Needed Team Leader – Strengthening the Rule of Law

Team Leader – Strengthening Rule of Law – Jordan

Company Overview:
Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved – and is committed to continuing to improve – economies, societies and most importantly, people’s lives.

Palladium is a child-safe organisation, and screens applicants for suitability to work with children. We a lso provide equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.

Project Overview and Role:
Based in Amman, the Jordan Strengthening Rule of Law programme is a UK Government-funded project that provides technical support to the Economic Chambers and the Jordanian Judicial Institute. The aim of the project is to support these organisations and other key stakeholders to have greater transparency and efficiency in administration of justice that is responsive to citizens’ needs, improves protection of commercial assets and regulatory compliance, and helps foster investment.

Objectives:
* Increase public confidence in the Jordanian judicial system through enabling greater transparency and consistency.
* Support strengthening of the Judicial Institute’s curriculum by supporting Economic Chambers Judges with tailored training and mentorship.
* Consult with business, government agencies and civil society to design more efficient processes, systems and effective administration within the Economic Chamber.
* Contribute towards meeting the aims of Jordan’s Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission.
* Ensure sustainability of approaches embedded within the Jordanian Judiciary to continue beyond the end of the project

Outcomes:
* Judges make more consistent decisions
* Businesses can more easily access justice
* Progress is made towards Jordan’s anti-corruption commitments

Timeline:
* The project will run for 15 months from January 2020 until March 2021

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership
* Lead the overall leadership of the programme as part of the management team
* Providing technical leadership and guidance to the team to ensure the ongoing professional development of implementation staff
* Program development and implementation, guide the development and review of work streams
* Support in identifying potential new opportunities and drive forward innovative ideas
* Provide technical guidance to implementation staff to ensure results are achieved

Programme Management
* Lead the preparation of the annual strategic plans; technical and operational work plans and budgets; staffing plans; performance management and other planning activities as required
* Monitor implementation progress; work to resolve issues, manage and mitigate risk; and escalates material issues and risks as appropriate

Performance Management, Training & Mentoring
* Contribute to training needs assessment of the team, developing and implementing performance improvement plans and on-the-job-training where appropriate

Monitoring, Evidence & Learning and reporting
* Use the programme’s Monitoring and Result Measurement data to guide the review of programme progress and inform strategy adaptation
* Provide timely and accurate reporting on political developments in the country as well as impact of the programme which also promotes learning across the Team and with wider stakeholders
* Lead the regular progress reporting to the client and contribute to programme’s communications and learning outputs
* Liaise closely with the Project Director to identify lessons and programme thought-leadership subjects to allow Palladium to position itself for further engagements on this thematic area in Jordan

Financial Management
* Responsible for overall financial and operational management of the programme.
* Stakeholders Coordination
* Develop and manage effective working relationships with key stakeholders; participate in multi-stakeholder platforms (including other donor’s funded initiatives) on programme’s strategic approach, focus, achievements, and lessons
* Liaise with the Client to ensure their satisfaction with the programme.

Cross-cutting elements
* Ensure cross-cutting elements (including gender and conflict-sensitivity) are incorporated throughout the programme lifecycle, and proactively inform the programme strategy

Location and Reporting
* The Team Leader position will be based in Amman and reports to the Project Director

Requirements
* Management and leadership skills
* Experience leading donor programmes of a comparable size
* Arabic language skills
* Legal background, otherwise experience working on judicial reform projects