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SILC Field Supervisors (Service Providers)

About CRS

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) 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, education, agriculture, and capacity strengthening of partners. In 2023, CRS implemented a portfolio of 18 malaria programs globally, in 15 countries (Africa and the Greater Mekong Region). Catholic Relief Services has been working in Liberia since 1957 with a current programmatic focus targeting health, nutrition, peacebuilding, and agriculture.

About Liberia Women’s Empowerment Project (LWEP):

The Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP) is a three-year initiative implemented by the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection with funding from the World Bank. Operating across six counties, Bomi, Gbarpolu, Grand Cape Mount, Grand Gedeh, Montserrado, and Rivercess – the project aims to empower women by addressing harmful social norms, enhancing access to livelihoods, and strengthening institutional capacity to promote gender equality

Project Components

1. Fostering positive social norms and community mobilization
2. Enhancing basic health and education services
3. Promoting resilient livelihoods through community-based approaches
4. Strengthening public institutions for gender equality
5. Project and knowledge management
6. Contingent emergency response

Job Summary:

The SILC Supervisor (Service Provider) will actively be involved with activities of the Saving Internal Lending Community (SILC). The SILC Supervisor will be responsible for supervising SILC Field Agents and ensuring the quality of the SILC groups they form; developing Field Agents skills and certifying them as Private Service Providers (PSPs); overseeing their work as PSPs and organizing them into networks.

Title: SILC Field Supervisors (Service Providers) – 2 Post

Location: Rural Montserrado & Gbarpolu County

Type of Role: Service Provider

Reports to: Livelihood and Climate Change Officers

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Train field agents
• Monitor, coach, and provide feedback to FAs to develop their skills
• Ensure the quality of SILC groups through regular field visits and spot checks
• Organize and facilitate project events with local leaders, agents, and groups, as needed
• Ensure timeliness and accuracy of agent reporting
• Review data collection forms and MIS reports and take action to improve project performance
• Verify stipends due to agents
• Certify and launch PSPs
• Organize and oversee PSP networks
• Promote the project and the PSP-SILC to community stakeholders

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social science, Microfinance, Business Administration, Project Management, or any relevant field
• Experience working with decentralized, community-based projects
• Previous experience with savings group programming helpful
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Willingness to be based in the field and to travel long distances
• Ability to ride a motorcycle
• Must be a resident of the county/willing to work in the county

Required Languages – English speaking and writing proficiency

Travel – Must be willing and able to travel up to 100% within Liberia

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Applications:

Please send a cover letter and a resume/CV to LR_HR@crs.org by September 30, 2025, with the subject line “SILC Field Supervisors (Service Providers).” 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.

By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS requires its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking. Further, I understand that if I am a successful candidate, I will be subject to a comprehensive background check, and my personal/professional references will be asked to evaluate my behaviours related to the above safeguarding-related topics.

***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 part of our staff 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.