Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work are accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Registration Manager
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- As the THRIVE Registration Manager, you will facilitate the achievement of project objectives through coordinating and reporting on all project activities and providing technical guidance and advice to staff and implementing partner(s) advancing Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable.
- Your coordination and relationship management skills will ensure that the project for which you are responsible applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.
Roles and Key Responsibilities
- Organize and lead the registration and retargeting as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
- Ensure proper communication during registration and retargeting exercise at field-level with the support of the liaison team.
- Ensure independency of registration with MEAL support through close monitoring and supervision of all registration and retargeting activities.
- Ensure field-level coordination with external actors to avoid duplication risk.
- Ensure learning properly accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and guiding partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences. Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
- Coordinate and oversee working relationships with all local project stakeholders and serve as the liaison between them and the project team to mobilize local actors and promote project activities and impact.
- Supervise and perform ad-hoc inspections of various processes and resources at project sites to ensure timely project activities implementation and adherence to established process standards and procedures.
- Support and coordinate capacity building and technical support activities to ensure assigned project activities are implemented per project guidelines and standards.
- Coordinate provision of any logistical and administrative support to staff and partners.
- Ensure project documentation for assigned activities is complete with all required documents and is filed per agency and donor requirements. Assist with preparation of trends analysis reports and documentation of case studies and promising practices.
- This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree required. A Master’s Degree in Social Science, Statistics, International Relations or in any relevant humanitarian related field would be a plus.
- Minimum of 7 to 9 years of work experience in project support, ideally in the field of Food Assistance and for an NGO.
- Additional experience may substitute for some education.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Analysis and problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment.
- Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners.
- Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented.
- Attention to details, accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with partners, participatory action planning and community engagement.
- Staff supervision experience a plus.
- Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data.
- Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Required Languages:
- Fluent in English, Hausa and/or Kanuri would be a plus.
Travel:
- Must be willing and able to travel up to 50% pending security clearance and general humanitarian access.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Team temporarily mobilize for registration or retargeting activities.
Key Working Relationships:
Internal:
- Emergency Coordinator, Program Managers, MEAL department, Program Officers.
External:
- Partners, Humanitarian actors, community leaders and beneficiaries.
Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff):
- These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfil his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
Integrity
- Continuous Improvement & Innovation.
- Builds Relationships.
- Develops Talent.
- Strategic Mindset.
- Accountability & Stewardship.
Application Closing Date
7th March, 2022.
Method of Application
Interested qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note
- Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. 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.
- All positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside their home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical examination.
- Qualified women are strongly advised to apply.
- 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.
- CRS welcomes candidates from the countries and regions in which we work. In the event the successful candidate is an expatriate or global telecommuter, 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 an Equal Opportunity Employer
- Qualified women are strongly advised to apply.
