[Hiring] Senior Technical Advisor, Development Bank Partnerships @Catholic Relief Services | CRS

Role Description

The Senior Technical Advisor (STA), Development Bank Partnerships serves as technical leader on Multilateral Development Banks (MDB) engagement and development-finance partnerships including but not limited to CAF, the World Bank, GEF, BCIE, and Inter-American Development Bank. The STA leads the identification, design, and advancement of financing opportunities with MDBs and other development-finance partners to support CRS programming, while prioritizing implementation across Central America particularly in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

Working closely with regional and country program teams, CRS's global innovative finance team, and external financing institutions, the STA strengthens organizational capacity to access and leverage development-finance resources, develops and shares partnership approaches and technical guidance, and contributes to CRS's broader innovative finance agenda.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in finance, economics, business administration or related field.
• Ten years of work experience with progressive responsibilities in international finance, development finance, or related fields.
• Five years of overseas experience in multiple regions as a technical advisor and/or program manager of MDB Programs and/or multi-sectoral project with development finance partnerships.
• Experience working in and directly with Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to design loan packages and programs.
• Track record of complex stakeholder management and designing sovereign or development finance mechanisms.

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of finance structures and mechanisms used in development programming particularly in climate finance.
• 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.
• Excellent strategic, analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment and decisions.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including research publications.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills.
• Proactive, resourceful and results oriented.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish required.
• Must be willing and able to travel up to 35%.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, and a generous retirement savings plan.
• Benefits packages for successful candidates employed outside the U.S. are based on the country of employment/in-country office where the candidate will perform the role.