Resilient Shelter Coordinator (Technical Advisor I)

About CRS

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.

CRS in the Philippines, though a pilot project, will support the government’s efforts to make communities safer and more climate resilient by promoting the use of digital tools for smarter land use and urban planning. Working closely with DHSUD, the pilot will help local governments become more familiar with modern, risk informed planning approaches, gather lessons from early adopters, and encourage wider use of innovative planning technologies across the country. It will also help strengthen partnerships and explore long term funding opportunities to ensure that these digital solutions can continue to grow and benefit more communities nationwide. CRS will also coordinate with MHSD in BARMM, building on the existing CRS–MHSD partnership to scale resilient shelter solutions across the region.

Job Summary

You will provide technical advice, coordinate with government partners and support to a range of program design and implementation issues in Urban Development in line with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) program quality principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices to Country Program (CP) teams to advance the delivery of high-quality programming to the poor and vulnerable. Your advice, knowledge, and support will contribute to determining how effective, adaptive and innovative CRS’ Urban Resilience programming such as land use and shelter planning is across the globe. You will lead the implementation of the resilient shelter pilot implemented by CRS Philippines.

Basic Qualifications

- Master’s degree in urban development, or Environmental Management, Nature-based Solutions, or similar fields related to Climate Resilience. required. A registered architect and/or environmental planner is a plus.

- Minimum of three years’ relevant work experience with progressive responsibilities, ideally with an international NGO, with minimum of three years’ relevant field-based experience in Climate Resilience and urban development.

- Knowledge of technical principles and concepts in Urban Development and Resilience. General knowledge of other related disciplines such as climate change adaptation and mitigation, to ensure proper cross-sectoral approach.

- Experience in project design and proposal development. Experience in writing content for proposals.

- Knowledge of capacity strengthens best practices.

- Experience with program monitoring and evaluation and analysis.

- Experience and skills in networking and relations with donors, peer organizations, and faith-based and civil society partners. Understanding of partnership principles.

Preferred Qualifications

- Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information and budget management systems, knowledge-sharing networks.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

- Strong relationship management skills with ability to influence and get buy-in from people not under direct supervision and to work with individuals in diverse geographical and cultural settings

- Good strategic, analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment

- Good technical writing skills

- Presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills

- Proactive, resourceful and results-oriented

Required languages – English proficiency in speaking and writing.

Travel – Must be willing and able to travel up to 30%.

Supervisory Responsibilities – None.

Key Working Relationships:
Internal: Head of Programs, programming teams – emergency response, climate resilience
External: DHSUD, MHSD, DENR, CCC, LGUs and NGOS supporting the project

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