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ABOUT ARK:
ARK is a social enterprise, empowering local communities through the provision of agile and sustainable interventions to create greater stability, opportunity, and hope for the future.
We believe that resilient communities are the foundation of local, national, regional and international development and stability – and ultimately a safer, peaceful and more prosperous world. At ARK, we have delivered research and programmatic interventions validating this approach in over twenty countries since 2008. As a social enterprise we work in partnership with communities, our donors, and other implementers to build local capacities, generate opportunity and bring about sustainable change.
PURPOSE OF POSITION:
Since 2017 ARK has been delivering capacity building programming on behalf of the Canadian government to security agencies in Jordan, with a strong focus on gender integration and empowerment. The International Consultant on Gender Responsive Security Sector Reform will support the programme’s objective of promoting inclusive and gender-responsive development within Jordanian law enforcement partners in line with the Jordanian National Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. The JONAP has four strategic goals, aiming to increase; (1) gender responsiveness and meaningful participation and leadership of women in the security sector and in peace operations, (2) participation of women in Prevention of Violent Extremism and in peacemaking, (3) gender sensitive services to refugee and Jordanian women, and (4) recognition of the benefits of gender equality and the role of women in Peace and Security.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Full Time