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, Health, Agriculture, Peace Building, Youth Livelihoods, Education and Capacity Strengthening.

Context:

This program will strategically draw upon the expertise of a pool of local, regional and international volunteers with expertise in multiple project-related areas. These Agri volunteers will be selected to serve in well-targeted, short-term, high-impact volunteer field assignments which will support capacity building and peer-to-peer technical exchange. The project will leverage local volunteer expertise from within Liberia, while also tapping into global networks within the West Africa region and from the United States.

Job Summary:

As a member of the project Liberia team, you will work closely with the project team in Liberia to facilitate the achievement of project objectives through coordinating and reporting on all project activities and ensuring strong implementation of the volunteer assistance element of the project. Your coordination and relationship management skills will ensure that the project for which you are responsible applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefit to those we serve.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Organize and coordinate the implementation of all volunteer logistics, assignment preparation and project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
• Ensure learning properly accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities through volunteer reports and recommendations follow up and guiding host organizations in their efforts to reflect on project experiences. Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
• Coordinate and oversee relationships with all project host organizations and serve as the liaison between them and the project team to mobilize volunteers and promote project activities and impact.
• Support the Program Manager in identifying and drafting scopes of work for host organizations • Supervise and perform ad-hoc follow ups of volunteer recommendations and development plans for host organizations to ensure timely project activities implementation and adherence to established process standards and procedures.
• Support and coordinate capacity building and technical support activities to ensure assigned project activities are implemented per project guidelines and standards.
• Ensure project documentation for assigned activities is complete with all required documents and is filed per agency and donor requirements.
• Provide direct support to the Project Manager in quarterly and annual reporting processes to Donors; provide oversight on the development of all official documentation produced for the project (success stories, lessons learned, case studies, etc.)
• Provide direct support to the Program Manager in the development, submission, and monitoring and tracking of the Budget
• Coordinate project level data collection activities using set project MEAL tools to support project management decisions through accurate and timely tracking of outcomes and impacts.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree required. Degree in Agriculture, International Development, Program Management or related area.
• Minimum of 4 years of work experience in project support, ideally in a project support or coordination capacity and for an NGO. Additional experience may substitute for some education.

Required Languages – Able to clearly communicate in written and spoken English. Travel – Must be willing and able to travel up to 50 %.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills.
• In-depth understanding of business management, finance and accounting principles. • Excellent relationship management skills with ability to influence.
• Proactive, resourceful and results oriented.
• Exceptional computer skills, including fluency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint. • Attention to details, accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with culturally diverse groups, participatory action planning and community engagement.
• Staff supervision experience a plus.
• Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data.
• Experience in using MS Windows and MS Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), online conferencing applications, and information management systems

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 & StewardshipS

Supervisory Responsibilities – None

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: The Project Staff

External: CRS partners, Project beneficiaries, Donors and other identified key stakeholders.

***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carriers 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 the vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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 protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Interested and qualified applicants should send their applications including a cover letter with phone numbers and email address, Curriculum Vitae, copies of relevant diplomas/certificates and the contact details of three (3) professional references to: The Country Manager, Catholic Relief Services, 16th Street, Sinkor, Gardiner Avenue, Liberia, through email: LR_HR@crs.org.

Note: Due to the many vacancies posted by CRS, each vacant post has a code highlighted red in the job title table. All applicants kindly reference only the post code in the Subject line when applying for said position. CRS will only accept electronic submission of applications.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ALL APPLICATIONS IS DECEMBER 11, 2020 @ 2:00pm.

**This position is contingent on funding and is open to Liberians only. Females are highly encouraged to apply **