Catholic Relief Services Feed the Future Agriculture and WASH Chief of Party I Jobs in Uganda

Catholic Relief Services Feed the Future Agriculture and WASH Chief of Party I Jobs in Uganda

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.

Note: This position is contingent upon donor approval and funding.

Job Summary:

As Chief of Party I you will provide leadership and overall management of the USAID/Uganda’s Feed the Future and WASH Activity to serve the poor and vulnerable in Karamoja.

The project seeks to sustainably address food security and WASH challenges so that households can maintain their health, nutrition and livelihood while mitigating and adapting to shocks and stressors.

Your leadership, management and technical knowledge will ensure the delivery of high-quality programming and advance the position of CRS as a leading agency in the resiliency and economic growth field. As a senior leader you will proactively manage security and mitigate security risks.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

Lead all aspects of the development, implementation and consolidation of the USAID/Uganda’s Feed the Future and WASH Activity, including sharing how the project contributes to the thought leadership of the industry.

Serve as the primary point of contact to USAID as well as public, private and non-government stakeholders.

Ensure the project is designed and implemented to meet donor expectations in terms of timely and quality results and budget, including strategies for phase out and sustainability.

Ensure coordination between program and operations leads.

Ensure the CRS program quality standards are adhered to per MEAL policy and procedures.

Effectively manage senior programming and operations talent.

Manage team dynamics and staff well-being.

Provide coaching and mentoring.

Strategically tailor individual development plans and complete performance assessments for direct reports.

Oversee the development of staffing plans and the recruitment process of senior staff.

Manage and mitigate risk through monitoring national and regional issues that may impact staff and programming. Ensure all staff understand and adhere to CRS staff safety and security policies and plans, and ensure the updating of such plans.

Promote, uphold and model a commitment to the efficient use of agency and donor resources.

Ensure compliance with USAID funding, including financial tracking and oversight of partner budgets, finance, administration and reporting to USAID.

Approve program expenditures, budget adjustments, and cost modification requests to donors.

Oversee the development of communication strategies and materials, complying with donor and CRS’ branding and marketing requirements and procedures.

Coordinate relationships with consortium partner organizations, including organization of review/planning workshops.

Contribute to coordination of the roles and activities of staff from other consortium member organizations in implementation in line with CRS partnership principles.

Create and

maintain proper conditions for learning.

Establish a safe environment for sharing of ideas, solutions, and difficulties and the capacity to detect, analyze and respond quickly to deficiencies.

Identify performance gaps and training opportunities for CRS and partner staff and ensure the design and delivery of high quality training and technical assistance.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Strong strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment and decisions.

Strong relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally.

Strategic in how you approach each relationship.

Team leadership abilities with diverse/multi-disciplinary teams.

Coaching skills.

Strong communications and presentation skills; able to develop tailored and persuasive messaging for varied audiences.

Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented.

Preferred Qualifications

Recognized leader in sector as demonstrated by peer reviewed publications, conference presentations etc.

Demonstrated experience of successful program management, including management of complex, high-value, multi-activity projects, with complicated logistics.

Experience engaging partners and strengthening partnerships.

Knowledge of CRS partnership strategy a plus.

Ability to represent and present at high levels.

Experience in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), Web Conferencing Applications, and information and budget management systems.

Proven USAID/Contract management experience.

Required Languages - English fluency, including excellent oral and written skills, required.

Travel- Must be willing and able to travel up to 50%.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Deputy Chief of Party, MEAL Lead

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Country Representative, Head of Programs, Head of Operations

External: Government of Uganda,local stakeholders, and private sector actors

Basic Qualifications

Master’s degree in international development, International Relations or a relevant technical area. PhD preferred.

7 or more years’ relevant management and technical experience.

5 years’ experience managing donor funds, including multi country grants.

Strong knowledge and experience in budget management.

Demonstrated understanding of USAID/Feed the Future strategies

5 years of staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment.

Experience coaching senior program staff.

Agency-wide Competencies

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.

Integrity

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

Builds Relationships

Develops Talent

Strategic Mindset

Accountability & Stewardship

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Catholic Relief Services Feed the Future Agriculture and WASH Chief of Party I Jobs in Uganda

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