NOTE: This is a US based telecommuter position; The position can be based anywhere in the United States. US work authorization required at the time of application.

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.

Background:

The Overseas Operations Division includes various Headquarters departments and units, along with seven regional offices and 45 country program offices. This position will primarily work with three of the Headquarters departments/units: the Health, Safety and Security Unit; the Learning and Training Unit; and the Program Impact and Quality Assurance Department. The Health, Safety and Security Unit has six Headquarter staff which support our 8,000+ staff and partners, mitigating risks and creating access to the most vulnerable communities. The Learning and Training Unit runs professional development programs designed for OverOps leaders . The Program Impact & Quality Assurance (PIQA) Department is a support department for programs composed of dedicated technical experts covering various development sectors.

Job Summary:

You will advance Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) mission to serve the poor and vulnerable by providing responsive, day-to-day administrative support services to the Overseas Operations teams assigned to you. The consistent and high-quality support you provide allows teams to deliver CRS’ services with maximum efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency. You will contribute to the proper stewardship of resources by helping ensure operational effectiveness in support of high-quality programming.

Candidate Summary:

You are energized by working for an organization with a social purpose and grounded in humanitarian values. You will be self-motivated, organized, detail oriented and an effective communicator. You are eager to learn, and you derive immense job satisfaction from providing others with the on-time support they need in order to deliver CRS’ services. You are able to handle competing priorities and keep calm in face of last-minute demands on your time. You enjoy working in an extremely diverse online workspace with individuals from many different countries, ethnicities, faiths and socio-economic classes and you can navigate and adapt to many different communication styles. You are comfortable working in a virtual workspace with few chances for in-person interaction; you skillfully manage common online collaboration platforms such as MS Teams, Zoom, Office 365, Google and others.