Job Summary
You will manage and provide technical oversight of the development and implementation of the Country Program (CP) Health/Emergency programming, particularly for large and complex projects, ensuring effective systems and processes are in place that support high-quality programming advancing Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work in serving the poor and vulnerable. Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that the CP delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of its Health/Emergency programming.
Roles and Key Responsibilities
- Provide management, guidance, and technical oversight of all new and existing projects within the CP Health/Emergency throughout the project cycle to ensure project design, start-up, implementation and close-out are in line with CRS quality principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices.
- Coordinate the development of detailed implementation plans, timelines, budgets, procurement plans, MEAL/REAL plans, and performance monitoring mechanisms
- Effectively manage talent for Health/Emergency and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailored individual development plans, and complete performance management for direct reports.
- Lead the development of program learning - identify opportunities for learning, research and publications in the area of Health/Emergency) and implementation of MEAL policy. Facilitate the dissemination of promising practices and lessons learned to contribute to the agency's knowledge management agenda. Ensure integration of innovations and best practices.
- Contribute to the proactive pursuit of opportunities for new funding to ensure growth of the CP Health/Emergency sector portfolio in line with agency, regional, and CP Health/Emergency strategic priorities. Serve as the technical lead and technical writer to ensure quality proposals in Health/Emergency per agency and donor standards. Contribute to budgeting and staffing plans and activities for proposals.
- Oversee technical assistance and capacity strengthening activities in Health/Emergency for staff and partner organizations to enhance program quality and impact, ownership and sustainability of the interventions.
- Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with health authorities, humanitarian coordination mechanisms, donors, consortiums, and partner organizations; promote CRS’s localization and responsible partnership approaches
- Oversee the identification, assessment and strengthening of partnerships relevant to Health/Emergency and the appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and approaches.
- In emergency contexts, support preparedness, response, and early recovery, including intersectoral coordination, rapid adaptation of strategies, and continuity of essential health services.
- Ensure timely and appropriate project expenditures in line with financial plans and efficient use and stewardship of project material sources.
Basic Qualifications
- Medical Doctor in General Medicine with master’s in public health, in international health or in other related field required
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in health project management experience required, with preferably at least 3 years working experience in developing countries
- Experience in managing or contributing to Ebola outbreak response required
- Demonstrated experience in public health emergency contexts, including outbreak preparedness and response or recovery settings
- Experience in supervising large numbers of staff
- Experience in managing moderately complex projects
Preferred Qualifications
- Certification or training in project management, grants management, MEAL/REAL, leadership, or emergency management
- Experience in strengthening local partners’ institutional capacity and in localization
- Experience in an international NGO
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 USAID.
- Demonstrated ability to write high-quality technical proposals.
- Experience engaging with partner organizations
- 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.
- Strong commitment to ethics, safeguarding, confidentiality, accountability, and continuous learning
- Good presentation and facilitation skills
- Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented
Required Languages: French languages required, Swahili is highly recommended, English is a plus.
Travel: Must be willing and able to travel up to 75%.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- Medical Doctor in General Medicine with master’s in public health, in international health or in other related field required
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in health project management experience required, with preferably at least 3 years working experience in developing countries
- Experience in managing or contributing to Ebola outbreak response required
- Demonstrated experience in public health emergency contexts, including outbreak preparedness and response or recovery settings
- Experience in supervising large numbers of staff
- Experience in managing moderately complex projects
Agency Competencies (for all CRS Staff):
- Personal Accountability – Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.
- Acts with Integrity - Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. Is considered honest.
- Builds and Maintains Trust - Shows consistency between words and actions.
- Collaborates with Others – Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
- Open to Learn – Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.
Agency Leadership Competencies:
- Lead Change – Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
- Develops and Recognizes Others – Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
- Strategic Mindset – Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.
What we offer
CRS offers U.S. based staff a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, and a generous retirement savings plan. Benefits packages for successful candidates employed outside the U.S. are based on the country of employment/in-country office where the candidate will perform the role. CRS´ work culture is a collaborative, mission-driven culture committed to improving the lives of the poor throughout the world.
Organization context
General Requirements
CRS offers are contingent on the selected candidate’s ability to legally work where the position is to be performed. Every government has a unique set of work permit eligibility requirements. All positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside a home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical clearance; some work permit processes require clearing a separate government administered medical examination.
CRS prioritizes candidates who are citizens/ permanent residents of the countries where we have CRS offices.
