Vacancy title:
Aspire Program
Jobs at:
Catholic Relief ServicesDeadline of this Job:
31 August 2022
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
To complement the core training, each participant also hones their skills in a specific area that aligns with their career objectives and strategically positions them for onward employment with CRS.
Primary Responsibilities
• Under the supervision of an experienced staff member and in collaboration with CRS partners, the ASPIRE participant will support programming and operations as follows:
• Project Management
• Support implementation of current projects (e.g. participate in planning/review workshops, support
• activity implementation in the field)
• Support appropriate management of cash and in-kind resources (e.g. monitor/analyze spending on
• project budgets, prepare cash forecasts, participate in financial reporting to donors, support commodity management).
• Support timely and accurate reporting (e.g. review/synthesize data to report on project indicators,
• draft/edit narrative reports).
• Support communication-related activities for country program and projects (e.g. draft program
• summaries, annual reports, partnership newsletters, social media content and webpage updates).
• Project Design and Proposal Development
• Support project design (e.g. participate in needs assessments and problem identification, stakeholder
• analysis, development of concept notes)
• Support proposal development (e.g. participate in design workshops, draft sections of technical narratives and budgets, package/edit proposals for submission). Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) :
• Support MEAL activities in:
• Project design (e.g. support data collection, needs assessments, gender analysis, gap analysis,
• development of results frameworks, Proframes, theories of change, evaluation plans, performance
• management plans).
• Project start-up (e.g. support baseline assessments, development of MEAL manuals and accountability
• mechanisms)
• Project implementation (e.g. prepare survey instruments using ICT4D, support collection of monitoring
• data, prepare donor reports, organize learning events, document learning)
• Project close-out (e.g. draft final reports, support final evaluations and knowledge management
• activities).
• Partnership & Capacity Strengthening
• Support CRS partners with project management, project design and MEAL
• Support partnership strengthening and capacity building (e.g. participate in partnership reflection
• workshops, partner assessments and monitoring visits).
• Finance, Supply Chain, HR, Compliance
• Support strong financial management by analyzing budgets, monitoring & forecasting spending,
• reviewing supporting documentation for financial transactions by CRS and sub-recipients.
• Support supply chain and procurement by assisting with inventory counts, data collection, bid analysis and vendor selection, contracting, receipt and warehousing of goods.
• Support human resources by preparing job descriptions, reviewing applications/shortlisting candidates.
• Support audit and compliance by reviewing internal controls, systems for fraud prevention, studying CRS policies and donor regulations.
• Support staff safety by reviewing security protocols and manuals, updating as needed.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in related field (e.g. International Development, Agriculture, Health, Business,
• Communications, Public Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Supply Chain)
• Strong speaking and writing skills in English
• Nationality from Tanzania
• Willingness to travel (up to 10-15% of the time)
• Ability to work respectfully and professionally in a multi-cultural environment Strong analytical, research and problem-solving skills
• Six months of relevant experience (may include internships, volunteer, or paid work experience)
• Strong analytical, research and problem-solving skills
• Women and persons living with disabilities are encouraged to apply
• Languages: English and Swahili
• Agency-wide Respect, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) Competencies
• Based on the mission, values, and guiding principles of the agency, CRS REDI competencies are to be exemplified by all staff in fulfillment of his or her respective roles and responsibilities.
• Personal Accountability
• Acts with Integrity
• Builds and Maintains Trust
• Collaborates with others
• Open to Learn
• Strategic Mindset
• Develops and Recognizes Others
• Leads Change
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
To apply follow this link https://www.crs.org/aspire
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