Project Officer Job At Catholic Relief Services
About Catholic Relief Services
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.
Position: Project Officer – Migration and Youth Development (Ghanaian Nationals Only)
Job Summary:
As a member of the Migration and Youth Development team, you will monitor and report on all project activities in support of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable. Your thorough and service-oriented approach will ensure that the project consistently applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits on those we serve.
Responsibilities
- Support the coordination and implementation of all assigned project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
- Monitor and report any challenges and/or gaps identified to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
- Assist partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences.
- Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and assisting partners in their efforts to collect and analyze project data per specified mechanisms and tools.
- Collaborate with local partner(s) to prepare reports per established reporting schedule.
- Collect information on staff capacity needs and technical assistance needs of partner organizations and monitor capacity building and technical support activities to ensure effective impact.
- Complete project documentation for assigned activities.
- Assist with identifying information for case studies and reports on promising practices.
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Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies
- Minimum of 3 years of work experience in project support.
- Experience in the field of youth empowerment and skills development for an NGO would be a plus.
- Additional experience may substitute for some education.
- Required Languages – English
- Travel – Must be willing and able to travel up to 75%.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Observation, active listening, and analysis skills with the ability to make sound judgment
- Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and community members
- Attention to detail, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities
- Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in participatory action planning and community engagement.
- Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data preferred.
- Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
HOW TO APPLY?
CLOSING DATE OF APPLICATION:
The closing date of application is September 9, 2022
CRS welcomes applicants from the countries and regions in which we work. In the event the successful candidate is an expatriate or global telecommuter, the anticipated duration of the assignment is informed by a term limit, based on the type and level of the job and the needs of the agency.
CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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