Chief of Party II, Haiti

About the role

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is seeking a Chief of Party II for anticipated USDA Non-Emergency Food for Peace projects in Haiti. These multi-year, development-focused projects aim to combat chronic and acute malnutrition, strengthen early recovery and resilience, and support communities. The Chief of Party II provides vision, leadership and overall management of large, complex projects, manages security risks and represents CRS with donors and stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation and consolidation of the project, acting as main contact with the donor and public, private and NGO stakeholders.
• Ensure the project meets donor expectations for results, quality and budget, including phase-out and sustainability strategies.
• Coordinate program and operations leads, lead senior programming and operations staff, coach and mentor them, and oversee staffing plans and recruitment.
• Monitor national and regional risks, keep safety and security policies current, and ensure compliance with donor grants, including financial tracking of partner budgets.
• Approve program expenditures and budget adjustments, represent CRS internationally, publish results and present findings.
• Manage consortium partners, organize review and planning workshops, and coordinate staff from other partners.
• Create a learning environment, identify performance gaps and arrange training and technical assistance for CRS and partner staff.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in international development, International Relations or a relevant technical area; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant management and technical experience, including at least 7 years managing donor funds and multi-country grants.
• Excellent knowledge of budget management and at least 5 years of staff management experience.
• Demonstrated success managing complex, high-value, multi-activity projects with complicated logistics.
• Established sector leader with peer-reviewed publications or conference presentations.
• Fluency in English and French; Haitian Creole is a plus.
• Willingness to travel up to 35%.

Required skills

• Preferred: excellent knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), web conferencing applications and information and budget management systems.
• Strategic, analytical and problem-solving skills, strong communication and presentation skills, and team leadership abilities.

What we offer

• For U.S.-based staff: medical, dental, life insurance, vision and a retirement savings plan.
• Salary and benefits for candidates working outside the U.S. depend on the country of employment.