Catholic Relief Services Program Manager II – Health and Nutrition Jobs in Ethiopia

Catholic Relief Services Program Manager II – Health and Nutrition Jobs in Ethiopia

Job Id: 202933

Category: Development and Project Management Location: Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa
Career Level: Managerial Level (Manager, Supervisor, Director)
Employment Type: Full time
Salary:

Job Description

About CRS: “Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations.

We welcome as a part of our staff and as partner’s people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.”

In Ethiopia, CRS has a long and rich history of providing emergency relief and development assistance to the people of Ethiopia since 1958. At present, CRS/Ethiopia implements multiple projects through different partner organizations.

CRS/Ethiopia has a highly diverse portfolio ranging from very large food-supported emergency response to cutting edge development programs. The current CRS/Ethiopia budget stands at $100 million with funding from the U.S. Government, UN agencies, private foundations, individual donors, and CRS private funds.

CRS strictly adheres to its Policy on Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults among its staff, consultants, volunteers, and affiliates. CRS is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer: women, minorities and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

As part of CRS family, you will join the more than 5000 strong and vibrant individuals working globally to accomplish the mission of CRS. CRS/Ethiopia invites you, the qualified candidate, to apply for the following position;

Position Title: Program Manager II – Health and Nutrition

Duty Station: Ethiopia/Addis Ababa

Employment Term: Indefinite term Contingent up on the funding of the Program

Reports to: DHOP:PQ

Required no: One

Vacancy Type: Internal/External

Application Deadline: April 04, 2019

Job Summary:

You will manage and provide technical oversight of the development and implementation of the Country Program (CP) Health and Nutrition 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 and Nutrition programming.

Job Responsibilities:

Provide management, guidance, and technical oversight of all new and existing projects within the CP Health and Nutrition Program throughout the project cycle to ensure project design, start-up, implementation and close-out are in line with CRS quality principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices.

Effectively manage talent for Health and Nutrition Program and supervise. Manage 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 in the area of Health and Nutrition Program and implementation of 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 and Nutrition sector portfolio in line with agency, regional, and CP Health and Nutrition Program strategic priorities.

Serve as the technical lead and technical writer to ensure quality proposals in Health and Nutrition Program per agency and donor standards. Contribute to budgeting and staffing plans and activities for proposals.

Oversee technical assistance and capacity strengthening activities in Health and Nutrition Program for staff and partner organizations to enhance program quality and impact.

Oversee the identification, assessment and strengthening of partnerships relevant to Health and Nutrition Program 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.

Job Requirements

Typical Background, Experience & Requirements:

Education and Experience

MPH with 7 years' relevant experience or 10 years' relevant experience for BSc degree in related filed out of which 4 years managerial experience is required.

Good experience in project grants management, including project design, preferably for grants from multiple public donors, including USAID.

Demonstrated ability to write high quality technical proposals.

Experience engaging with partner organizations

MEAL skills and experience

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.

Personal Skills

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

Required/Desired Foreign Language- English

Travel Required (include percentage of required travel, if applicable)-25%

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.

Trusting Relationships

Professional Growth

Partnership

Accountability

How to Apply

Please enter via https://form.myjotform.com/90833096419564 to fill a form and attach your up-to-date CV before the application deadline, April 04, 2019.

** Qualified women are highly encouraged to apply**

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

Note: CRS is equal opportunity employer and hence candidate from all background: religion, ethnic group, qualified women and people living with disabilities, etc are all encouraged to apply.

Catholic Relief Services Program Manager II – Health and Nutrition Jobs in Ethiopia