Technical Advisor II, Land and Watershed Restoration at Catholic Relief Services

Gliwice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Oct, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Jul, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Watershed Restoration, Land Restoration, Technical Advisory, Proposal Development, Monitoring and Evaluation, Capacity Strengthening, Strategic Planning, Relationship Management, Systems Thinking, Technical Writing, Adult Learning Principles, Project Design, Climate Change Adaptation, Natural Resource Management, Cross-sectoral Integration, Stakeholder Engagement

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Description

Job Summary You will provide hands-on technical advice, guidance, and support to a wide range of program design and implementation issues focused on Watershed Restoration/Land Restoration in line with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) program quality principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices. You will advance the delivery of high-quality programming to the poor and vulnerable in Malawi and Lesotho. Your technical knowledge, advice and guidance will contribute to the effectiveness, adaptiveness and innovation of CRS’ watershed restoration programming in Lesotho and Malawi. Roles and Key Responsibilities * Contribute to the development and implementation of agency-wide strategies, standards, tools, and best practices in Watershed Restoration/Land Restoration that effectively engage partners, donors and governments. Help ensure a cross-sectoral approach integrating gender, protection mainstreaming, and disaster risk reduction. * Provide technical solutions to Malawi and Lesotho, remotely and on-site, for strategic planning and how to best apply program design and implementation standards, best practices, partnership principles, tools, and M&E, ensuring high-quality implementation. * Contribute to efforts to pre-position CRS for growth opportunities in Watershed Restoration/Land Restoration. Lead or contribute to the development of the technical design for large and/or complex proposals, including defining appropriate monitoring systems and indicators. * Advise project teams on integrating donor strategies, priorities and technical requirements into CRS’ approach. * Contribute to capacity strengthening initiatives in Watershed Restoration/Land Restoration programming for staff and partners through helping develop learning and training strategies and agendas/curricula, conducting training and workshops, and mentoring and coaching to CP staff. * Contribute to knowledge management and learning through collecting and analyzing program data, evaluating strategic projects, assisting with measuring program impact, capturing and sharing lessons learned and best practices, and research and internal reports. * Establish and maintain relationships with national and subnational levels of government, donors, peer organizations, research and other institutions. Participate in forums in the area of Watershed Restoration, agriculture, land restoration, climate change and systems approaches to collect and share best practices and promote CRS’ work. * Maximize visibility and strategic positioning, including through organization of and participation in forums in the area of watershed restoration, agriculture, land restoration, climate change and systems approaches. Collect and share best practices and promote CRS’ work. Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Catholic Relief Services works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. Catholic Relief Services’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding. 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. 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. 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. 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. Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position. CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. General Requirements CRS offers are contingent on the selected candidate’s ability to legally work where the position is to be performed. Every government has a unique set of work permit eligibility requirements. All positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside a home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical clearance; some work permit processes require clearing a separate government administered medical examination. CRS prioritizes candidates who are citizens/ permanent residents of the countries where we have CRS offices.

Responsibilities

Provide technical guidance and support for watershed and land restoration programs in Malawi and Lesotho. Lead the design of complex proposals and strengthen the capacity of staff and partners through training and mentoring.