Program Manager at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Job Summary:

• You will manage programming in the Country Program (CP) for Youth and Peacebuilding, designing and implementing projects advancing Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work in serving the poor and vulnerable. Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that the CP delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of its programming. 

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.
•  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.
•  Champion learning with project staff and partner teams. Analyze and evaluate project performance data following MEAL policy. Proactively identify issues and concerns and use participatory processes to overcome implementation obstacles.
•  Act as a key resource person in project design and proposal development in respective programming area, gap-filling and taking on growth responsibilities, as needed.
•  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 Youth and Peacebuilding, 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 

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

•  Project management experience in Youth and Peacebuilding is highly desirable.
•  Experience engaging with partner organizations.
•  Experience contributing to the development of technical proposals.
•  MEAL skills and experience preferred.
•  Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes

Key Working Relationships

• Internal: Country Representative, Head of Programming, Partnership Capacity Strengthening Advisor, Business Development Specialist, Regional Technical Advisors, and other CRS staff
• External: National Peace Council, Regional Peace Councils, Decentralized relevant state departments, ministries and agencies, Catholic Diocesan Church Partners, I/NGO partners, Government partners, technical partners, donors, consultants, research and academic institutions, Local Government Units.

QUALIFICATIONS

Basic Qualifications

•  Master's Degree in International Development, International Relations, Peace building, Development studies or social sciences required. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
•  Minimum of 5 years of relevant field-based experience in coordinating or managing light to moderately complex projects required, preferably with an international NGO.
•  Additional experience may substitute for some education.

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