Technical Advisor II – Family Strengthening

🔥 12 hours ago

🦀 Maryland – Remote

🦀 Maryland – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

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Catholic Relief Services

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1943

🏥 Healthcare

🍽️ Food & Beverage

📦 Logistics

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 technical leadership, advice, guidance, and support on family strengthening and safe family-based alternative care programming • Serve as the project's lead technical resource for strengthening child protection systems and promoting family-based care • Develop and refine technical approaches, guidance, tools, and implementation frameworks • Provide remote and on-site technical solutions to regional and Country Program teams • Support government institutions, faith actors, civil society organizations, and social service workforces to strengthen child protection and family care services • Contribute to technical design of large and complex proposals, monitoring systems, and indicators • Advise project teams on integrating donor strategies, priorities, and technical requirements • Develop learning strategies, training curricula, technical guidance, workshops, mentoring, and coaching • Promote cross-country learning, knowledge management, and exchange of best practices • Collect and analyze program data, evaluate strategic projects, measure impact, and produce technical reports and learning products • Support milestone-based deliverables, technical verification, and adaptive management • Establish and maintain relationships with donors, peer organizations, research institutions, and other stakeholders • Participate in forums related to early childhood development, nurturing care, positive parenting, child health, nutrition, early learning, and household economic strengthening • Coordinate technical support with the Child Protection and Care System Strengthening Technical Advisor II

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Child Protection, Psychology, Sociology, Public Health, Human Services, International Development, Social Policy, Public Policy, Education, or a related field • Minimum of eight years of relevant international work experience in an advisory or management role with progressive responsibilities • Minimum of three years supporting family strengthening, alternative care, early childhood development, household economic strengthening, safeguarding, or related programming • Previous experience providing technical assistance and developing successful proposals for external donor funding • Demonstrated technical application in family strengthening, family-based alternative care, safeguarding, reintegration, and family-based case management • Proficiency in MS Office packages, web conferencing applications, information and budget management systems, and knowledge-sharing networks • Experience in business development, project design, proposal development, and technical writing • Experience in mentoring, coaching, facilitation, and training using adult learning principles • Experience with program monitoring and evaluation, data collection, data analysis, data presentation, and data use for decision-making • Experience networking with donors, partners, peer organizations, and faith-based civil society partners • Strong relationship management, strategic, analytical, problem-solving, and systems thinking skills • Strong written and oral communication skills • Strong presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills • Fluency in English required • Must be legally able to work where the position is performed • Must sign and adhere to the CRS Code of Conduct • Pre-employment medical clearance required for positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside a home country

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package for U.S.-based staff, including medical, dental, life insurance, and vision • Generous retirement savings plan • Salary and benefits packages for candidates employed outside the U.S. based on the country of employment/in-country office • Collaborative, mission-driven work culture • Equal opportunity employer