About CRS: “Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as a part of our staff and as partner’s people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.”
In Ethiopia, CRS has a long and rich history of providing emergency relief and development assistance to the people of Ethiopia since 1958. At present, CRS/Ethiopia implements multiple projects through different partner organizations. CRS/Ethiopia has a highly diverse portfolio ranging from very large food-supported emergency response to cutting edge development programs. The current CRS/Ethiopia budget stands at $100 million with funding from the U.S. Government, UN agencies, private foundations, individual donors, and CRS private funds.
CRS strictly adheres to its Policy on Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults among its staff, consultants, volunteers, and affiliates. CRS is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer: women, minorities and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
As part of CRS family, you will join the more than 5000 strong and vibrant individuals working globally to accomplish the mission of CRS. CRS/Ethiopia invites you, the qualified candidate, to apply for the following position;
Position Title: | Consortium Lead, Commodity Management |
Duty Station: | Addis Ababa |
Employment Term: | Indefinite Term |
Reports to: | IRC Consortium Director/Head of programs - CRS |
Application Deadline: | June 22, 2018 |
Background:
CRS Ethiopia is seeking a Consortium Lead, Commodity Management for the Emergency Nutrition and WASH Rapid Response Capacity project, a new three-year USAID project with funding from Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) as well as the Office for Food for Peace (FFP). The Emergency Nutrition and WASH Rapid Response Capacity (RRC) program supports targeted, integrated emergency nutrition and WASH activities through a well-coordinated and flexible rapid response mechanism (RRM) that can be triggered to respond to emergencies anywhere in the country. CRS is supporting the project through technical leadership on management, operations, and logistics surrounding the provision of emergency nutrition commodities.
Job Summary
The Consortium Lead, Commodity Management will serve as CRS’ technical and managerial lead on the RRC program. The incumbent will establish and maintain positive and complementary working relationships with lead implementing agency, the International Rescue Committee, as well as nutrition lead partner Concern Worldwide. The Consortium Lead, Commodity Management will provide guidance to IRC on the management of the Title II Commodity ‘Call Forward’ process while also facilitating the use of in-country pipelines for procuring emergency nutrition commodities.
The incumbent will be ELRP’s technical lead liaison with GoE food security governing bodies and working groups, and be well versed in national food security policies and procedures.
Specific Responsibilities:
To ensure program’s strategic objectives and results are fully accomplished on time and meet expected technical quality standards, the Consortium Lead, Commodity Management must embody the following responsibilities:
Leadership and Representation:
Program Quality and Management:
Supervision:
Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)
These are rooted in the mission, values, and principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and to achieve the desired results.
EMERGENCY COMPETENCIES:
Key Working Relationships:
Internal to CRS: Country Representative, Head of Programs, all Country Program staff, Regional and Headquarters technical staff.
External to CRS: Consortium Program Director (direct supervisor), other consortium leads, officials at USAID, government organizations, representatives from WFP and others, and relevant GoE stakeholders.
Minimum Requirement:
Qualifications and Work Experience:
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