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Role Description The Technical Advisor II – Emergency Response and Recovery Surge Support for East and Southern Africa (ESARO) is a field-oriented emergency response generalist who provides rapid deployment program quality, management, and leadership surge support to CRS country programs within ESARO during sudden-onset and protracted emergencies. The role is embedded in HRD’s Emergency Program Response Team (EPRT) and reports to the Regional Focal Point for Emergency Response for ESARO, contributing to high-quality emergency response and recovery programming in line with CRS program quality principles, donor requirements, and humanitarian best practices. - Provide rapid deployment surge support to ESARO country programs during humanitarian responses, delivering practical program quality and management accompaniment. - Work with the country programs to provide acting emergency program management/leadership roles and support set-up/management of emergency field offices, teams, and relief operations as requested during deployments. - Provide technical solutions to country teams (remote and onsite) for emergency program planning, start-up, implementation, and close-out, ensuring alignment with CRS program quality principles/standards, donor guidelines, and good practices. - Lead high-quality project design incorporating project management standards and MEAL methods, appropriate to scope, context and technical requirements of projects. - Contribute to the development and implementation of regional/CP strategies, standards, tools, and best practices in Emergency Response and Recovery that effectively engage partners, donors and governments. - Help ensure a cross-sectoral approach integrating gender, safe and dignified programming, and disaster risk reduction. - Contribute to regional knowledge sharing by documenting lessons learned, promising practices, and response innovations from deployments and sharing with the RFP and relevant HRD and regional stakeholders. - Support country programs to apply program design and implementation standards, partnership principles, and MEAL approaches to ensure high-quality implementation. - Contribute to capacity strengthening initiatives in Emergency Response and Recovery programming for staff and partners through helping develop learning and training strategies and agendas/curricula, conducting trainings and workshops, and mentoring and coaching to CP staff. - Contribute to knowledge management and learning through collecting and analyzing program data, evaluating strategic projects, assisting with measuring program impact, capturing and sharing lessons learned and best practices, and research and internal reports. - Represent CRS and partners at cluster, donor and coordination meetings in the field as requested. Qualifications - Experience in emergency response and recovery programming. - Strong leadership and management skills. - Ability to work in high-pressure environments. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Requirements - Ability to legally work where the position is to be performed. - Clearance of pre-employment medical examination for positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside a home country. - Preference for candidates who are citizens/permanent residents of the countries where CRS has offices. Benefits - Competitive salary and benefits package. - Opportunities for professional development and training. - Supportive work environment focused on safeguarding and ethical practices. Company Description Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Catholic Relief Services works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. Catholic Relief Services’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding. 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.

Role Description The Technical Advisor II, Hazard Monitoring provides advisory, capacity strengthening, and systems support related to hazard monitoring, early warning, and anticipatory action. The position will translate weather and climate forecasts, as well as conflict and other non-climate crisis analysis into actionable information to support humanitarian decision-making, risk reduction strategies and initiatives for CRS project & country teams and partners. Through technical accompaniment, guidance, and collaboration, the position contributes to high-quality emergency and DRR programming in line with CRS program quality principles, donor requirements, and humanitarian best practices. Key Responsibilities - Provide technical advisory support to CRS regions and country programs to integrate weather and climate information into risk reduction, early action, anticipatory action (AA), and early warning systems (EWS). - Gather, analyze, interpret, and tailor open-source weather and climate science data, as well as non-climate drivers into pragmatic, decision-oriented information for humanitarian programming. - Support the design, adaptation, and use of dashboards, visualization tools, monitoring products, and bulletins for regional and country level hazard monitoring and risk analysis. - Integrate new sources of weather, climate and other contextual drivers of crisis information into existing humanitarian workflows, focusing on forecasting, risk, and vulnerability. - Explain and contextualize uncertainty, probability, and forecast accuracy to non-technical audiences to support informed decision-making. - Identify links between weather and climate impacts, livelihood changes, market disruption, and political conflict. Advise technical sector leads on incorporating weather and climate data into sectoral analysis, program design, and response planning. - Advise on the development and delivery of tools, guidance, and learning resources to strengthen CRS and partner capacity in hazard monitoring and AA/DRR programming. - Contribute to knowledge management by documenting lessons learned, promising practices, and innovations related to hazard monitoring, DRR, and AA, and sharing through CRS technical networks and platforms. Qualifications - Technical knowledge of weather and climate modeling, probabilistic risk analysis, satellite observation, GIS, and related analytical tools. - Knowledge of multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS), climate data sources, and last mile EWS approaches. - Knowledge of technical principles and concepts in DRR, including community-based approaches. - Understanding of design requirements and regulations of major donors including the United States Government, the EU, UN agencies, and Caritas. - Strong networking, presentation, and cross-cultural communication skills. - Strong strategic, analytical and problem-solving skills. - Ability to work effectively under pressure, manage competing priorities, and operate in fast-paced and, at times, stressful environments. - Proactive, resourceful, solution-oriented, and results-oriented mindset. Preferred Qualifications - Master’s degree in meteorology, atmospheric science, remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), environmental engineering, climate risk management, disaster preparedness, or a related field. - Experience with an international NGO. - Experience supporting proposal development, technical inputs, or donor-funded project design. - Located in or able to cover UTC +0 – UTC +4 time zones preferred. Required Languages - Fluency in English required. - Fluency in Arabic, French, Spanish, and/or Portuguese a plus. Travel - Must be willing to travel up to 50%. Supervisory Responsibilities - No. Company Description Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Catholic Relief Services works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. Catholic Relief Services’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding. 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. - CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation. - CRS welcomes candidates from the countries and regions in which we work. - CRS is committed to safeguarding program participants, community members, staff and volunteers from all forms of exploitation and abuse. - The successful candidate is expected to sign and adhere to CRS´ Code of Conduct. - 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. General Requirements - CRS offers are contingent on the selected candidate’s ability to legally work where the position is to be performed. - Every government has a unique set of work permit eligibility requirements. - All positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside a home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical clearance; some work permit processes require clearing a separate government administered medical examination. - CRS prioritizes candidates who are citizens/permanent residents of the countries where we have CRS offices.

Role Description The Technical Advisor I, WASH provides technical support and advice to project & Country Program (CP) teams and partners in the design and implementation of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programming, in line with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) program quality principles, donor guidelines, and recognized industry best practices. The role supports the application and adaptation of established WASH standards, tools, and approaches across humanitarian, nexus, and development contexts. The Technical Advisor I contributes to high-quality program design, implementation, learning, and capacity strengthening efforts to serve poor and vulnerable communities. Roles and Key Responsibilities - Support the development and implementation of agency-wide strategies, standards, tools and best practices in WASH that effectively engage partners, donors, and governments. - Help ensure a cross-sectoral approach integrating protection mainstreaming, and disaster risk reduction. - Provide technical solutions to CP teams, remotely and on-site, for strategic planning and how to best apply standards, best practices, partnership principles, tools and M&E, helping to ensure high-quality implementation. - Contribute technical inputs to project concept notes and proposals, including drafting WASH sections and supporting proposal development teams to align with donor strategies, priorities, and technical requirements. - Support capacity strengthening efforts for staff and partners by contributing to the development and delivery of trainings, workshops, learning activities, and on-the-job coaching in WASH programming. - Collect, review, and analyze program data; document lessons learned and promising practices from WASH projects; and contribute to internal learning and knowledge-sharing efforts. - Participate in coordination forums, communities of practice, and technical working groups related to WASH, as assigned, to support information exchange and continuous learning. - Collaborate with other technical teams to support integrated programming approaches and outcomes. Qualifications - Knowledge of technical principles and concepts in WASH. - General knowledge of other related disciplines to ensure a proper cross-sectoral approach. - Knowledge of capacity-strengthening best practices. - Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications. - Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft technical content with guidance. - Ability to work collaboratively with and build relationships among colleagues and partners across diverse cultural and geographic contexts. - Ability to use negotiation and conflict management skills to promote group consensus. - Analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with the ability to manage tasks and priorities effectively. - Proactive, resourceful, and results-oriented approach with the ability to seek and develop innovative, practical, cost-effective, and culturally appropriate solutions. - Good presentation, facilitation, and technical writing skills. Preferred Qualifications - Master’s degree in water and sanitation engineering, civil engineering, hydrology, hydrogeology, environmental engineering, process engineering, mechanical engineering, or related field. - Experience working in an international NGO or humanitarian or fragile contexts. - Familiarity with CRS programming contexts or similar faith-based or international development organizations. - Located in or able to cover UTC +0 – UTC +4 time zones preferred. Required Languages - Fluency in English and French. Travel - Must be willing and able to travel up to 50% and can live and work in disaster-affected areas. Supervisory Responsibilities - No Company Description 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. - 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. - CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation. - CRS welcomes candidates from the countries and regions in which we work. - CRS is committed to safeguarding program participants, community members, staff and volunteers from all forms of exploitation and abuse. - The successful candidate is expected to sign and adhere to CRS´ Code of Conduct. - 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.

Role Description The Program Quality Technical Advisor II provides program quality support in line with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) program quality principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices across the Business Management Unit (BMU) to advance the delivery of high-quality programming to the conflict-affected, poor and vulnerable. Your technical knowledge in program quality, grants management, and business development (BD) will support quality programming, responsible growth and positioning, and effective grants management across the emergency response, early recovery, and development portfolio. Qualifications - Demonstrated application of technical principles and concepts. - General knowledge of other related disciplines to ensure proper cross-sectoral approach. - Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information and budget management systems, knowledge-sharing networks. - Excellent relationship management skills with ability to influence and get buy-in from people not under direct supervision and to work with individuals in diverse geographical and cultural settings. - Strong strategic, analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment. - Strong written and oral communication skills. - Strong presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills. - Proactive, resourceful and results-oriented. Requirements - English; Arabic language preferred. - Must be willing and able to travel up to 30%. Company Description Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Catholic Relief Services works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. Catholic Relief Services’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding. 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. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation. - CRS welcomes candidates from the countries and regions in which we work. - In the event the successful candidate is an expatriate, 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 committed to safeguarding program participants, community members, staff and volunteers from all forms of exploitation and abuse. - The successful candidate is expected to sign and adhere to CRS´ Code of Conduct. - 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.

Role Description This position is embedded in the Humanitarian Response Department (HRD) Market-based Rapid Response and Recovery (MBRRR) Team. The HRD MBRRR Team is the agency lead for Cash & Market-based Programming and the emergency Food Security & Livelihoods Sectors. As part of this team, you will provide technical advice and support to a range of program design and implementation issues in: - Cash & Markets - Food Security & Livelihoods Your advice, knowledge, and support will contribute to determining how effective, adaptive, and innovative CRS’ Cash and Market-based programming is across the agency. Roles and Key Responsibilities - Support the development and contribute to the implementation of agency-wide strategies, standards, tools, and best practices in relation to Cash and Market Based Programming. - Provide programmatic and operational technical solutions to CP teams, remotely and on-site, for strategic planning. - Contribute to, and in some cases lead, the development of the technical design for proposals. - Support capacity strengthening initiatives in relation to Cash and Market based programming for staff and partners. - Collect and analyze program data, capture, and share lessons learned and best practices. - Contribute to maintaining relationships with donors, peer organizations, and other institutions. - Support Country Programs and partners in strengthening their cash readiness through targeted technical support. Qualifications - Master's Degree in humanitarian assistance, social policy, economics or related field required. - Minimum of three years relevant work experience with progressive responsibilities, ideally with an international NGO. - Minimum of two years relevant emergency response and field-based experience in cash and market-based programming. - Experienced trainer in CVA Programming. - Knowledge of technical principles and concepts in cash and market-based programming. - Demonstrated experience in designing CVA Programs, particularly for US Government funding. - Knowledge of, and experience in, conducting market assessments and response analysis. - Experience in innovative project design for rapid response with market-based programming. - Experience in proposal development, for government and/or private donors. - Knowledge of capacity strengthening and technical accompaniment best practices. - Experience and skills in networking and relations with donors and partners. Requirements - English required; French, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic highly desired. - Must be willing and able to travel up to 50%, including at short notice and to emergency situations. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Strong relationship management skills. - Good strategic, analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills. - Good technical writing skills. - Presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills. - Proactive, resourceful and results-oriented. Preferred Qualifications - Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), data analytics and PowerBi. Supervisory Responsibilities - None Key Working Relationships - Internal: HRD Cash and Markets TAs; HRD Regional Focal Point for Program Quality and Management; other HRD Technical Advisors; Regional Technical Advisors; Country Program staff. - External: Partners; donors; peer agencies. Company Description 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.

Role Description Working under supervision of the Director of Policy, the Assistant I – Social Policy will complete ongoing research and department related tasks. The Assistant I – Social Policy provides consistent and high-quality service and contributes to the proper stewardship of resources to help ensure operational effectiveness in support of high-quality programming. Qualifications - Experience with typing/word processing, data entry into online databases and forms, and working with various office equipment. - Experience in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio) and information management systems. - Strong research, analytical, and writing skills. - Demonstrated interest in social protection, humanitarian policy, or development policy. - Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines. - Required Languages: English. Requirements - Conduct literature reviews on social protection. - Summarize definitions and concepts from major institutions (donors, UN, INGOs, multilaterals). - Support analysis of policy directions in humanitarian and development contexts. - Assist in mapping institutional actors and emerging stakeholders. - Compile CRS survey results to highlight engagement and programming trends. - Support limited key informant interviews (external experts, CRS staff). - Document best practices, challenges, and lessons learned. - Contribute to drafting a synthesis report (15–20 pages). - Conduct background research and prepare briefing notes. - Draft short internal memos or summaries. - Support ongoing policy analysis and internal discussions. Benefits - CRS is committed to safeguarding program participants, community members, staff and volunteers from all forms of exploitation and abuse. - The successful candidate is expected to sign and adhere to CRS´ Code of Conduct. - 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.

NOTE: The above Pay Range only applies to applicants who perform the job within the US and to applicants classified by CRS as International Assignees. Staff hired on local payroll would follow the respective Country pay range. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your anticipated work location during the candidate selection process. Job Title: Advisor II, Environmental and Social Standards (ESS) Reports to: Senior Advisor Climate Action & Environmental Social Safeguards Department: Climate Finance Support Unit (part of Innovative Finance team) Salary Grade: 10 Job Summary The Environmental and Social Standards (ESS) Advisor supports the effective operationalization of CRS Environmental and Social Safeguard Standards across Green Climate Fund (GCF)–funded programs and activities. The role focuses on systematically integrating ESS requirements into project design and translating safeguard commitments into practical implementation across the project lifecycle. The Advisor provides technical guidance on environmental and social risk identification, monitoring, and mitigation planning; supports compliance among sub‑recipients and partners; and ensures ESS requirements are fully embedded in project planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting processes. Through expert advice and hands‑on support, the Advisor strengthens CRS systems and promotes the consistent application of principles of stewardship, integrity, transparency, and accountability. Roles and Key Responsibilities - Integrate environmental and social safeguard (ESS) requirements into project design from concept notes through start‑up, ensuring early identification and management of risks to people and the environment. - Conduct ESS screening in line with Green Climate Fund (GCF) standards and assess gaps between CRS and partner systems, recommending actions to ensure compliance prior to implementation. - Draft and contribute to ESS Annex 8 and other project annexes, narratives, and technical sections required for GCF funding. - Support the development, implementation, and updating of Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs) and other required safeguard instruments. - Support environmental and social risk screening, mitigation planning, and compliance monitoring at activity and sub‑project level, escalating emerging risks as needed. - Compile, review, and quality‑check ESS monitoring data, incident reports, and compliance documentation to ensure accuracy and donor readiness. - Integrate baseline ESS requirements into MEAL systems, tools, and reporting processes, providing feedback to strengthen agency‑wide safeguard practices. - Contribute to donor reporting, audits, and follow‑up on corrective actions related to environmental and social safeguards. - Provide hands‑on ESS technical guidance, training, and capacity‑strengthening support to project teams, implementing partners, and sub‑recipients. - Coordinate closely with project, MEAL, operations, and technical teams to ensure ESS requirements are effectively embedded throughout implementation. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - Familiarity with Green Climate Fund Environmental and Social Safeguards or similar standards (World Bank ESS, IFC Performance Standards). - Knowledge of donor compliance, audit, and reporting requirements related to environmental and social safeguards. - Strong analytical skills to assess environmental and social risks, identify system gaps, and recommend practical mitigation measures. - Effective written communication skills to draft ESS annexes, safeguard instruments, compliance documentation, and donor reports. - Ability to translate technical safeguard standards into clear, practical guidance for non‑specialist staff and partners. - Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a donor‑driven environment. - Ability to exercise sound judgment and uphold principles of stewardship, integrity, transparency, and accountability in safeguard implementation. - Demonstrated ability to present information clearly and confidently, facilitate group discussions, and provide coaching or capacity‑building support to diverse audiences. - Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) to prepare reports, presentations, and technical documentation. - Working knowledge of SharePoint or similar document management platforms for organizing, sharing, and maintaining project and compliance documentation. Required Languages: English written and oral fluency. French Spanish or Arabic strong plus. Travel: Must be willing and able to travel to project sites as required (up to approximately 30–40%). Supervisory Responsibilities: No Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Catholic Relief Services works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. Catholic Relief Services’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding. 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. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation. CRS welcomes candidates from the countries and regions in which we work. In the event the successful candidate is an expatriate, 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 committed to safeguarding program participants, community members, staff and volunteers from all forms of exploitation and abuse. The successful candidate is expected to sign and adhere to CRS´ Code of Conduct. 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. Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position. CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. General Requirements CRS offers are contingent on the selected candidate’s ability to legally work where the position is to be performed. Every government has a unique set of work permit eligibility requirements. All positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside a home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical clearance; some work permit processes require clearing a separate government administered medical examination. CRS prioritizes candidates who are citizens/ permanent residents of the countries where we have CRS offices.

Job Summary The Campaign Specialist support the production and day‑to‑day operations of multiple direct mail fundraising campaigns in alignment with agency‑wide and departmental goals. The Specialist coordinates campaign timelines, creative assets, data inputs, vendor deliverables, and quality controls to ensure accurate, timely execution. Working under the direction of the Manager and in collaboration with internal partners, s/he supports performance tracking, issue resolution, and continuous improvement efforts while building foundational skills in direct response fundraising, donor experience, and campaign operations. Role and Key Responsibilities - Execute direct mail fundraising strategies by supporting multiple campaigns from planning through completion, ensuring alignment with agency and departmental goals. - Coordinate campaign schedules, documentation, and workflows; track milestones to support timely delivery of creative assets, data files, and production outputs. - Support campaign production by working closely with internal writers, editors, and graphic designers, and by coordinating deliverables with external vendors such as mailshops and printers. - Support internal fulfillment activities by preparing job specifications, instructions, and purchase orders; maintain vendor capability lists; and review vendor invoices for accuracy prior to submission for payment. - Perform quality checks on campaign materials, including proofreading and reviewing letters, cards, brochures, catalogs, and other mail components before production. - Prepare mail file orders and audience segmentation instructions; verify accuracy of coding, personalization, and setup in collaboration with data and analytics teams. - Track campaign expenses and performance, completing backend reporting and supporting analysis against established metrics and budgets. - Maintain tracking tools for campaign expenses, production samples, and inventory to support operational accuracy and reconciliation. - Assist with identifying and resolving day‑to‑day production issues, escalating risks or delays as appropriate.

Job Summary The Campaign Specialist support the production and day‑to‑day operations of multiple direct mail fundraising campaigns in alignment with agency‑wide and departmental goals. The Specialist coordinates campaign timelines, creative assets, data inputs, vendor deliverables, and quality controls to ensure accurate, timely execution. Working under the direction of the Manager and in collaboration with internal partners, s/he supports performance tracking, issue resolution, and continuous improvement efforts while building foundational skills in direct response fundraising, donor experience, and campaign operations. Role and Key Responsibilities - Execute direct mail fundraising strategies by supporting multiple campaigns from planning through completion, ensuring alignment with agency and departmental goals. - Coordinate campaign schedules, documentation, and workflows; track milestones to support timely delivery of creative assets, data files, and production outputs. - Support campaign production by working closely with internal writers, editors, and graphic designers, and by coordinating deliverables with external vendors such as mailshops and printers. - Support internal fulfillment activities by preparing job specifications, instructions, and purchase orders; maintain vendor capability lists; and review vendor invoices for accuracy prior to submission for payment. - Perform quality checks on campaign materials, including proofreading and reviewing letters, cards, brochures, catalogs, and other mail components before production. - Prepare mail file orders and audience segmentation instructions; verify accuracy of coding, personalization, and setup in collaboration with data and analytics teams. - Track campaign expenses and performance, completing backend reporting and supporting analysis against established metrics and budgets. - Maintain tracking tools for campaign expenses, production samples, and inventory to support operational accuracy and reconciliation. - Assist with identifying and resolving day‑to‑day production issues, escalating risks or delays as appropriate.

Job Summary The Technical Advisor II – Emergency Response and Recovery Surge Support for Europe, Middle East, and Asia (EurAsia) is a field-oriented emergency response generalist who provides rapid deployment program quality, management, and leadership surge support to CRS country programs within EurAsia during sudden-onset and protracted emergencies. The role is embedded in HRD’s Emergency Program Response Team (EPRT) and reports to the Regional Focal Point for Emergency Response for EurAsia, contributing to high-quality emergency response and recovery programming in line with CRS program quality principles, donor requirements, and humanitarian best practices. Note: This is a remote position; preference is for the person to be based in a favorable time zone to the Europe, Middle East, Asia region. Roles and Key Responsibilities - Provide rapid deployment surge support to EurAsia country programs during humanitarian responses, delivering practical program quality and management accompaniment. - Work with the country programs to provide acting emergency program management/leadership roles and support set-up/management of emergency field offices, teams, and relief operations as requested during deployments. - Provide technical solutions to country teams (remote and onsite) for emergency program planning, start-up, implementation, and close-out, ensuring alignment with CRS program quality principles/standards, donor guidelines, and good practices. - Lead high-quality project design incorporating project management standards and MEAL methods, appropriate to scope, context and technical requirements of projects. - Contribute to the development and implementation of regional/CP strategies, standards, tools, and best practices in Emergency Response and Recovery that effectively engage partners, donors and governments. Help ensure a cross-sectoral approach integrating gender, safe and dignified programming, and disaster risk reduction. - Contribute to regional knowledge sharing by documenting lessons learned, promising practices, and response innovations from deployments and sharing with the RFP and relevant HRD and regional stakeholders. - Support country programs to apply program design and implementation standards, partnership principles, and MEAL approaches to ensure high-quality implementation. - Contribute to capacity strengthening initiatives in Emergency Response and Recovery programming for staff and partners through helping develop learning and training strategies and agendas/curriculums, conducting trainings and workshops, and mentoring and coaching to CP staff. Capacity strengthening approaches may include formal and on-the-job training; development/streamlining of operational policies/systems; accompaniment of partners, etc. as appropriate. - Contribute to knowledge management and learning through collecting and analyzing program data, evaluating strategic projects, assisting with measuring program impact, capturing and sharing lessons learned and best practices, and research and internal reports. - Represent CRS and partners at cluster, donor and coordination meetings in the field as requested. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Demonstrated application of technical principles and concepts in Emergency Response and Recovery. General knowledge of other related disciplines to ensure a proper cross-sectoral approach. - Highly proficient in security protocols and management of emergency programs in insecure environments. - Ability to work with local partner organizations. - Knowledge of design requirements and regulations of major emergency donors, including the US Government, EU/ECHO and UN agencies. - Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information and budget management systems, knowledge-sharing networks. - Experience in mentoring, coaching, facilitation and training applying adult learning principles and practices. - Experience and skills in networking and relations with donors, peer organizations, and faith-based civil society partners. Understanding of partnership principles. - Excellent relationship management skills with ability to influence and get buy-in from people not under direct supervision and to work with individuals in diverse geographical and cultural settings. - Ability to maintain performance expectations and strong working relationships in diverse cultural contexts, psychologically and physically stressful environments. - Strong strategic, analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment - Strong written and oral communication skills - Strong presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills - Proactive, resourceful and results-oriented Required Languages: Proficiency (verbal and written) in English and at least one of the following languages: Arabic (Arabic preferred for this role). Travel: Must be willing and able to travel up to 75% (i.e., 9 months out of the year); duration of a deployment will generally be from 2 to 8 weeks, depending on the needs of the country program. Should have the capacity to live and work in difficult/stressful environments and serve wherever agency needs dictate. Supervisory Responsibilities: None Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Catholic Relief Services works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. Catholic Relief Services’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding. 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. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation. CRS welcomes candidates from the countries and regions in which we work. In the event the successful candidate is an expatriate, 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 committed to safeguarding program participants, community members, staff and volunteers from all forms of exploitation and abuse. The successful candidate is expected to sign and adhere to CRS´ Code of Conduct. 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. Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position. CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. General Requirements CRS offers are contingent on the selected candidate’s ability to legally work where the position is to be performed. Every government has a unique set of work permit eligibility requirements. All positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside a home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical clearance; some work permit processes require clearing a separate government administered medical examination. CRS prioritizes candidates who are citizens/ permanent residents of the countries where we have CRS offices.