CRS
Job Title: Technical Advisor I – Cash and Markets-Ukraine Response
Reports to: Cash and Markets TA II
Department: HRD
About CRS
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 peacebuilding. CRS is scaling up its cash-based programming to respond to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, both through direct implementation and providing technical support to partner organizations across the region.
Job Summary:
You will provide technical advice and support to a range of program design and implementation issues in the area of Cash and Market-based Programming inside Ukraine, and in surrounding refugee-hosting countries in line with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) program quality principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices to Country Program (CP) teams and partner teams to advance the delivery of high-quality programming to the poor and vulnerable. Your advice, knowledge, and support will contribute to determining how effective, adaptive and innovative CRS’ Cash programming is in the Ukraine response. The Cash and Markets TA for the Ukraine response will provide technical support and capacity strengthening to CRS teams working to respond to the Ukraine crisis.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
- Support the development and contribute to the implementation of strategies, standards, tools and best practices in cash and market-based programming for the Ukraine crisis that effectively engages partners, donors, and governments. Help ensure a cross-sectoral approach integrating gender, protection mainstreaming, and disaster risk reduction.
- Provide technical solutions to CP and partner teams in Ukraine and surrounding countries, remotely and on-site, for strategic planning and how to best apply standards, best practices, partnership principles, tools and M&E, helping to ensure high-quality implementation.
- Contribute to, and in some cases lead, the development of the technical design for proposals. Support the process of preparation, design, submission and approval of project concepts and full-fledged proposals. As needed, act as a technical writer on proposal development teams. Advise project teams on integrating donor strategies, priorities and technical requirements into CRS’ approach.
- Support capacity strengthening initiatives in cash programming for staff and partners through helping develop learning and training strategies and agendas/curriculums, conducting trainings and workshops, and coaching.
- Collect and analyze program data, capture and share lessons learned and best practices for specific projects to facilitate improvements in decision-making and contribute to the cash learning agenda.
- Contribute to maintaining relationships with donors, peer organizations, research and other institutions, participate/support/lead in cash forums, such as country and regional Cash Working Groups, to collect and share best practices and promote CRS’ work.
- Provide coverage and surge support to gap fill management of cash program implementation if required.
Required Languages – English essential; Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, or Romanian preferred
Travel Must be willing and able to travel up to 50% around the region.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong relationship management skills with ability to influence and get buy-in from people not under direct supervision and to work with individuals in diverse geographical and cultural settings
- Good strategic, analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment
- Good technical writing skills
- Presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills
- Proactive, resourceful and results-oriented
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information and budget management systems, knowledge-sharing networks.
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Key Working Relationships:
Internal: HRD Cash and Markets TA focal point for the Europe, Middle East and Central Asia (EMECA); Regional Technical Advisors; Country Program teams and staff in Ukraine refugee response countries
External: Partners; donors; peer agencies
Qualifications – External
Basic Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in humanitarian assistance, social policy, economics or related field required.
- Minimum of three years relevant work experience with progressive responsibilities, ideally with an international NGO, with minimum of two years relevant field-based experience in cash and market-based programming, including in displacement, refugee and/or conflict-related emergencies.
- Knowledge of technical principles and concepts in cash and market-based programming. General knowledge of other related disciplines to ensure proper cross-sectoral approach.
- Experience in project design and proposal development. Experience in writing content for proposals.
- Knowledge of capacity strengthening best practices.
- Experience with program monitoring and evaluation and analysis.
- Experience and skills in networking and relations with donors, peer organizations, and faith-based and civil society partners. Understanding of partnership principles.
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
*Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.
*Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.*
Note: All positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside their home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical examination.
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