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CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES
REGIONAL ADVISOR/CIVIL SOCIETY & HUMAN RIGHTS
LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN

COUNTRY TO BE DETERMINED

Job Summary:
This position is part of the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Management Team(RMT), which provides leadership to CRS country programs and staff, overseeing the technical and programmatic quality of initiatives and setting regional policy and direction. The Regional Management Team is also tasked with overseeing the implementation of the agency's new five year strategic plan. This position is part of the Justice and Global Solidarity Team, one of three teams which forms part of the Regional Management Team and the RTA will be directly supervised by the Deputy Regional Director (DRD) for Justice and Global Solidarity. Together this team will play a key role in advancing new agency mandate with regard to global solidarity, civil society and peacebuilding. The RTA will also collaborate with the Program Quality Team in order to ensure the provision of technical assistance services for Civil Society and Human Rights Programs in the region. The DRD and RTA will be supported by two Technical Support Advisors (TSAs), two
talented and committed national staff who dedicate 30% of their time to regional activities.

Responsibilities:
1. Assist the DRD for Justice and Global Solidarity in efforts to help country programs in carrying out reflections on justice, Catholic social teaching and global solidarity, internally and with their partners

2. Coordinate with the PQ/G Team and Regional Management Team (RMT) efforts to institutionalize and make operational the justice lens and the new Agency Strategic Framework within LACRO programming with specific responsibility in the Civil Society/Human Rights programming sector

3. Provide strategic and technical leadership in coordination with the Program Quality and Growth Technical Team and the region in the area of Civil Society and Human Rights programming, including providing technical assistance for strategic planning, proposal development and evaluations

4. Coordinate regional activities in the CS/HR programming area including training and workshops in themes such as advocacy, peacebuilding, migration, debt etc.

5. As part of the GS/Justice Team and in coordination with relevant HQ departments, provide strategic and technical leadership on Regional global solidarity issues (debt, migration, corporate responsibility, land tenure) in developing, managing, monitoring and evaluating regional strategies

6. Identify and increase awareness of relevant quality standards and best practices in the areas of Civil Society/Human  Rights/Peacebuilding programming; ensure dissemination throughout the Region and application in program and project planning/design; assist with the testing of new tools and methodologies in the core areas of civil society, human rights and
peacebuilding

7. Contribute actively to regional growth strategies in Civil Society/Human Rights programming, ensuring that this growth continue to be consistent with agency program quality principles and the principles laid out in the agency Strategic Plan and Church documents

8. Contribute to the development and implementation of staffing strategies for LACRO in Civil Society, Human Rights and Global Solidarity, including the identification of technical staffing needs, participation in recruitment process, design and implementation of training and other learning opportunities

9. Provide guidelines and support to country programs for the implementation of gender-sensitive civil society programming

10. Serve as key liaison with relevant donor agencies; ensure donor priorities and expectations are communicated to regional staff in a complete and timely manner

11. Engage in networking and alliance-building activities including:
  a) Network with appropriate institutions and organizations to build CRS profile in Latin America and to build alliances
that further strategic objectives within the Civil Society and Human Rights sector
  b) Develop and maintain strong linkages with international donors
  c) Facilitate alliances between country programs and like-minded institutional partners
  d) Develop and maintain a network of regional experts who can serve as consultants for proposal development or staff for major
initiatives
  e) Attend workshops in core areas related to the justice organized by headquarters and others
  f) Support and advise other CRS Justice advisors in Baltimore and worldwide. Incorporate lessons learned from other regions in
LACRO programming.
 

Qualifications:
1.    Masters degree in sociology, political science, or related field
2.    5 years experience in development, human rights, or civil society programs, preferably in
       Latin America.
3.    High Level of Fluency in Spanish and English

Major Responsibilities of Position: Administration, Program Design, Finance, Monitoring/Evaluation, Mentoring/Training, Report Writing

If interested, please apply through our website www.catholicrelief.org employment section.  If unable, submit application by e-mail to
CRS@rpc.webhire.com  including Req. No. I01075 and Source Code DEVNET.