Job Title: MEAL Technical Advisor I Reports to: Head of Programming
Department: Program Salary Grade:
About CRS
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the
United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without
regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of
emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.
CRS first began working in Liberia in 1957, with a permanent country program office opening in 1990. During
the ensuing 14+ years of conflict and war, CRS was one of the few agencies to maintain a constant presence in
the country, providing life-saving humanitarian assistance to tens of thousands of people. With the
establishment of peace, CRS and partners focused increasingly on reconstruction and development activities,
working in health, agriculture, livelihoods, peace and justice, and micro-savings.
In 2013, the country program began scaling down and beginning in 2016, CRS progressed from Ebola recovery
activities and began implementing development programming in the areas of youth livelihoods, peacebuilding,
urban WASH and community health.
Job Summary:
Catholic Relief Service in Liberia is seeking a MEAL Technical Advisor who can provide support to a range of
program design and implementation issues in the area of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning
(MEAL), in line with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) program quality principles and standards, donor guidelines
and industry best practices to Country Program (CP) teams to advance the delivery of high- quality
programming to the poor and vulnerable. His/Her 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.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
 Quality data collection using appropriate MEAL tools, including training and supporting enumerators
and arranging field data collection
 Manage database to ensure that information is accessible and reliable
 Communicate key project information and results to community members, colleagues and
stakeholders
 Contribute to community conversations to reflect on the project interventions
 Share ideas and perspectives from observations and interactions with community members,
colleagues and stakeholders
 Monitor and report any challenges and/or gaps identified to inform adjustments to plans and
implementation schedules. Assist partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences.
 Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and assisting partners in their
efforts to collect and analyze project data per specified mechanisms and tools. Collaborate with local
partner(s) to prepare reports per established reporting schedule.
 Provide analysis of data collected by leading interpretation sessions with programmatic staff.
 Write reports and study results in collaboration with programmatic staff.
 Assist with identifying information for case studies and reports on promising practices.
Basic Qualifications
 Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree strongly preferred.
 Minimum of 4 years of work experience in project support with direct work function related to MEAL.
Experience in the field of youth livelihoods and for an NGO would be a plus.
Required Languages – English fluency required.
Travel – Ability to travel nationally at the field level and internationally as required, up to 50% of the time.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
 Observation, active listening and analysis skills with ability to make sound judgment
 Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and
community members
 Attention to details, accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities
 Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented
Preferred Qualifications
 Experience in participatory action planning and community engagement.
 Must have a master of the English language and have good writing skills
 Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data strongly preferred.
 Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
 Experience using online data collection tools (Iform builder, commcare).
Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)
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.
 Integrity
 Continuous Improvement & Innovation
 Builds Relationships
 Develops Talent
 Strategic Mindset
 Accountability & Stewardship
Supervisory Responsibilities
None
Key Working Relationships:
Internal CRS Liberia country team, Regional Technical Advisors, HQ specialists
External Project partners, government officials, public and private sector stakeholders, local/international
NGOs, and local and international Catholic agencies.
***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the
commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. 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 protecting children and vulnerable adults
from abuse and exploitation.
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
Interested and qualified applicants should send their application including a cover letter with phone number
and email address, Curriculum Vitae, copies of relevant diplomas/certificates and the contact details of three
(3) professional references .Click the apply button below to apply.
Note: Due to the current COVID-19 Pandemic, CRS will only be accepting electronic submission of
applications.
DEADLINE FOR THE RECEIVING OF ALL APPLICATIONS IS July 21, 2020 by 2:00PM.