Technical Advisor I – Disaster Risk Reduction, Anticipatory Action

Catholic Relief Services

Technical Advisor supporting the integration of Disaster Risk Reduction and Anticipatory Action across RAPID program interventions at Catholic Relief Services. Providing technical guidance and solutions in humanitarian response.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the integration of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Anticipatory Action (AA) across all RAPID program interventions, providing technical guidance in line with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) program quality standards, donor requirements, and industry best practices.
Contribute to the implementation of agency-wide strategies, standards, tools, and best practices in DRR/AA in humanitarian response, that effectively engage partners, donors and governments. Help ensure a cross-sectoral approach integrating gender, inclusion, protection mainstreaming, and disaster risk reduction.
Provide technical solutions to regional and County Program teams, remotely and on-site, 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.
Contribute to the development of the technical design for proposals. Support the process of preparation, design, submission and approval of project concepts and full-fledged proposals. As needed, act as a technical writer on proposal development teams. Advise project teams on integrating donor strategies, priorities and technical requirements into CRS’ approach.
Support capacity strengthening initiatives in DRR/AA programming for staff and partners through helping develop learning and training strategies and agendas/curriculums, conducting trainings and workshops, and coaching.
Collect and analyze program data, capture and share lessons learned and best practices for specific projects to facilitate improvements in decision-making and contribute to the DRR/AA learning agenda.
Contribute to maintaining relationships with donors, peer organizations, research and other institutions, participate in forums in DRR/AA to collect and share best practices and promote CRS’ work.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in studies related to DRR/R such as Disaster Management, Environmental Management, Climate Risk Management, preparedness, humanitarian aid, is required.
Minimum of five-eight relevant work experience with progressive responsibilities, ideally with an international NGO, with minimum of two years relevant field-based experience in DRR/AA.
Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information and budget management systems, knowledge-sharing networks.
Knowledge of technical principles and concepts in DDR/AA General knowledge of other related disciplines to ensure a proper cross-sectoral approach.
Experience in project design and proposal development. Experience in writing content for proposals.
Knowledge of capacity-strengthening best practices.
Experience with program monitoring and evaluation and analysis.
Experience and skills in networking and relations with donors, peer organizations, and faith-based civil society partners. Understanding of partnership principles.
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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, and a generous retirement savings plan.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)Anticipatory Action (AA)project designproposal developmentprogram monitoringevaluationdata analysiscapacity strengtheningtechnical writingstrategic planning

Soft Skills

relationship managementinfluenceproblem-solvinganalytical skillssystems thinkingpresentation skillsfacilitation skillsmentoringcoachingproactive