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Your applicationOpen nowProgram Manager ICRS · Maputo, Mozambique

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  6. 59.1%60 days
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Job Summary

You will manage and provide technical oversight of the development and implementation of the Country Office’s (CO) emergency response and recovery programming, ensuring effective systems and processes are in place that support high-quality programming that advances Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work in serving the poor and vulnerable. Your knowledge and skills in emergency programming and your management abilities will ensure the delivery of high-quality emergency programming that applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve

Roles and Key Responsibilities

  • Provide management, guidance, and technical oversight of all new and existing emergency response and recovery projects throughout the project cycle to ensure project design, start-up, implementation and close-out are in line with CRS quality principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices.
  • Lead technical assistance and capacity strengthening activities in emergency response and recovery for staff and partner organizations to enhance program quality and impact.
  • Lead the development of program learning - identify opportunities for learning, research and documentation in emergency response and recovery and implementation of MEAL policy. Facilitate the dissemination of promising practices and lessons learned to contribute to the agency's knowledge management agenda. Ensure integration of innovations and best practices.
  • Contribute to the proactive pursuit of opportunities for new funding to ensure growth of the PO emergency response and recovery portfolio in line with agency, regional, and PO strategic priorities. Contribute to and as appropriate serve as the technical lead and technical writer to ensure quality emergency response and recovery proposals per agency and donor standards. Contribute to budgeting and staffing plans and activities for proposals.
  • Oversee the identification, assessment and strengthening of partnerships relevant to emergency response and recovery and the appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and approaches.
  • Ensure timely and appropriate project expenditures in line with financial plans and efficient use and stewardship of project material sources.
  • Represent CRS in relevant working groups and clusters, with key donors, and other local stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in International Development, International Relations; Community Development, or in the field of WASH, shelter, livelihoods and food security specially is required.
  • Minimum of 8 years of field-based work experience in a program/project management position with an international NGO, with at least 2-3 years working in emergency response programming.
  • Demonstrated ability to represent the organization at coordination meetings with donors, local government, UN, and other international NGOs
  • Minimum of 2 years' experience in relevant field-based project management experience.
  • Experience in managing moderately complex projects.
  • Experience in an international NGO.
  • Experience working closely with local partner organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in International Development, International Relations, Community Development, or in the field of WASH, shelter, livelihoods; food security
  • At least 2 years working experience in the area of emergency programming o CVA, including WASH, shelter, livelihoods, and/or food security programming.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • MEAL skills and experience.
  • Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment.
  • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.
  • Good experience in project grants management, including project design, preferably for grants from multiple public donors, including US government and UN.
  • Demonstrated ability to write high quality technical proposals.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to make sound judgment and decisions and offer innovative solutions.
  • Strong relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
  • Good presentation and facilitation skills.
  • Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented.

Required Languages: English and Portuguese required.

Travel: Must be willing and able to travel up to 50%.

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

About Us

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Catholic Relief Services works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. Catholic Relief Services’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

CRS welcomes candidates from the countries and regions in which we work. In the event the successful candidate is an expatriate, the anticipated duration of the assignment is informed by a term limit, based on the type and level of the job and the needs of the agency.

CRS is committed to safeguarding program participants, community members, staff and volunteers from all forms of exploitation and abuse. The successful candidate is expected to sign and adhere to CRS´ Code of Conduct.

CRS talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding the rights and dignity of all people - especially children and vulnerable adults - to live free from abuse and harm.

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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