Senior Technical Lead

" Position: Senior Technical Lead Type of Contract: Full-time, fixed term contract Project: Youth Grow Activity Reports to: Chief of Party Location: Amman, Jordan BACKGROUND Q2IMPACT, a QED Group company, brings over 25 years of expertise in data-driven, impact-focused solutions at the intersection of development, diplomacy, and defense. Evolving with global priorities, Q2IMPACT blends its rich legacy in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL), Collaboration, Learning, and Adaptation (CLA); data analytics; systems strengthening, and adaptive programming with a renewed focus on strategic relevance, economic growth, and national security. Q2IMPACT is the Prime Subrecipient under the USG-funded Youth Grow Activity (YGA) under Agreement No. 72027823CA00003. Launched in 2023, Youth Grow Activity (YGA) a five-year US Government (USG)-funded The Youth Grow Activity (YGA), represents a practical, results-oriented partnership between the United States and Jordan designed to operationalize an integrated model that engages youth in positive and constructive activities that enhances their self-efficacy and reduces their frustrations, while strengthening the governmental and national institutions strategies and institutional capacities that promote national peace, security and stability. POSITION SUMMARY Youth Grow Activity (YGA) / Q2IMPACT is looking to hire an experienced visionary leader with a blend of technical and project management skills to translate strategy into coordinated action. The Senior Technica Lead provides strategic leadership, technical guidance, and program oversight of YGA’s integrated portfolio. He / She will spearhead the YGA portfolio of programs, initiatives and activities. The role ensures coherence across interventions, applies adaptive management principles, strengthens coordination and serves as a key interface with government counterparts, private sector actors, youth organizations, and implementing partners. This is a high-visibility leadership role requiring strong systems thinking, government engagement experience, hands-on experience in youth empowerment as a stabilization factor and the ability to translate strategy into measurable impact. The position requires extensive experience in youth policy, economic and social empowerment programming, research, and donor engagement... KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Technical leadership Lead and oversee execution of YGA’s technical strategy across workforce development, youth resilience, constructive youth engagement, and national partners strengthening. Translate strategic objectives into clear operational priorities across technical and operational teams. Co-create the design of activities, initiatives, programs with stakeholders, staff and youth and apply learning loops to implementation to ensure that stakeholders continue to learn and adapt strategic interventions. Ensure programming aligns with national development priorities, strategies and stability objectives and apply system stren