πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡± Job Vacancies @ Catholic Relief Services (CRS) – 2 Positions

Freetown | Sierra Leone Posted on Administration / Office / Operations, Engineering / Technical

Catholic Relief Services (CRS)Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Technical Advisor
2.) Field Operations Manager

 

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Technical Advisor

CRS JOB ADVERT – INTERNAL/EXTERNALΒ 

CRS is recruiting for X1 Position: Technical Advisor – REACH Malaria Sierra Leone.Β 

If you are interested and your profile matches the requirements, please read the below job descriptions, and follow the instructions to submit your application package.Β Β 

About CRSΒ 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in theΒ  United States. CRS works toΒ save, protect, and transformΒ lives in need in more than 100 countries, withoutΒ  regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programsΒ  of emergency response, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.

Job Summary:Β 

CRS seeks a Technical Advisor for the USAID’s President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI)-funded Reaching every at risk community and household with malaria services (REACH Malaria) global program for its Sierra LeoneΒ Β country program. Reach Malaria aims is to provide implementation support services and technical assistanceΒ Β to countries to accelerate progress in comprehensive delivery of facility and community-based malariaΒ Β services, including malaria case management, prevention of malaria in pregnancy, seasonal malariaΒ Β chemoprevention, health systems strengthening, data collection and use for service delivery, and otherΒ Β malaria prevention interventions. CRS is a sub-recipient to a prime organization.

As a technical advisor, you will report to the Program Manager II and will provide technical leadership,Β Β guidance, and support to a help introduce and implement malaria support services, and coordinate withΒ Β relevant ministries, CRS technical teams and other implementing partners globally.Β As Technical Advisor for youΒ Β will contribute to Quality Assurance and Diagnostics (TBH, local recruit) by offeringΒ technical and operationalΒ Β assistance and national-level coordination for improving malaria diagnostics programmingΒ in the country.Β Β Additionally, as the Advisor you will collaborate with the NMCP, Nation Reference Laboratory, Directorate of LaboratoryΒ Β Services in the MOHS, the NMSA, and other partners to enhance and expand coordination, capacity building, andΒ Β supportive supervision.

Job Title:Β Technical Advisor – REACH Malaria Sierra LeoneΒ 

Department:Β PMI REACH

Reports To:Β Program Manager ll

Country:Β CRS-Sierra Leone.

Duty Location:Β CRS Freetown Office

Roles and Key Responsibilities:Β 

  • Lead technical and monitoring aspects of project activity implementation and ensure adherence toΒ  PMI technical guidance and global best practices.
  • Provide technical solutions to REACH Malaria activities for strategic planning and how to best applyΒ  program implementation standards, best practices, partnership principles, tools, and MEL, ensuringΒ  high-quality implementation.
  • Contribute to all laboratory OTSS activities, including planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, andΒ  reporting.
  • Support theΒ development of laboratory SOPs, malaria proficiency testing (PT), MDRT, and ECAMM activities.Β β€’Β Support developing project work plans and guide the design of specific, quantifiable performanceΒ  indicators and targets for core and country programs and reporting results.
  • Contribute to identifying and scaling-up best practices in malaria diagnosis and case management,Β  malaria in pregnancy, and community case management.
  • Contribute to capacity strengthening initiatives in REACH Malaria programming for staff and partners through helping develop learning and training strategies and agendas/curriculums, conducting trainings and workshops, and mentoring and coaching to CP staff.
  • Contribute to knowledge management and learning through collecting and analyzing program data, evaluating strategic projects, assisting with measuring program impact, capturing and sharing lessons learned and best practices, and research and internal reports. Contribute to the design andΒ  drafting of research findings, publications, project updates, guidance documents, presentations andΒ  donor reports.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders, including ministries of health,Β  universities, NGOs, civil society, and private sector partners in coordinating activity implementation.Β  Participate in forums for malaria to collect and share best practices and promote REACH Malaria’sΒ  work.

Basic QualificationsΒ 

  • Master’s degree in public health, Health or Medical Science, or other related area required.
  • Β Minimum of five years relevant international working experience in an advisory or management roleΒ  with progressive responsibilities, ideally with an international NGO, with minimum of three yearsΒ  working for programming interventions in malaria.
  • Demonstrated application of technical principles and concepts in malaria. General knowledge ofΒ  other related disciplines to ensure proper cross-sectoral approach.
  • Experience in technical writing.
  • Experience in mentoring, coaching, facilitation and training applying adult learning principles andΒ  practices.
  • Experience with program monitoring and evaluation, including applying data collection tools andΒ  methodologies, data analysis, and data presentation.
  • Experience and skills in networking and relations with donors, peer organizations, and faith-basedΒ  and civil society partners. Understanding of partnership principles.
  • Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications,Β  information and budget management systems, knowledge-sharing networks.
  • Experience supporting USAID and/or PMI funded health projects, with preference for malariaΒ  interventions.
  • Familiarity with stakeholders in the malaria services space, including malaria case management,Β  prevention of MiP, SMC, surveillance, health systems strengthening, data collection and use forΒ  service delivery.

Required Languages – English Language

Travel – include percentage of required travel, if applicable. Could be stated as Must be willing and able toΒ  travel up to 10 %.

Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesΒ 

  • Excellent relationship management skills with ability to influence and get buy-in from people notΒ  under direct supervision and to work with individuals in diverse geographical and cultural settings.Β β€’Β Strong strategic, analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills with capacity to see the bigΒ  picture and ability to make sound judgment.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Strong presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills.
  • Proactive, resourceful and results oriented.

Supervisory Responsibilities: NoneΒ 

Key Working Relationships:Β 

Internal:Β REACH Malaria Sierra Leone team, Head of Programs, Country Representative, Head of Operations, REACH Malaria Senior Coordinator and other REACH Malaria staff, Regional Technical Advisors, SeniorΒ  Technical Advisor – Malaria Lead, other HQ technical staff.

External:Β REACH Malaria Consortia Partners, USAID and PMI, National Malaria Control Program, localΒ  organizations, WHO and other UN agencies, constituent of technical working groups.Β ____________________________________________________________________________________Β 

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)Β Β 

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member toΒ  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 theΒ  commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as aΒ  part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment toΒ  serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children andΒ  vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.Β Β 

By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS requires its staff to treat all people withΒ  dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking. Further,Β  I understand that if I am a successful candidate, I will be subject to a comprehensive background check, andΒ  my personal/professional references will be asked to evaluate my behaviors related to safeguarding-relatedΒ  topics.Β 

WOMEN ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. CRS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERΒ 

To apply for this position please send up-to-date CV and a supporting letter, copies of relevantΒ  certificates to email,Β [email protected]

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Also send a copy of your application package to the desk Officers, Ministry of Employment and SocialΒ Β Security, New England and Extension Offices in Applicants’ LocationsΒ 

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilitiesΒ  associated with the position.Β 

CRS’ talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adultsΒ  from abuse and exploitation.Β 

Closing Date for the receipt of application packages is 31stΒ July 2024.


2.) Field Operations Manager

CRS JOB ADVERT – INTERNAL/EXTERNALΒ 

CRS is recruiting for X1 Position: – Field Operations ManagerΒ 

If you are interested and your profile matches the requirements, please read the below job descriptions, and follow the instructions to submit your application package.Β Β 

About CRSΒ 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in theΒ  United States. CRS works toΒ save, protect, and transformΒ lives in need in more than 100 countries, withoutΒ  regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs ofΒ  emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.

CRS/Sierra Leone and Program BackgroundΒ 

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) started work in Sierra Leone in 1963 carrying out the commitment of the CatholicΒ  bishops and the Catholic community of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. For overΒ  57 years, CRS has been on the front lines in responding to emergencies and promoting health, education,Β  agriculture, and urban resilience in Sierra Leone.

To date, the Country Program has a robust portfolio built around several major programs in Health,Β  Agriculture, Nutrition, Education and Urban Resilience such as the USDA/McGovern Dole Food for EducationΒ  and Nutrition (All Pikin for Learn) Program, Global Fund Malaria and COVID-19 Response Mechanism Project.Β  In addition, the country program is working on several high-profile opportunities to improve water security inΒ  Freetown and support Freetown City Council to deliver its Transform Freetown strategy through slumΒ  regeneration.

Program BackgroundΒ Β 

CRS Sierra Leone is implementing the fifth phase of the McGovern-Dole (MGD) β€œLan for u future” projectΒ  funded by the United State Department of agriculture (USDA).

In September 2022, the β€˜Lan for u future’ project was approved for four years, with a coverage of 5 chiefdomsΒ  (Kamukeh, Wara Wara Bafodia, Diang, Kalian, Nieni) of Koinadugu district and 10 chiefdoms (Dembelia Sinkunia, Kebelia, Sulima, Wollay Barawa, Morifindugu, Mongo, Nyedu, Neya, Delemandugu, and KulorΒ  Saradu) of Falaba district, in the north of Sierra Leone.

The program aims to; improve literacy of school age children by building teachers and school administrators’  skills and knowledge, by improving teachers’ attendance and their access to school supplies and improvedΒ  literacy instruction materials.

It is also meant to improve students’ attentiveness by increasing access to food and improving nutrition andΒ  health practices to reduce hunger and absences. Improve students’ attendance by providing nutritious meals,Β  take home rations and presenting parents with economic incentives and address cultural practices that mayΒ  be detrimental to school attendance. Increase use of health and dietary practices by increasing students andΒ  communities’ knowledge of health and hygiene practices, by training food preparers on safe food preparationΒ  and storage, by increasing access to clean water and sanitation, by increasing access to dewormingΒ  medications, and by increasing access to the requisite food preparation.

The project works with the MBSSE both in Freetown and in Koinadugu and Falaba Districts, Caritas Makeni,Β  Teach for Sierra Leone (TFSL) and the University of Makeni (UNIMAK)for the training of teachers. Additionally,Β  the project is working with the Nutrition unit of the District Health Medical Teams (DHMT) and Mother SupportΒ  Group with Caritas Makeni as the only subrecipient implementing the health and nutrition activities.

Job Title: Field Operations ManagerΒ 

Department:Β Program Quality MGD projectΒ 

Reports To:Β Deputy Chief of party with Matrix to HoopsΒ 

Country: Catholic Relief Services Sierra Leone ProgramΒ 

Duty Location: CRS Field Office must be willing and able to trave up to 20% to Freetown & FieldΒ 

Job Summary:Β Β 

In collaboration with the Senior Program Manager provide strategic oversight to the following operationalΒ  functions-Human Resources (HR), Logistics, Procurement, Administration, Fleet, Information andΒ  Communication Technology (ICT) and Audit – in support of the Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) mission to serveΒ  the poor and vulnerable. You will promote stewardship of resources, help ensure principle compliance,Β  proactively identify risk issues, and lead operational improvements in line with organizational policies.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:Β 

  • Manage or coordinate operations functions – systems, processes and staffing – that meet CRSΒ  standards, donor requirements, and local regulations and support high-quality programming.Β  Collaborate with programming leads to ensure appropriate operational needs in line with financialΒ  plans and proper stewardship of material sources.
  • Coordinate and monitor day-to-day operations to ensure support services are delivered with high quality in an efficient manner. Identify and help address challenges that affect the proper stewardshipΒ  and optimal utilization of program assets and resources (financial, human, and material). ProactivelyΒ  manage security and mitigate security risks.
  • Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. ProvideΒ  coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, and complete performance managementΒ  for direct reports. Monitor and assess performance to ensure adequate capacity for successful supportΒ  of high-quality programming.
  • Provide guidance on internal processes for approving expenses, monitoring spends, and makingΒ  budget adjustments in line with operational needs and with donor requirements.
  • Contribute to effective staffing of the Field Office needs and adherence to HR systems, policies andΒ  practices that support a high-performance culture, staff development and retention. Help assureΒ  quality personnel administration and a work environment that truly reflects the agency’s guidingΒ  principles.
  • Coordinate with internal compliance for periodic systems checks, review and assessment ofΒ  operations policies and procedures. Coordinate response to issues that emerge from internal andΒ  external audits and provide guidance to implement improvements at field level.
  • Help maintain the proper conditions for learning – a safe environment for the sharing of ideas,Β  solutions, and difficulties and the capacity to detect, analyze and respond quickly to small deficiencies.Β  Identify capacity-strengthening needs and provide guidance for project teams and partners, whichΒ  includes cross-departmental learning.

Typical Background, Experience & RequirementΒ Β 

Education RequirementsΒ 

  • Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, Accounting, or a relevant field. MastersΒ  preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years work experience in finance, human resources, logistics, or administrationΒ  office/support level position with progressive responsibilities.
  • Additional education may substitute for some experience; additional experience may substitute forΒ  some education.
  • Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), Web Conferencing Applications, andΒ  information and budget management systems.

Preferred QualificationsΒ 

  • Management experience a plus. Experience with an NGO preferred.
  • Understanding of financial systems, including budgeting and budget/expense analysis experienceΒ  preferred.
  • Knowledge of Sun Systems and vision accounting software or similar financial reporting software is aΒ  plus.
  • Knowledge of multiple public donors’ regulations, including USDA/USAID, a plus.Β β€’Β Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment a preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesΒ 

  • Good strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills and ability to make soundΒ  judgments and decisions.
  • Good relations management abilities.
  • Ability to work collaboratively.
  • Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organization codes of ethics.Β β€’Β Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented.

Required Languages – English

Travel – Must be willing and able to travel up to 20% to Freetown and the field.

Key Working Relationships:Β 

Supervisory Responsibilities:Β (HR Officer, Procurement Officer, Fleet Officer and Admin Officer)

Internal:Β Senior Program Manager, Chief of Party, Deputy Chie of party, Head of Operations, SeniorΒ  Operations Manager, Head of Programming, Country Representative.

External:Β District stakeholders, Bank officials etc.

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)Β Β 

Based on the mission, values, and guiding principles of the agency, CRS competencies are to beΒ  exemplified by all staff in fulfillment of his or her respective roles and responsibilities.

  • IntegrityΒ 
  • Accountability and StewardshipΒ 
  • Builds RelationshipsΒ 
  • Develops TalentΒ 
  • Continuous Improvement & InnovationΒ 
  • Strategic MindsetΒ 

***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out theΒ  commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as aΒ  part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment toΒ  serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children andΒ  vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.Β Β 

By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS requires its staff to treat all people withΒ  dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking. Further,Β  I understand that if I am a successful candidate, I will be subject to a comprehensive background check, andΒ  my personal/professional references will be asked to evaluate my behaviors related to safeguarding-relatedΒ  topics.Β 

Also send a copy of your application package to the desk Officers, Ministry of Employment and SocialΒ Β Security, New England and Extension Offices in Applicants’ LocationsΒ 

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilitiesΒ  associated with the position.Β Β 

CRS’ talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adultsΒ  from abuse and exploitation.Β 

Closing Date for the receipt of application packages is 31stΒ July 2024.

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Status: Open No of vacancies: 2 Job type: Full Time Salary: Negotiable Publish date: 18 Jul 2024

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