Job Summary

You will manage and provide technical oversight of the development and implementation of the emergency response and recovery programming, particularly for large and complex projects, ensuring effective systems and processes are in place that support high-quality programming advancing Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work in serving the poor and vulnerable. The role contributes to CRS’ capacity, supporting target countries across a specified focus region, of emergency program across project cycle. Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that CRS delivers high-quality emergency programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of its emergency response and recovery programming.

The Emergency Program Manager I will work closely with program office, partners and other technical departments (WASH, Food Security, Cash, Shelter etc.) to support the establishment and strengthening program function, including hazard and risks mapping, response plan, MEAL readiness and donor communication channel. S/he will support the application of CRS program standards and donor requirements, contribute to readiness learning and support rapid response and lead readiness efforts for CRS program offices and partners to promote efficient, high quality and rapid humanitarian response.

Roles and Key Responsibilities

• Provide management, guidance, and technical oversight of all new and existing emergency response and recovery projects throughout the project cycle to ensure project design, start-up, implementation and close-out are in line with CRS quality principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices. 
• Effectively manage talent for emergency response and recovery programs and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailored individual development plans, and complete performance management for direct reports. 
• Oversee technical assistance and capacity strengthening activities in emergency response and recovery for staff and partner organizations to enhance program quality and impact.
• Lead the development of program learning – identify opportunities for learning, research and publications in emergency response and recovery and implementation of MEAL policy. Facilitate the dissemination of promising practices and lessons learned to contribute to the agency’s knowledge management agenda. Ensure integration of innovations and best practices.
• Contribute to the proactive pursuit of opportunities for new funding to ensure growth of the program office (PO) emergency response and recovery portfolio in line with agency, regional, and PO strategic priorities. Serve as the technical lead and technical writer to ensure quality emergency response and recovery proposals per agency and donor standards. Contribute to budgeting and staffing plans and activities for proposals.
• Oversee the identification, assessment and strengthening of partnerships relevant to emergency response and recovery and the appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and approaches.
• Ensure timely and appropriate project expenditures in line with financial plans and efficient use and stewardship of project material sources.
• Represent CRS in relevant working groups and clusters, with key donors, and other local stakeholders. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

• MEAL skills and experience.
• Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment.
• Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.
• Good experience in project grants management, including project design, preferably for grants from multiple public donors, including US government and UN.
• Demonstrated ability to write high quality technical proposals.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to make sound judgment and decisions and offer innovative solutions.
• Strong relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
• Good presentation and facilitation skills.
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in International Development, International Relations, Community Development, or in the field of WASH, shelter, livelihoods, or food security.
• At least 1 years working experience in the area of emergency programming, including WASH, shelter, livelihoods, and/or food security programming.