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Catholic Relief Services Invites Job Applications


January 5th, 2022 at 06:27 am

Catholic Relief Services is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization; Donations to CRS are tax-deductible to the full extent allowable under the law.

Job Summary

You will manage following operational functions – Administration (Facilities, Properties/Assets, Travel, logistics), Information Technology (IT), Fleet – in support of the Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) mission to serve the poor and vulnerable. You will also serve as Security Focal Point for CRS in Ghana. You will promote stewardship of resources, help ensure principled compliance, proactively identify risk issues, and under supervision lead operational improvements.

Job Responsibilities

  • Manage or coordinate assigned operations functions– systems, processes and staffing – that meet CRS’ standards, donor requirements, and local regulations and support high-quality programming. Collaborate with programming leads to ensure appropriate project expenditures in line with financial plans and proper stewardship of material sources.
  • Coordinate and monitor day-to-day operations to ensure support services are delivered with high-quality in an efficient manner. Identify and help address challenges that affect the proper stewardship and optimal utilization of program assets and resources (financial, human, and material). Proactively manage security and mitigate security risks.
  • Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being.
  • Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, and complete performance management for direct reports. Monitor and assess performance to ensure adequate capacity for successful support of high-quality programming.
  • Provide guidance of internal processes for approving expenses, monitoring spending, and making budget adjustments in line with operational and programmatic needs and with donor requirements.
  • Contribute to effective staffing of CP needs and adherence to administrative, fleet, IT and processes, policies and practices that support a high-performance culture, staff development and retention. Help assure quality personnel administration and a work environment that truly reflects the agency’s guiding principles.
  • Coordinate compliance with agency and donor requirements and local laws and regulations through periodic systems checks, review and assessment of operations policies and procedures. Coordinate response to issues that emerge from internal and external audits and provide guidance to implement improvements.
  • Help maintain the proper conditions for learning – a safe environment for the sharing of ideas, solutions, and difficulties and the capacity to detect, analyze and respond quickly to small deficiencies. Identify capacity strengthening needs and provide guidance for project teams and partners, which includes cross-departmental learning.
  • Serve as Security Focal Point: maintain security information, procedures and plans updated and ensure appropriate dissemination; provide orientation to CRS visitors and new staff on the security context and security rules
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Travel Required: 25%

Key Working Relationships:

  • Supervisory: Admin Manager, IT Manager, Fleet Manager
  • Internal: Senior Management, Operations staff
  • External: Partners, vendors, donors, local government

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff):

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.

  • Trusting Relationships
  • Professional Growth
  • Partnership
  • Accountability

Required Skills or Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or other relevant field. Masters preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years work experience in finance, human resources, logistics, or administration officer/support level position with progressive responsibilities. Strong
  • Admin & Human Resources management background preferred.
  • Management experience a plus. Experience with an NGO preferred.
  • Understanding of financial systems, including budgeting and budget/expense analysis experience preferred. Knowledge of accounting software or similar financial reporting software a plus.
  • Knowledge of multiple public donors’ regulations, including USAID, a plus.
  • Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment a preferred.
  • Proficient in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), Web Conferencing
  • Applications, and information and budget management systems.
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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Good strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills and ability to make sound judgment and decisions.
  • Good relations management abilities. Ability to work collaboratively
  • Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics
  • Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented

How To Apply

To apply for this position – Please access this link: https://bit.ly/32zCCna for the application process. Applicants should submit their CV and letter of interest by 5pm, on 14th January 2022. 

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