Associate National Project Officer - TVET (Education)

About the role

UNESCO and the ILO are jointly implementing a 36-month EU-funded TVET for Decent Work project in Jordan, aimed at strengthening the coherence, quality, inclusiveness and labour-market relevance of Jordan's TVET system. The Associate National Project Officer supports the day-to-day implementation, monitoring, documentation and stakeholder follow-up of UNESCO-led activities in Amman, working under close supervision and within approved workplans, budgets and procedures. The role supports, rather than independently leads, policy reform, high-level negotiation or strategic project management.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and follow up implementation of UNESCO-led activities against the approved project document, results framework, workplans, budgets and timelines, and prepare activity schedules, trackers, deliverable calendars and mission plans.
• Follow up with counterparts, consultants, partners and service providers, flagging delays or bottlenecks, and support the preparation of consultations, workshops, capacity-building activities and meetings.
• Provide research, drafting and coordination support for TVET governance, work-based learning, quality assurance, qualifications, data systems, career guidance, employer engagement and graduate tracking, including training-of-trainers approaches.
• Maintain working-level liaison with ministries, TVET providers, employers' and workers' organizations, universities and civil society, and coordinate with the ILO and other partners.
• Prepare terms of reference, scopes of work and technical specifications, and track contracts, deliverables and payments.
• Collect and verify monitoring data, maintain implementation, risk and issue trackers, and draft updates for internal and donor reports.
• Draft correspondence, briefing notes, presentations and reports in English and Arabic, and keep complete project records.

Required profile

• Master's degree or equivalent in education, TVET, skills development, public policy, international development, social sciences, project management or a related field.
• Less than two years of relevant professional experience in education, TVET, skills development, employment, project implementation or institutional capacity development.
• Experience supporting coordination, monitoring, reporting or delivery of multi-stakeholder projects.
• Excellent written and spoken Arabic and English.
• Desirable: experience with UNESCO, UN entities, the EU or international development programmes, and familiarity with EU-funded project implementation and visibility requirements.

Required skills

• Basic understanding of institutional capacity development, TVET governance, work-based learning, quality assurance, qualifications, career guidance or labour-market-responsive skills development.
• Ability to apply project cycle management and results-based management principles.
• Strong planning, organization, follow-up, analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Good digital skills, including office productivity, collaboration, presentation and basic data-management tools.

What we offer

• Approximate annual starting salary of 33,037 JOD.
• Possible benefits such as 30 days annual leave, family allowance, medical insurance and a pension plan.

The application closes on 18 November 2026 and is made through the UNESCO Careers website; the process may include video interviews, written assessments, panel interviews and reference checks.