Resilience Officer - CAPACities Project (Tagbilaran City)

As a Resilience Officer, you will provide city level support to the five-year Caritas Australia-funded project Climate Action Partnerships in Asian Cities (CAPACities), which aims to strengthen inclusive climate change governance and adaptive capacities of Tagbilaran City to manage the impacts of climate.  Embedded in the city LGU, you accompany and support the LGU to develop their capacity to track climate data, build data informed inclusive plans, access private and public financing to support these plans and effectively communicate and engage communities for climate change actions. Reporting to the Senior Project Officer – CAPACities, you will support, monitor, and report on all project activities in support of Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable. Your thorough and service-oriented approach will ensure that the project consistently applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.

• Support the coordination and implementation of all assigned CAPACities project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
• Assist with the engagement and communication with the LGU on project implementation initiatives, and agreements.
• Monitor and report any challenges and/or gaps identified to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules. Assist LGU and consortium partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences. 
• Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and assisting consortium partners in their efforts to collect and analyze project data per specified mechanisms and tools. Collaborate with LGU and consortium partners to prepare reports per established reporting schedule. 
• Provide technical and operational support in the conceptualization, preparation and delivery of various capacity building workshops and project reports for the city which includes development of training and workshop designs.
• Collect information on staff capacity needs and technical assistance needs of LGU and consortium partner organizations and monitor capacity building and technical support activities to ensure effective impact.
• Complete project documentation for assigned activities. Assist with identifying information for case studies and reports on promising practices.  This also includes writing reports for donor updates.

  Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree holder in Development or Ecosystems Management, Urban Development, Environmental/ Natural Science or any related field.

Required Languages - English, Tagalog, local language of project site a plus

Travel - Must be willing and able to travel up to 20%.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

Preferred Qualifications

Agency REDI Competencies (for all CRS Staff):

Agency competencies clarify expected behaviors and attitudes for all staff. When demonstrated, they create an engaging workplace, help staff achieve their best, and help CRS achieve agency goals. These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results. 

Agency Leadership Competencies:

Supervisory Responsibilities - None

Key Working Relationships: 

Internal: CAPACities Program Manager, MEAL Officer, CP leadership team, Finance and operation teams, CRS Indonesia CAPACIties.

External: LGU partners, NGOs, academe, national agencies.

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.

General Requirements

CRS offers are contingent on the selected candidate’s ability to legally work where the position is to be performed. Every government has a unique set of work permit eligibility requirements.  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.