Program Manager I, El Niño Preparedness EMPOWER/RAPID in Baltimore, Maryland at Catholic Relief Services

Position title: Program Manager I, El Niño Preparedness EMPOWER/RAPID

Location: Baltimore, MD, United States | (Remote)
Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in international development, international relations, humanitarian response, disaster risk management, food security, public health, social sciences, project management, or a related field.
• Minimum of three years of relevant experience in humanitarian program management, emergency preparedness and response, disaster risk reduction, or related programming, including field-based experience.
• Experience supporting moderately complex projects, preferably with an international NGO and with activities implemented across dispersed geographic areas.
• Experience contributing to assessments, contingency planning, response design, implementation planning, budgeting, monitoring, or reporting.
• Demonstrated experience working with and strengthening the capacity of local partners; experience with church or faith-based partners is an advantage.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in international development, international relations, humanitarian response, disaster risk management, food security, public health, social sciences, or a related field.
• Knowledge of humanitarian principles, standards, coordination systems, and emergency program quality requirements; familiarity with CRS and Caritas Internationalis programming and standards is an advantage.
• Experience with El Niño, drought, floods, wildfires, food security, cash and voucher assistance, WASH, shelter, protection, or other relevant preparedness and response programming.
• Experience coordinating program activities with MEAL, supply chain, finance, operations, safeguarding, and compliance functions.
• Experience working in South America and in remote, insecure, or access-constrained environments.
• Experience contributing to emergency proposals, donor reports, partner training, or preparedness simulations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Good program management skills across emergency preparedness, needs assessment, response design, implementation, monitoring, adaptation, and close-out.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to organize and synthesize hazard, vulnerability, market, operational, and partner information into clear actions and products.
• Working knowledge of project budgets, donor requirements, proposal development, and grants management.
• Working knowledge of MEAL, including practical indicators, data-collection tools, analysis, feedback mechanisms, and reporting. Experience with KoboToolbox, CommCare, or similar tools is desirable.
• Ability to facilitate partner-led processes, build trust, adapt technical support to local priorities, and promote sustainable ownership.
• Strong planning, coordination, documentation, facilitation, presentation, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines.
• Strong professional communication and relationship-management skills, with the ability to work effectively across cultures, organizations, and technical functions.
• Proactive, resourceful, culturally sensitive, solution-oriented, and results-focused.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, web-conferencing platforms, and common information-management systems.

Required Languages: Professional fluency in English and Spanish is required. Professional proficiency in Portuguese is strongly preferred.

Travel: The assignment will be primarily remote, with in-country or regional travel to priority partners, countries, or hotspots as approved and operationally required. The selected candidate must be willing and able to travel up to 50% within South America and work effectively across time zones and in diverse operating environments.

Supervisory Responsibility: No

Agency Competencies (for all CRS Staff):

• Personal Accountability – Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.
• Acts with Integrity - Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. Is considered honest.
• Builds and Maintains Trust - Shows consistency between words and actions.
• Collaborates with Others – Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
• Open to Learn – Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.

Agency Leadership Competencies:

• Lead Change – Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
• Develops and Recognizes Others – Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
• Strategic Mindset – Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.

What we offer

CRS offers U.S. based staff a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, and a generous retirement savings plan. Salary and benefits packages for successful candidates employed outside the U.S. are based on the country of employment/in-country office where the candidate will perform the role. CRS´ work culture is a collaborative, mission-driven culture committed to improving the lives of the poor throughout the world.

CRS is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Selection and hiring decisions are made without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, veteran status or any other protected area.