Technical Advisor II, REACH Malaria

Catholic Relief Services; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Vision

Retirement plan

Job summary

Catholic Relief Services seeks a Malaria Technical Advisor for the REACH Malaria project, working with PATH as prime contractor. This remote role supports country teams with malaria program design and implementation, aligned to CRS quality standards and donor guidelines.

The advisor will provide strategic guidance, capacity building, and knowledge management across countries, with up to 30% travel, to advance high-impact malaria programming.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree is required.
• Minimum eight years international NGO experience in advisory/management.
• Masters degree is preferred.
• Experience in technical assistance and donor-funded proposals is required.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to agency-wide malaria strategies and tools with cross-sector engagement.
• Provide technical solutions to REACH Malaria teams remotely and on-site.
• Serve as technical backstop for the project across multiple countries.
• Maintain current malaria technical knowledge and scale up best practices.
• Lead capacity strengthening through trainings and coaching to CRS staff.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Leadership & mentoring

Cross-cultural collaboration

Donor engagement

Education

Bachelors Degree

Masters Degree in Public Health or related field

Eight+ years international NGO experience

Tools

MS Office

Web conferencing

Budget management systems

Knowledge-sharing networks

Job description

Job Summary

CRS seeks a Malaria Technical Advisor for the USG-funded Reaching every at-risk community and household with malaria services (REACH Malaria) global project, where PATH is the prime contractor and CRS is major sub-contractor. REACH aims to provide implementation support services and technical assistance to countries to accelerate progress in comprehensive delivery of facility and community-based malaria services, including malaria case management, prevention of malaria in pregnancy (MiP), seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), health systems strengthening, data collection and use for service delivery, other malaria prevention interventions and maternal newborn, child health and nutrition.

Job Description

NOTE: This is a remote position.

CRS seeks a Malaria Technical Advisor for the USG-funded Reaching every at-risk community and household with malaria services (REACH Malaria) global project, where PATH is the prime contractor and CRS is major sub-contractor. REACH aims to provide implementation support services and technical assistance to countries to accelerate progress in comprehensive delivery of facility and community-based malaria services, including malaria case management, prevention of malaria in pregnancy (MiP), seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), health systems strengthening, data collection and use for service delivery, other malaria prevention interventions and maternal newborn, child health and nutrition.

You will provide malaria technical advice, guidance, and support to a wide range of program design and implementation issues in line with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) program quality principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices to Country Program (CP) teams to advance the delivery of high-quality malaria programming to the poor and vulnerable.

Roles And Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and implementation of agency-wide strategies, standards, tools, and best practices in malaria that effectively engage partners, donors and governments. Help ensure a cross-sectoral approach integrating gender, protection mainstreaming, and disaster risk reduction.
• Provide technical solutions to REACH Malaria 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.
• Provide overall technical backstop for the project across several countries where CRS leads activities in close partnership with PATH, as prime contractor.
• Maintain current technical knowledge on malaria and manage introduction and scale-up of best practices and technical interventions.
• Contribute to capacity strengthening initiatives in malaria programming for staff and partner through helping develop learning and training strategies and agendas/curriculums, conducting trainings and workshops, and mentoring and coaching to CP staff.
• Contribute to knowledge management and learning through collecting and analyzing program data, evaluating strategic activities, assisting with measuring program impact, capturing and sharing lessons learned and best practices, and research and internal reports.
• Establish and maintain relationships with donors, prime, national malaria programs, peer organizations, research and other institutions. Participate in forums in malaria programmingto collect and share best practices.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrated application of technical principles and concepts in malaria programming. General knowledge of other related disciplines (e.g. other MNCH programs) to ensure a proper cross-sectoral approach.
• Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information and budget management systems, knowledge-sharing networks.
• Experience in business development, project design and proposal development in malaria, including technical writing.
• Experience in mentoring, coaching, facilitation and training applying adult learning principles and practices.
• Experience with program monitoring and evaluation, including applying data collection tools and methodologies, data analysis, and data presentation.
• Experience and skills in networking and relations with donors, national malaria programs, peer organizations, and faith-based civil society partners. Understanding of partnership principles.
• Excellent 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.
• Strong strategic, analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills
• Proactive, resourceful and results-oriented

Required Languages

English and French

Travel

Must be willing and able to travel up to 30%.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Minimum of eight years relevant international working experience in an advisory or management role with progressive responsibilities, ideally with an international NGO, with minimum of three years working for programming interventions in malaria.
• Previous experience providing technical assistance and developing successful proposals for external donor funding is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Public Health, Health Systems, Medical Sciences or related area is an advantage.

Agency Competencies (for All CRS Staff)

• Personal Accountability – Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.
• Acts with Integrity - Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. Is considered honest.
• Builds and Maintains Trust - Shows consistency between words and actions.
• Collaborates with Others – Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
• Open to Learn – Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.

Agency Leadership Competencies

• Lead Change – Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
• Develops and Recognizes Others – Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
• Strategic Mindset – Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strateg y and team priorities.

What We Offer

CRS offers U.S. based staff a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, and a generous retirement savings plan. Benefits packages for successful candidates employed outside the U.S. are based on the country of employment/in-country office where the candidate will perform the role. CRS´ work culture is a collaborative, mission-driven culture committed to improving the lives of the poor throughout the world.

About Us

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Catholic Relief Services works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. Catholic Relief Services’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

CRS welcomes candidates from the countries and regions in which we work. In the event the successful candidate is an expatriate, the anticipated duration of the assignment is informed by a term limit, based on the type and level of the job and the needs of the agency.

CRS is committed to safeguarding program participants, community members, staff and volunteers from all forms of exploitation and abuse.The successful candidate is expected to sign and adhere to CRS´ Code of Conduct.

CRS talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding the rights and dignity of all people - especially children and vulnerable adults - to live free from abuse and harm.

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

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

General Requirements

CRS offers are contingent on the selected candidate’s ability to legally work where the position is to be performed. Every government has a unique set of work permit eligibility requirements. All positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside a home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical clearance; some work permit processes require clearing a separate government administered medical examination. CRS prioritizes candidates who are citizens/ permanent residents of the countries where we have CRS offices.