Youth Engagement Coordinator – Jordan 6 views

The Organization

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

Role Purpose

Plan Denmark and Plan International Jordan have been contracted by the Danish Arab Partnership Programme to implement a five-year programme (2022–2026) titled “Ready for Tomorrow.” The programme focuses on enhancing the economic empowerment of Jordanian youth by strengthening their employability, supporting pathways to decent work and self-employment, and contributing to sustainable, inclusive economic growth through an integrated, multi-year approach.

The Youth Engagement Coordinator plays a key role in ensuring the effective design, coordination, and delivery of youth-focused interventions under the DAAP Programme. The position is responsible for planning, overseeing, and directing programme operations, services, and activities to ensure they are implemented efficiently, on time, and in line with approved workplans, quality standards, and partnership commitments.

The role requires a high level of independence, initiative, and proactivity to translate strategic objectives into practical actions that enhance youth participation, employability, and economic empowerment. The Youth Coordinator works closely with internal teams, partners, and stakeholders to ensure coherence across programme components, promote innovation, address implementation challenges, and contribute to achieving sustainable outcomes for youth within the established programme framework and guidelines

Dimensions of the Role

The post holds significant responsibility for the strategic, operational, and representational delivery of the project. The role oversees the effective management of project resources, including financial, programmatic and partnership, to ensure timely, compliant, and high-quality implementation.

The role requires regular internal and external communication at senior levels, including coordination with donors, government counterparts, implementing partners, private sector actors, and civil society stakeholders. It represents the project in coordination meetings, technical working groups, and high-level forums, contributing to advocacy, learning, and visibility.

The post has decision-making authority related to programme planning, prioritization, partner coordination, risk management, and adaptive management.

Accountabilities

Youth Engagement & Participation

• Lead the design and implementation of inclusive youth engagement strategies aligned with the Ready for Tomorrow project objectives.
• Ensure meaningful participation of diverse youth groups, including young women, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable or marginalized youth.
• Facilitate youth-led initiatives, consultations, focus groups, and co-creation activities to ensure youth voices inform project design and implementation.
• Act as a key focal point for youth participants, maintaining regular communication and feedback mechanisms.

Program Implementation & Coordination

• Coordinate the implementation of youth-related project activities in collaboration with consortium partners, trainers, and service providers.
• Support the organization and delivery of workshops, bootcamps, mentoring sessions, community events, and employability-related activities.
• Ensure activities are delivered on time, within scope, and in line with approved workplans and budgets.
• Contribute to the development of activity TORs, PRs, schedules, and participant selection criteria.
• Support the coordination, preparation and facilitation of all events related to the project (meetings, workshops, trainings, consultations, national stakeholders meeting
• Conduct regular field visits, provide coaching and technical support on an ongoing basis and ensure implementation of effective coordination mechanisms;
• Provide inputs to Project Manager to ensure budget follow-up and monitoring of expenditures in line with donor requirements.
• Support the logistic, procurement and financial issues related to all project activities and events;
• Regularly participate to management meetings to update colleagues on project updates and progress.

Capacity Building & Youth Development

• Support the delivery of facilitation skills, employability, entrepreneurship, and future skills interventions targeting youth or partners.
• Identify youth capacity gaps and contribute to adapting and engagement approaches accordingly.
• Promote youth leadership, economic engagement, and peer-to-peer learning opportunities within the project.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL)

• Support data collection and analysis related to project data, satisfaction, outcomes, and impact in coordination with the MEAL team.
• Track youth economic progress indicators and contribute to learning, reflection, and adaptive management processes.
• Document youth success stories, challenges, and lessons learned, ensuring ethical and inclusive storytelling practices.

5. Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement

• Support coordination with youth lead organization, community-based organizations, educational institutions, and private sector actors.
• Strengthen linkages between youth and employers, mentors, and service providers involved in the project.
• Represent youth perspectives in coordination meetings, consortium discussions, and stakeholder engagements when required.

6. Safeguarding, Inclusion & Compliance

• Ensure all youth engagement activities comply with safeguarding, protection, PSEA, and Do No Harm principles.
• Promote gender equality, social inclusion, and conflict-sensitive approaches across all youth-related activities.
• Ensure informed consent, confidentiality, and safe participation of youth in all project interventions.

7. Reporting & Documentation

• Contribute to periodic narrative reports, activity reports, and donor updates related to youth engagement components.
• Maintain accurate records of youth data, activities, attendance, and feedback.
• Support audit and compliance requirements by ensuring proper documentation of the project activities.

8. Communication & Visibility

• Support project visibility by documenting the project activities through stories, testimonials, and social media-ready content (in coordination with the communications team).
• Promote positive narratives around youth employability, resilience, and future skills development.

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Child protection, gender equality and inclusion

Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children, Young People and Programmes Participants and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan

Key relationships

This Role has Internal and external contacts he/she will Work closely with senior management, programme and technical teams, MEAL, finance, and operations staff to ensure effective planning, implementation, reporting, and compliance. Maintains regular coordination with consortium partners and project teams through in-person and virtual meetings and liaises with donors, government counterparts, implementing partners, private sector actors, civil society organisations, and other stakeholders to strengthen partnerships, ensure alignment, and support project objectives.

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Essential

• Minimum 4-5 years of experience working in a humanitarian context, specifically in project coordination, management, lobbying and advocacy, and meaningful youth participation
• Bachelor degree (master’s degree is an asset) in social work, psychology, sociology, international relations or any other related field
• Demonstrated experience in youth economic empowerment programming, including employability, entrepreneurship, self-employment, and income-generating activities.
• Practical experience working with social enterprises, cooperatives, youth-led businesses, or impact-driven startups, either through direct support or partnership coordination.
• Experience supporting youth in enterprise development stages, such as ideation, business modeling, basic financial literacy, market assessment, and growth readiness.
• Proven experience engaging with business development service (BDS) providers, incubators, accelerators, and social entrepreneurship support entities.
• Experience coordinating with private sector actors, MSMEs, and employer networks to create pathways for youth employment, internships, or market access.
• Familiarity with market-based approaches to youth inclusion and economic participation.
• Experience supporting grant schemes, seed funding, challenge funds, or youth enterprise competitions is an asset.
• Exposure to value chain development, local economic development, or inclusive market systems approaches is an advantage.
• Ability to support youth-led initiatives and enterprises while promoting accountability, sustainability, and market orientation.
• Strong documentation and reporting skills, particularly related to economic outcomes, business progress, and youth income/employment pathways.
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Competencies:

• Fluent in English and Arabic, with a very good speaking & writing skills
• Experience working on Participatory Approaches with youth
• Good skills in data management and analysis, logistics, administration procedures, initiatives and advocacy campaigns, training and facilitation, reporting, documentation, and archiving
• Solid communication, interpersonal, negotiation and relation management skills and experience
• Proven ability to work effectively and sensibly in cross-cultural settings and complex environments
• Development facilitation skills, including catalysing, connecting, and building the capacity of community groups
• Experience in building and maintaining relationships and networks with individuals, communities and development partners
• Soft skills:
• Result Driven, Team Work, Planning and Organizing, Communication

Desirable

• Strong event management skills, covering concept development, agenda design, logistics coordination, vendor management, and post-event reporting.
• Proficiency in visual design and communication tools such as Canva (presentations, reports, social media content, infographics).
• Ability to develop high-quality presentations and knowledge products for donor, partner, and public-facing audiences.
• Familiarity with digital engagement tools (online event platforms, collaboration tools, surveys, and feedback tools).

Plan International’s Values in Practice

We are open and accountable

• Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
• Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
• Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
• Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
• Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people

We strive for lasting impact

• Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
• Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
• Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
• Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.

We work well together

• Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
• Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
• Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
• Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

We are inclusive and empowering

• We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential
• We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge equality in our programs and our workplace
• We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives.

Physical Environment

It is an Office-based environment, the office is located at Plan Jordan (Amman).

Level of contact with children

Low contact: No contact or very low frequency of interaction

ROLE PROFILE

Location: Amman with regular travel to different governorates

Type of Role: Fixed-term Job

Contract Duration: 6 months with possibility of extension subject to performance & fund availability

Reports to: Senior International Expert

Grade: 13

Closing Date: 6 January 2026