Program Manager Vacancy at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Position Title: Program Manager.

Job Station: Adamawa State.

INTRODUCTION :-

Program Manager job opportunity is available at Catholic Relief Services (CRS) for individuals who possess relevant qualification.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :-

• Provide technical leadership and guidance in the assessment, planning and implementation of a poultry / livelihoods activities of GIZ Borno and Adamawa Women Poultry Project in Borno and Adamawa in collaboration with project partners and relevant government agencies.
• Work with public and private sectors to increase competitive poultry services including veterinary and poultry extension services for poultry producer groups.
• Ensure that poultry-based livelihoods related activities are implemented in accordance with CRS standards and approaches.
• Support poultry producer groups to increase quantity and quality of poultry production and poultry products through improved management techniques of poultry diseases and outbreaks.
• Support to establish and management of hatcheries.
• Support polultry producer groups to self-organize, to increase their financial, technical and organizational skills and to access financial services and products
• Under the direction of the Program Manager, lead the design and development of capacity strengthening strategies, approaches and tools to support Borno and Adamawa Women Poultry project partners and relevant government agencies in the area of conflict resolution, in mainstreaming gender and supported in coordination of project activities.
• Lead project capacity development of poultry producer groups, hatchery farmers, community animal health workers, social workers/case workers  and marketing committees.
• Under the supervisoion of Program Manager II work with private sector partners to implement the market optimization and outreach model (MOOM).
• Lead the rolling out of SMART skills training to farmers to ensure group social cohesion, organization and management.
• Lead activities to improve access to input for poultry producer farmers including veterinary services, drugs administration and community animal health workers from public and private institutions.
• In coordination with the MEL Country Coordinator and MEL Officer, ensure timely and quality capturing of MEAL data on agricultural and livelihoods project components.
• Supervise and work closely with other project staff and with Justice Development Peace Commission (JDPC)  to build Poultry livestock groups, Commununity Animal Health Workers.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual work plans, budgets, and technical reports on poultry project activities as part of the overall program planning and reporting cycle.
• Represent CRS in livestock forums
• Provide effective management, coaching and support to Project Officer, MEAL officer and CSO’s staff  

DESIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATION :-

Apply Before :-

22nd May, 2020.

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Note: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

WHO IS Catholic Relief Services (CRS)?

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS works through local church and nonchurch partners to implement its programs, therefore, strengthening and building the capacity of these partner organizations is fundamental to programs in every country in which CRS operates. CRS has worked in Nigeria for more than 25 years.