About CRS
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) 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. CRS’s Agriculture and Livelihoods team supports farming communities using our Pathway to Prosperity approach, which enables rural families to increase their productivity within sustainable landscapes, achieve a living income and build more resilient communities.
Position Title: Administrative Assistant
Required Number: One
Department: Operations
Duty Station: CRS Ethiopia/Hawassa
Employment Term: Definite term (i.e., up to January 2024)
Reports To: Administrative Officer
Application Deadline: December 9, 2022
Job Summary:
You will provide service in the day-to-day delivery of responsive, effective, and efficient administrative activities in support of the Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) mission to serve the poor and vulnerable. You will provide consistent and high-quality service and contribute to the proper stewardship of resources to help ensure operational effectiveness in support of high-quality programming.
Job Responsibilities:
Major responsibilities of position (please describe):
Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
Typical Background, Experience & Requirements:
Education and Experience
Personal Skills
Required/Desired Foreign Language: English.
Travel Required: maximum 10% and occasional travel to Addis.
Key Working Relationships:
Supervisory: NA
Internal: Supply chain staffs at field office, finance, field monitoring staffs, all drivers.
External: service providers, Daily Laborer’s, Cleaning and Security companies and staffs, partners and local Government and vendors.
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 fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.