CRS Indonesia is seeking a Program Manager (Job Code: PM)

 

About CRS

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.

 

CRS Indonesia is seeking a Program Manager (Job Code: PM) for the Increasing Resiliency through Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Nusa Tenggara Project (INCIDENT) funded by USAID/Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) and implemented by a consortium comprising World Neighbors (WN) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Indonesia. The project seeks to increase the resiliency of vulnerable communities to climate and disaster shocks and stresses through effective preparedness strategies at community and local government level, improved agricultural practices and financial services through savings and loans. Hiring is contingent upon USAID/BHA approval of the project.

 

Job Summary:

You will manage CRS Indonesia’s implementation of the Increasing Resiliency through Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Nusa Tenggara Project (INCIDENT) project, advancing CRS’ work in serving the poor and vulnerable. You will ensure effective systems and processes are in place that support high-quality programming. The program is designed to leverage existing CRS and partner programming and approaches to carry out and expand interventions in the sectors of agriculture, disaster risk reduction policy and practice, and economic recovery and market systems. Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that the project team delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of its programming.

 

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

·       Manage and implement all activities throughout relevant project cycles - project design, start-up, implementation and close-out - to ensure efficient and effective implementation in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.

·       Ensure project team and partner staff use the appropriate systems and tools.

·       Ensure effective planning, coordination and integration of efforts and reporting with partners and other CRS projects.

·       Optimize and strengthen the collective impact of CRS and partner interventions.

·       Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, contribute to the recruitment process of project staff, and complete performance management for direct reports.

·       Champion learning with project staff and partner teams. Analyze and evaluate project performance data following MEAL policy. Proactively identify issues and concerns and use participatory processes to overcome implementation obstacles.

·       Act as a key resource person in project design and proposal development in respective programming area, gap-filling and taking on growth responsibilities, as needed.

·       Coordinate the identification of staff capacity and technical assistance needs of partner organizations and capacity strengthening and required interventions to support quality project implementation.

·       Help identify, assess and strengthen partnerships relevant to INCIDENT in the areas of disaster risk reduction, climate change, and agriculture, applying appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and approaches.

·       Coordinate and monitor financial and material resources relevant to project needs. Through planning and oversight ensure efficient use of project resources.

·       Lead coordination of all plans, interventions with the project’s prime.

·       Ensure all required program and operations documents are submitted in a timely and complete manner. Effectively coordinate with operations, finance, human resources and other units or partners for complete and accurate reporting.

·       Ensure that safeguarding, protection, and gender equity are consistently and intentionally streamlined into all activities, including staff recruitment and training to ensure robust systems of prevention and response.

·       Ensure that you and your team understand and adhere to CRS’ staff safety and security policies and plans.

 

Basic Qualifications

·       Master's Degree in International Development, International Relations or in disaster management, agriculture or a related field required. Additional experience may substitute for some education.

·       Required minimum of 4 years of relevant field-based experience in coordinating or managing similar moderately complex projects with an international NGO.

·       Additional experience may substitute for some education.

 

Required Languages – English and Bahasa Indonesia.

 

Travel - Must be willing and able to travel up to 30% of time in field locations in Nusa Tenggara

 

Duty Station - This position will be based in Bali. However, in the event of a disaster where CRS launches an emergency response, all CRS staff will be required to support the response and may be deployed to the response areas as necessary.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

·       Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment.

·       Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with culturally diverse groups.

·       Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to write reports

·       Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented

 

Preferred Qualifications

·       Project management experience in disaster risk reduction, climate change, or agriculture is highly desirable.

·       Direct experience managing USAID/BHA projects is highly desirable.

·       Experience engaging with partner organizations.

·       Experience contributing to the development of technical proposals.

·       MEAL skills and experience preferred.

·       Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.

 

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.

• Integrity
• Continuous Improvement & Innovation
• Builds Relationships
• Develops Talent
• Strategic Mindset
• Accountability & Stewardship

 

Supervisory Responsibilities: Direct supervision of CRS’ INCIDENT project team (MEAL staff and district-based coordinators).

 

CRS encourage qualified candidates to apply regardless of religion, race, gender, sexual orientation or disability, all recruitment practice and procedure reflect CRS commitment to protection children and vulnerable adult from abuse.

 

Only applications that meet the above qualifications will be shortlisted. All applications and CVs should be sent by email to CRS Indonesia at Indonesia_HR@crs.org before or by March 12^th, 2022 with the Job Code in the subject.   

 

***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

 

CRS' talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

 

"Only short-listed candidates will be invited via e-mail/phone for Interview”