Technical Advisor II – Food Security, Livelihoods and Markets

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Technical Advisor II providing guidance and support in food security and livelihoods programming for Catholic Relief Services. Working on multi-sectoral projects integrating market-based solutions during humanitarian responses.

Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to the development and implementation of agency-wide strategies, standards, tools, and best practices in food security and livelihoods that effectively engage partners, donors and governments. Help ensure a cross-sectoral approach integrating gender, protection mainstreaming, and disaster risk reduction.
  • Provide technical solutions to regional and CP teams, remotely and on-site, for strategic planning and how to best apply program design and implementation standards, best practices, partnership principles, tools, and M&E, ensuring high-quality implementation.
  • Contribute to regional and CP efforts to pre-position CRS for growth opportunities in food security and livelihoods. Lead or contribute to the development of the technical design for large and/or complex proposals, including defining appropriate monitoring systems and indicators.
  • Advise project teams on integrating donor strategies, priorities and technical requirements into CRS’ approach.
  • Contribute to capacity strengthening initiatives in food security and livelihoods programming for staff and partner through helping develop learning and training strategies and agendas/curriculums, conducting trainings and workshops, and mentoring and coaching to CP staff.
  • Contribute to knowledge management and learning through collecting and analyzing program data, evaluating strategic projects, assisting with measuring program impact, capturing and sharing lessons learned and best practices, and research and internal reports.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with donors, peer organizations, research and other institutions. Participate in forums in food security and livelihoods to collect and share best practices and promote CRS’ work.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in international development, or fields related to food security, livelihoods and market-based response programming.
  • Minimum of eight years relevant international working experience in an advisory or management role with progressive responsibilities.
  • Minimum of three years working overseas in multiple regions as a technical advisor and/or program manager of a Market-based Program and/or multi-sectoral project with a Food Security and Livelihoods component.
  • Experience providing technical assistance and developing successful proposals for external donor funding. Track record of contributing to successful capture of public and/or private donor funding in Market-based Programming.

Benefits:

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Retirement savings plan