Technical Associate II-Global Food Crisis

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

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.

Job Summary:

The numbers of people facing severe food insecurity and malnutrition globally are extremely high, fueled by the ramifications of conflict, economic losses due to Covid-19, extended drought across East Africa and other impacts of extreme weather events due to climate change and, now, high costs and economic volatility due to the Ukraine war. The economic ramifications of the Ukraine crisis extend far beyond Ukraine, Russia, and the surrounding refugee-accepting countries, and are poised to have additional and catastrophic impacts on food security and economic stability globally. CRS have formed a coordination group to actively monitoring the crisis and support Country Programs to design and plan interventions.

You will provide technical analysis and support to the recently formed Global Food Crisis Coordination Group, in line with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) program quality principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practice to technical staff, and Country Program (CP) staff to advance the delivery of high-quality programming to the poor and vulnerable. Working closely with technical experts your skills and knowledge will contribute to determining how effective, adaptive, and innovative CRS’ response to the global food crisis will be.

NOTE: This is a remote position; CRS will give preference to candidates who are based in countries where we have existing offices. CRS does not sponsor visas for remote employees.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain the Global Food Crisis SharePoint site, Yammer, and any other internal communication, including working with various task teams to design pages, upload data and resources, ensure information is organized, prioritized and navigable; Proactively share key resources and tools
• Ensure relevant data, information, guidance, good/ best practice and any other relevant documents are shared and archived
• Co-develop case studies, short briefs, evidence notes, as demanded by the field, donors, or food security staff across departments in collaboration with Coordination Team members and program implementors
• Coordinate and plan workshops and events/webinars related to food security response, programming, and the sharing of results or evidence that shows impact and/or learning
• Work with Strategic Learning and Evidence Technical Advisor; Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) teams; and Global Results team to manage food security metrics
• Coordinate meetings, share minutes, and otherwise manage logistics around the food security working group
• Coordinate proposal reviews for new funding opportunities
• Support budget tracking
• Contribute to the learning agenda by researching and analyzing information, conducting literature reviews, mappings or information gathering from various internal and external sources on assigned topics. Coordinate maintenance of virtual resource and documentation databases.
• Support the development of resource documents and tools, as well as guidance, training materials, and program quality improvement guidelines.
• Support the CRS media and policy teams to access relevant data and information for their respective needs.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Good relationship management skills with ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary and multicultural teams
• Strategic, analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking capacity and skills
• Good writing skills
• Strong data collection and research skills and ability to interpret and analyze data
• Proactive, resourceful and results-oriented

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, knowledge-sharing networks

Required Languages - English

Travel – This is a remote position. Limited field travel may be required.

Supervisory Responsibilities - none

Key Working Relationships:

Internal:

Senior Technical Advisor Food Security & Markets, members of the Food Crisis Coordination group, steering committee, and task groups, dedicated staff from GKIM, MEAL and other

QUALIFICATIONS

Basic Qualifications

• Master’s in international development, international development or field(s) related to food security required.
• Minimum of two to three years of relevant work experience with an international NGO, with at least one year of field-based programming experience.
• Additional experience may substitute for some education.
• General knowledge of technical principles and concepts in food security
• Knowledge of program design requirements and regulations of major donors.
• Knowledge of project design and proposal development.
• Knowledge of latest technological tools that have the potential to be applied in food security.
• Strong English writing skills.

Agency REDI Competencies (for all CRS Staff):

Agency competencies clarify expected behaviors and attitudes for all staff. When demonstrated, they create an engaging workplace, help staff achieve their best, and help CRS achieve agency goals. 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.

• 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.

***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.

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

Note: All positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside their home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical examination.

CRS’ talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding the rights and dignity of all people - especially children and vulnerable adults - to live free from abuse and harm.

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

About the Organization

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.