Catholic Relief Services Chief of Party II Jobs in Ethiopia
Job Summary
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) seeks Chief of Party II candidates for anticipated USDA Non-Emergency Food for Peace projects focused on reducing chronic and acute malnutrition, strengthening resilience and recovery, and supporting vulnerable communities.
The Chief of Party II will provide overall vision, leadership, strategic direction, and management for large, multi-year development projects.
The position is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where CRS has operated since 1958 implementing humanitarian, development, resilience, and peacebuilding programmes.
The role serves as a senior leader responsible for programme quality, donor relations, partnership management, compliance, team leadership, and security oversight.
Roles and Key Responsibilities
Lead the development, implementation, and consolidation of the assigned project while contributing to sector thought leadership.
Serve as the primary point of contact with the donor and key public, private-sector, and non-government stakeholders.
Ensure project implementation meets donor expectations regarding quality, timeliness, budget performance, sustainability, and phase-out planning.
Coordinate programme and operational teams to ensure adherence to CRS quality standards.
Lead, coach, mentor, and support senior programme and operations personnel.
Manage staff performance, professional development, staffing plans, and recruitment of senior personnel.
Monitor political, security, and operational developments that could affect programme implementation and staff safety.
Ensure CRS security policies, procedures, and contingency plans are regularly updated and effectively implemented.
Promote responsible stewardship and efficient use of donor and organizational resources.
Ensure compliance with donor requirements, grants management standards, financial controls, and reporting obligations.
Approve programme expenditures, budget realignments, and donor modification requests.
Represent CRS and promote programme achievements through publications, presentations, and professional forums.
Oversee development of communication strategies and materials consistent with CRS and donor branding requirements.
Manage relationships with consortium partners and coordinate collaborative implementation activities.
Organize review meetings, planning workshops, and partnership-learning initiatives.
Promote a culture of learning, innovation, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
Identify staff performance gaps and coordinate training and technical-capacity strengthening initiatives.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in International Development, International Relations, or another relevant technical field.
Minimum eight (8) years of relevant technical and management experience.
Minimum seven (7) years of experience managing donor-funded programmes, including multi-country grants.
Strong budget-management and financial-oversight experience.
Minimum five (5)
years of staff-management experience and demonstrated ability to foster a learning environment.
Proven experience coaching and mentoring senior programme personnel.
Demonstrated success managing complex, high-value, multi-sector programmes with challenging operational and logistical requirements.
Recognized sector leadership demonstrated through publications, conference presentations, or related professional contributions.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s Degree in a related discipline.
Experience building and strengthening partnerships with local and international organizations.
Knowledge of CRS partnership approaches and partnership-management principles.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Strong ability to represent organizations and deliver presentations at senior levels.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.
Experience using web-conferencing, information-management, and budget-management systems.
Excellent strategic planning, analytical thinking, systems thinking, and decision-making skills.
Strong problem-solving abilities with sound professional judgment.
Exceptional stakeholder-management and relationship-building skills.
Proven ability to lead diverse and multidisciplinary teams.
Strong coaching, mentoring, communication, and presentation skills.
Ability to develop persuasive and audience-specific messaging.
Proactive, resourceful, results-oriented, and solutions-focused mindset.
Language Requirements
Fluency in English is required.
Fluency in a relevant local language is an added advantage.
Travel
Must be willing and able to travel up to 35% of the time.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Yes. The position includes direct supervisory and leadership responsibilities.
CRS Agency Competencies
Personal Accountability – Consistently takes responsibility for actions and results.
Acts with Integrity – Models values aligned with CRS mission and principles.
Builds and Maintains Trust – Demonstrates consistency between words and actions.
Collaborates with Others – Works effectively within diverse and multicultural teams.
Open to Learn – Pursues learning opportunities and embraces new perspectives.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Catholic Relief Services Chief of Party II Jobs in Ethiopia
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