Catholic Relief Services Recruiting Technical Specialists - Abuja

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the official agency of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops for relief and development assistance overseas; an International non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS works through local church and non-church partners to Implement its programs. Therefore, strengthening and building the capacity of these partner organizations is fundamental to our approach in every country in which CRS operates.

CRS reestablished its presence in Nigeria in 2000 and currently focuses on agriculture, governance, peace building and Health/HIV programming.

We are currently recruiting for the position of:

Job Title: Technical Specialists

Region: Coastal West Africa
Reports to: COP or assigned
FLSA: Exempt
Based in: Abuja, Nigeria

Job Summary
CRS seeks multiple experienced technical specialists for an anticipated USAID funded project in Nigeria to support increased incomes for vulnerable households.

Technical specialists In the following fields are encouraged to apply:

• Agriculture and livelihoods
• Value chains
• Aquaculture
• Household Economic strengthening
• Village savings & loan and access to credit
• Gender
• Youth
• Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)

Responsibilities

• Provide project leadership, management, and technical direction
• Liaise with USAID government counterparts, and local partners
• Manage and supervise the work of project personnel and subrecipients
• Ensure project assistance is technically sound and appropriate

Qualifications/Experiences

• Relevant advanced degree required;
• Minimum 7 years of professional experience In and knowledge of relevant technical areas
• knowledge of relevant Nigerian policies, laws, institutions, and management issues;
• Experience working on donor-funded agriculture and livelihoods programs, USAID preferred;
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity;
• Strong interpersonal skills and exceptional written and oral language skills, fluency in English;
• Nigerian nationals strongly preferred.

Application Closing Date
5pm on 15th November, 2012

How To Apply
Interested applicants should request for application forms and a detailed job description from:
olajumoke.ogunjuyigbe@crs.org fill and send back to the same address along with a detailed CV as attached MS Word documents.

Only applications sent in the required format will be considered.
CRS is an equal-opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, etc. Qualified women are especially encouraged to apply