JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Sr. Regional Technical Advisor – Local Leadership and Partnership and Capacity Strengthening

Reports to: Regional Director Department: Overseas Operations Salary Grade: 12 Location: Global Telecommuter with preference for candidates based in West Africa

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 are accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Job Summary:

You will lead strategy development in the field of Partnership and Capacity Strengthening and Local Leadership (PCS and LL) globally and as a member of the (WARO) Regional Office provide technical and management leadership as well advice in aspects of Partnership, Capacity Strengthening and Local Leadership for the region, including as a focal point for a geographic area as needed, in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices to Technical Advisors and Regional and Country Program (CP) teams to advance the delivery of high-quality programming to the poor and vulnerable. Your expertise, leadership, and influence will be key in determining how effective, adaptive, and innovative CRS’ PCS and LL programming is across the WARO region and the globe and creating and sustaining its reputation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Lead design and implementation of agency-wide strategies, standards, tools, and best practices in PCS and LL, as well take part in the work on the agency strategic platforms that effectively engage partners, donors, and governments. Ensure a cross-sectoral approach that integrates gender, protection mainstreaming, and disaster risk reduction.
• Lead development and advancement of agency-wide standards, policies, innovative approaches, tools, and monitoring and evaluation in PCS and LL, including application of partnership principles.
• Provide technical support for the WARO regional Local Leadership strategy and CP teams for their CP PCS strategies, and how to best apply and adapt program design and implementation standards, best practices, partnership principles, tools, and monitoring and evaluation in Capacity Strengthening of Partners, including those aspects promoting Local Leadership.
• Identify opportunities, secure resources, and contribute to HQ, regional, and country program staff efforts to pre-position CRS for strategic growth opportunities in PCS and LL. Provide technical guidance, follow donor trends in proposal development and project design with a focus on complex projects to ensure innovative programming solutions and technical excellence. Support CPs to appropriately staff project teams.
• Design and lead capacity strengthening initiatives in PCS and LL programming for staff and partners through ensuring development of learning agendas/curriculums, organizing and/or facilitating trainings, workshops, and conferences, and mentoring and coaching staff in innovative CRS approaches and tools. Provide mentoring and coaching to TAs, as well as CP and regional staff.
• Effectively manage talent and supervise, as well mentor staff at CP level, and collaborate closely with other RTA’s and TA, both on operations and program quality side. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, and complete performance assessment for direct reports.
• Lead the agency knowledge management and learning agenda in PCS and LL including the development and leadership of an PCS and LL Community of Practice through helping implement conditions to influence donors and for collective learning that ensure the capturing, documenting, and sharing of key successes, promising practices, lessons learned, and evidence-based implementation research, internally and externally, including publications in peer reviewed journals.
• Support country programs and the regional office to begin the process of accessing ALLRight Funds in line with agency determined criteria and approach, including working closely with CPs to develop proposals for ALLRight Funds that are specifically tailored to the needs and aspirations of the local partners as aligned to strategy and mission.
• Manage the regional innovation fund budget, as well as process and oversight of activities at CP level
• Represent CRS at global forums, United Nations, U.S. Congress, and major donor forums to present CRS’ work and research in PCS and LL to influence technical partner approaches, future funding opportunities, and policies. Network with relevant organizations to increase CRS’ profile in PCS and LL, influence in the global PCS and LL community, and donor diversification.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

• Master’s Degree in International Development, or field related to Organizational Development.
• Minimum of five years of work experience in Partnership and Capacity Strengthening with progressive responsibilities, ideally at the NGO level, with overseas experience as a technical advisor and/or program manager of a capacity strengthening of partners and/or multi-sectoral project with a capacity strengthening of partners component.
• Deep understanding and application of technical principles and concepts in partnership and capacity strengthening. Good knowledge of related disciplines to ensure proper cross-sectoral approach.
• Track record of contributing significantly to successful business development activities capturing public and/or private donor funding in capacity strengthening of partner organizations
• Expertise in the development and production of curricula, tools, and other products to support capacity strengthening interventions and programming. Demonstrated experience to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring, and other formal and informal methods.
• Experience with program monitoring and evaluation including development of indicators, data collection tools and methodologies, data analysis, and data presentation.
• Demonstrated experience and skills to represent the organization at the highest levels at meetings with donors, government, international NGOs, local partners – faith-based and civil society with strong communications, documentation and visibility of Local Leadership success stories.
• Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications and strong understanding of information and budget management systems and knowledge-sharing networks.

Personal Skills

• Excellent relationship management skills with ability to influence and get buy-in from people not under direct supervision and to work with individuals in diverse geographical and cultural settings.
• Excellent strategic, analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment and decisions
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including research publications
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills
• Proactive, resourceful, and results-oriented

Required/Desired Foreign Language

• Fluent English and French required

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

Must be willing and able to travel 25% per year within the WARO Region

Agency REDI Competencies (for all CRS Staff):

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 (if none, state none)

• None

Key Working Relationships:

Internal

• WARO regional team
• CP key leadership staff
• PCS staff in each CP
• HQ PCS/LL team

External

• Local partner organizations, including Church, government and civil society
• Donor representatives

***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.

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