Catholic Relief Services Jobs for a Technical Advisor - Household Economic Strengthening

Catholic Relief Services is the official agency of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops for relief and development assistance overseas.
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 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 re-established its presence in Nigeria In 2000 and currently focuses on agriculture, governance, peace building, health systems and institutional strengthening programs.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) will like to request application from suitably qualified candidates to fill positions for the implementation of its SMILE OVC project. The positions will be based in Benue State and will require about 30% travel within Nigeria.

Position Title: Technical Advisor - Household Economic Strengthening (Band E-1)
Serve as the technical lead on household livelihood strategy
Lead in the implementation of the economic strengthening strategy
Identify and facilitate partnerships with the private sector.
Develop technical reports
Lead technical working group and communities of practices meetings in HES.
Build linkages between economic security and other sectors of OVC programming
Promote economic development amongst vulnerable households
Lead capacity building of CSO and government agencies to strengthen livelihood services for vulnerable households

Key Competencies;
Technical skills and experience in capacity building, income generation in multiple business sectors and value chains.
Minimum of 6 years experience in developmental field with Msc/MPH or related field


How to Apply
Interested applicants should download the CRS application form using this link
https://www.dropbox.com/s/l06q5xifhyfusa3/CRS-%20Application%20Form.doc . and send with a detailed CV as attached MS Word documents to [email protected]. Applicants must explicitly state the position applied for in the application form and in the subject of their emall.

Completed applications should reach us before 5pm, Wednesday. 22nd of May, 2013. Only applications sent in the required format will be considered. Candidates should please adhere to the Instructions explicitly stated