Catholic Relief Services 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 the newest country in the world, South Sudan continues to struggle amidst the challenges that accompany the complex process of nation-building. The 2018 Peace Agreement has brought hope that South Sudan will transition from a protracted crisis to long-term development programming, but the implementation of the agreement has been slow. CRS country programming in South Sudan is supported by emergency funding from CRS, USAID, EU, FDCO, WFP, LDSC, and other Caritas and private donors.

Job Summary:

CRS South Sudan is seeking a Program Manager II - Malaria for an anticipated 36-month Malaria Grant by The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GF) under their New Financing Mechanism 2021-2023 (NFM3). The new NFM3 grant will support the implementation of South Sudan's Malaria Strategic Plan (2021-2025) with the goal of leading the country towards pre-elimination by reducing malaria-related morbidity and mortality by 80% compared to 2019 rates and a 50% reduction in malaria parasite prevalence compared to 2017 rates.

You will provide technical advice, guidance, and support to a wide range of program design and implementation issues with a focus on malaria programming, in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, GF and MoH guidelines, and industry best practices to regional and Country Program (CP) teams to advance the delivery of high-quality programming to the poor and vulnerable. Your technical knowledge, advice and guidance will contribute to determining how effective, adaptive and innovative CRS' malaria programming is across the globe.

You will support teams spread across multiple locations and guide partner implementation of activities in remote and insecure field locations. You will actively coordinate with all other CRS programs and teams undertaking similar interventions and working in the same target areas. Together with the program's technical team, you will be based in Juba, Central Equatoria State and conduct regular and extended field visits to remote and insecure field locations.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Lead on the development and implementation of strategies, standards, tools, and best practices in malaria programming that effectively engage staff, MoH, partners and GF. Help ensure a cross-sectoral approach integrating partnership, gender, protection mainstreaming, MEAL, supply chain management and operations.
• Provide technical solutions to the GF Malaria Gant team, MoH and partners (remotely and in-person) for strategic planning and how to best apply program design and implementation standards, best practices, partnership principles, tools, and M&E, ensuring high-quality implementation.
• Lead capacity strengthening initiatives in malaria programming for staff and partners through development and delivery of learning and training strategies and agendas/curriculums, conducting trainings and workshops, and mentoring and coaching to GF Malaria Grant staff, MoH and partners.
• Contribute to knowledge management and learning through collecting and analyzing program data, evaluating strategic projects, assisting with measuring program impact, capturing and sharing lessons learned and best practices, and research and internal reports.
• Support talent management across multiple locations. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans.
• Oversee the identification, assessment and strengthening of partnerships relevant to health and malaria and the appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and approaches.
• Ensure timely and appropriate project expenditures in line with financial plans and efficient use and stewardship of project material sources.
• Establish and maintain relationships with GF, health donors, peer organizations, research and other institutions. Participate in forums in the area of malaria and health to collect and share best practices and promote CRS' work.
• Lead the development of program learning - identify opportunities for learning, research, and publications in the area of health, malaria and health system strengthening. Facilitate the dissemination of promising practices and lessons learned to contribute to the agency knowledge management agenda. Ensure integration of innovations and best practices.
• Contribute to the active pursuit of opportunities for new funding to ensure growth of the CP health and malaria program portfolio in line with agency, regional, and CP strategic priorities. Serve as the technical lead and technical writer to ensure quality proposals in health programming per agency and donor standards. Contribute to budgeting and staffing plans and activities for proposals.
• Ensure effective planning, coordination, and integration of MEAL efforts and reporting with MoH and partners, as well as other CRS programs to optimize the use of shared MEAL teams, assets, and facilities, and strengthen the collective impact of interventions.
• Ensure that gender equity is consistently and intentionally streamlined into all program activities, including staff recruitment and training.
• Champion CRS commitment to safeguarding everyone from harassment, exploitation and abuse through robust systems of prevention and response, as well as our commitment to gender equity.

This position is contingent upon donor funding.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Technical experience in developing and strengthening malaria and health programs in conflict and resource poor settings.
• Strong strategic, analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound decisions and offer innovative solutions.
• Demonstrated capacity to manage multiple tasks in parallel and quickly make decisions to adjust program priorities.
• Demonstrated capacity to build, mentor, and lead diverse teams in challenging field conditions responding rapidly to evolving challenges, devising appropriate solutions, and achieving results. Experience and skill in implementing matrix management and remote management supervision for field teams.
• Strong relationship management abilities with ability to influence and get buy-in from people not under direct supervision or management. Cultural awareness, capacity to learn rapidly, and adapt management approaches to varying cultural and security contexts. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
• Good presentation and facilitation skills.
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented, and results-oriented.
• Demonstrated capacity to live and work in remote and insecure field locations with basic amenities and few or no other international staff and adhere a strict curfew and movement restrictions.

Required Languages - English.

Travel - Must be willing and able to spend up to 60% of time in remote and insecure field locations.

Supervisory Responsibilities None.

Key Working Relationships:
Internal: GF Malaria Project staff (Chief of Party II, Program Manager II - Malaria, Procurement and Supply Chain Manager and Finance Manager), GF Support Unit, programs and operations management teams, and regional and HQ health and malaria technical advisors.

External: National and local MoH, ICN (CCM), partners, UN agencies, other GF Principal Recipients for the HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis grants, national and state clusters (particularly logistics and health) and health consortia .

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

• Master's degree in Public Health, International Development, International Relations or a relevant technical area required. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant international working experience in an advisory or management role with progressive responsibilities, ideally with an INGO, with minimum of 3 years working for programming interventions in malaria and health.
• Demonstrated application of technical principles and concepts in malaria and health. General knowledge of other related disciplines to ensure proper cross-sectoral approach.
• Experience in mentoring, coaching, facilitation and training applying adult learning principles and practices.
• Experience with program monitoring and evaluation, including applying data collection tools and methodologies, data analysis, and data presentation.
• Experience and skills in networking and relations with donors, peer organizations, and faith-based and civil society partners. Understanding of partnership principles.
• Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information and budget management systems, knowledge-sharing networks.

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

• Integrity

• Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Builds Relationships

• Develops Talent

• Strategic Mindset

• Accountability & Stewardship

• **Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS' processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

CRS' talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as a part of our staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.