Contribute to the proactive pursuit of opportunities for new funding to ensure growth of the PO emergency response and recovery portfolio in line with agency, regional, and PO strategic priorities. Contribute to and as appropriate serve as the technical lead and technical writer to ensure quality emergency response and recovery proposals per agency and donor standards. Contribute to budgeting and staffing plans and activities for proposals.
Oversee the identification, assessment and strengthening of partnerships relevant to emergency response and recovery and the appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and approaches.
Ensure timely and appropriate project expenditures in line with financial plans and efficient use and stewardship of project material sources.
Represent CRS in relevant working groups and clusters, with key donors, and other local stakeholders.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in International Development, International Relations; Community Development, or in the field of WASH, shelter, livelihoods and food security specially is required.
Minimum of 8 years of field-based work experience in a program/project management position with an international NGO, with at least 2-3 years working in emergency response programming.
Demonstrated ability to represent the organization at coordination meetings with donors, local government, UN, and other international NGOs
Minimum of 2 years' experience in relevant field-based project management experience.
Experience in managing moderately complex projects.
Experience in an international NGO.
Experience working closely with local partner organizations.
Preferred Qualifications
Master's Degree in International Development, International Relations, Community Development, or in the field of WASH, shelter, livelihoods; food security
At least 2 years working experience in the area of emergency programming o CVA, including WASH, shelter, livelihoods, and/or food security programming.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
MEAL skills and experience.
Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment.
Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.
Good experience in project grants management, including project design, preferably for grants from multiple public donors, including US government and UN.
Demonstrated ability to write high quality technical proposals.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to make sound judgment and decisions and offer innovative solutions.
Strong relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
Good presentation and facilitation skills.
Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented.
Required Languages: English and Portuguese required.
Travel: Must be willing and able to travel up to 50%.
Supervisory Responsibilities: No
