Shatha AbuOdeh

Project Officer at Delegation of the European Union to Jordan

• Jordan
• My current job since August 2023

5 Months Contract - Maternity cover Amman (Jordan)
Portfolio: Good Governance, Human Rights, and Democracy Programme name: EU Support to Democratic Reforms in Jordan Contractor: Expertise France and UN Women

Achievements/Tasks Policy Analysis:
• Carry out civil society analysis and strategy formulation.
• Contribute to policy dialogue with all relevant ministries, agencies, donors, civil society and other relevant stakeholders in all areas of concern.
• Act as the gender focal point of the EU Delegation and ensure in particular that women's empowerment and gender equality are correctly taken into account in the programming, design and implementation of the Delegation's activities.
• Contribute to analysis and definition of strategies for the European Union as well as to the reporting on the relevant parts of the implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy and EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities.
• Ensure horizontal coordination within the Delegation on civil society and gender issues.

Programme /Project/Process Management:
• Contribute to programming, identification and formulation of EU support in close cooperation with the beneficiary organisations in Jordan.
• Manage the implementation of the related programmes (contribute to all aspects of the procurement process, to attend management and monitoring meetings, to elaborate progress reports on projects and propose action if and when needed).
• Assist and support Delegation's colleagues in better mainstreaming gender in line with priorities set by the EU Delegation.
• Ensure the monitoring of implementation and to contribute to the evaluation of projects.

Representation, Negotiation, Participation:
• Maintain good and effective contacts with the beneficiaries in the field, with the national
• authorities and institutions, with representatives of the diplomatic missions of the EU Member States, with representatives of the principal international donors, as well as NGOs and other stakeholders.
• Ensure that the results of projects are disseminated and outcomes presented at workshops, seminars, conferences or other public events.
• Liaise with other gender focal persons in the country to maintain an effective network for exchanging and sharing experience. Join existing gender coordination mechanism in the country.

External Communication: Communication relating to EU supported programmes and
projects
• Extract and disseminate best practices and facilitate exchange of experiences;
• Contribute to the production of publications/information material and promotion of EU relations with civil society in Jordan.
• Maintain section files; classification and filing
• Draft, format, edit and synthesize documents such as meeting minutes, agendas and Note Verbales for the section.
• Assist with meeting organizations involving political actors in Jordan or the region.
• Assist with coordination aspects related to political missions to Jordan.
• Handling of incoming and outgoing correspondence for the section.