Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
About Catholic Relief Services:
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. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ 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.

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 excel in positions with CRS. This structured and intentional field-based learning program is designed to prepare participants for positions of greater responsibility with CRS. Under the supervision of experienced staff, participants actively support 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 CRS.
Job Roles and Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of an experienced staff member and in collaboration with 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).
• Partnership & Capacity Strengthening
• Support 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 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 CRS policies and donor regulations.
• Support staff safety by reviewing security protocols and manuals, updating as needed.

Typical Background, Experience & Requirements:
Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in related field of International Development, Agriculture, Health, Business, Communications, Public Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Supply Chain).
• Must have graduated within 24 months of program start date (degree conferred between Oct 2021 – Oct 2023).
• 3 - 24 months of related work experience (internships, volunteering, or paid work)
• Excellent speaking and writing skills in English.
• Must be a Ugandan National.
• Willingness to travel (up to 25% of the time)
• Willing to be based in field offices during and after program.
• Excels in collaborative, multicultural environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and research skills
• Agile, proactive, results-oriented

Supervisory Responsibilities
None

Key Working Relationships:
• Internal: CRS Country Representative, Head of Programming, Head of Operations, Program Managers, Finance, Supply Chain and HR staff
• External: CRS partner organizations
• Agency-wide Respect, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) Competencies (for all CRS staff)
• Based on the mission, values, and guiding principles of the agency, 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

DISCLAIMER CLAUSE:
This job description is not an exhaustive list of skills, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
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
By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS requires its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking. Further, I understand that if I am a successful candidate, I will be subject to a comprehensive background check, and my personal/professional references will be asked to evaluate my behaviors related to the above safeguarding related topics.

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer


Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

CRS prides itself on growing and supporting early career professionals. If you seek to transform your passion for relief and development work into a career with CRS, visit the ASPIRE website www.crs.org/aspire to learn more and submit an application by June 30, 2023.


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