Catholic Relief Services
About CRS
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.
CRS Philippines, established in 1945, is the longest running, continuous CRS country program with extensive programming in peacebuilding, emergency response and recovery, and disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. The Philippines country program has over 1o0 staff members in Manila, Davao, Cotabato and Tacloban offices. CRS Philippines is committed to collaborating with our strong network of church partners, national and subnational government agencies and secular NGOs throughout the country, strategically advancing local leadership to achieve sustainable development goals in the Philippines.
Job Summary:
CRS is implementing a 5-year USAID funded project entitled Climate Resilient Cities (CRC). As part of the project implementation team, you will provide technical support in tracking activity implementation progress in the six CRC cities and drafting relevant program reports (e.g. annual reports, quarterly progress reports, and annual implementation plan). You will support in reviewing and refining activity designs and reports to ensure up-to-date content, and a clear and harmonized writing style. Your strong analytical and writing skills will be crucial as you consolidate and synthesize complex information into project reports. You will also provide service in organizing internal project activities and the day-to-day delivery of responsive, effective and efficient project administrative activities in support of the Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) mission to serve the poor and vulnerable.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
- Support the tracking, coordination and implementation of all assigned project activities for the 6 CRC cities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
- Monitor and report any challenges and/or gaps identified to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules. Assist CRC consortium and LGU partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences.
- Contribute to developing, compiling, and packaging project tools, frameworks, and reports on urban climate resilience.
- Provide technical support in drafting, reviewing, and refining activity outputs, activity designs, and program reports. Document project activities such as internal training-workshops, quarterly visits to cities, and meetings with city teams.
- Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and assisting partners in their efforts to collect and analyze project data per specified mechanisms and tools. Collaborate with local partners to prepare reports per established reporting schedule.
- In coordination with the project team support capacity-building trainings, workshops, meetings and events for project stakeholders.
- Coordinate communication and facilitate information sharing among the project team, implementing partners, and local government units at the city level to assist LGU partners in meeting the project goals.
- Compile data provided at the city level as per project requirements and contribute to the preparation of reports.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree holder in Development, Geography or Environmental science
- Minimum of 2 years of work experience in project support for an LGU or NGO. Experience in the field of ecosystems, Nature Based Solutions, disaster and climate resilience, urban planning, or public administration, a plus.
- Experience supporting Local Government Units in the development of Local Climate Change Action Plans (LCCAP) or climate and disaster risk planning
- Additional experience may substitute for some education.
Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)
These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
- Integrity
- Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Builds Relationships
- Strategic Mindset
- Accountability & Stewardship
Disclaimer
This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
How to apply
- This position is open for Filipino Nationals only.
- Interested applicants may view the Job Description and send in their application through this link:
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted to proceed with our recruitment process.
- Deadline of application is on October 10, 2022.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex, disability status, or any other characteristic. CRS is committed to building a culturally diverse agency and strongly encourages women, individuals with disabilities, and minority candidates to apply.
CRS requires its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse, exploitation, human trafficking everywhere and at all times. I, the applicant, accept these requirements as part of my job application.