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Vacancy Announcement – Catholic Relief Services – CRS

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Catholic Relief Services – CRS would like to invites competent and interested candidates for the following Positions.

Position 1: Nutrition Program Manager II

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.

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.

Workplace: Addis Ababa

Application Form – Nutrition Program Manager II

Deadline: November 13, 2023

Position 2: Technical Advisor I – Research, Learning & Adapting

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the support provided by John Hopkins University research institution, to JEOP to ensure high quality research is designed and implemented in line with the program design and learning agendas, seeking to strengthen linkages and layer learning.
• Oversee and coordinate all JEOP needs assessments and annual results surveys.
• Contribute to the development of JEOP learning activities and agendas, including identification of research questions and development of rigorous study designs that are feasible to implement within the context of ongoing programming.  Provide support in drafting research plans, qualitative and quantitative data collection tools and in securing local ethical and administrative approvals for learning agenda activities as needed.
• Develop research implementation plans to ensure timely high quality data collection that is in accordance with research protocols and appropriately aligned with program implementation across the different JEOP and RFSA locations.  This includes logistics and planning, pilot testing and refinement of data collection tools and procedures, training and oversight of data collectors, interface with MEAL team for timely data sharing, real-time data quality review, and coordination with CRS MEAL colleagues on use of electronic data collection platforms and sharing MEAL data to feed into research and learning activities.
• Coordinate progress reviews, the tracking and reviewing of the JEOP learning activities and support dissemination of findings within the consortium, including data analysis (descriptive statistics), developing and producing summaries and briefing documents to inform partners of learning objectives and progress towards objectives as well as key findings that are relevant to program delivery.
• Support research and learning agenda dissemination to external audiences, including collaboration on drafting of briefing sheets, reports and peer review journal articles as well as preparation of PowerPoint slides for presentations.
• Establish and maintain relationships with donors, peer organizations, research, and other institutions to help facilitate research uptake, including participation and presentations in (inter)national forums to collect and share best practices and promote the work of the two consortiums.

Basic Qualifications:

• A master’s degree or higher in development, statistics, nutrition, applied sociology, anthropology, or other relevant subjects.
• At least five years relevant and progressively increasing field experience in research, design, and evaluation, in development and/or humanitarian settings, preferably including both university/research institution and international non-governmental organization (iNGO) or United Nations experience.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and prior experience managing quantitative data collection, conducting statistical analysis and interpreting research findings for translation into actionable programming.
• Strong conceptual knowledge about theories of change, logic models, food, and nutrition security indicators, monitoring and evaluation, data quality assurance, data utilization, gender and protection integration into monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience collaborating with diverse stakeholders and the ability to develop strategic partnerships with local organizations, including tailor messaging to cultivate interest and enthusiasm around key themes. Experience in mentoring, coaching, facilitation, and training applying adult learning principles and practices.
• Proficiency in programming using at least one statistical package including R Studio, STATA, SPSS and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Proven ability to communicate successfully through writing and speaking, with fluency in English.
• Ability to take initiative, work autonomously, and achieve high quality results via the application of strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills and good relationship management and communication skills.

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior qualitative research experience, including design, implementation and/or analysis and synthesis.
• Experience in humanitarian program research and evaluation, including peer-reviewed journal publications from these contexts or on related subjects of nutrition, food security, cash transfers, livelihoods, recovery and/or resilience.

 Language

Amharic required

Tigrinya and/or Afan Oromo desirable

Workplace: Addis Ababa

Application Form – Technical Advisor I – Research, Learning & Adapting

Deadline: November 13, 2023

Position 3: Fleet Officer-Mechanic

Job Responsibilities:

Repair and Maintenance of Vehicles

• Handles minor maintenance works, dissembles, or assembles various vehicle and generator parts for repair, and replaces parts as required.
• Checks, changes, and/or refills different lubricants for all the vehicles in a pool, and checks/adjusts tires pressure once a week.
• Tests vehicles and ensures/verifies the road worthiness of vehicles upon receiving the vehicles from the garage / completes vehicle maintenance confirmation sheet and submits to the fleet manager.
• Draft monthly maintenance plan for all CRS vehicles and ensure their implementation.
• Ensure that all vehicles have the appropriate and required tools and equipment on board to enable users to perform minor maintenance and repairs in the field.
• Verify that Vehicle Daily Checks are conducted and signal any actual or potential problems to the Fleet manager and to the Fleet officer.
• Ensure the timely delivery of vehicles scheduled to undergo regular maintenance to garage facilities and their rapid return to CRS.  Ensure all paperwork related to vehicle maintenance and repair is completed as per CRS ET Fleet Management manual / Guideline.
• Follow up on the repair and/or maintenance of vehicles at the designated garage and vehicle repair by the insurance company in accordance with the work orders submitted.
• Collect maintenance invoices from garages both in Addis and PDP offices and submit them to Fleet Assistant for the timely updating of VMS.
• Assist in coding maintenance-related information into VMS as required.
• Checks /inspects the condition of all vehicles prepares maintenance and repair reports and submits to the Fleet Manager for further action.
• Follow up, collect, and update vehicle maintenance and fuel-related information on the tracking reports on time.
• Prepare and submit monthly Fuel Consumption report and Maintenance report to fleet manager for his/her review to be sent to all driver’s units on the 10th day of every month.
• Follow up and communicate with staff to raise RFGS for the taxi service provided.
• Work with taxi service providers so that payments arrive on time and are submitted to finance for facilitation.
• Ensure the proper filing and archiving of documents used for the report and maintenance update.
• Track the tyer and parts consumption records and provide information to the fleet manager for analysis.
• Track the vehicle maintenance and service records and provide reminders on the next services to the fleet Officer and drivers regularly.
• Verify that drivers possess a minimum level of competence to maintain vehicles in order to guarantee their personal security and that of any passengers, and the protection of the equipment.
• With Fleet Manager, design and implement orientation, testing, and training sessions for Drivers and Authorized Users on road safety and security, basic maintenance, and repair
• Assist in testing ex-pat staff who are allowed to drive CRS vehicles.
• Providing support to ex-pat staff while processing Ethiopian driving license
• Performs other related duties as required & assigned by immediate supervisor or his / her delegates.

Typical Background, Experience & Requirements:

Education and Experience

• Completion of a college diploma in a related field. Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years work experience in fleet/transportation role.
• Experience in garage vehicle maintenance and repair.
• Excellent knowledge of road traffic regulations, road network and road safety best practices.
• Ability to perform minor mathematical calculations
• Proficient in MS Office package (Excel and Word).
• Valid driver’s license with clean driving record
• IT Background is a plus.

Workplace: Addis Ababa

Application Form – Fleet Officer-Mechanic

Deadline: November 13, 2023

Position 4: Fleet Officer

Job Responsibilities:

• Communicate and collaborate with staff to schedule and coordinate vehicle movements, assess and plan routes, and assign drivers to ensure optimal resource use and meet program needs per required schedules and standards.
• Apply all vehicle management operating procedures in compliance with agency travel and vehicle-related policies, local legal requirements, and donor regulations.
• Supervise and coach assigned drivers to ensure safe and secure driving and strict adherence to CRS vehicle policies.
• Monitor and report on the physical security of all motorized assets, spare parts, and fuel.
• Perform regular diagnostic checks of all motorized assets and act for timely and quality maintenance and repair.
• Coordinate and assist in obtaining vehicle customs clearance, registration, insurance, and plates.
• Supervise and facilitate the maintenance of all records related to the fleet and fleet operations.
• Ensure that all vehicles have the appropriate and required tools and equipment on board to enable users to perform minor maintenance and repairs in the field.
• Verify that vehicle daily checks are conducted and signal any actual or potential problems on time.
• Ensure the timely delivery of vehicles scheduled to undergo regular maintenance to garage facilities and their rapid return to CRS.
• Follow up on the repair and/or maintenance of vehicles by the insurance company in accordance with the work orders submitted.
• Follow up, collect, and update vehicle and driver movement-related information on the tracking reports on time.
• Ensure the proper filing and archiving of documents used for rental vehicle usage, taxi services and insurance claims.
• Ensure efficient & effective document handling for further internal references and external and internal audit purposes.
• Verify that drivers possess a minimum level of competence to maintain vehicles in order to guarantee their personal security and that of any passengers, and the protection of the equipment.
• Performs other related duties as required & assigned by immediate supervisor

Typical Background, Experience & Requirements:

Education and Experience

• Completion of college diploma in related field. Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years work experience in fleet/transportation role.
• Experience in minor vehicle maintenance and repair.
• Excellent knowledge of road traffic regulations, road network and road safety best practices.
• Ability to perform minor mathematical calculations
• Proficient in MS Office package (Excel and Word).
• Valid driver’s license with clean driving record

Workplace: Dire Dawa

Application Form – Fleet Officer

Deadline: November 13, 2023

Position 5: Human Resources Officer

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Day to day management of staff benefits and wellness programs including medical scheme, personal accident, and life insurance covers including enrollment and removal of staff and beneficiaries in line with policies and procedures.
• Support the benefits enrollment process for employees including updates, enrollment communications, training and audit of enrollment data.
• In support of the Sr. HR Officer, serve as a contact for claims (medical, life, group, pension) and process and resolve related questions and issues.
• Update and maintain the HRIS system and personnel records with benefits and compensation related data, and other HR related communications and documents.
• Maintain up to date employment benefits tracking records and provide support on analytical reports on HR related data, metrics, and trends to support in decision-making and related reports.
• Oversee management of employee services such as: monthly airtime, bank loan facilities and staff wellbeing initiatives,
• Support payroll activities, salary and benefits market review/surveys and data management.
• Liaise with Finance and insurance company to track and ensure benefits related payments are processed on a timely manner.
• Help coordinate and support HR processes, activities and service delivery including regular field visits to ensure timely response to HR needs and improved cohesion between field staff and main office.
• Provide back-up support for HR team in performance of HR generalist duties with regards to the overall management of HR programs and services in the CP.

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. 

• Integrity
• Continuous Improvement & Innovation
• Builds Relationships
• Develops Talent
• Strategic Mindset
• Accountability & Stewardship

Typical Background, Experience & Requirements:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, HR Management or Business Administration strongly preferred or equivalent relevant experience with completion of HR certification or courses.
• Minimum Four years’ work experience in HR, preferably with an International or local NGO and good knowledge or HR best practices and standards.
• Experience with and knowledge of employment laws, regulations, policies, principles, concepts and practices.  Good understanding of the local labor law.
• Experience using MS Windows AND MS Office Packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, HRIS
• Supervisory experience would be a plus.
• Demonstrated commitment to respect, equity, diversity and inclusion including gender equality.

Personal Skills & Abilities:

• Strong relations management abilities.  Ability to relate with people at all levels internally and externally.  Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
• Strong customer service ethic and abilities
• Very good planning, coordinating and organizing skills.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Required Languages – English

Workplace: Addis Ababa

Application Form – Human Resources Officer

Deadline: November 13, 2023

Position 6: Program Manager I – MEAL

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and implement all activities throughout relevant project cycles – project design, start-up, implementation and close-out – to ensure efficient and effective implementation in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices. Ensure project team and partner staff use the appropriate systems and tools for monitoring and reporting.
• 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 project staff, and complete performance management for direct reports.
• Analyze and evaluate project performance data following USAID BHA policy and guidance on M&E and CRS MEAL policy and procedures. Proactively identify issues and concerns and use participatory processes to overcome implementation obstacles to effective and efficient monitoring and reporting.
• Coordinate and oversee pre and post distribution monitoring.
• Act as a key resource person in project design and proposal development in monitoring and reporting, gap-filling and taking on growth responsibilities, as needed.
• 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 project staff, and complete performance management for direct reports.
• Coordinate the identification of staff capacity and technical assistance needs of partner organizations and capacity strengthening and required interventions to support quality project implementation.
• Help identify, assess and strengthen partnerships relevant to Monitoring and Reporting, applying appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and approaches.
• Coordinate and monitor financial and material resources relevant to project needs through planning and oversight ensure efficient use of project resources.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in International Development, International Relations, Economics, statistics, or in the field of preferred with five years of equivalent relevant experience or Bachelor’s degree with 7 years of relevant experience.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of work experience in a project management position with an international NGO.
• Project management experience in monitoring and reporting for multisectoral programs is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding and exposure to qualitative and quantitative monitoring approaches and tools.
• Experience in analyzing and communicating quantitative and qualitative data.
• Experience building the capacity of partner organizations
• Experience contributing to the development of technical proposals.
• Extensive M&E skills and experience
• Proficient in using statistical analysis software such as R Studio, SPSS, and STATA.
• Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.

 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment.
• Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with culturally diverse groups.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to write reports.
• Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented.

 Preferred Qualifications:

• M&E experience throughout the project cycle is highly desirable.
• Experience in emergency programmes.
• Experience in ICT4D platforms.
• Experience in contributing to the development of technical proposals.
• Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.

 Language

• Amharic required.
• Tigrinya and/or Afan Oromo desirable.

Workplace: Addis Ababa

Application Form – Program Manager I – MEAL

Deadline: November 13, 2023

Position 7: Program Manager I – Vulnerability Based Targeting

Job Responsibilities:

• Act as the technical lead for JEOP’s vulnerability-based targeting and its intersections with other sectors including but not restricted to food commodities and cash, early warning, monitoring evaluation accountability and learning (MEAL), gender, safeguarding, disability inclusion and protection mainstreaming.
• Linking with country program, consortium partner and CRS regional colleagues, provide leadership on JEOPs engagement in development and roll out of a VBT strategies for multi-sectoral programming. Prepare JEOP VBT action plan and make recommendations to Senior Management on VBT issues concerning JEOP.
• Support partners to implement VBT in a timely, effective, and participatory manner, using the VBT guideline and tools, and provide training, coaching, and feedback as needed.
• Represent CRS in regional and national level geographic and household targeting meetings, and advocate for the needs and interests of the food insecure and vulnerable populations.
• Capture and document lessons learned, best practices, challenges, and recommendations from the VBT process, and disseminate them to relevant stakeholders and audiences.
• Support partners to generate and estimate needs from the VBT exercise, and to prepare and submit accurate and comprehensive reports and proposals to CRS and donors.
• Support and guide partners to conduct VBT whenever it is deemed necessary, such as when a disaster occurs or when new geographic locations are added to the project.
• Support partners to link VBT with the master beneficiary list registration and payroll, and ensure that the beneficiary data is updated, verified, and validated regularly.
• Ensure that the JEOP registration process is digitized, using appropriate technologies and platforms, and that the data quality and security are maintained.
• Contribute to the national targeting harmonization processes, by sharing CRS’s experience and expertise on VBT, and by collaborating with other actors to develop common standards and guidelines.
• Work closely with JEOP’s regional level staff, such as MEAL officers, program managers, field coordinators, and technical specialists, to coordinate and monitor the VBT activities and outcomes.
• Revise and update the VBT guideline whenever there is a need or a change in the context or the project design, and ensure that the guideline is aligned with CRS’s policies and principles.
• Ensure that VBT contributes to the geographic prioritization and determination of needy people, by using relevant data sources and indicators, applying transparent and inclusive criteria, and involving the communities in the decision-making process.
• Ensure VBT documentation for assigned activities is complete with all required documents and is filed per agency and donor requirements. Assist with preparation of trends analysis reports and documentation of case studies and promising practices.
• Facilitate the formulation of relevant strategies and interventions, promote initiatives, and support the adaptation, and implementation for improving the targeting system.
• Champion learning – analyze and evaluate activity performance data, proactively identify issues and concerns, using participatory processes which value diverse ideas to overcome implementation obstacles. Collaborate with JEOP university partners.
• Work with CRS Communications Manager on social behavior change material development related to vulnerability-based targeting.
• Ensure that any new and existing programming approaches consider protection mainstreaming, gender and safeguarding assessments and principles, and that women, men, boys, and girls are consulted in design.
• Ensure practical application of a Do No Harm lens, incorporating adaptive accountability to affected populations.

Required Education and Experience:

• MA/BA Degree in rural development, development studies, social sciences or other related field with 5 years’ relevant experience for MA degree or 7 years’ relevant experience for BA degree in an international NGO. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
• Previous experience providing technical assistance
• Demonstrated application of technical principles and concepts in targeting project participants in both humanitarian and development program contexts and including in food/cash assistance projects.
• Experience in mentoring, coaching, facilitation, and training applying adult learning principles and practices.
• Experience and skills in networking and relations with donors, peer organizations and civil society partners.
• Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information and budget management systems, knowledge-sharing networks.

 Desired Education and Experience:

• General knowledge of other related disciplines to ensure solid cross-sectoral approach.
• Experience in business development, project design and proposal development in humanitarian emergency projects, including technical writing.
• Understanding of partnership principles and experience working with faith-based partners.
• Experience with program monitoring and evaluation, including applying data collection tools and methodologies, data analysis, data presentation and data use for decision making.

 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.
• Inclusive approach, able to elevate the voices of underrepresented groups.
• Flexibility, persistence, and ability to work well with people and cross-cultural skills.
• Strong strategic, analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills
• Proactive, resourceful, and results-oriented

 Required/Desired Foreign Language: English and Amharic, speaking other Ethiopian national languages is advantageous.

Workplace: Addis Ababa

Application Form – Program Manager I – Vulnerability Based Targeting

Deadline: November 13, 2023

How to Apply

You should fill the application form through the link, which mentioned under each position 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

Application instruction:

• Remember to attach your CV, Application letter, Educational document, and updated work experience letter. 
• Incomplete and false information will be Rejected

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• Prepare your CV or Application Details.
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