Beneficiary Behavioral Development & Graduation Advisor

Assignment Type:

Canadian International Volunteer

Eligibility Requirements:

Open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada only

Assignment ID:

VA-107510

Assignment Title:

Beneficiary Behavioral Development & Graduation Advisor

Partner:

Dar Abu Abdullah association for Philanthropy and Development organization (DAA)

Country:

Jordan

Duration:

4 to 6 months (flexible)

Time Commitment:

Full time

Assignment Context

Important Update: Resumption of Volunteer Assignments in Jordan

Please note that following a temporary pause and the evacuation of international volunteers earlier this year due to the regional security situation, WUSC is preparing to resume international volunteer assignments in Jordan starting as early as mid-June 2026. WUSC is continuing to closely monitor the situation.

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Are you passionate about transforming lives through practical empowerment, behavior change, and livelihood support? Do you have skills in psychosocial coaching, life skills training, or community-based program design?

As a Beneficiary Behavioral Development & Graduation Advisor with Dar Abu Abdullah association for Philanthropy and Development organization (DAA) in Amman, Jordan, you will work directly with beneficiaries engaged in livelihood projects including agriculture, textile production, food processing, and emerging SME models supporting their journey from aid dependence toward productive participation and gradual independence. You will assess behavioral and psychosocial barriers, deliver practical coaching and group sessions, and help define clear progression indicators that reflect real and sustainable change.

Apply today to make an impact on inclusive economic empowerment for youth and women across Jordan!

Roles and Responsibilities

• Beneficiary Assessment & Coaching: Conduct individual and group assessments to identify behavioral, motivational, and psychosocial barriers affecting beneficiaries' progress in livelihood projects. Develop tailored coaching plans and provide ongoing practical support to help beneficiaries build confidence, discipline, financial responsibility, and readiness to sustain income-generating opportunities.
• Life Skills & Work Readiness Training: Design and facilitate structured life skills and work-readiness sessions covering topics such as workplace behavior, time management, financial literacy, goal setting, and communication. Adapt training content to the specific needs and literacy levels of beneficiary groups across different livelihood streams.
• Supervisor & Team Capacity Support: Develop and apply simple, practical tools including readiness assessments, progression scorecards, and coaching plans to track beneficiary growth over time. Work with project supervisors to define clear graduation indicators and support beneficiaries in transitioning toward greater independence and self-reliance.
• Supervisor & Team Capacity Support: Support livelihood project supervisors and frontline staff in understanding and managing beneficiary behavior constructively. Provide guidance on motivation techniques, conflict management, and referral pathways for beneficiaries requiring specialized psychological, protection, or social support services.
• Programme Coordination & Documentation : Contribute to programme reporting by documenting coaching sessions, tracking beneficiary progress, and sharing field insights with the Dar Abu Abdullah- DAA team. 
• Ensure that all coaching, training, and assessment activities are gender-responsive and sensitive to the specific barriers faced by women beneficiaries, including family dynamics, mobility constraints, and social norms. 
• Integrate environmental awareness into livelihood coaching and training sessions, encouraging beneficiaries and project supervisors to adopt sustainable practices within farm, food processing, and production activities.

• Participate in pre-assignment training
• Participate in at least 3 public engagement initiatives with Canadian audiences before, during, or within 6 months after the end of the assignment. Volunteers will be equipped with the tools, training, funds, and support to achieve these goals. Volunteers must also report on each of their public engagement activities through our Volunteer Information Portal. Virtual chats and individual check-ins can be booked with the Senior Public Engagement Officer throughout the course of their assignment and during the 6 months following its completion to seek guidance and support with their public engagement activities.
• Canadian volunteers are required to do at least one activity that contributes to meeting a fundraising target of $1,500. The minimum requirement is met by each volunteer using our Volunteer Information Portal to report having sent one message to their network about their volunteer assignment that includes the link to the WUSC Shared Impact Fund webpage. This message also counts as one of their three required public engagement activities. Volunteers will be supported with the tools, training, and resources to achieve the fundraising goal.
• Submit reports as required by the partner organization and by WUSC.

Experience and Qualifications

• Degree in psychology, counseling, social work, behavioral science, community development, or a related field
• Minimum 3 years of experience working with vulnerable communities in livelihoods, women's empowerment, youth development, case management, psychosocial support, or work-readiness programming
• Demonstrated experience in beneficiary assessment and individual coaching
• Proven ability to design and deliver life skills and work-readiness training programs
• Flexibility, adaptability, excellent interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity
• Experience with group facilitation and trainings, including content development considered an asset
• Experience living and working internationally considered an asset
• Proficiency in Arabic is required; English is an asset

Project Description

Volunteering for development is one of the important ways in which WUSC pursues its mission. The IGNI+E project, funded by Global Affairs Canada, supports over 70 partner organizations to advance gender equality and the economic empowerment of 1.2 million youth around the world. IGNI+E harnesses the knowledge, capacity and expertise of skilled Canadians through volunteer assignments and public engagement activities to assist partners in improving their performance, advocating for gender equality, and implementing more sustainable, innovative and inclusive initiatives and services for poor and marginalised youth, particularly young women. Overseas, our volunteers collaborate with a wide variety of partners, including enterprise and social enterprise development incubators, skills training centres, women’s organizations, and youth groups. In Canada, WUSC works with institutions and individuals to identify, prepare, and support volunteers who travel overseas to support our partners. Our network in Canada also works with WUSC to raise awareness among Canadians to inspire greater action on global development issues. Our collective focus is on sustainable and inclusive changes to create a better world for youth.

Partner Description

Dar Abu Abdullah (DAA) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization with a mission toempower the most vulnerable individuals and sustain their livelihoods through projects thataddress the underlying causes of hunger and poverty across Jordan. Named after His Majestythe late King Hussein bin Talal and chaired by Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein,DAA was established in an effort to honor His Majesty’s spirit and his belief that the individualrepresents a nation’s greatest asset.DAA is a strategic partner with Tkiyet Um Ali (TUA), an NGO that was founded in 2003 by HerRoyal Highness Princess Haya Bint Al-Hussein as the first initiative of its kind in the Arab Regionthat seeks to eradicate hunger in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Through its SustainableFood Aid Programme TUA reaches over 22,000 households living in extreme poverty onmonthly basis (approximately 100,000 individuals, 33% female-headed households, over 60%children under 18 years) throughout the Kingdom. This partnership creates a comprehensivedevelopment model that generates tangible, life-changing and sustainable results, not only forvulnerable individuals but also for their families.Through this model, DAA targets vulnerable individuals and assists them to become self-reliantand independent by strengthening their capacities and giving them new tools to enhance theirresilience and sustain their livelihoods. DAA’s programs and projects are specialized andtailored to the needs of the labour market and the uniqueness of the target beneficiaries, thusempowering families in their transition from dependence to independence, with a special focuson youth and women.

Support Package

• Support and guidance from the WUSC Volunteer Mobilization Team prior to departure and from the WUSC Country Team while on assignment
• Pre-departure training to learn about the volunteering for development program, gain practical skills for living and working in an intercultural context and network with other volunteers
• In-country orientation upon arrival in country of assignment
• Language training in country of assignment, where required
• Modest monthly living and accommodation allowance
• Airfare to and from the assignment country
• Visa/work permit
• Pre-departure medical exam
• Health insurance
• Vaccinations and antimalarial medication
• Criminal record verification
• Vacation leave entitlement
• Debriefing after completion of assignment
• An incredible opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to global development, enhance your professional skills and participate in an experience of a lifetime!

WUSC’s Safeguarding Policy

WUSC’s activities seek to balance inequities and create sustainable development around the globe; the work ethic of our staff, volunteers, representatives and partners shall correspond to the values and mission of the organization. WUSC promotes responsibility, respect, honesty, and professional excellence and we will not tolerate harassment, coercion and sexual exploitation and abuse of any form. Successful applicants will be required to sign off on the WUSC Code of Conduct and the Self-Disclosure Form. International and national volunteers will also be required to submit a criminal record verification.

WUSC is a signatory to the Cooperation Canada Leaders’ Pledge on Preventing and Addressing Sexual Misconduct. The pledge represents the shared commitment as Canada’s global development and humanitarian leaders to ensure the full implementation of practices and policies that will protect and respond to our own staff, volunteers and the communities we serve. We are committed to creating safe and respectful workplaces and programs that promote gender equality and are free from gender-based violence, including by addressing and responding to all abuse of power, holding people to account, and protecting the vulnerable. Read the full pledge.