Assistant Project Manager – Digital Sponsorships

About the role

The Assistant Project Manager will support the Project Manager in planning, coordinating and monitoring the KhairGate Project and Digital Sponsorships programme in Jordan. The role ensures timely execution, alignment with national stakeholders, operational readiness of merchants and disbursement networks, and full compliance with donor and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Manage day‑to‑day project activities across all implementation phases in Jordan.
• Coordinate with the Jordan country office, local partners, internal teams, suppliers and merchants.
• Track beneficiary data readiness, onboarding, data quality, de‑duplication and data‑protection compliance.
• Monitor project timeline, milestones, risks and actions against the approved country plan.
• Prepare project reports, dashboards, presentations and management updates.
• Support merchant identification, onboarding, contracting, pricing and operational readiness.
• Coordinate technical, operational, financial and compliance activities with the Central Bank of Jordan and other authorities.
• Maintain project documentation, meeting minutes and issue logs.
• Assist user acceptance testing, pilot, launch and geographic expansion activities.
• Monitor field‑level service quality, merchant compliance and beneficiary experience, initiating corrective actions as needed.
• Escalate risks, delays, regulatory changes and operational challenges to the Project Manager promptly.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Information Systems, Engineering or a related field.
• Legal right to work in Jordan.
• Professional certification in Project Management (PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2, Agile) is an advantage.
• Experience working with digital payment channels and regulatory environments is desirable.

Required skills

• Project Management methodologies and certification (PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2, Agile).
• Familiarity with Jordanian digital payment systems (JoMoPay, eFAWATEERcom, CliQ, mobile wallets).
• Understanding of KYC and AML requirements.