Job Summary:
As a member of the Country Program (CP) Senior Management Team, you will provide strategic direction, leadership, and management of the CPโs programming to ensure the establishment and successful implementation of high-quality programs serving the poor and vulnerable.ย Your leadership, management and knowledge will ensure that the CP delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of its programming in a highly complex and quickly changing context. As part of the Senior Management Team, you will proactively manage risk, including mitigating security risks.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
In close collaboration with the Country Representative (CR) provide strategic direction for the design of the CP strategic frameworks and plans, including the development of resource mobilization strategies to optimize the impact of programming interventions in line with regional and agency strategic priorities. With the Country Representative (CR) and Deputy Country Representative (D-CR) manage relationships with key external stakeholders including donors, leads of the humanitarian community, peer agencies, and other key interlocutors.ย Lead high-quality project design incorporating project management standards and MEAL methods, appropriate to scope, context and technical requirements of projects. Coordinate planning of activities across various projects from different sectors to ensure integration of program interventions and efficiency in implementation. Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, and complete performance assessment for direct reports. Contribute to developing staffing plans for projects and to the recruitment process of senior project staff.ย Create and maintain proper conditions for learning. Establish a safe environment for sharing of ideas, solutions, and difficulties and the capacity to detect, analyze and respond quickly to deficiencies. Promoteย accountability, learning and knowledge management overseeing implementation of the MEAL policy, as well as cross-sectoral and cross-department learning. Coordinate with CP operations leads to ensure appropriate project budgeting and efficient use and stewardship of project material sources. Lead the business development cycle to ensure quality proposals and reporting per agency and donor standards.ย Oversee the identification, assessment and strengthening of appropriate partnerships and the appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and approaches. Ensure technical assistance and capacity strengthening for project teams and partners in project management standards and related MEAL, business development and operational activities. Identify training opportunities, develop training curriculums and deliver trainings.Required Languages โ excellent written and verbal English required; verbal Arabic preferred.
Travelย โ based in Jerusalem, with regular day trips into the West Bank; 25% travel into Gaza; occasional travel within the region for trainings.
Supervisory Responsibilities: CP Program Managers and Technical Advisors
Key Working Relationships:ย
Internal:ย CP Programs team; CP Operations, Compliance, Procurement, Finance and HR staff; Gaza Head of Office; DRD-PQ and RD; regional and global TAs and business development colleagues; HRD team; MarCom; M2; HSSU
External:ย Project partners, donor representatives, peer agencies, UN agencies, and humanitarian coordination structures
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Excellent strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment and decisions. Strong relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally.ย Strategic in how you approach each relationship. Team leadership abilities Presentation and facilitation skills Proactive, resourceful, solutions oriented and results-orientedBasic Qualifications:
Master's Degree in International Development, International Relations or relevant field. Minimum of five years of relevant field-based program management, at least three years of middle/senior management experience, and at least two years working in complex crises. Experience in the development of successful proposals, reports, strategic alliances, project design, project management, and monitoring and evaluation.ย Experience in partner capacity strengthening, staff development, training, and mentoring, as well as in team building and strategic planning initiatives.ย Experience working with Church partners a plus Experience in community development, community mobilization, or similar grassroots, self-help initiatives. Experience inย project grants management, including project design, budget preparation, expenditure tracking, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, etc., preferably forย projects funded by multiple public donors. Experience with successful business development activities capturing public and/or private donor funding.Preferred Qualifications:
Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment. Experience and abilities in capacity strengthening - developing curricula and facilitating trainings. Experience working in conflict/post-conflict settings in Middle East or similar contexts. Experience using MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information and budget management systems, and knowledge sharing networks.Agency Competencies (for all CRS Staff):
Agency Leadership Competencies:
Lead Change โ Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation. Develops and Recognizes Others โ Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance. Strategic Mindset โ Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.What we offer
CRS offers U.S. based staff a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, and a generous retirement savings plan.ย Benefits packages for successful candidates employed outside the U.S. are based on the country of employment/in-country office where the candidate will perform the role.ย CRSยด work culture is a collaborative, mission-driven culture committed to improving the lives of the poor throughout the world.ย
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States.ย Catholic Relief Servicesย works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. ย Catholic Relief Servicesโย relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.ย 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. CRSโ 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.ย The successful candidate is expected to sign and adhere to CRSยด 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:ย This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.ย
CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
General Requirements
CRS offers are contingent on the selected candidateโs ability to legally work where the position is to be performed. Every government has a unique set of work permit eligibility requirements.ย ย All positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside a home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical clearance; some work permit processes require clearing a separate government administered medical examination.
CRS prioritizes candidates who are citizens/ permanent residents of the countries where we have CRS offices.