Social Impact Advisor at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is 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 programs in every country in which CRS operates. CRS re-established presence in Nigeria in 2000 and currently focuses on vulnerable children, agriculture, health and HIV, extractives and governance, and peace building programming.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Social Impact Advisor

Location: Abuja

Job Description

• We are recruiting a Social Impact Advisor for an upcoming agriculture project in Nigeria, which is contingent on donor funding.
• The Social Impact Advisor will support enterprises to define and integrate positive social and environmental impact objectives, monitor and evaluate social impact in several value chains that the program will support.
• He or she is expected to carry out social impact studies, support formulation of tangible social impact strategies, accompanied by indicators, monitoring and evaluation and the achievement and reporting of social and environmental impact.

Requirements

• The Social Impact Advisor should have a minimum of 7 years’ experience with economic growth or community development, some training or experience in social impact investing measurement frameworks, superior communication skills, ability and comfort to work private sector and development partners.

Application Closing Date
29th December, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should download the "Application Form Below" and send with a detailed 3-page resume in a single file word document to: ng.recruitment_agriculture@crs.org indicating in the subject line of their application the job title

Click here to download Application Form (MS Word)

Note: Applications will be accessed on a rolling basis and interviews conducted until this position is competently filled.