diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/camunda/community/zeebe/play/rest/ConnectorsResource.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/camunda/community/zeebe/play/rest/ConnectorsResource.kt
index 14cf270..29dc6e7 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/camunda/community/zeebe/play/rest/ConnectorsResource.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/camunda/community/zeebe/play/rest/ConnectorsResource.kt
@@ -1,26 +1,55 @@
 package org.camunda.community.zeebe.play.rest
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
 import io.camunda.connector.impl.outbound.OutboundConnectorConfiguration
 import io.camunda.connector.runtime.util.ConnectorHelper
 import io.camunda.connector.runtime.util.outbound.ConnectorJobHandler
 import io.camunda.zeebe.client.ZeebeClient
 import io.camunda.zeebe.client.api.response.ActivatedJob
+import io.camunda.zeebe.model.bpmn.Bpmn
+import io.camunda.zeebe.model.bpmn.instance.FlowElement
+import io.camunda.zeebe.model.bpmn.instance.zeebe.ZeebeTaskHeaders
+import io.zeebe.zeeqs.data.entity.ElementInstance
+import io.zeebe.zeeqs.data.entity.Job
+import io.zeebe.zeeqs.data.entity.JobState
+import io.zeebe.zeeqs.data.entity.Process
+import io.zeebe.zeeqs.data.repository.ElementInstanceRepository
+import io.zeebe.zeeqs.data.repository.JobRepository
+import io.zeebe.zeeqs.data.repository.ProcessRepository
+import io.zeebe.zeeqs.data.service.VariableService
 import org.camunda.community.zeebe.play.connectors.ConnectorService
 import org.camunda.community.zeebe.play.connectors.ConnectorsSecretProvider
+import org.springframework.data.repository.findByIdOrNull
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController
 import java.time.Duration
+import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 
 @RestController
 @RequestMapping("/rest/connectors")
 class ConnectorsResource(
     private val connectorService: ConnectorService,
     private val connectorsSecretProvider: ConnectorsSecretProvider,
-    private val zeebeClient: ZeebeClient
+    private val zeebeClient: ZeebeClient,
+    private val jobRepository: JobRepository,
+    private val processRepository: ProcessRepository,
+    private val elementInstanceRepository: ElementInstanceRepository,
+    private val variableService: VariableService
 ) {
 
+    companion object {
+        private val objectMapper = ObjectMapper()
+    }
+
+    private val executor = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor()
+
+    private val keysOfPendingJobs = CopyOnWriteArrayList<Long>()
+
     @RequestMapping(method = [RequestMethod.GET])
     fun getAvailableConnectors(): ConnectorsDto {
         return ConnectorsDto(
@@ -39,16 +68,55 @@ class ConnectorsResource(
         val connector = ConnectorHelper.instantiateConnector(connectorConfig.connectorClass)
         val jobHandler = ConnectorJobHandler(connector, connectorsSecretProvider)
 
-        findConnectorJob(connectorConfig, jobKey)
-            ?.let { jobHandler.handle(zeebeClient, it) }
+        jobRepository.findByIdOrNull(jobKey)
+            ?.takeIf { it.state == JobState.ACTIVATABLE && !keysOfPendingJobs.contains(jobKey) }
+            ?.let { job ->
+                FakeActivatedJob(
+                    job = job,
+                    process = processRepository.findByIdOrNull(job.processDefinitionKey),
+                    elementInstance = elementInstanceRepository.findByIdOrNull(job.elementInstanceKey),
+                    variables = getJobVariables(job, connectorConfig)
+                )
+            }
+            ?.let {
+                // block the invocation of this job for the next 10 seconds
+                keysOfPendingJobs.add(jobKey)
+
+                jobHandler.handle(zeebeClient, it)
+
+                executor.schedule({
+                    keysOfPendingJobs.remove(jobKey)
+                }, 10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+            }
             ?: throw RuntimeException("No job found with key '$jobKey'.")
     }
 
+    private fun getJobVariables(
+        job: Job,
+        connectorConfig: OutboundConnectorConfiguration
+    ): String {
+        val allVariables = variableService.getVariables(
+            elementInstanceKey = job.elementInstanceKey,
+            localOnly = false,
+            shadowing = true
+        )
+        val filteredVariables =
+            allVariables.filter { connectorConfig.inputVariables.contains(it.name) }
+
+        return filteredVariables.joinToString(
+            separator = ",",
+            prefix = "{",
+            postfix = "}"
+        ) { "\"${it.name}\": ${it.value}" }
+    }
+
     private fun findConnectorJob(
         connectorConfig: OutboundConnectorConfiguration,
         jobKey: Long,
         attempt: Int = 1
     ): ActivatedJob? {
+        // doesn't work well for multi-instance (i.e. more than one active job)
+        // blocked by https://github.com/camunda/zeebe/issues/5073
         val job = zeebeClient
             .newActivateJobsCommand()
             .jobType(connectorConfig.type)
@@ -77,4 +145,85 @@ class ConnectorsResource(
         val name: String,
         val type: String
     )
+
+    data class FakeActivatedJob(
+        private val job: Job,
+        private val process: Process?,
+        private val elementInstance: ElementInstance?,
+        private val variables: String
+    ) : ActivatedJob {
+        override fun getKey(): Long {
+            return job.key
+        }
+
+        override fun getType(): String {
+            return job.jobType
+        }
+
+        override fun getProcessInstanceKey(): Long {
+            return job.processInstanceKey
+        }
+
+        override fun getBpmnProcessId(): String {
+            return process?.bpmnProcessId ?: "?"
+        }
+
+        override fun getProcessDefinitionVersion(): Int {
+            return process?.version ?: -1
+        }
+
+        override fun getProcessDefinitionKey(): Long {
+            return job.processDefinitionKey
+        }
+
+        override fun getElementId(): String {
+            return elementInstance?.elementId ?: "?"
+        }
+
+        override fun getElementInstanceKey(): Long {
+            return job.elementInstanceKey
+        }
+
+        override fun getCustomHeaders(): Map<String, String> {
+            return process?.let {
+                val bpmn = Bpmn.readModelFromStream(it.bpmnXML.byteInputStream())
+                val element: FlowElement = bpmn.getModelElementById(elementId)
+
+                element
+                    .getSingleExtensionElement(ZeebeTaskHeaders::class.java)
+                    ?.headers
+                    ?.associate { it.key to it.value }
+                    ?: emptyMap()
+            } ?: emptyMap()
+        }
+
+        override fun getWorker(): String {
+            return job.worker ?: ""
+        }
+
+        override fun getRetries(): Int {
+            return job.retries ?: -1
+        }
+
+        override fun getDeadline(): Long {
+            return -1
+        }
+
+        override fun getVariables(): String {
+            return variables
+        }
+
+        override fun getVariablesAsMap(): Map<String, Any> {
+            val typeRef = object : TypeReference<Map<String, Any>>() {}
+            return objectMapper.readValue(variables, typeRef)
+        }
+
+        override fun <T : Any?> getVariablesAsType(variableType: Class<T>?): T {
+            TODO("Not yet implemented")
+        }
+
+        override fun toJson(): String {
+            return objectMapper.writeValueAsString(this)
+        }
+    }
 }
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