Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Tanzania Job Vacancy

New Job Vacancy ASPIRE Program at Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Tanzania June, 2022. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Tanzania encourage interested...

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Tanzania Job Vacancy 

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Tanzania Job Vacancy 

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) 

New Job Vacancy ASPIRE Program at Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Tanzania 

As the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States, CRS carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Tanzania encourage interested candidates to visit the ASPIRE Pro works to save, protect, and transform lives in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Tanzania encourage interested candidates to visit the ASPIRE Program’ relief and development work is accomplished through integrated programming in emergency response, health, agriculture/livelihoods, education, peacebuilding and more. We welcome as a part of our staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.

CRS is inviting experienced and qualified citizens of Tanzania to apply for the following post below...

ASPIRE Program

Job Description

Program Summary

The ASPIRE Program is a unique career-building opportunity for individuals who are passionate about relief and development work and have the skills, attitude and approach to grow into managerial positions with Catholic Relief Services (CRS). This structured and intentional field-based learning program is designed to prepare participants for positions of greater responsibility with Catholic Relief Services (CRS).

Under the supervision of experienced staff, participants actively support Catholic Relief Services (CRS)’ relief and/or development projects over a 12-month period while building foundational skills in programming and operations. Through the foundational training, participants gain experience in project management, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL), project design and proposal development, partnership and capacity strengthening, supply chain, human resources and more.

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 Catholic Relief Services (CRS).

Primary Responsibilities

Under the supervision of an experienced staff member and in collaboration with Catholic Relief Services (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).

   

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 Partnership & Capacity Strengthening

• Support Catholic Relief Services (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 Catholic Relief Services (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 Catholic Relief Services (CRS) policies and donor regulations.
• Support staff safety by reviewing security protocols and manuals, updating as needed. 

Key Working Relationships

• Internal: Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Country Representative, Head of Programming, Head of Operations, Program Managers, Finance, Supply Chain and HR staff
• External: Catholic Relief Services (CRS) partner organizations 

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 

Preferred Qualifications

• 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, Catholic Relief Services (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 

HOW TO APPLY:

The application period will be open until August 31, 2022.  Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Tanzania encourage interested candidates to visit the ASPIRE Program Webpage to learn more about the program structure, core learning areas, requirements, application, and selection process. We also invite candidates to engage with our team by participating in one of the online information sessions.

You can also access the FAQs page for further details about the program.