About CRS

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in over 100 countries globally, irrespective of race, religion or nationality through relief and development programs. CRS’ programs include emergency response, disaster mitigation and recovery, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding among others. For nearly 60 years, CRS has taken the lead in responding to disasters affecting the poor and vulnerable communities in Ethiopia. CRS’ disaster mitigation and recovery interventions in conflict, drought and flood prone areas in the country have restored household and community assets through humanitarian assistance including food, agriculture, health, nutrition, WASH, and peacebuilding projects. 

Job Title:    Nutrition Program Manager II

Band:                              X

Required number:        One

Department:                 JEOP

Employment Term:      Definite (i.e.., August 31, 2027)

Reports To:                   Deputy Chief of Party-Program Quality

Country/Location:       CRS Ethiopia/Addis Ababa

Job Summary

You will manage and provide oversight of the development and implementation of all JEOP nutrition activities. You will support the consortium partners to implement preventive approaches to malnutrition problems across JEOP operation areas by applying a community nutrition concept and methods. Your advice and leadership will ensure a nutrition sensitive implementation approach across the JEOP consortium. You will ensure 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 team continuously works towards improving the impact of JEOPs nutrition programming.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Provide management, guidance, and technical oversight of all new and existing nutrition activities within the JEOP, and 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 the JEOP nutrition team. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching to JEOP nutrition staff as well as consortium nutrition staff, 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 JEOP nutrition 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 across the consortium.

• Contribute to the proactive pursuit of opportunities for new funding to ensure growth of the JEOP nutrition sector in line with agency, regional, and donor strategic priorities. Serve as the technical lead and technical writer to ensure quality proposals in JEOP nutrition work per agency and donor standards. Contribute to budgeting and staffing plans and activities for proposals.

• Oversee technical assistance and capacity strengthening activities for JEOP nutrition staff and partner organizations to enhance program quality and impact.

• Oversee the identification, assessment and strengthening of partnerships relevant to JEOP nutrition work 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.

• Technical Program Support

• Ensure that the implementation of the nutrition programs conform to internationally accepted standards and country guidelines.

• With the CRS and partner nutrition focal points, monitor program impact and ensure that program data is valid and relevant, and used to inform program development.

• Provide guidance to staff on the integration of a nutrition component into other sectors as appropriate.

• Provide technical leadership and support for conducting rapid and standaadred nutrition surveys

• Participate in the development and expansion of JEOP nutrition programming in emergencies and development.

• Support and guide partner and Nutrition nutrition focal points, to ciondcut  nutrition training for project nutrition staff and MOH counterparts implementing nutrition programs, focusing on all aspects of community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM), IYCF, etc

• Support partners nutrition focal points and ENCU conduct and train health staff on surveys including SMART surveys, coverage surveys, and other assessments of nutritional status of target groups.

Job Requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Master's Degree in International Development, International Relations or in the field of nutrition and or health is required.

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in relevant field-based project management experience required, with preferably at least 2-3 years working in the area of health emergency programs.

• Experience in managing moderately complex projects with an international NGO.
  

Required Languages - English and Amharic, additional national languages a plus.

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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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 required.

• 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.

• Understanding of MAM and SAM programming.

Agency REDI Competencies (for all CRS Staff):

Agency competencies clarify expected behaviors and attitudes for all staff. When demonstrated, they create an engaging workplace, help staff achieve their best, and help CRS achieve agency goals. 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. 

• Personal Accountability – Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.

• Acts with Integrity - Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission.  Is considered honest.

• Builds and Maintains Trust - Shows consistency between words and actions.

• Collaborates with Others – Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.

• Open to Learn – Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.

• Agency Leadership Competencies:

• Lead Change – Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.

• Develops and Recognizes Others – Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.

• Strategic Mindset – Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.

Supervisory Responsibilities: JEOP Technical Advisor MAM, JEOP Technical Advisor SAM, and SPO Social Behavior Change.

Key Working Relationships:

• Internal: JEOP Chief of Party, JEOP Program Quality unit, JEOP Compliance, Risk & Monitoring unit, CRS supply Chain Management Team, CRS Ethiopia Nutrition lead, CRS regional counterparts, HQ market monitoring team, HQ nutrition advisors.

• External:  JEOP implementing partners, nutrition cluster, WFP and government line ministries.[CJG1] 

***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 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 vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

Disclaimer:  This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, 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 prioritizes candidates who are citizens/ permanent residents of the countries where we have CRS offices.

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to Apply

ou should fill the application form through this link: You should fill the application form through this link: CLICK HERE and attach your up-to-date CV on / before the application deadline November 13, 2023. 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 & persons with disability are highly encouraged to apply**

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer