Advisor II, Award Management Advisor

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Catholic Relief Services

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1943

🏥 Healthcare

🍽️ Food & Beverage

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Healthcare • Food & Beverage • Logistics

Catholic Relief Services is a global humanitarian organization that eases the suffering of and provides development assistance to people in need in over 100 countries. As the official international relief organization of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, CRS focuses on emergency response, health, agriculture, education, and justice and peacebuilding. Their work is guided by Catholic values and the organization aims to serve the poor and vulnerable, regardless of race, religion, or nationality.

📋 Description

• Provide specialized full-cycle award management, project support, compliance, and learning services for World Bank-funded programs and World Bank-financed government contracts • Advise CRS teams on managing and administering World Bank-funded grants, government consultancy contracts, and other MDB-financed agreements throughout the award lifecycle • Research, interpret, and advise on World Bank regulations, procurement requirements, contractual obligations, reporting expectations, ESF requirements, and donor compliance standards • Support review, negotiation, interpretation, and administration of award and contract terms and conditions • Identify compliance and operational risks and recommend mitigation measures • Provide award management guidance and troubleshooting for implementation challenges, compliance concerns, audits, contractual issues, amendments, and closeout requirements • Support due diligence, risk assessments, internal reviews, capture planning, and proposal development for World Bank and MDB opportunities • Collaborate with Business Development, Program Quality, Finance, Country Programs, Regional Offices, and global support functions • Advise on project start-up readiness, implementation planning, staffing, compliance processes, financial management, coordination, and risk management • Monitor and analyze award performance, compliance trends, implementation challenges, operational risks, and spending patterns • Recommend corrective actions and improvement opportunities • Contribute to improvements in CRS policies, procedures, templates, systems, and tools • Capture, maintain, and disseminate institutional knowledge, lessons learned, and good practices • Facilitate knowledge-sharing initiatives, communities of practice, and cross-country learning • Design and deliver training, mentoring, coaching, and capacity-strengthening initiatives • Support onboarding and orientation of project teams • Serve as a primary resource to Country Programs, Regional Offices, and global support functions • No supervisory responsibilities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in International Development, Business Administration, Public Administration, International Relations, Finance, Law, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, or a related field • Minimum of eight years of progressively responsible experience supporting donor-funded awards, grants, contracts, or project management functions in an international development context • Demonstrated experience managing or supporting World Bank and other institutional donor-funded awards • Experience providing compliance, operational, financial, contract, or project support to complex development programs • Familiarity with World Bank Procurement Regulations, Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), and Investment Project Financing (IPF) mechanisms • Fluency in English required • Willingness to travel up to 25% • Ability to interpret and apply award terms, donor regulations, and compliance requirements • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, web-conferencing platforms, enterprise systems, and knowledge management tools • Ability to legally work where the position is performed • Candidates residing or frequently traveling outside their home country must clear pre-employment medical clearance • Preferred: Master's degree in a relevant discipline • Preferred: Experience with World Bank-funded projects, government consultancy contracts, or other multilateral development bank-funded programs • Preferred: Experience supporting start-up and implementation of large, multi-country, or multi-partner projects • Preferred: Experience with contract negotiation, subcontract management, and audit compliance • Preferred: Experience working in developing-country contexts • Preferred: Experience supporting knowledge management and organizational learning initiatives • Preferred: Familiarity with AI-enabled productivity tools • Working proficiency in French, Spanish, or Arabic is highly desirable

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package for U.S.-based staff • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Life insurance • Vision insurance • Generous retirement savings plan • Collaborative, mission-driven work culture • Equal opportunity employer