*This position is contingent on receipt of donor funding
À propos de CRS
Catholic Relief Services est l’agence humanitaire internationale officielle de la communauté catholique des États-Unis. CRS travaille pour sauver, protéger et transformer des vies dans le besoin dans plus de 100 pays, sans considération de race, de religion ou de nationalité. Le travail de secours et de développement de CRS est accompli par le biais de programmes d’intervention d’urgence, de lutte contre le VIH, de santé, d’agriculture, d’éducation, de microfinance et de consolidation de la paix.
CRS launched its work in Ghana in 1958 and currently has robust programming in Agriculture and Livelihoods, Health, WASH, Migration, Youth Development and Peace Building, Gender and financial inclusion. CRS is recruiting for its anticipated project; the Prevention of Violent Extremism through Social Accountability (POVETSA) within the Migration, Youth and Peacebuilding portfolio. The project will support national peacebuilding institutions to improve public trust and civilian confidence in security services in partnership with the National Peace Council, Regional Peace Councils and the Centre for Conflict Transformation and Peace Studies (CECOTAPS). The Senior Project officer for peace building will work closely with the partners to achieve the project goals.
Job Summary:
As the lead for the POVETSA project within the migration and youth development team, you will facilitate the achievement of project objectives through coordinating and reporting on all project activities and providing technical guidance and advice to staff and implementing partner(s) advancing Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable. Your coordination and relationship management skills will ensure that the project for which you are responsible applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
- Organize and lead the implementation of all assigned project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
- Ensure learning properly accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and guiding partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences. Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
- Coordinate and oversee working relationships with all local project stakeholders and serve as the liaison between them and the project team to mobilize local actors and promote project activities and impact.
- Supervise and perform ad-hoc inspections of various processes and resources at project sites to ensure timely project activities implementation and adherence to established process standards and procedures. Ensure proper tracking of resource use for project activities through periodic budget reviews and follow-up with and assistance to implementing partner.
- Support and coordinate capacity building and technical support activities to ensure assigned project activities are implemented per project guidelines and standards.
- Coordinate provision of any logistical and administrative support to staff and partners.
- Ensure project 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
QUALIFICATIONS
Basic Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in peace building, development studies or social sciences required. Master’s degree in the social sciences would be a plus.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of work experience in project management, ideally in the field of peace building and for an NGO with a background in youth programming.
- Experience working with international, national or local partners in peace building and community engagement activities.
- Staff supervision experience a plus.
- Excellent understanding of local NGOs, state peace building structures and other government systems
- Strong skills in assessing and developing partner capacity including institutional strengthening in peace building
- Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Proficiency in English; other local languages a strong advantage
- Additional experience may substitute for some education.
Required Languages – English
Travel Required Willing to travel 50% of the time to project sites
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Analysis and problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment
- Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners
- Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented
- Attention to details, accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities
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
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Key Working Relationships:
Internal: MEAL Specialist, Partnership Advisor, Head of Programming, Country Representative, 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, consultants, research and academic institutions, Local Government Units
ABOUT US
CRS’ talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding the rights and dignity of all people – especially children and vulnerable adults – to live free from abuse and harm.
CRS welcomes candidates from the countries and regions in which we work. In the event the successful candidate is an expatriate or global telecommuter, the anticipated duration of the assignment is informed by a term limit, based on the type and level of the job and the needs of the agency.
CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer
