Your leadership, management and technical knowledge will ensure the delivery of high-quality programming across all components and advance the position of CRS as a leading agency in food security, resilience, value chain and market systems programming. As a senior leader you will proactively manage security and mitigate security risks. Kindly be aware that this position is contingent on proposal. Its availability is subject to CRS successfully obtaining funding from the donor.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:
•Lead all aspects of the development, implementation, and consolidation of the EKN project, including sharing how the project contributes to the thought leadership of the industry. Serve as the primary point of contact to EKN as well as public, private and non-government stakeholders.
•Ensure the project is designed and implemented to meet donor expectations in terms of timely and quality results and budget, including strategies for phase out and sustainability. Ensure coordination between program and operations leads. Ensure the CRS program quality standards are adhered to per Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) policy and procedures.
•Effectively manage senior programming and operations talent. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching and mentoring. Strategically tailor individual development plans and complete performance assessments for direct reports. Oversee the development of staffing plans and the recruitment process of senior staff.
•Manage and mitigate risk through monitoring national and regional issues that may impact staff and programming. Ensure all staff understand and adhere to CRS staff safety and security policies and plans and ensure the updating of such plans.
•Promote, uphold and model a commitment to the efficient use of agency and donor resources. Ensure compliance with EKN grants, including financial tracking and oversight of partner budgets, finance, administration and reporting to EKN. Approve program expenditures, budget adjustments, and cost modification requests to donors.
•Oversee the development of communication strategies and materials, complying with donor and CRS’ branding and marketing requirements and procedures.
•Coordinate relationships with consortium partner organizations, including organization of review/planning workshops. Coordinate the roles and activities of staff from other consortium member organizations in implementation in line with CRS partnership principles.
•Create and maintain proper conditions for learning. Establish a safe environment for sharing ideas, solutions, and difficulties and the capacity to detect, analyze and respond quickly to deficiencies. Identify performance gaps and training opportunities for CRS and partner staff and ensure the design and delivery of high-quality training and technical assistance.

Basic Qualifications
•Master’s degree in international development, International Relations, or a relevant technical area. PhD preferred.
•7 or more years’ relevant management and technical experience.
•5 years' experience managing donor funds, including multi country grants. Strong knowledge and experience in budget management.
•5 years of staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment. Experience coaching senior program staff.
•Technical knowledge of at least one relevant technical area: a. Farming systems b. Sustainable land use, irrigation, and crop production c. Market and value chain development.
•Broad international experience in managing Farming Systems and Agricultural program