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<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <p><span><strong>Job Summary</strong></span></p><br><p><span>You will</span><span> manage and provide technical oversight of</span><span> the development and implementation of CRS Egypt Country Program’s livelihoods portfolio, advancing Catholic Relief Services’ mission to serve the poor and vulnerable. Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that the CP delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of its programming. &nbsp;You will be responsible for the planning, implementation and monitoring of CRS Egypt’s livelihoods portfolio. You will also provide technical support to project teams and partners, to ensure high quality design and implementation of CRS Egypt’s livelihoods projects. You will represent the project in a variety of contexts and with a variety of stakeholders, including government, donors, and NGOs. You will also provide support for growth opportunities within the sector, including new business and partnership opportunities. This will include identifying potential partners, donor scoping/mapping, intel gathering and leading proposal development.</span></p><br><p><span><strong>Roles and Key Responsibilities</strong></span></p><br>Program Quality and Program Management<ul> <li>Provide management oversight, including financial management, of the CRS Egypt livelihoods portfolio throughout relevant project cycles - project design, start-up, implementation and close-out - to ensure efficient and effective implementation in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices. Ensure project team use the appropriate systems and&nbsp;tools.</li> <li>Coordinate and monitor financial and material resources relevant to livelihoods project needs. Through planning and oversight ensure timely and appropriate project expenditures in line with financial plans and efficient use and stewardship of project material&nbsp;sources.</li> <li>Lead in project design and proposal development in the livelihoods and economic empowerment programming area, proactively seeking strategic growth opportunities; contribute to and lead certain sections of CP-wide strategic planning.</li> <li>Oversee technical assistance and capacity strengthening activities in livelihoods for staff and partner organizations, including design or training materials, oversight of needs assessments, input into the design of interventions and monitoring and evaluation (MEAL) indicators and systems, to enhance program quality and&nbsp;impact.</li> <li>Lead reporting efforts for projects under the livelihoods portfolio, ensuring products are of high quality and utilize CRS tools and best&nbsp;practices.</li> <li>Promote cross-learning among project teams through joint participation in project workshops.</li> <li>Champion learning with project staff and partner teams. Analyze and evaluate project performance data following MEAL policy. Proactively identify issues and concerns and use participatory processes to overcome implementation&nbsp;obstacles.</li> <li>Ensure the Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct is followed by program partners, staff and volunteers in the field and the way they carry out their work does not do any harm to children, vulnerable adults or other staff, or put them at (further) risk of any type of abuse or&nbsp;exploitation.</li></ul>Staff Supervision and Development<ul> <li>Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, contribute to the recruitment process of project staff, and complete performance management for direct reports.</li> <li>Identify and share with CRS Egypt livelihoods staff information and updates on livelihood programming.</li> <li>Builds the technical capacity of staff. Leads and guides the team in the design and management of complex projects, providing technical guidance and overseeing the identification of human, financial, and material resource requirements.</li></ul>Growth and Representation&nbsp;<ul> <li>Represent the program to community members and relevant stakeholders, such as government, donors and peer organizations.</li> <li>Take an active role in growing CRS Egypt’s portfolio of livelihood programming and scaling up existing programs through positioning, donor cultivation, networking, partner engagement, and proposal development and reviews.</li> <li>Actively seek new opportunities for support of CRS Egypt livelihood projects.&nbsp;</li> <li>Write and review concept notes and proposals for new project opportunities in livelihood strengthening.</li> <li>Help identify, assess and strengthen potential partnerships relevant to the livelihoods’ portfolio, link project partners to other CRS Egypt program areas for potential collaboration, applying appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and&nbsp;approaches.&nbsp; &nbsp;</li> <li>Contribute to raising the profile of CRS as a leader in livelihoods support programming through the publication of best practices, sharing results from CRS assessments and program activities, dissemination of project progress and evaluation reports, and participation in conferences and seminars.</li></ul><p><span><i><strong>Required Languages:</strong></i>&nbsp;</span>Fluency in English and Arabic required.</p><br><p><span><i><strong>Travel:&nbsp;</strong></i></span>Travel required to field activities and community-based organizations across Egypt is estimated at 20%.</p><br><p><span><strong>Supervisory Responsibilities:</strong> Yes</span></p><br><br><p>Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States.&nbsp;Catholic Relief Services&nbsp;works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. &nbsp;Catholic Relief Services’&nbsp;relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.&nbsp; 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 safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.</p><br><p>CRS welcomes candidates from the countries and regions in which we work. In the event the successful candidate is an expatriate, the anticipated duration of the assignment is informed by a term limit, based on the type and level of the job and the needs of the agency.</p><br><p>CRS is committed to safeguarding program participants, community members, staff and volunteers from all forms of exploitation and abuse.The successful candidate is expected to sign and adhere to CRS´ Code of Conduct.</p><br><p>CRS talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding the rights and dignity of all people - especially children and vulnerable adults - to live free from abuse and harm.</p><br><p><i>Disclaimer:&nbsp; This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.&nbsp;</i></p><br><p>CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.</p><br> <br> </div>