The vacancy is open to Internal and External candidates.

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.

Job Summary:

You will provide technical analysis and project support in the area of gender and protection in line with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) program quality principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices to technical staff, and Country Program (CP) staff to advance the delivery of high-quality programming to the poor and vulnerable. Working closely with the Regional Technical Advisor for Gender Equality, your skills and knowledge will contribute to ensuring that the CP and its projects applies innovative and best practices in gender-responsive and gender-transformative programming, and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct gender analyses, risk analysis, and/or other relevant studies to support CP teams in achieving technical excellence in gender and protection programming and gender integration in ongoing programs/projects.
• Provide remote and on-site support to CP teams with technical solutions for strategic planning and how best to apply standards, best practices, partnership principles, tools, and M&E to help ensure successful and high-quality implementation in gender and protection.
• Support business development, including project design and proposal review to ensure integration of gender-responsive and gender-transformative approaches and activities and protection mainstreaming in programs and projects.
• Develop program/project documents and tools, as well as technical manuals or guidance, training materials, and quality improvement and assessment guidelines.
• Support capacity-building initiatives in programming that include protection and gender as a cross-cutting aspect for employees and partners by helping to develop learning and training strategies and agendas and curricula, as well as conducting training and workshops and providing some mentorship.
• Prepare presentations and coordinate project communication needs through writing and editing communication resources, such as case studies, brochures, briefs, peer-reviewed articles or reports, for both internal and external audiences.
• Coordinate and/or perform various activities in support of program/project design and implementation, including but not limited to needs assessment, strategic planning, program design and proposal writing, monitoring and evaluation, and technological solutions.
• Collect and disseminate gender and protection-related information and resources to CRS staff and partners and assist with the organization, design and coordination of training workshops to support capacity-building efforts. Identify new approaches and methods for online learning.
• Contribute to the learning agenda by researching and analyzing information, conducting literature reviews, mappings or information gathering from various internal and external sources on assigned topics. Coordinate maintenance of virtual resource and documentation databases.
• Document gender and protection success stories and lessons learned and organize periodic learning events to share lessons with consortium members and other partners.
• Lead CP events/celebrations to advance knowledge and impact related to gender and protection.
• Lead the CP in gender mainstreaming according to agency minimum standards through the utilization of gender audits and gender action planning, including but not limited to training workshops for new and existing staff in unconscious gender bias, gender-based violence first response, and gender in human resources.
• Participate in gender community of practice for West Africa, and other gender-related learning events and training workshops.

Basic Qualifications

• Masters in international development, gender studies, social sciences, or a field(s) related to gender and/or protection required.
• Minimum of three years of relevant work experience with an international NGO, with at least one year of field-based programming experience.
• Additional experience may substitute for some education.
• General knowledge of technical principles and concepts in gender and protection
• Knowledge of program design requirements and regulations of major donors.
• Knowledge of project design and proposal development.
• Knowledge of the latest technological tools that have the potential to be applied in gender and protection.
• Strong English writing skills.

Required Languages – English.

Travel – Must be willing and able to travel up to 25%.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Good relationship management skills with the ability to work collaboratively as part of multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
• Strategic, analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking capacity and skills.
• Good writing skills
• Strong data collection and research skills and ability to interpret and analyze data.
• Proactive, resourceful and results-oriented

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, knowledge-sharing networks

Agency REDI Competencies (for all CRS Staff):

Agency competencies clarify expected behaviours 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 fulfil 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. Is considered honest.
• Builds and Maintains Trust – Shows consistency between words and actions.
• Collaborates with Others – Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
• Open to Learn – Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.

Agency Leadership Competencies:

• Lead Change – Continually look for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
• Develops and Recognizes Others – Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
• Strategic Mindset – Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.
  

Supervisory Responsibilities: None.

Key Working Relationships:

Internal

Regional Technical Advisor for Gender Equality, Country Manager, Head of Programs, Head of Operations, Chief of Party, Project Technical Leads, Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor, Project Managers, and Project Officers.

External

Government officials, donors, international and local partners.

Applications:

To apply for this position, please click on the Link to submit an online application by 15^th June 2023.

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

Please note that only those shortlisted for interviews will be contacted.

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

***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’ talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer