CRS Chief of Party I Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs

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CRS Chief of Party I Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.

CRS Ethiopia looking for “Chief of Party I”.

Applicants with a Master’s Degree may apply on or before 20th April, 2024.

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peace building.

CRS Chief of Party I Jobs 2024

The CRS has published a job vacancy announcement on 06th April, 2024 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Chief of Party I to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

CRS Job Vacancy 2024

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

Lead all aspects of the development, implementation and consolidation of the MGD/FFE project, including sharing how the project contributes to the thought leadership of the industry. Serve as the primary point of contact to USDA as well as public, private and non-government stakeholders.
Ensure the project is designed and implemented to meet donor expectations in terms of timely and quality results and budget, including strategies for phase out and sustainability. Ensure coordination between program and operations leads. Ensure the CRS program quality standards are adhered to per MEAL policy and procedures.
Effectively manage senior programming and operations talent. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching and mentoring. Strategically tailor individual development plans and complete performance assessments for direct reports. Oversee the development of staffing plans and the recruitment process of senior staff.
Manage and mitigate risk through monitoring national and regional issues that may impact staff and programming. Ensure all staff understand and adhere to CRS staff safety and security policies and plans, and ensure the updating of such plans.
Promote, uphold and model a commitment to the efficient use of agency and donor resources. Ensure compliance with USDA grants, including financial tracking and oversight of partner budgets, finance, administration and reporting to USDA. Approve program expenditures, budget adjustments, and cost modification requests to donors.
Oversee the development of communication strategies and materials, complying with donor and CRS’ branding and marketing requirements and procedures.
Coordinate relationships with consortium partner organizations, including organization of review/planning workshops. Contribute to coordination of the roles and activities of staff from other consortium member organizations in implementation in line with CRS partnership principles.
Create and maintain proper conditions for learning. Establish a safe environment for sharing of ideas, solutions, and difficulties and the capacity to detect, analyze and respond quickly to deficiencies. Identify performance gaps and training opportunities for CRS and partner staff and ensure the design and delivery of high quality training and technical assistance.

Position in Organization:

Position Title: Chief of Party I
Job Identification: 3001290
Job Category: Chief of Party
Posting Date: 02/20/2023, 11:50 PM
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Degree Level: Master’s Degree
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Shift: Day

Minimum Requirement:

Qualification & Experience:

Masters degree in International Development, International Relations or a relevant technical area. PhD preferred.
7 or more years’ relevant management and technical experience.
5 years experience managing donor funds, including multi country grants. Strong knowledge and experience in budget management.
5 years of staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment. Experience coaching senior program staff.