Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality – Apply here!
CRS works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs, therefore, strengthening and building the capacity of these partner organizations is fundamental to programs in every country in which CRS operates.
We are recruiting to fill the following vacant positions below:
1.) Security Officer
Location: Adamawa
2.) Finance/Grants Assistant
Location: Adamawa
3.) SILC Officer
Location: Adamawa
4.) Chief of Party, Water for Agriculture
Location: Borno
5.) Deputy Chief of Party Water Infrastructure Specialist
Location: Borno
Qualifications and Skills
- Mandatory: Master’s in Water Management, Irrigation Engineering or relevant field;
- At least 5 years of practical experience in designing and implementing agriculture irrigation interventions, water retention storage for irrigation / livestock use activities, and water management systems.
- International project management experience particularly in agriculture / water management programs funded by institutional donors.
- 3 years experience managing donor funds. Knowledge and experience in budget management.
- Prior experience managing large assistance projects of a similar size and scope.
- Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with host governments, donors, other donor-funded projects and stakeholders, local organizations, and partners.
- Experience engaging partners and strengthening partnerships. Knowledge of CRS partnership strategy a plus.
- Experience managing programmatic and financial reporting requirements.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Strong computer literacy with a full knowledge of office applications.
Personal Skills:
- Strong strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment and decisions.
- Strong relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
- Team leadership abilities with diverse/multi-disciplinary teams. Coaching skills.
- Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented.
- Required Foreign Language: English fluency, including excellent oral and written skills, required. Proficiency in Hausa or Kanuri preferred.
- Required Travel: To field locations in Nigeria
- Work Environment: Office environment in the field (Adamawa State).
Application Closing Date
4th March, 2019.
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Note
- This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skills, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
- Contingent on donor approval. Qualified candidates will be interviewed on a rolling basis.