Regional Operations Advisor III at CRS International

Note: This is a remote position. CRS prioritizes candidates
who are citizens or permanent residents of countries where we have
offices. CRS does not sponsor visas for remote employees. Candidates
must be based in a time zone that enables at least 4 hours/day overlap
with EARO working hours, which are from 8am to 5pm East Africa time

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.

Job Summary:
You
will advise on operations and risk management at the regional, country
program and partner levels. You will develop, analyze and implement
systems, processes and controls that enhance agency operational
efficiency and effectiveness across operational areas, including risk
management, supply chain, partner operations, and field management.

You
will also be instrumental in regional and country-level
capacity-building in identification, assessment and management of all
categories of risks identified in external & internal Audit reports
and Risk Assessments. Your knowledge and guidance will reduce risk to
staff, to the effectiveness of our programming and to the people we
serve through the application of the principles of stewardship,
integrity, transparency, and accountability.

Responsibilities
Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Provide overall senior leadership to the EARO region in proactive risk management and mitigation.
• Collaborate
  with audit, risk, and compliance leads, and with regional and CP
  leadership, in implementing and strengthening internal control systems,
  developing and maintaining ongoing Risk Registers and continuous process
  performance improvement.
• In close coordination with the Ethics
  Unit and country programs, support overall quality and timeliness of
  EARO fraud case management through coaching country program staff,
  drafting and reviewing documents, and liaising with partners and Ethics
  Unit as required. Monitor fraud timelines and ensure timely donor
  reporting and corrective action plans.
• In collaboration with CP
  management, plan and perform internal audits, control reviews, fraud
  allegation reviews, and compliance assessments. Analyze results and
  provide recommendations.
• In collaboration with CP management,
  programming, and/or operation leads, design and facilitate relevant
  operations training sessions and contribute to relevant components of
  institutional capacity strengthening plans for CRS and partners.
• Contribute
  to proposal development through drafting and reviewing operational
  annexes including risk mitigation plans, staffing and management plans,
  security documentation, etc.
• Review, assist and support in
  developing operational processes for large grants following donor
  awards. Ensure full awareness of compliance requirements by the
  consortium members or partners right from the start of the award.
• As
  required, travel to high-risk country contexts (for example emergency
  response, new office or new program start up, staff turnover) to provide
  temporary direct management support and risk / compliance oversight
  across operational functions as acting Head of Operations or other
  operational leadership roles.

Required Languages – Strong verbal and written English.
Travel
– Must be willing and able to travel 25-50%, particularly to Ethiopia
and Sudan, including regular periods as Acting Deputy Country
Representative- Operations
Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Key Working Relationships:
Internal:
Regional Finance team; country program operations, finance and
compliance staff; HQ departments including Internal Audit, Risk and
Compliance, and Ethics Unit
External: CRS partners and auditors

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong relationship management skills
• Strong analytical, organizational, and systems thinking skills
• Ability to make sound judgment
• Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics
• Proactive, resourceful and results-oriented

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Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration or other relevant field preferred.
• Minimum
  of 8 years work experience with an international organization, with
  progressive responsibility in operations and risk management. Of this,
  minimum 3 years country program experience as Head of Operations or
  similar roles
• Knowledge of donor rules and regulations, including USAID, World Bank, EU, DFID, and UN donors.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using PowerBI, Power Automate, Power Apps, or similar tools
• Knowledge of data analytics techniques and process performance improvement leading practices
• Knowledge
  of audit standards and compliance regulations; knowledge of COSO’s
  Internal Control Framework or The Institute of Internal Audit’s
  International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal
  Auditing
• Knowledge of accounting systems
• Coaching and training abilities.
• Proficient in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio) and information management systems.

Job Info

• Job Identification 3001758
• Job Category Technical Programming
• Posting Date 10/31/2024, 06:36 PM
• Locations Kenya Ethiopia Tanzania, United Republic of Sudan South Sudan Uganda (Remote)
• Apply Before 11/30/2024, 06:17 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day