, simplified the lives of more than 70 million customers, and built a platform where the region’s best talent and entrepreneurs thrive. We operate in 70+ cities across 10 countries, from Morocco to Pakistan.</span></p><br><p><span><strong><em>We’re now entering our next chapter — one powered by AI. We’re looking for AI talent: curious problem-solvers who know how to apply AI to build tools, automate workflows, and create real impact. Whether it’s streamlining operations, enhancing customer experience, or reimagining internal systems — we want people who can make Careem work smarter and move faster.</em></strong></span></p><br><br><ul><li>Senior Commercial Manager – Careem Shops (Jordan)About Careem Shops<p>Careem Shops is a third-party marketplace inside the Everything App, connecting customers to a wide network of local partner stores—including supermarkets, pharmacies, florists, butcheries, electronics shops, pet shops, and more.</p><br><p>Every order is picked and packed by the partner themselves, with our Captain network delivering it in 30 minutes. Our mission is simple: <strong>simplify and improve lives across the region, one order at a time.</strong></p><br>About the role:<p>We’re looking for a Senior Commercial Manager to lead and grow Careem Shops in Jordan. You will own the commercial strategy and P&amp;amp;L, build and scale partnerships across key retail categories, and work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable growth and an exceptional customer experience.<br>This role combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution. You’ll be responsible for driving business performance, identifying new growth opportunities, and shaping the future of quick commerce in Jordan. Reporting directly to the GM of Careem Shops for UAE &amp;amp; Jordan, you’ll have the opportunity to influence strategy, execute at scale, and make a measurable impact on one of Careem’s fastest-growing businesses.<br>You’ll inherit a business with strong foundations and a clear opportunity to accelerate its next phase of growth.</p><br>What You Will Own1. P&amp;amp;L and Commercial Strategy<ul><li><p><strong>Full ownership</strong> of the Jordan Shops P&amp;amp;L.</p><br></li><li><p><strong>Set and defend category strategy</strong> across supermarkets, pharmacy, flowers, butcheries, electronics, and other sub-verticals.</p><br></li><li><p><strong>Build the annual and quarterly business plans</strong>, reporting performance and forecasts to the GM with public-company rigour.</p><br></li></ul>2. Merchant and Partner Store Operations<ul><li><p><strong>Lead merchant acquisition and account management</strong> across all categories, growing the base of local SMEs on the platform while improving mutual unit economics.</p><br></li><li><p><strong>Own partner store operational standards</strong> (catalogue/menu quality, stock accuracy, and order-acceptance times) to safeguard our sub-25-minute delivery promise.</p><br></li><li><p><strong>Partner with Category and Captain Ops teams</strong> to maintain high availability during peak demand and seasonal surges (e.g., Ramadan, back-to-school).</p><br></li></ul>3. Everything App Synergy<ul><li><p><strong>Collaborate with Careem Pay</strong> to ensure frictionless checkout and drive wallet adoption across Shops orders.</p><br></li><li><p><strong>Partner with Captain Ops</strong> to protect delivery reliability and Captain earnings.</p><br></li><li><p><strong>Identify cross-sell opportunities</strong> with Rides and Food to maximize customer lifetime value within a single Careem Super App session.</p><br></li></ul>4. People and Culture<ul><li><p><strong>Lead and develop</strong> a local team of commercial, operations, and category colleagues, hiring the next layer of Jordan Shops leadership.</p><br></li><li><p><strong>Represent Jordan Shops</strong> in regional forums, ensuring local market realities directly inform Group strategy.</p><br></li></ul>What Success Looks Like<p><strong>Growth:</strong> GMV growth ahead of the market, quarter over quarter, without sacrificing contribution margin.</p><br><p><strong>Efficiency:</strong> Improved last-mile unit economics through smarter partner density, order batching, and Captain utilisation.</p><br><p><strong>Retention:</strong> A growing, loyal merchant base measured by repeat listings and reduced churn.</p><br><p><strong>Sustainability:</strong> A Captain network that views Careem Shops as reliable, well-paid work.</p><br><strong>What We Are Looking For</strong><ul><li><p><strong>Experience:</strong> 8+ years in commercial, operations, or general management roles—ideally within quick-commerce, retail, or on-demand delivery.</p><br></li><li><p><strong>Financial Acumen:</strong> Demonstrated P&amp;amp;L ownership with comfort being evaluated on GMV, AOV, and margin.</p><br></li><li><p><strong>Market Knowledge:</strong> Deep familiarity with the Jordanian market, including consumer behaviour, the merchant landscape, and local regulations.</p><br></li><li><p><strong>Mindset:</strong> A builder's mindset—hands-on with data, unfazed by ambiguity, and quick to execute solutions.</p><br></li><li><p><strong>Languages:</strong> Arabic and English fluency is preferred.</p><br></li></ul><br></li></ul><p><strong>What we’ll provide you</strong></p><br><p>We offer colleagues the opportunity to drive impact in the region while they learn and grow. As a full time Careem colleague, you will be able to:</p><br><ul><li>Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues.</li><li>Put your passion to work in a purposeful organisation dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential.</li><li>Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day.</li><li>Work remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days per year.</li><li>Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes.</li></ul><p>&amp;nbsp;</p><br><p>&amp;nbsp;</p><br> </div>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <p>Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for a<strong>SCI-Led Programme Funding Portfolio Development Specialist (MENAEE)</strong>to join our <strong>CO team.</strong></p><br><p><strong>Team Purpose</strong></p><br><p><span>To provide strategic leadership and direction on all Programme Funding matters across Save the Children. Optimise and align our local-to-global programme funding portfolio and drive continuous improvements in our capabilities, funding practices and donor partnerships. Blend art and science to turn insights into action.&nbsp; Collaborate extensively across the movement, and partner closely with key stakeholders, both within and beyond StC, to directly inform, shape, and connect key strategic programme funding trends and initiatives that advance the movement's Global Strategy and Global Funding Framework ambitions.</span></p><br><p><span><strong>Role purpose</strong></span></p><br><p>To provide global, portfolio-level support for SCI-led programme funding, with a focus on portfolio optimisation, market development, and strategic alignment across MENAEE SCI Countries Offices. The role is accountable for improved portfolio performance by providing analysis, guidance and coordination across multiple countries and markets, rather than for individual country funding targets. The role stewards SCI-led funding portfolios by identifying cross-market opportunities, risks, and trade-offs; translating global donor and market signals into actionable country guidance; and strengthening system-wide practices. Operational engagement in country-level acquisition is undertaken selectively where it unlocks disproportionate strategic or financial value.</p><br><p>This role complements but does not replace Country Office and Member business development functions, which retain ownership and accountability for their pipelines, portfolios, donor relationships, and funding proposals.</p><br><ul> <li><strong>Job Title:</strong> SCI-Led Programme Funding Portfolio Development Specialist (MENAEE)</li> <li><strong>Reports To:</strong> Head of SCI-Led &amp; Humanitarian Programme Funding</li> <li><strong>Work Pattern:</strong> Hybrid/Remote with flexible working options available</li> <li><strong>Location:</strong> Any existing approved SCI office location in the MENAEE Region. For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in, please visit:&nbsp;SCI Careers</li> <li><strong>Required Time Zone:&nbsp;</strong>GMT -/+3.5</li> <li><strong>Contract Length:</strong> Permanent</li> <li><strong>Right to Work:</strong> The successful candidate must have the right to work in the country where the role is based, for the duration of employment.&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Language Requirements:&nbsp;</strong>English &amp; Arabic</li> <li><strong>International Travel:</strong> up to 20%</li> <li><strong>Remit: </strong>Global</li></ul><p><strong>Principal Accountabilities</strong></p><br><ul> <li>Support SCI-led programme funding portfolio analysis, optimisation and market development, identifying priority markets, donors, and modalities, and advising on portfolio trade-offs to maximise long-term income quality, affordability, and strategic fit.&nbsp;</li> <li>Provide strategic guidance and targeted operational support by exception for complex, multi-country and or strategically critical SCI-led programme funding proposals where global coordination materially increases likelihood of success.</li> <li>Help to shape local-to-global market positioning and donor engagement approaches for SCI-led funding, providing research, analysis and sharing of insights, and ensuring that communication and interaction are consistent with Save the Children's values of integrity and collaboration.</li> <li>Monitor and analyse emerging global programme funding and global market trends and donor intelligence, translating policy shifts and funding trends into clear actionable guidance and strategic recommendations to Country Offices.</li> <li>Provide specialist portfolio-level support to Country Offices in their development (and implementation) of key stakeholder engagement plans with SCI-led donors accounts, (inc supporting donor due diligence of new SCI-led donors country offices may be engaging); ensuring SCI-led is part of country funding strategies to enhance Save the Children's visibility and partnership strength in diverse contexts.</li> <li>Inform, help shape, document, and promote best practice in SCI-led programme funding, including market entry approaches, capture planning standards, quality thresholds, and affordability discipline.</li> <li>Ensure compliance with all Programme Funding requirements and organisational policies, including those related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, to uphold Save the Children's commitment to integrity and accountability</li></ul><p><strong>Experience and Skills</strong></p><br><p><i><strong>Essential</strong></i></p><br><ol> <li>Proven abilities in designing and implementing successful business development strategies at scale in humanitarian and/or development sector within and/or across the region; with substantial experience in securing programme funding and building donor partnerships which align with organisational funding goals and programme impact objectives.</li> <li>Substantial experience in preparing and managing high-quality, competitive funding proposals at scale, leading cross-functional teams to develop complex and successful bids to institutional and/or private sector donors relevant to the region – which may include donors such as USAID, EU, SIDA, WFP, UNICEF, and/or the World Bank.</li> <li>Extensive experience working in multi-cultural environments and liaising with diverse stakeholders including donors, partners, and government entities.&nbsp;</li> <li>Experience in implementing successful stakeholder engagement plans to enhance visibility and build partnership in diverse contexts.</li> <li>Strategic Thinking: Strong analytical skills with the ability to think strategically and globally. Ability to set ambitious and challenging goals, while taking responsibility for personal and team development.</li> <li>Relationship Management: Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, members, external partners, and donors. Values diversity and collaboration as sources of strength.</li> <li>Communication: Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and persuasively to different audiences.</li> <li>Proposal Development: Expertise in guiding the preparation and submission of high-quality and competitive funding proposals, including strong writing, editing, and project management skills.</li> <li>Financial Acumen: Solid understanding of financial planning, budget management, and donor compliance requirements.</li> <li>Negotiation and Influencing: Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at different levels.</li></ol><p><i><strong>Desirable</strong></i></p><br><ul> <li>Demonstrable experience in providing strategic oversight of key funding opportunities and ensuring alignment with organisational objectives.</li> <li>Experience in monitoring emerging funding trends and making strategic recommendations.</li> <li>Demonstrated cultural competence and the ability to work effectively across different cultural contexts.</li> <li>Leadership: Proven leadership skills with the ability to inspire and guide cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of accountability, ambition, creativity, and integrity.</li> <li>Problem-Solving: Ability to develop and encourage new and innovative solutions, while willing to take disciplined risks.&nbsp; Ability to assess the opportunities and risks a bid may present and build in appropriate mitigations.</li></ul><p><strong>Education and Qualifications&nbsp;</strong></p><br><p><i><strong>Essential</strong></i></p><br><ul> <li>Education: Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience -&nbsp; in international development, business administration, economics, marketing, or a related field.&nbsp;</li> <li>Multi-Language Proficiency: While English &amp; Arabic is essential, proficiency in other languages commonly used in SCI/A programme funding operations, such as French or Spanish, is desirable. Other relevant languages would also be a distinct advantage.</li> <li>CPD: Commitment to continuous professional development to stay updated with the latest trends in programme funding and business development.</li> <li>Travel: Willingness and ability to travel to different country offices as required.</li></ul><p><strong>Desirable</strong></p><br><ul> <li>Professional certification or training in international development, programme management, programme funding/fundraising and relationships management.</li> <li>Accredited membership of relevant professional bodies is desirable</li></ul><p><strong>Working at Save the Children&nbsp;International</strong></p><br><p>Save the Children&nbsp;is the world's leading organisation for children, employing ~25,000&nbsp;staff.&nbsp;We save children's lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.&nbsp;Through our work in 116 countries, we put the most deprived and marginalised children first.</p><br><p>We know that great people make a great organisation, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.</p><br><p>The work here is challenging but is also immensely rewarding. At Save the Children, you will be in good company, working with talented, like-minded individuals who are determined to ensure that all children survive, learn, and are protected. Your contribution will help ensure children's voices are heard at the highest levels, and that we achieve our global strategy, <strong>Ambition for Children 2030</strong>, and reach every last child.</p><br><p><strong>Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Equal Opportunities</strong></p><br><p>DEI is core to our vision, values and global strategy. Save the Children is committed to creating a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation, and one which will support us in our vision to ensure every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation.</p><br><p>We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, caring or parental responsibilities, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.</p><br><p>Reasonable adjustments will be made should any candidate invited to interview require this.</p><br><p><strong>Application Information</strong></p><br><p>Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application. A full copy of the role profile can be found at&nbsp;SCI Careers. It is recommended that you save a copy of the role profile as it will no longer be available after the advert closes.</p><br><p>Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the job advert may be closed earlier than advertised subject to the volume of suitable applicants. Please submit your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.<br> Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Candidates who are successfully shortlisted should expect to hear from us within 2 weeks of the advert deadline.</p><br><p><strong>Our Recruitment Process</strong></p><br><ol> <li>Application review by our recruiting team based on your CV and cover letter</li> <li>Two-stage competency-based interviews with the hiring team</li> <li>Some recruitment&nbsp;may include an additional assessment or case study stage, or a third stage interview</li> <li>If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, followed by your contract subject to passing background checks</li></ol><p>We need to keep children and adults safe so our selection process includes rigorous background checks and reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults from abuse.&nbsp; All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures relating to Anti-Harassment, Health and Safety, Safeguarding, and DEI and Equal Opportunities.</p><br><p><strong>Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.</strong></p><br><br> </div>

<p><h4>About us</h4> <p>Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 12,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 370,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.</p> <p>With offices in 152 countries and nearly 328,000 professionals, we are one of the world’s leading professional services networks, helping organisations and individuals create lasting value through assurance, tax and advisory services. For over 40 years, we have contributed to the Middle East’s transformation journey, partnering with governments and businesses to deliver sustainable solutions. Today, more than 12,000 of us across Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are shaping the region’s future.</p> <h4>Line of service overview</h4> <p>Our Middle East Assurance practice includes over 2,300 people based in 12 countries across the region and is part of PwC’s global network that is operating worldwide. PwC Middle East’s Assurance practice combines the right mix of human-led and tech-powered solutions to provide our clients with quality audits and other risk services that create confidence and impact in our region and across society.</p> <h4>Business unit overview</h4> <p>Core Assurance is a cornerstone of our Assurance practice, focused on delivering high-quality audits that build trust and drive sustained outcomes.</p> <p>Our teams apply deep technical expertise and leverage advanced digital tools to provide independent assurance over financial reporting. Through a human-led, tech-powered approach, we help clients meet regulatory requirements, enhance transparency, and strengthen stakeholder confidence, creating impact across industries and society.</p> <h4>How you’ll contribute</h4> <p>As an External Audit Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>Using your analytical skills to analyse the client's financial statements and ensure they adhere to financial regulations.</li> <li>Examining financial and accounting records, other documents, and tangible items such as inventory, or plant and equipment.</li> <li>Asking a range of questions – from formal written questions to informal oral questions – to a range of individuals at our client organizations.</li> <li>Testing the client organization's internal controls and processes.</li> <li>Building trust and credibility with the clients by understanding their expectations and delivering high quality services.</li> <li>Taking accountability for researching and understanding key facts on the client's industry information before the engagement begins.</li> <li>Communicating with the Manager and/or Partner in a timely manner with respect to engagement progress – risks, issues, variances from plan in terms of time, budget, etc.</li> <li>Taking full ownership of external file completion.</li> <li>Analyzing engagement economics of self and field staff and explaining variances from the budgets.</li> <li>Reviewing the work of the associate levels and providing them on-job training, coaching and timely constructive feedback to help them grow in their career.</li> <li>Ensuring you are adhering to compliance with the risk, quality and independence matters.</li> <li>Having an understanding in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients along with building and maintaining strong relationships with clients.</li> <li>Engaging and dealing effectively with diverse teams from the planning through the completion phase of the audit as well as closely following up on the progress of the requested tasks to ensure meeting the timeline and the firm’s internal KPIs.</li> <li>Taking part in the digital initiatives and upskilling areas which align most with your team’s business needs.</li> <li>Perform other procedures as necessary to support issuance of the assurance deliverables.</li> </ul> <h4>What you’ll bring</h4> <p>You are ambitious and you utilize opportunities to grow and develop. In addition, you recognise yourself in the following characteristics:</p> <ul> <li>A degree in accounting, finance or any other related academic major.</li> <li>Completed or pursuing a professional qualification, such as ACCA, CA, ACA, CPA (preferably).</li> <li>Progressive experience at the Senior Associate level working with a range of external audit clients in a Big 4 professional services firm.</li> <li>Experience in auditing banking/insurance clients is considered an asset.</li> <li>Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills that allow you to thrive in a team environment.</li> <li>Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English (oral and written) is a plus.</li> <li>Business development and client relationship building skills.</li> <li>Willingness to challenge the ‘norms’ and to create a cohesive and effective working team.</li> <li>Excellent project management skills.</li> <li>Experience in applying the international standards on auditing (ISAs) on the external audit of financial services with excellent IFRS knowledge relevant to the FS practice (such as IFRS 9, 17) and financial services regulations.</li> <li>Knowledge in any audit technologies, and experience using data analytics tools is a plus.</li> <li>Commitment to valuing differences and working alongside diverse people and perspectives.</li> <li>Thorough technical skills and experience regarding applicable accounting reporting and auditing standards, with demonstrated exceptional performance.</li> <li>Experience in the design of engagement procedures based on risk and materiality.</li> <li>Previous experience in coaching and leading engagement teams.</li> <li>Strong technical knowledge and having the ability to research issues, present alternatives and conclusions to client/Manager.</li> </ul> <h4>How you’ll make a difference</h4> <p>At PwC Middle East, we expect all our people to embody the skills and behaviours of The PwC Professional framework, helping us deliver on our strategy while growing and developing as leaders at every level.</p> <h4>Why you’ll love working at PwC</h4> <p>At PwC Middle East, you’ll find more than just a job – you’ll build a meaningful career, supported by rewards and benefits that help you thrive. We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and programs that promote well-being, balance, and personal growth. You’ll have access to continuous learning, digital upskilling, and a collaborative environment that values innovation, mentorship, and diversity. Are you ready to make a difference? Want to unlock new value by applying your unique perspective and talents? You can grow exponentially here.</p></p><p></p>

<p><h4>About the company</h4> <p>Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 12,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.</p> <p>Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 370,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.</p> <h4>About the role</h4> <p>A career within Risk Consulting services will provide you with the opportunity to gain an understanding of an organisation’s objectives, regulatory and risk management environment, and the diverse needs of their critical stakeholders.</p> <p>Our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. Therefore, our Risk Consulting practice focuses on helping organisations review and strengthen every aspect of their business, from people to performance, systems to strategy, and business planning to business resilience.</p> <p>Our Risk Consulting practice provides a wide range of services and business advice that is not limited to Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Management, Policies and Procedures, Governance, Internal Control over Financial Reporting, Process Intelligence, Compliance as well as Technology Risk.</p> <h4>What is expected from you?</h4> <p>As a Senior Associate, you will be reporting to Managers and higher grades, working as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Your job duties will include but will not be limited to:</p> <ul> <li>Leveraging your skills and experience to become a trusted advisor to your clients on topics of risk and internal controls</li> <li>Engaging and dealing with diverse teams from the planning through the completion phase of the audit as well as closely following up on the progress of the requested tasks to ensure meeting the timeline and the firm’s internal KPIs</li> <li>Working with clients to improve their internal control maturity and to help them in mitigating the risks they face by developing internal audit and risk management strategies to strengthen their existing controls and processes</li> <li>Identifying key risks, defining the audit methodology, and process improvement by understanding the client’s objectives, risks, control frameworks, systems and regulatory environments</li> <li>Building and maintaining meaningful relationships with clients, and taking part in researching and identifying opportunities on new or existing clients</li> <li>Developing internal and external relationships and reflecting PwC values in your day to day work when working in diverse teams</li> <li>Managing the engagement budget and economics</li> <li>Managing teams and the communication with the clients and stakeholders</li> <li>Helping clients navigate an evolving risk landscape by developing and executing test plans, identifying control effectiveness and improvements and reporting these to clients in an impactful way</li> <li>Providing on-ground support for the planning, implementation and administration of the clients’ Internal Audit Plan</li> <li>Working on Internal Audit engagements focusing on compliance, financial and operational related audits</li> <li>Conducting testing to evaluate the adequacy of the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls</li> <li>Drafting the audit findings, the related impact, potential risks, and recommendations</li> <li>Innovating and helping further develop our service offerings related to internal audit, risk and controls</li> <li>Planning and executing the engagements effectively to ensure completion of the projects within budgeted time and cost</li> <li>Assisting our clients in the deployment and development of their internal audit and internal control function</li> <li>Studying business functions, gathering information, evaluating output requirements and formats</li> <li>Reviewing the work of the associate levels and providing them on-job training, coaching and constructive feedback to help them grow</li> <li>Ensuring adherence to compliance, quality and independence matters</li> <li>Commitment to continuous education and digital upskilling</li> <li>Performing other procedures as necessary to support issuance of the assurance deliverables</li> </ul> <h4>What will you bring?</h4> <p>You are ambitious and you utilise opportunities to grow and develop. In addition, you recognise yourself in the following characteristics:</p> <ul> <li>A degree in Accounting, Finance, Risk Management, Governance, Industrial Engineering, or any related discipline</li> <li>Completed or pursuing a professional qualification, such as CIA, CPA, CRMA, CFE, CGRCP, PMP, or CMA is a plus</li> <li>Progressive experience at the Senior Associate level or at least 3-6 years working in internal audit preferably in one of the Big 4 professional services firms</li> <li>Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills that allow you to thrive in a team environment</li> <li>Strong report writing and analytical skills</li> <li>Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English (oral and written)</li> <li>Business development and client relationship building skills</li> <li>Willingness to challenge the ‘norms’ and to create a cohesive and effective working team</li> <li>Demonstrating strong technical knowledge and having the ability to research issues, present alternatives and conclusions to client or manager</li> <li>Having a background in governance, risk management, and compliance with an up-to-date understanding of issues facing businesses and how to influence client conversations</li> <li>Experienced in assessment and testing of design and effectiveness of business controls</li> <li>Project management skills and ability to lead engagements from end to end and working directly with the partner and manager on the account</li> <li>Knowledge in any audit technologies, and experience using data analytics tools is a plus</li> <li>Commitment to valuing differences and working alongside diverse people and perspectives</li> <li>Ability and willingness to travel frequently within the Middle East and worldwide where the project dictates</li> </ul></p><p></p>