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Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Vacancy in Abuja for a Deputy Country Representative/Programming
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international non-governmental
organization supporting relief and development work in 93 countries
around the world. CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need,
regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality.
CRS works through local
church and non-church partners to implement its programs. Therefore,
strengthening and building the capacity of these partner organizations
is fundamental to our approach in every country in which CRS operates.
CRS in Nigeria is currently implementing two large USAID-funded
programs, SHARE & SMILE, focusing on agriculture-livelihoods and
orphans and vulnerable children respectively.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Deputy Country Representative/Programming
Requisition Number:I2266
Location: Abuja
Area of Interest:Other
Position Type: Full Time
FLSA: Exempt
Reports To: Country Representative
Job Summary
- The Deputy Country Representative/Programming (DCR) for
CRS/Nigeria is responsible for managing the country program portfolio,
anticipating appropriate opportunities for funding in-line with the
country and Agency strategy, and ensuring effective partnerships -
especially with Church partners - to reach program objectives.
- The DCR will lead the programming team with clear planning and
priorities then monitor and evaluate progress against those plans.
- In this position the DCR will play a key role in promoting
teamwork, collaboration, adherence to CRS programming principles, and
learning across program teams as well as collaboration between
operations and programming.
- The DCR is a critical member of the Leadership Team (LT) as well as the Management Team (MT) in the Top 12 country program (CP).
Specific Responsibilities
Program Quality and Growth:
- The DCR will ensure that all CP activities are effectively and
efficiently contributing to strategic objectives and results are
achieved according to expected technical quality standards.
- Ensure that vision and plans for the program are innovative and are in-line with CRS Agency and CP strategies.
- Investigate, vet (in collaboration with Country Representative
(CR), Business Development (BD) Program Manager (PM), and develop Cross
Sector Engagement (CSE) relationships with business community,
government, research, and hospitals in-line with CP and Agency strategy.
- Coordinate capture planning and proposal development processes
in compliance with CRS’s best practices and guidance in collaboration
with the BD PM.
- Oversee, in collaboration with sectoral teams, periodic
technical reviews and manage changes in program direction and focus in
collaboration with partners, donors, and larger CRS technical experts.
- In collaboration with the programming and project-specific
teams, ensure delivery of quality training, technical assistance and
administrative and financial support to all partner agencies, including
the selection and coordination of consultants.
- Collaborate with Regional and HQ Advisors to promote sharing of learning and identify relevant innovations.
- Together with the Country Representative, oversee the Agency’s
response to emergencies in the country, giving particular attention to
program quality including as it relates to do no harm/peace-building,
strategy and proposal development and implementation.
- The DCR, in collaboration with the programming team, will
provide guidance and oversight to partners and other collaborating
agencies to ensure that lessons of sound practice are documented and
disseminated.
- In collaboration with the MEAL Coordinator, oversee the
development and management of the CP's monitoring, evaluation,
accountability, and learning (MEAL) system, using data analysis as the
basis for measuring performance, and ensure that learning is
incorporated into evolving program plans. Collaborate with Regional and
Headquarters technical staff to identify and implement appropriate
ICT4D solutions to improve timeliness and quality of M&E and project
implementation.
- Ensure that CP program interventions are developed within the
framework of Integral Human Development (IHD) and complementary to other
programs, including government and church.
- Ensure effective gender-mainstreaming in both programming and management aspects of implementation.
Management and Administration:
- Promote coordination and cooperation between programming and
operations staff including working closely with the HoOps to ensure
stewardship of resources and appropriate budget management of projects,
collaboration in forecasting and other business processes.
- Ensure accurate and timely management and reporting on financial and material resources.
- Ensure staff compliance with all CRS administrative and
operational procedures and policies, as well as applicable donor
regulations.
- Approve CP expenditures, budget adjustments, and cost
modification requests to donors, according to Agency policies and
procedures and donor regulations.
- Assist the CP Leadership Team in the development of the Annual Programming Plan.
Representation and Partnership:
- Maintain and strengthen partnership, collaboration and
communication with Catholic Church entities, especially the Catholic
Caritas Foundation of Nigeria (CCFN) as related to their development
activities.
- In collaboration with CR and BD PM, strengthen linkages with
existing and potential partner agencies as well as stakeholder
groupings, including technical working groups, such as the INGO Forum,
the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM), food security, and emergency
coordination.
- Ensure that institutional capacity strengthening and service
provision align with CRS partnership principles and Agency priorities.
- Provide leadership and guidance for programming staff to ensure
strong Church partnership relations and capacity strengthening support,
in-line with HQ and Regional initiatives.
- In collaboration with CR, act as CP contact to donor and other local and international stakeholders.
Human Resource Management:
- Lead, manage, and supervise programming team staff. This
includes supervision of COPs for consortium programs unless otherwise
stipulated by the donor.
- Conduct periodic reviews of staff performance in keeping with
CRS’ performance management system and mentor staff to ensure high
levels of motivation, commitment, capacity, and teamwork.
- Ensure high quality staff members are recruited at all levels.
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.
- Serves with Integrity
- Models Stewardship
- Cultivates Constructive Relationships
- Promotes Learning
Competencies
- Builds and leads effective teams
- Definition: Establish systems that support program quality via
agency principles and standards, compliance, learning and innovation.
- Leads growth in programs
- Definition: Engages staff and partners in the development and
growth of programs in line with the country strategy and CRS guiding
principles.
- Definition: Promotes and guides teamwork among staff and partners as the fundamental approach to achieving CRS’s program goals.
- Supervises and Develops Program Staff
- Definition: Supports the performance and professional development of staff.
- Focuses on Quality
Key Working Relationships
Internal:
- Country Representative, Head of Operations, BD PM, MEAL
Coordinator, CoPs, Deputy Regional Director for Program Quality and
Growth, Regional, Africa-wide, and HQ Technical Advisors, other
programming staff including HoPs from other CPs, Programming Unit Heads,
MEAL Advisor, and Finance Manager.
External:
- Church (Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria - CCFN, Catholic
Secretariat of Nigeria - CSN, Diocesan and other implementing partners,
etc.), USG (USAID, CDC, etc.) and other donors, Government of Nigeria
(National Planning Commission, relevant Ministries, etc.) Primary
Recipient and other GF partners, consortium partners (current and
potential), NGO network members, and CSE.
Required Qualifications and Experience
- Master's Degree in International Development or a relevant technical area such as Health, Agriculture, or Emergency response.
- Minimum 5 years of international development experience managing
and implementing multi-faceted programs in developing countries.
- Experience with participatory methods and partnerships required.
Demonstrated capacity and experience with institutional strengthening
of local civil society and government agencies.
- Experience leading business development, including proposal development, coordination, and positioning.
- Cultural sensitivity, patience and flexibility.
- Demonstrated personal accountability and driven to serve others.
- Understanding of and experience with faith-based organizations,
local church structures, and accompaniment and capacity-building
principles in local partnerships highly desired.
- Ability to travel nationally and internationally as required.
- Knowledge of key donor regulations.
- Proven leadership and inter-personal skills and ability to build and motivate diverse and talented teams.
- Proven experience in building and maintaining institutional linkages required.
- Demonstrated commitment to improving gender equality and gender responsiveness in programming and operations.
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.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online