About the Job

The Project Specialist will be responsible for leading the effective planning, coordination, and execution of projects within the Queen Rania Foundation’s (QRF) programs and projects portfolio. The candidate should possess advanced project management expertise, with 5–7 years of experience managing complex projects—preferably within the education or development sectors.

The Project Specialist will oversee all project phases—from initiation to closure—ensuring delivery that aligns with QRF’s strategic objectives, quality standards, and timelines. The role requires strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills to manage budgets, resources, and multi-stakeholder coordination. The Specialist will provide guidance to project teams, ensure adherence to donor and internal requirements, and drive continuous improvement through learning and data-driven decision-making.

Requirements

Main duties and responsibilities: 

1. Project Planning, Implementation, and Management

• Lead the development of project goals, objectives, and scope in collaboration with the research, design, and technical teams.

• Translate the project scope into a detailed project plan, defining milestones, deliverables, and performance indicators.

• Develop, maintain, and monitor comprehensive project plans, including schedules (WBS), budgets (internal and donor), and stakeholder engagement plans.

• Oversee the full implementation of assigned projects, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery of outputs.

• Provide strategic guidance to project teams on blockers, risks, and implementation challenges; ensure corrective actions are taken as needed.

• Proactively manage project changes and resource reallocations in line with donor and internal procedures.
  Coordinate with relevant departments (finance, procurement, HR, etc.) to ensure timely completion of operational processes such as contracting, payments, and reporting.
  
   

2. Risk Management

• Identify project risks and potential issues early in the cycle and maintain an updated risk register.

• Lead the design and implementation of mitigation strategies and contingency plans.
  Ensure project teams and stakeholders are aligned on emerging risks and mitigation actions.

3. Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain effective relationships with key partners, donors, and external stakeholders.

• Develop and execute stakeholder management and communication plans to ensure engagement and alignment across all parties.

• Represent QRF in partner and donor meetings, presenting project updates and results as required.

4. Resource Management

• Oversee project resources to ensure optimal utilization, adherence to work plans, and accurate time reporting.

• Supervise project team members and consultants, providing mentorship and technical guidance when needed.

• Manage project assets and deliverables according to QRF and donor requirements.

5. Project Documentation and Reporting

• Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date project documentation, including charters, progress reports, financial records, and closure reports.

• Prepare and review narrative and financial reports for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring accuracy and compliance with donor guidelines.

• Ensure all project reporting and communication materials comply with grant acknowledgment and visibility requirements.

6. Communication and Coordination

• Lead project kick-off, review, and closure meetings, ensuring clarity of roles, expectations, and milestones.

• Facilitate regular coordination meetings with project teams and implementation partners to review progress, address challenges, and share updates.

• Maintain consistent communication with internal departments to ensure cross-functional collaboration and smooth project delivery.

7. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)

• Integrate monitoring and learning mechanisms within project plans to ensure adaptive management and data-informed decisions.

• Lead the documentation and dissemination of lessons learned, best practices, and success stories.

• Collaborate with the MEL team to design indicators, set targets, and ensure accurate and timely data collection.

• Participate in program-level Theory of Change development and evaluation processes.

Job Qualifications: 

Educational Level 

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Education, or social sciences (with a focus on project management and project implementation)

• Certifications such as PMP, PMD, or Agile certifications (e.g., PMI-ACP) would be advantageous.

Years of experience 

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a relevant field.

Languages: 

• Fluent in spoken and written Arabic

• Fluent in spoken and written English

Summary

Experience Required:

5 year(s) minimum

Career Level:

Mid level

About the Job 

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) team is embedded with the Research and Program Development Department (RPD) at QRF, undertakes programmatic and policy‐oriented research to support the improvement of Arabic Literacy outcomes in Jordan.

The MEL team provides support and guidance on the design and development of appropriate, robust, and ethical monitoring and evaluation frameworks as well as supports formative research studies produced to inform policy making.  

The Senior MEL Officer supports the design and implementation of monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities across projects. This role focuses on ensuring high-quality data collection, analysis, and reporting while contributing to learning and adaptive management practices. The Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Officer shall be contributing to the creation of high quality, credible evidence that can be used for a range of key practices at different levels including program and project design and improvement for QRF and its partners, and parental choices and behaviors, as well as influencing governmental decision making

Main duties and responsibilities: 

MEL Design and Support

• Contribute to the development of theories of change, program logic, and logical frameworks for projects.

• Support the implementation of MEL systems and tools, ensuring alignment with program goals and reporting requirements.

Evaluation Management Data Quality Assurance

• Assist in designing evaluations using both quantitative (experimental and quasi-experimental) and qualitative methods to measure impact rigorously.

• Lead Evaluation studies ensuring robust design, timely delivery or coordination with different stakeholders; for both in house, and externally implemented evaluations; with guidance from the MEL manager.

• Set up and maintain data collection and evaluation tools, dashboards, and templates, automating processes where possible.

• Perform data checks for evaluation data, highlight inconsistencies, and ensure data quality and completeness for reporting purposes.

• Assist in periodic monitoring activities, data quality assessments, and follow-up on identified gaps.

Learning and Reflection

• Lead the documentation of lessons learned and the preparation of MEL data for pause-and-reflect sessions.

• Coordinate with teams to ensure follow-up on recommendations and action points from learning sessions.

• Contribute to building an agile learning cycle within the organsiation, for better generation, documentation and use of lessons learnt.

Data Tools and Advanced Analysis

• Employ advanced quantitative data analysis skills using tools such as Excel, Stata, SPSS, R, or Python.

• Apply qualitative data collection and analysis skills to derive insights from non-numeric data sources.

Capacity Building and Team Support

• Provide training and support to project teams on data collection, monitoring and evaluation tools, and analysis techniques.

• Collaborate with MEL team members to enhance overall team capacity and performance.

Dissemination and Reporting

• Assist in the development of evaluation reports, policy briefs, and other outputs for internal and external stakeholders.

• Support knowledge-sharing efforts by contributing insights for workshops, conferences, and events.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with project teams, affiliates, and partners to align MEL activities with program and organizational objectives.

Requirements

Educational Level 

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics,  Education, Data Science,  Engineering, and Social Research

Years of experience 

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a relevant field.

• Evaluative work experience in a relevant field: education, economic development, public policy, research, consulting, etc.

• Work experience in relevant fields: education, economic development, public policy, research, consulting, etc.

• Academic or professional experience in monitoring and evaluation with knowledge of the different forms and challenges associated with evaluation models (e.g. Impact, Theory-Based, etc.).

Languages: 

• Fluent in spoken and written English 

• Fluent in spoken and written Arabic