Technical Advisor I - Education and Community Engagement - Liberian Nationals Only

Job Summary:

The Technical Advisor I, Education and Community Engagement provide technical advice and support on education and community engagement donor requirements, Government of Liberia priorities, and education-sector best practices. The Technical Advisor support Country Program teams and partners in applying and adapting education standards, tools, evidence, and approaches to advance high-quality programming for vulnerable children, youth, families, and communities.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

- Support the development and contribute to the implementation of education and community engagement strategies, standards, tools, and best practices that effectively engage government partners, donors, schools, families, youth, and community structures.
- Provide technical advice and quality-assurance support to the GRON project’s education and community engagement components. Review technical plans, approaches, tools, curricula, and deliverables and recommended improvements consistent with CRS standards, donor requirements, government priorities, and sector best practices.
- Provide technical solutions and advice to Country Program and project teams, remotely and on-site, on education, strategic planning and application and adaptation of program design and implementation standards, evidence-based approaches, partnership principles, tools, and MEAL practices.
- Provide technical guidance on education strategies, secondary education, youth development, school retention, community participation, and education system strengthening to ensure technical excellence across all ongoing and new education initiatives.
- Collect and analyze education program data and support the documentation and dissemination of lessons learned, best practices, and evidence. Use findings to recommend program improvements and contribute to the CP’s education learning agenda.
- Contribute to education and community engagement assessments, operational research, evaluations, and learning activities that strengthen program quality and inform future project design.
- Contribute to technical design of education and community engagement projects and proposal through support in the lifecycle of project concepts and proposals from conceptualization to approval.
- Support capacity strengthening needs among staff, partners, schools, community structures, and government counterparts, by identifying capacity needs ad helping develop learning strategies, training agendas, curricula, guidance, and other resources. Conduct or facilitate training, workshops, coaching, and technical accompaniment.
- Contribute to maintaining relationships w with government ministries, education institutions, community organizations, civil society actors, donors, and private-sector stakeholders to support effective program implementation, community engagement, and sustainable education outcomes.
- Participate in education sector coordination platforms, technical working groups, donor forums, and stakeholder engagements, advocating for quality, inclusive, and community-driven education programming.
- Contribute technical input to the identification, assessment, and strengthening of partnerships relevant to education and community engagement programming.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

- Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.
- MEAL skills and experience
- Experience contributing to the development of technical proposals.
- Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment.
- Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with culturally diverse groups.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to write reports
- Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented

Preferred Qualifications

- Master’s degree
- Good experience in project grants management, including project design, preferably for grants from multiple public donors.
- Demonstrated ability to write high-quality technical proposals.
- Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment.

Required Languages - Proficiency in English Language

Travel - Must be willing and able to travel up to 25%.

Supervisory Responsibilities - NA

Key Working Relationships:

Internal

External

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor’s Degree in Education , Social Sciences, International Development required. Additional experience may substitute for some education requirements.
- Minimum of 5 years relevant experience with progressive responsibilities, ideally with and international NGO, with m inimum of 2 years of field-based experience in projects
- Experience engaging with partner organizations

Agency Competencies (for all CRS Staff):

- Personal Accountability – Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.
- Acts with Integrity - Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. Is considered honest.
- Builds and Maintains Trust - Shows consistency between words and actions.
- Collaborates with Others – Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
- Open to Learn – Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.

Agency Leadership Competencies:

- Lead Change – Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
- Develops and Recognizes Others – Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
- Strategic Mindset – Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.

What we offer

CRS offers U.S. based staff a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, and a generous retirement savings plan. Benefits packages for successful candidates employed outside the U.S. are based on the country of employment/in-country office where the candidate will perform the role. CRS´ work culture is a collaborative, mission-driven culture committed to improving the lives of the poor throughout the world.