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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. 

For nearly 60 years, CRS has taken the lead in responding to natural and man-made disasters affecting Ethiopia's most vulnerable communities. Moving beyond emergency response, CRS' disaster mitigation and recovery projects in drought and flood-prone areas have rebuilt individual and community assets through non-food aid in the form of agriculture, livestock, health, nutrition, and water and sanitation assistance. CRS's humanitarian work in Ethiopia also provides livelihoods support to farmers and entrepreneurs, promotes gender equality, mobilizes for immunization and mitigates the impact of HIV.

 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 I –Partnership & Capacity Strengthening (PCS) and Local Leadership (LL)

Duty Station: Addis Ababa

Employment Term: Indefinite term

Reports to:  Program Manager II PCS/LL

Application Deadline: May 09, 2022

The Partnership & Capacity Strengthening (PCS) and Local Leadership Program Manager- I serves as a key focal staff person for all aspects of partnership and capacity strengthening in the country, including strategy

leadership, communication and relationship management, and coordination.

 S/he serves as a liaison between CRS and its partners and is responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships. S/he ensures the understanding and application of CRS’ Partnership Principles and is a resource person for CRS and partner staff engaged in joint programs and/or other partnership activities, with the primary purpose of ensuring that partnerships are effective and mutually beneficial. S/he ensures relevant information is shared appropriately and effectively.

 S/he is responsible for ensuring partnership and capacity strengthening tools, including the Memorandum of Understanding, Partnership Reflections, Partnership Scorecard, etc. are developed and applied appropriately and in keeping with CRS standards and best practice. S/he supports partnership-related groups, including advisory committees, task forces, etc., ensuring meetings are held, information is shared, and action plans are implemented and tracked. S/he further serves as a liaison with regional and HQ-based partnership and capacity strengthening staff and ensures the adoption and sharing of CRS and peer agency best practice. S/he supports projects or components of projects that are focused on capacity strengthening.

Job Responsibilities:

Strategy leadership

- Provide support to the CP’s partnership strategy and related initiatives, including goal and target development and related monitoring and evaluation.

- Ensure the application of specific methodologies, including partnership reflections and scorecards, designed to ensure the appropriateness and quality of the partnership strategy.

- Identify and pursue funding opportunities to support/enhance the partnership strategy.

- Identify potential new partners through the use of CRS tools, including partner mappings and assessments.

 Communication and Relationship Management

- Support the development and adoption of a common language around partnership, capacity strengthening and institution strengthening among CRS and partner staff.

- Ensure the effective sharing of information, including key decisions, status updates, successes and challenges, with the appropriate people within CRS and partners (in keeping with situational demands and the requirements of established agreements);

- Identify and apply effective communication methods (meetings, bulletins, presentations, reports, etc.) to ensure regular and effective communication is maintained.

- Build and/or maintain strong and effective relationships between CRS and partners, through the committed application of Partnership Principles and other relevant methods.

- Identify concerns of significance related to partnerships and/or partner implemented projects, and work to address them, ensuring they are brought to attention of Country Representative and other senior management as needed.

- Ensure completion and dissemination of reports/documentation of partnership initiatives in keeping with established requirements.

Capacity Strengthening

- Work with key staff to develop a strategy for PCS and LL with partners.

- Provide support to the development, identification and dissemination of standardized approaches and best practices to implement the strategy.

- Work with staff of relevant program, finance, and operations sectors, to develop/adapt and provide training, tools, etc. for targeted CRS and partner staff.

- Develop/adapt, provide and/or oversee technical assistance activities with partners, including accompaniment and mentoring.

- Identify any gaps in understanding or application, by relevant CRS and partner staff, of key partnership terms and principles, and address them through dialogue, training, provision of tools, etc;

- Work with partners to apply relevant tools (Holistic Organizational Capacity Assessment Implement — HOCAI, Sub Recipient Financial Management Policy — SRFM P, etc.), to help identify capacity and institution strengthening needs, develop corresponding strategies, and monitor implementation.

- Participate in field activities such as strategic planning processes and evaluations to ensure an appropriate approach to capacity strengthening.

- Remain current on agency guidelines, learning initiatives and policies related to capacity strengthening.

Coordination (Internal/External)

- Identify and support the creation of inter-organizational networks.

- Support efforts with key CRS staff to ensure appropriate level of coordination of partner activities, including sub-recipient management, reporting requirements, monitoring visits, trainings, etc.;

- Serve as a liaison with regional and HQ-based partnership/capacity strengthening staff, ensuring efforts are integrated with agency strategy, best practices are being applied, and success stories are shared.

- Coordinate with peer/donor agencies, especially Catholic agencies, in their partnership and institution-strengthening efforts, working to ensure complementarity of effort.

Church Partnership

- Ensure colleagues have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to work collaboratively and effectively with Church partners.

- Provide colleagues with needed support to understand and follow Protocol for Relations with Church Partners and other relevant tools designed to strengthen Church partnerships.

- Oversee and support the appropriate and timely application of tools and guidance with Church partners, including memoranda of Understanding, Partner Reflections, etc.

 Program Support

- Advise on projects or project components that are focused on capacity strengthening at all stages of project cycle, including design and development, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL), budget tracking, reporting, etc.;

- Provide guidance on project agreement processes; Support the implementation of the Sub-Recipient Financial Management Policy and develop/adapt corresponding support tools.

- Advise program, finance, and other operations staff on assisting partners to be in compliance with donor regulations, reporting requirements, etc., and provide related guidance and training.

Staff supervision

- Supervise partnership and capacity strengthening staff, including the provision of mentoring and on-the-job training as needed.

Job Requirements

Education and Experience

• University degree in development, project management, business, organizational development, non-formal education, psychology, or public administration; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of six years of experience in project management, within international organizations or the private sector, including: management of human resources, project activities and/or budgets.
• Minimum of three years of experience with partnership activities and institutional strengthening, preferably with a religious partner.
• Experience with capacity building, including training and mentoring as well as developing training materials. Experience in Institution Strengthening, including developing and/or improving business processes, policies, and procedures.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, representation, and networking skills.
• Strong capacity to facilitate collaboration between partners and different departments
• Strong understanding of the Catholic Church and its internal structures. Strong understanding of CRS history, mission, and vision particularly as it relates to the Catholic Church.
• Demonstrated experience working successfully in cross-disciplinary teams and facilitating team efforts in the workplace, as well as working independently.

 Personal Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to make sound judgment and decisions and offer innovative solutions
• Good presentation and facilitation skills
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented, and results-oriented
• Proven ability to use Microsoft WORD, EXCEL, and PowerPoint;

 Required/Desired Foreign Language – N/A

 Travel Required - Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time to project sites

 Key Working Relationships:

Supervisory: PCS/LL Officer 

Internal: CR, HOP, HoOPs, COPs, DCOPs, DHOPs, other PMs, MEAL, EARO/HQ PCS RTA

External: Partners, Government

 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 

 Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

How to Apply

You should fill the application form through this CLICK HERE

 and attach your up-to-date CV and applications saved in your name on / before the application deadline May 09, 2022.

You will be contacted only if selected for written exam/interview. Phone solicitations will not be accepted. These job opportunities are open to Ethiopian nationals only.

 CRS requires its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking. 

 ** Qualified women and people with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply**