lucius July 18, 2024 0 Comments

🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ Catholic Relief Services (CRS) – 2 Positions

Freetown | Sierra Leone Posted 4 months ago Posted on Administration / Office / Operations, Engineering / Technical

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/EXTERNAL

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

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.

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, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.

Job Summary:

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 Leone country program. Reach Malaria aims is to provide implementation support services and technical assistance to countries to accelerate progress in comprehensive delivery of facility and community-based malaria services, including malaria case management, prevention of malaria in pregnancy, seasonal malaria chemoprevention, health systems strengthening, data collection and use for service delivery, and other 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, guidance, and support to a help introduce and implement malaria support services, and coordinate with relevant ministries, CRS technical teams and other implementing partners globally. As Technical Advisor for you will contribute to Quality Assurance and Diagnostics (TBH, local recruit) by offering technical and operational assistance and national-level coordination for improving malaria diagnostics programming in the country. Additionally, as the Advisor you will collaborate with the NMCP, Nation Reference Laboratory, Directorate of Laboratory Services in the MOHS, the NMSA, and other partners to enhance and expand coordination, capacity building, and supportive supervision.

Job Title: Technical Advisor – REACH Malaria Sierra Leone

Department: PMI REACH

Reports To: Program Manager ll

Country: CRS-Sierra Leone.

Duty Location: CRS Freetown Office

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

Lead technical and monitoring aspects of project activity implementation and ensure adherence to PMI technical guidance and global best practices.
Provide technical solutions to REACH Malaria activities for strategic planning and how to best apply program implementation standards, best practices, partnership principles, tools, and MEL, ensuring high-quality implementation.
Contribute to all laboratory OTSS activities, including planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
Support the development of laboratory SOPs, malaria proficiency testing (PT), MDRT, and ECAMM activities. • Support developing project work plans and guide the design of specific, quantifiable performance 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, 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 and drafting of research findings, publications, project updates, guidance documents, presentations and donor reports.
Establish and maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders, including ministries of health, universities, NGOs, civil society, and private sector partners in coordinating activity implementation. Participate in forums for malaria to collect and share best practices and promote REACH Malaria’s work.

Basic Qualifications

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

Required Languages – English Language

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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Excellent 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. • Strong strategic, analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills with capacity to see the big 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: None

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: 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, Senior Technical Advisor – Malaria Lead, other HQ technical staff.

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

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. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

To apply for this position please send up-to-date CV and a supporting letter, copies of relevant certificates to email, [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 Social Security, New England and Extension Offices in Applicants’ Locations

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

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

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

2.) Field Operations Manager

CRS JOB ADVERT – INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

CRS is recruiting for X1 Position: – Field Operations Manager

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.

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/Sierra Leone and Program Background

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

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

Program Background

CRS Sierra Leone is implementing the fifth phase of the McGovern-Dole (MGD) “Lan for u future” project funded by the United State Department of agriculture (USDA).

In September 2022, the ‘Lan for u future’ project was approved for four years, with a coverage of 5 chiefdoms (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 Kulor 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 improved literacy instruction materials.

It is also meant to improve students’ attentiveness by increasing access to food and improving nutrition and health practices to reduce hunger and absences. Improve students’ attendance by providing nutritious meals, take home rations and presenting parents with economic incentives and address cultural practices that may be detrimental to school attendance. Increase use of health and dietary practices by increasing students and communities’ knowledge of health and hygiene practices, by training food preparers on safe food preparation and storage, by increasing access to clean water and sanitation, by increasing access to deworming 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, Teach for Sierra Leone (TFSL) and the University of Makeni (UNIMAK)for the training of teachers. Additionally, the project is working with the Nutrition unit of the District Health Medical Teams (DHMT) and Mother Support Group with Caritas Makeni as the only subrecipient implementing the health and nutrition activities.

Job Title: Field Operations Manager

Department: Program Quality MGD project

Reports To: Deputy Chief of party with Matrix to Hoops

Country: Catholic Relief Services Sierra Leone Program

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

Job Summary:

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

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

Manage or coordinate operations functions – systems, processes and staffing – that meet CRS standards, donor requirements, and local regulations and support high-quality programming. Collaborate with programming leads to ensure appropriate operational needs in line with financial 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 stewardship and optimal utilization of program assets and resources (financial, human, and material). Proactively manage security and mitigate security risks.
Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, and complete performance management for direct reports. Monitor and assess performance to ensure adequate capacity for successful support of high-quality programming.
Provide guidance on internal processes for approving expenses, monitoring spends, and making 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 and practices that support a high-performance culture, staff development and retention. Help assure quality personnel administration and a work environment that truly reflects the agency’s guiding principles.
Coordinate with internal compliance for periodic systems checks, review and assessment of operations policies and procedures. Coordinate response to issues that emerge from internal and 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, solutions, and difficulties and the capacity to detect, analyze and respond quickly to small deficiencies. Identify capacity-strengthening needs and provide guidance for project teams and partners, which includes cross-departmental learning.

Typical Background, Experience & Requirement

Education Requirements

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

Preferred Qualifications

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

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Good strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills and ability to make sound judgments and decisions.
Good relations management abilities.
Ability to work collaboratively.
Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organization codes of ethics. • 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:

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

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

External: District stakeholders, Bank officials etc.