[Hiring] Program Manager I @Catholic Relief Services | CRS

Role Description

CRS is seeking candidates for an anticipated project funded by the Department of State. The overall objective of the project is to deliver cost-effective, high-quality integrated malaria, maternal and child health, health systems strengthening, infectious disease preparedness and response programming.

The Program Manager I acts as a technical advisor and process lead for quality Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) design on the Continuity of Integrated Health Services (CIHS) project, a multi-country initiative supporting Guinea, Liberia, Mali, and Togo. Responsibilities include:

• Develop the project's MEAL system and manage MEAL implementation activities through the project cycle.
• Contribute to needs assessments and support the development of results frameworks, theories of change, Proframes, and SMILER.
• Provide technical support for quality MEAL design, including tools and methods.
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative MEAL data, ensuring data quality and management practices.
• Integrate data analysis and reflection to drive improvements in ongoing project activities.
• Ensure compliance with donor and agency MEAL requirements.
• Communicate agency approach to MEAL and key findings to colleagues and partners.
• Maintain collaborative relationships with community members and key stakeholders.
• Share MEAL learning and experiences in broader regional discussions.
• Contribute to planning, MEAL narratives, budgeting, and implementation of quality MEAL activities.
• Identify staff capacity needs and technical MEAL assistance needs of partner organizations.
• Train project stakeholders in the MEAL system and donor requirements.
• Support the production of donor reports and organize quarterly partner meetings.
• Report annual Global Results in the CRS system and ensure all reports are uploaded to centralized systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in international development, International Relations, Sociology, Statistics or a related field is required.
• 5 years of relevant field-based experience in coordinating or managing light to moderately complex projects required, preferably with an international NGO.
• Experience communicating with communities and implementing accountability mechanisms.

Requirements

• Fluency in English required; proficiency in French is a plus.
• Must be willing and able to travel up to 40%.

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.