Program Quality Technical Advisor II - JWBG

About the role

Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States, is hiring a Program Quality Technical Advisor II based in Jerusalem. The role supports program quality across the Jerusalem, Gaza and West Bank (JWBG) Country Program, in line with CRS program quality principles, donor guidelines and industry best practices. It covers emergency response and recovery programming in Gaza and the West Bank, and requires up to 30% travel to the West Bank and Gaza.

Key responsibilities

• Work with Program Managers to ensure effective grants management for the emergency portfolio, maintain the grants management tracker and prepare BD and funding overviews.
• Coordinate high-quality progress and final reports to donors, keeping communication timely and aligned with requirements.
• Support program managers on program start-up, implementation and close-out, and act as a gap filler for senior managers when needed.
• Co-lead the development of the CP strategy for emergency response and recovery with the Head of Programming, Country Representative and Program Managers, and keep it updated.
• Follow displacement trends, needs assessments and UN coordination meetings, organize recurrent briefings with the program team and co-lead multi-sectoral assessments.
• Contribute to pre-positioning CRS for growth, lead the technical design of large and complex proposals, advise project teams on donor strategies and write complex proposals and annexes.
• Provide technical support, remotely and on-site, for strategic planning, program design, implementation standards, M&E and a cross-sectoral approach integrating gender, protection and disaster risk reduction.
• Help develop learning strategies, curricula, trainings and workshops, and mentor and coach CP staff.
• With the MEAL Manager, help measure program impact, capture lessons learned and support after-action reviews.
• Support donor and partner relationships, take part in forums, and contribute to internal and external communications.

Required profile

• Master's degree in International Relations or a related field.
• Five years of relevant international experience in an advisory or management role, ideally with an international NGO.
• Experience with grants and project management, and with business development, project design and proposal development including technical writing.
• Technical assistance experience and proven ability to develop successful proposals for external donors.
• Experience mentoring, coaching, facilitating and training, and with program monitoring and evaluation.
• Networking skills with donors, peer organizations and civil society partners.
• Fluent English; knowledge of Arabic is an advantage.

Required skills

• MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Web conferencing applications and information and budget management systems
• Strong written and oral communication, presentation, facilitation and analytical skills

What we offer

• Benefits package for U.S.-based staff including medical, dental, life insurance, vision and a retirement savings plan.
• Benefits for candidates working outside the U.S. depend on the country of employment.