Job Announcement

Program Manager II – Prevention & Clinical Service Delivery-PCSD

“This position is contingent upon donor funding.”

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 health, emergency response, agriculture, education, and capacity strengthening.

Job Summary:

You will manage and provide technical oversight of the development and implementation of the Country Program (CP) Health (Laboratory Systems) programming, particularly for large and complex projects, ensuring effective systems and processes are in place that support high-quality programming advancing Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work in serving the poor and vulnerable. Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that the CP delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of its Health programming.

Title: Program Manager II – Prevention & Clinical Service Delivery-PCSD

Location: Monrovia, Liberia

Type of Role: Fixed-Term Contract

Reports to: Head of Programming

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Provide overall management, strategic guidance, and technical oversight for the prospective project under the U.S.–Liberia Health Cooperative Agreement (G2G MOU Implementation), specifically for PCSD, across the full project cycle. This includes ensuring that project design, start-up, implementation, and close-out are fully aligned with CRS quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and industry best practices.
• Effectively manage talent, team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, and complete performance management for direct reports.
• Lead the development of program learning – identify opportunities for learning, research and publications for the project and implementation of the MEAL policy. Facilitate the dissemination of promising practices and lessons learned to contribute to the agency 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 CP Health sector portfolio in line with agency, regional, and CP Health strategic priorities. Serve as the technical lead and technical writer to ensure quality proposals in Health (especially PCSD) per agency and donor standards. Contribute to budgeting and staffing plans and activities for proposals.
• Oversee technical assistance and capacity strengthening activities in Health for staff and partner organizations to enhance program quality and impact.
• Oversee the identification, assessment and strengthening of partnerships relevant to Health (especially PCSD) 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.

Basic Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in International Development, International Relations or in the field of PCSD required. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in relevant field-based project management experience required, with preferably at least 2-3 years working in the area of Prevention & Clinical Service Delivery,
• Experience in managing moderately complex projects preferably with an international NGO.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Good experience in project grants management, including project design, preferably for grants from multiple public donors, including USG, The World Bank, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to write high quality technical proposals.
• Experience engaging with partner organizations
• MEAL skills and experience required.
• 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.

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 are used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

• Personal Accountability – Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.
• Acts with Integrity – Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. It is considered honest.
• Builds and Maintains Trust – Shows consistency between words and actions.
• Collaborates with Others – Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.

Required Languages – Strong written and spoken English.

Travel – Must be willing and able to travel up to 30%.

Supervisory Responsibilities: The Project Manager will supervise the PCSD Technical Advisor and oversee partner leads

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Head of Programming, Health Program Director, Technical Advisor

External: MOH, DoS, Local partner staff

Applications:

Please send a cover letter and a resume/CV to LR_HR@crs.org by May 19, 2026, with the subject line “Program Manager II – Prevention & Clinical Service Delivery-PCSD.” Both the cover letter and CV/resume should be in PDF format and submitted as a single document. Applications will be reviewed and assessed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. No phone calls, please. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity; however, if you don’t hear from us after two months of the vacancy deadline, kindly note that your application was not successful.

CRS follows an equal opportunity policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all, especially women and people living with a disability.

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. CRS provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. CRS does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo reference checks.

***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 people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.

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

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.