Nigeria Job Openings
Catholic Relief Services
Technical Advisor I - Finance
Enugu
FULL TIME
October 22, 2024
About CRS
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.
As part of its agency-wide commitment to local leadership, CRS has developed the High Performing Implementers (HPI) Initiative, which aims to accompany government partners to become and remain strong implementers of institutional donor grants. HPI is based on CRS’ decades of experience and success with capacity strengthening. The goal of HPI in Nigeria is to support States to strengthen their capacities so that they may incrementally increase their leadership in grant management and implementation. Together with a government partner, CRS will implement this structured approach to partner-led capacity strengthening in Nigeria and is assembling an HPI Support Team to provide direct, comprehensive capacity strengthening support to a state partner according to their prioritized needs. This is a one-year pilot project in Enugu state.
Job Summary:
As a key member of the HPI Support Team, you will contribute to strategy development for government capacity strengthening at state level and provide technical guidance and leadership in capacity strengthening services to the state partner (primarily the State Malaria Elimination Program) in financial management. In line with CRS’ program quality and partnership and capacity strengthening principles, as well as donor and industry standards, you will provide technical leadership and support to a state partner to strengthen their financial management capacity. Your expertise, advice and influence will significantly contribute to determining how effective, adaptive, and innovative CRS’ HPI capacity strengthening is in preparing state partners to eventually become and remain strong implementers of institutional donor grants.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Supervisory Responsibilities: none
Key Working Relationships:
Internal – HPI Support Team, HPI Finance Focal Point, CP Finance Team, CP Deputy Head of Programs
External – Finance department and State focal point at the State Malaria Elimination Programme
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.
As part of its agency-wide commitment to local leadership, CRS has developed the High Performing Implementers (HPI) Initiative, which aims to accompany government partners to become and remain strong implementers of institutional donor grants. HPI is based on CRS’ decades of experience and success with capacity strengthening. The goal of HPI in Nigeria is to support States to strengthen their capacities so that they may incrementally increase their leadership in grant management and implementation. Together with a government partner, CRS will implement this structured approach to partner-led capacity strengthening in Nigeria and is assembling an HPI Support Team to provide direct, comprehensive capacity strengthening support to a state partner according to their prioritized needs. This is a one-year pilot project in Enugu state.
Job Summary:
As a key member of the HPI Support Team, you will contribute to strategy development for government capacity strengthening at state level and provide technical guidance and leadership in capacity strengthening services to the state partner (primarily the State Malaria Elimination Program) in financial management. In line with CRS’ program quality and partnership and capacity strengthening principles, as well as donor and industry standards, you will provide technical leadership and support to a state partner to strengthen their financial management capacity. Your expertise, advice and influence will significantly contribute to determining how effective, adaptive, and innovative CRS’ HPI capacity strengthening is in preparing state partners to eventually become and remain strong implementers of institutional donor grants.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the design and implementation of strategies, tools, and best practices for capacity strengthening in financial management, with a focus on state partners meeting institutional donor standards. Ensure a cross-sectoral approach and leverage existing agency financial management guidance and tools for use with the state partner.
- Provide technical solutions to the state partner for strengthening their capacity in financial management and for achievement of institutional donor standards, leveraging CRS’ HPI solutions platform for technical solutions.
- Oversee and lead the delivery of capacity strengthening in financial management for CRS’ state partner, beginning with understanding the finance-related capacity needs identified by the state partner and the initial action plans proposed to address them; facilitate trainings, workshops, mentor and coach state program staff on best practices, tools and approaches.
- Provide finance-related capacity building, institutional strengthening, and accompaniment for the state partner in accordance with their priorities and related institutional donor standards.
- Oversee and lead certain aspects of the knowledge management in financial capacity strengthening of the state partner by ensuring collective learning, documenting, and sharing of key successes, promising practices, lessons learned and evidence-based implementation; contribute to the development of the state partner transition plan, as appropriate.
- Promote the collection of regular feedback from the state partner to ensure partner satisfaction with the support and process. Establish and maintain relationships with state partner, donors, peer organizations, and other institutions.
- Represent CRS in targeted state or national forums to develop opportunities and ensure collaboration and shared learning in financial capacity strengthening; to influence and share best practices and promote the joint work of the state partner and CRS.
- Continuously review the adequacy of internal control to ensure the provision of accurate and timely financial information, protection of assets and adherence to policies, systems and procedures. Support government partners to enhance financial management systems, structures, and policies that comply with international donor standards.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Excellent relationship management skills with ability to build 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 and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills.
- Cultural sensitivity, patience, flexibility, and ability to work well in a multi-sectoral and multi-cultural team and to work closely, understand and support state/national government partners.
- Proactive, resourceful, and results-oriented; detail-oriented and excellent time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines and deliver required results in a timely, quality manner.
- Flexibility to work both in a team and independently ability to work in a challenging and stressful environment with unexpected challenges.
- Demonstrated personal accountability and drive to serve others.
- English. A knowledge of local languages will be an added advantage.
- Strong familiarity and experience with international donor financial management requirements and guidelines.
- Familiarity with SMEPs and Ministries of Health in Nigeria. Excellent knowledge of financial reporting software.
Supervisory Responsibilities: none
Key Working Relationships:
Internal – HPI Support Team, HPI Finance Focal Point, CP Finance Team, CP Deputy Head of Programs
External – Finance department and State focal point at the State Malaria Elimination Programme
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