About CRS
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 is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.
Job Summary:
You ensure a high level of resource stewardship, strict financial accountability and financial risk management while ensuring the effectiveness and robustness of EARO Country Programs (CPs) and relevant partners’ financial management systems, processes, and practices in support of high-quality programs serving the poor and vulnerable. You anticipate and manage financial management services needs and delivery challenges, and identify and implement improvement solutions, as needed, to minimize CP and partners’ exposure to financial risk.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Required Languages – Excellent written and oral communication skills
Travel - include percentage of required travel, if applicable. Could be stated as Must be willing and able to travel 25 - 50 % of the time.
Supervisory Responsibilities: No direct supervision; support to country program finance staff
Key Working Relationships:
Internal: RFO, Deputy Regional Director/Operations, Regional Director, Country program finance staff, other CRS staff
External: Partners, donors
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities