Chief of Party II in Baltimore, Maryland at Catholic Relief Services

Position title: Chief of Party II

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

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in international development, International Relations or a relevant technical area.
• Minimum of 8 years’ of relevant management and technical experience.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience managing donor funds, including multi country grants. Excellent knowledge and experience in budget management.
• Minimum of 5 years’ of staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment.
• Experience coaching and mentoring senior program staff.
• Demonstrated experience of successful program management, including management of complex, high-value, multi-activity projects, with complicated logistics.

• Established leader in sector as demonstrated by peer reviewed publications, conference presentations etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Experience in managing multi-country opportunities with high profile donors.
• Experience managing complex USG awards in the field of child protection, child development, or care reform.
• Experience working internationally in Latin America, Africa, or Asia.
• Experience working with and supporting capacity building activities with local governments to strengthen national systems for scale and impact.

• Experience engaging partners and strengthening partnerships. Knowledge of CRS partnership strategy.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to represent and present at high levels.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), Web Conferencing Applications, and information and budget management systems.
• Excellent strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment and decisions.
• Excellent relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Ability to strategically approach each relationship.
• Team leadership abilities with diverse and multi-disciplinary teams. Coaching/mentoring skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills. Ability to develop tailored and persuasive messaging for varied audiences.

• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented mindset.

Required Languages: Fluency in English is required. Fluency in Spanish or French is a plus.

Travel: Must be willing and able to travel up to 35%.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes

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.