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Technical Advisor I – Shelter & Settlements, RAPID
Catholic Relief ServicesShelter and Settlements advisor supporting Catholic Relief Services’ global emergency humanitarian response. Designing proposals, strengthening partners, analyzing data, and advising country teams.
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in Shelter and Settlements strategies, project design, and proposal development, with a strong focus on capacity strengthening and cross-sectoral integration. Proficient in technical writing and relationship management, ensuring effective collaboration with donors and partners.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Shelter And Settlements ExpertiseProject Design And Proposal DevelopmentCapacity Strengthening Best PracticesTechnical Writing SkillsRelationship Management
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Hard Skills
Bachelor’s Degree In ArchitectureBachelor’s Degree In EngineeringBachelor’s Degree In Urban PlanningBachelor’s Degree In Construction ManagementProject Monitoring And EvaluationData AnalysisProposal Content WritingTechnical Principles In Shelter And SettlementsCross-Sectoral Approach KnowledgeMS Office Proficiency
Soft Skills
Strategic ThinkingAnalytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsPresentation SkillsFacilitation SkillsTraining SkillsMentoring SkillsCoaching Skills
Tools & Technologies
Web Conferencing ApplicationsInformation Management SystemsBudget Management SystemsKnowledge-Sharing Networks
Industry Keywords
Shelter And Settlements StrategiesDonor StrategiesCapacity StrengtheningPartnership PrinciplesDisaster Risk ReductionGender MainstreamingTechnical SolutionsLearning Agenda
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support development and implementation of agency-wide Shelter and Settlements strategies, standards, tools, and best practices
- Help ensure cross-sectoral integration of gender, protection mainstreaming, and disaster risk reduction
- Provide technical solutions to Country Program teams remotely and on-site for strategic planning, standards, best practices, partnerships, tools, and monitoring and evaluation
- Contribute to technical design, preparation, submission, and approval of project concepts and proposals
- Act as a technical writer on proposal development teams as needed
- Advise project teams on integrating donor strategies, priorities, and technical requirements
- Support capacity strengthening for staff and partners through learning strategies, training curricula, workshops, coaching, and mentoring
- Collect and analyze program data and share lessons learned and best practices
- Contribute to the Shelter and Settlements learning agenda
- Maintain relationships with donors, peer organizations, research institutions, and other organizations
- Participate in Shelter and Settlements forums to collect and share best practices and promote CRS’ work
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, urban planning, construction management, or a field related to Shelter & Settlements
- Minimum five to eight years of relevant work experience with progressive responsibilities
- Minimum two years of relevant field-based experience in Shelter and Settlements
- Proficiency in MS Office packages, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Proficiency with web conferencing applications, information and budget management systems, and knowledge-sharing networks
- Knowledge of technical principles and concepts in Shelter & Settlements
- General knowledge of related disciplines for a cross-sectoral approach
- Experience in project design and proposal development
- Experience writing proposal content
- Knowledge of capacity-strengthening best practices
- Experience with program monitoring, evaluation, and analysis
- Experience networking and managing relationships with donors, peer organizations, and faith-based civil society partners
- Understanding of partnership principles
- Strong relationship management, strategic, analytical, problem-solving, and systems-thinking skills
- Good technical writing skills
- Presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills
- English fluency required
- Must be willing and able to travel up to 50%
- Ability to legally work where the position is performed
- Pre-employment medical clearance for positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside a home country
Benefits
Comp & perks- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
- Generous retirement savings plan
- Collaborative, mission-driven work culture
- CRS Code of Conduct and safeguarding-focused work environment