Job Summary:
The Technical Advisor I – Resource Mobilization and Asset Management Expert will provide technical advice and support across a range of program design and implementation issues within their area of expertise. Consistent with established program quality principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices, the Advisor will focus on strengthening producer organizations by enhancing their capacity for resource mobilization, financial stewardship, and effective asset management. The successful candidate will support country program teams to advance the delivery of high-quality programming to poor and vulnerable communities, ensuring interventions promote organizational sustainability, improve access to resources, and contribute to resilient livelihoods.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
- Support the development and implementation of strategies, standards, tools, and best practices for resource mobilization and asset management within producer organizations, ensuring sustainability, accountability, and integration of gender, youth inclusion, and resilience.
- Provide technical assistance to country program teams and partners, both remotely and in the field, on financial sustainability models, resource mobilization strategies, asset utilization, and management systems for producer organizations.
- Contribute to the technical design and development of proposals, including concept notes and full proposals, integrating financing strategies, investment planning, and sustainable asset management approaches.
- Support capacity strengthening of staff, partners, and producer organizations through development of training curricula, workshops, and coaching on financial management, asset tracking, maintenance systems, and resource mobilization techniques.
- Provide technical solutions to enhance financial sustainability of producer organizations, including diversification of revenue streams, cost recovery models, and efficient management of shared assets (e.g., equipment, storage, processing facilities).
- Facilitate access to financial resources by supporting development of bankable proposals, investment plans, and linkages with financial institutions, donors, and private sector investors.
- Collect, analyze, and utilize financial and operational data to monitor asset performance, resource utilization, and return on investment; document lessons learned and best practices for adaptive management.
- Contribute to building and maintaining strategic partnerships with government, donors, private sector, and financial institutions, while ensuring quality assurance, compliance with standards
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Proficiency in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), web conferencing applications, and information and budget management systems.
- Experience in project design and proposal development, including writing content for proposals.
- Knowledge of capacity-strengthening best practices and experience with program monitoring, evaluation and analysis.
- Strong relationship management skills, with the ability to influence and secure buy-in from individuals across diverse geographical and cultural settings.
- Good strategic, analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills, with sound judgement and the ability to see the big picture.
- Good technical writing, presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring and coaching skills.
- Proactive, resourceful and results oriented.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Investment Management, Resource Planning, or a closely related field from an accredited institution.
Supervisory Responsibilities (if none, state none)
Key Working Relationships:
Internal
External
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Investment Management, Resource Planning, or a closely related field from an accredited institution.
- Minimum of 7 years of demonstrated experience in strategic resource mobilization, focusing on securing agricultural financing, grant structuring, and sustainable investment models.
- Expertise in developing financial models, including cost-benefit analysis, investment risk assessments, and optimizing productive assets for farmer groups and agribusiness cooperatives.
- Strong ability to engage with impact investors, government subsidies, and financing institutions to secure long-term agricultural development funds.
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.
