Job Title: Head of Programming I, Myanmar
Reports to: Country Manager, Myanmar
Department: 362.Country Programming
Salary Grade: 11
About CRS:
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, health, agriculture, education, and peacebuilding.
CRS has worked in Myanmar for more than a decade in partnership with Karuna Mission Social Solidarity (KMSS, or Caritas Myanmar), serving vulnerable populations with agriculture, nutrition, food security, shelter, and water and sanitation programming. CRS supports KMSS emergency responses to conflict-related and natural disasters across the country and works to strengthen the capacity of KMSS and other local partners to implement development programs. In recent years, CRS has worked with funding from the multi-donor Livelihoods and Food Security Fund (LIFT), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Start Fund, Growing Hope Globally, and other private donors. CRS also provides technical backstopping to KMSS on a variety of UN-funded projects. Localization and partner capacity strengthening are key strategic priorities for CRS Myanmar.
Job Summary:
As a member of the Country Program (CP) Senior Management Team, you will provide strategic direction, leadership, and management of the CP’s programming to ensure the establishment and successful implementation of high-quality programs serving the poor and vulnerable. Your leadership, management and knowledge will ensure that the CP delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of its programming. As part of the Senior Management Team, you will proactively manage security and mitigate security risks.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
Required Languages – Fluent English is required. Working proficiency in Burmese is preferred.
Travel – Must be willing and able to travel up to 30% to project sites in Myanmar or within the Asia region. Travel within Myanmar is contingent on security conditions and travel authorizations.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Chief of Party,Technical Advisor Business Development and Program Quality, Project Manager – Nutrition and Livelihoods, Senior Program Officer for Emergency and Shelter Programming
Key Working Relationships:
Internal: USAID project Chief of Party, Deputy Chief of Party, and MEAL Manager; Program Managers; Senior Project Officers; Head of Operations; Senior Admin and Procurement Officer; Finance Manager; Asia Business Development Manager, Asia Deputy Regional Director for Program Quality; Asia Regional Technical Advisors
External: KMSS Director, KMSS Programming and Organizational Development staff, sector and technical working groups, Caritas Internationalis member organizations, peer INGO and NGO agencies
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
Basic Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Agency REDI Competencies (for all CRS Staff):
Agency competencies clarify expected behaviors and attitudes for all staff. When demonstrated, they create an engaging workplace, help staff achieve their best, and help CRS achieve agency goals. 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.
Agency Leadership Competencies:
Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
Note: All positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside their home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical examination.
CRS’ talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding the rights and dignity of all people – especially children and vulnerable adults – to live free from abuse and harm.
CRS welcomes candidates 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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