MEAL Manager II - Tanzania, Mozambique & Lesotho (TaMoLe) Hub in Tanzania at Catholic Relief Services

Position title: MEAL Manager II - Tanzania, Mozambique & Lesotho (TaMoLe) Hub

Location: Tanzania, United Republic of | and 2 more | (On-site)
Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Development, Statistics, Economics, or relevant field. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in relevant field-based experience required, with preferably at least 3 years’ working experience in MEAL
• Strong quantitative skills, with proven ability to work with statistical software such as SPSS, and ICT4D applications such as POWER BI, CommCare, GIS, etc.
• Experience in the use of key qualitative methods and tools.
• Experience in managing MEAL systems in moderately complex projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree
• Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to promoting a learning environment.
• Experience in designing and overseeing the implementation of program studies and evaluations, and use of findings to support adaptive management.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment.
• Demonstrated ability to transition between strategic leadership, staff management, and hands-on technical implementation roles as organizational and programmatic needs require.
• Experience supporting project start-up, emergency programming, organizational transitions, or surge deployments in complex operating environments.
• Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.
• Good experience in project grants management, including project design, preferably for grants from multiple public donors, including the US government.
• Demonstrated ability to write high-quality technical proposals.
• Experience engaging with partner organizations

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to make sound judgment and decisions and offer innovative solutions

  Strong relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.

• Good presentation and facilitation skills
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented

Required Languages - Fluent English.

Travel- Must be willing and able to travel frequently within the TaMoLe hub countries as programmatic needs require. Travel is expected to average up to approximately 40%; however, actual travel levels may vary significantly over time depending on country-based location, project start-up and close-out activities, emergency responses, staffing gaps, evaluations, and other organizational priorities.

Supervisory Responsibilities - TBD

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. 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.