Catholic Relief Services Program Manager - Recovery and Disaster Risk Reduction Coordinator (RDRRC) Jobs in Kenya

Catholic Relief Services Program Manager - Recovery and Disaster Risk Reduction Coordinator (RDRRC) Jobs in Kenya

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, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.

CRS has worked in Kenya since 1965. Over the years, CRS’ focus shifted from direct relief and food distributions to a comprehensive development program that works with partners and enhances local capacity. CRS Kenya programs now support children affected by HIV, and community-based efforts to increase household incomes, improve family health and sanitation, and enhance agriculture livelihoods.

Background:

Kenya Recovery and Disaster Risk Reduction Program (KRDRRP) aims at supporting and providing relief to extremely vulnerable families struggling with severe drought in Kenya’s most affected populations in Arid and Semi-arid counties: Kwale, Kilifi, Turkana, Samburu, Marsabit and Isiolo. It also entails at providing technical oversight on recovery programming while reducing risks related to disasters.

The interventions concentrate on Pastoral/agro-pastoral livelihoods, WASH, and natural resources management. Through different funding streams, CRS is implementing different emergency and recovery programs through different local partners and with close collaboration with the relevant county government departments and National Drought Management Authority.

Job Summary:

You will manage and provide technical oversight of the development and implementation of the Country Program’s (CP) emergency response and recovery programming, ensuring effective systems and processes are in place that support high-quality programming that advances Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work in serving the poor and vulnerable.

Your knowledge and skills in Humanitarian Development Peacebuilding (HDP) nexus programming and your management abilities will ensure the delivery of high-quality programming that applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

In close collaboration with the Kenya Senior Management Team and HRD Emergency Technical Advisors and EARO Technical Advisors, manage the planning, strategy and implementation of all emergency response and recovery activities, including disaster risk reduction (DRR), in line with CRS quality standards, donor requirements, and national and international standards and ensure program components are implemented in an integrated manner with other ongoing CP programming, ensuring staff safety and security.

Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, contribute to the recruitment process of emergency staff, and complete performance management for direct reports.

Promote MEAL and knowledge management by leading program/project reviews and reflections with staff and partner representatives and documentation of good practices and lessons learned for assessments, to adjust strategies and implementation plans, to inform future programming initiatives and

approaches, and to contribute to organizational learning.

Represent the organization and collaborate, coordinate and build rapport with relevant government, community structures, donors, INGO key sectoral working groups, and the UN, to keep abreast of changing needs and opportunities on the ground, to develop synergies, and to identify opportunities for growth.

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

Identify capacity building needs for staff and partner organizations and take the lead on planning training and capacity building programs and activities, developing curriculums, and delivering trainings.

Ensure timely and appropriate project expenditures in line with financial plans and efficient use and stewardship of project material sources.

Required Languages – English required; Swahili and/or other Kenyan language an advantage

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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Strong strategic, analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to make sound judgment and decisions with limited or incomplete information and offer innovative solutions.

Strong representation and relationship management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally.

Ability to work long hours in a fast-paced environment and juggle multiple priorities.

Able to live in an environment where everyday comforts are not readily available.

Ability to function well in a stressful environment, stay focused, and maintain sufficient work life balance with limited options for downtime activity.

Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented

Committed to gender sensitive management and respect, equity, diversity, inclusion initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated ability to represent the organization at coordination meetings with donors, local government, UN, and other international NGOs.

Experience with emergency proposals and strategy design. Familiarity with policies, procedures, and priorities of USAID, DFID, UN agencies and Caritas agencies preferred.

Strong experience implementing market-based approaches in emergency programming

Experience in building and motivating diverse and talented teams.

Basic Qualifications

Master's Degree in International Development, International Relations or relevant field.
Minimum of 5 years of field-based work experience in a program/project management position with an international NGO, with preferably at least 2-3 years working in emergency response programming.

Strong knowledge of emergency guidelines and standards.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Catholic Relief Services Program Manager - Recovery and Disaster Risk Reduction Coordinator (RDRRC) Jobs in Kenya

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