Job Title: Technical Advisor II- Strategic Learning lead, DFSA, Niger
Job Type: Regular, Full Time
Job Location: Niamey
Reports to: Chief of Party, DFSA Project
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:
The Strategic Learning Lead (SLL) promotes a culture of coordination, collaboration and continuous learning across all activities in the Food for Peace “Girma” project. The SLL works closely with the DCOP/Food Security Technical Coordinator and Monitoring and Evaluation Lead to include active, intentional, and adaptive learning exercises within and across its multi-sectoral activities and to improve peer-to-peer learning, knowledge sharing and application, activity-based capacity strengthening, evidence and data utilization, and collaborating, learning and adapting (CLA).
The SLL organizes and implements an appropriate system that captures, analyzes, exploits and disseminates learning elements useful for the Girma project, takes the lead in collecting best practices and lessons learned, and organizes relevant reviews of program activities at the team level. The SLL promotes an evidence-based results approach to disseminating best practices, working closely with the ICT4D team and Program Quality (PQ) staff.
The SSL provides technical advice, guidance, and support to Girma implementation issues with a focus on Strategic Learning in line with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) program quality principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices in order to advance the delivery of high-quality programming to the poor and vulnerable. Her/his technical knowledge, advice and guidance contributes to determining how effective, adaptive and innovative CRS’ programming is across the globe.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
Basic Qualifications
Required Languages – French and English fluency, including excellent oral and written skills.
Travel – Up to 50% to field locations.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Social Behavior Change (SBC) Advisor, Capacity Building Officer, Private Sector Lead.
Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as a part of our staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.
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