Deputy Chief of Party II – Operations

Catholic Relief Services

Deputy Chief of Party II managing operations of RAPID project and representing Catholic Relief Services globally. Ensuring high-quality programming, managing security risks, and coordinating with stakeholders.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide overall management of and have responsibility for an area of the RAPID project.
Act on behalf of the Chief of Party as needed, including global representation to the donor.
Manage key operational aspects of the development, implementation and consolidation of the RAPID project.
Serve as a point of contact to Department of State (DOS) / Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response (DHR).
Contribute to ensuring coordination between program and operations leads.
Effectively manage talent and supervise.
Manage and mitigate risk through monitoring national and regional issues that may impact staff and programming.
Promote, uphold and model a commitment to the efficient use of agency and donor resources.
Maintain relationships with key staff of consortium partner organizations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in international development, International Relations or a relevant technical area.
Minimum 5 years’ relevant management and technical experience.
2 years’ experience managing donor funds, including multi country grants. Strong knowledge and experience in budget management.
Recognized technical experience and qualifications in sector as demonstrated by peer reviewed publications, conference presentations etc.
Demonstrated experience of successful management, including management of functions of complex, high-value, multi-activity projects, with complicated logistics.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental
Life insurance
Vision
Generous retirement savings plan

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Hard Skills & Tools

budget managementproject managementrisk managementdonor fund managementmulti-country grants managementtechnical experiencepeer-reviewed publicationsconference presentations

Soft Skills

leadershipsupervisioncoordinationrelationship managementcommitment to resource efficiency

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in international developmentBachelor's degree in International Relations