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Technical Advisor - Agriculture and Environment

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Position Title: Technical Advisor for Agriculture and the Environment

Departmant: Program Quality and Support Department (PQSD) – Baltimore, Agriculture and Environment Sector

Band: D

FLSA: Exempt

Reports to: Senior Technical Advisor, Agriculture and Environment, PQSD

Job Summary:

The Technical Advisor (TA) will work as a member of the Agriculture and Environment sector of the Program Quality Support Department (PQSD). S/he will work with technical staff in PQSD and the Overseas Support Department (OSD) to provide support in the design and implementation of high quality programs in agriculture with special emphasis on (i) gender, (ii) nutrition and (iii) knowledge management.

S/he will devote approximately 30% of their time to promoting gender in agriculture, 30% of their time to the promotion of nutrition based programming in agriculture and 40% of their time to knowledge management, representation and other tasks.

S/he will support Senior Technical Advisors (STAs), and Regional Technical Advisors (RTAs) and country programs (CPs) to develop high quality proposals, support project implementation and share learning that can inform agency wide programming, providing leadership to pillar two of the agricultural strategy, on agriculture for health.

The TA will promote learning, collaboration and facilitate knowledge sharing within and across sectors, through innovation projects, promoting operations research and publications. S/he will manage consultancies, studies and research in gender and nutrition within agriculture and environment. S/he will also promote learning and knowledge management within the agriculture and environment sector in general.

Specific Responsibilities:

  1. Develop strategies, tools and approaches to support and strengthen the implementation of innovative gender activities within agriculture. 
  2. Develop strategies, tools and approaches to support and strengthen the implementation of innovative nutrition activities within agriculture.
  3. Support knowledge management and learning in the agriculture and environment sector, leading to the identification, development and publication of studies and research findings.  This work will include:-

• Creating and disseminating a bi-monthly Agriculture Update.

• Managing the Agriculture and Environment Innovation grants.

• Maintaining and updating relevant knowledge sites and products on CRS global.

  1. Support the integration of ICT’s to improve CRS’s data gathering abilities to provide evidence of effective programming in gender and nutrition in agriculture.  
  2. Support the integration of gender and nutrition within the Agriculture/ Environment multi-skills training approach.
  3. Participate in the Multi Year Assistance Program (MYAP) working group with a focus on learning. 
  4. Provide technical support to the Food Security Unit of the Business Development Team for relevant program development.
  5. Provide technical support to country programs related to agriculture, nutrition and gender
  6. Represent CRS in Washington D.C. and other fora to advance our technical work, with projects such as TOPS (Technical and Operational Performance Support Program for Food for Peace Grantees) and other venues.

  7. Perform other tasks necessary for supporting the objectives of the Agriculture/ Environment team, as specified by PQSD management.

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and to achieve the desired results.

• Serves with Integrity

• Models Stewardship

• Cultivates Constructive Relationships

• Promotes Learning

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: PQSD STAs Agriculture and Environment, Principal Technical Advisor for Agriculture, field-based Agriculture and Environment staff, OSD Public Resource Specialists and Business Development Team, PQSD STA for Integral Human Development and Gender, PQSD STA for Health and Nutrition, PQSD Publications Manager, PQSD Management Support Team, Deputy Regional Directors for PQ; HQ - OSD and Human Resources

External: PVOs and other actors in gender and nutrition in agriculture; donors, academic and research institutions; consultants and outside vendors as appropriate.

Qualifications:

  1. M.A. or M.Sc. in field related to agriculture, gender, nutrition, or international development

  2. 3-5 years field experience in overseas relief and development programs,

  3. Demonstrated abilities in agriculture, gender, or nutrition with demonstrated excellence in communications.

  4. Strong organizational skills and outstanding writing and analytical skills

  5. Skills in information and communication technologies

  6. Ability to transfer knowledge to others

  7. Ability to work well in a diverse, multi-cultural team setting.

  8. Ability to work effectively under pressure and to organize and prioritize a variety of initiatives.

  9. Fluency in English and working ability in French.

  10. Willingness to travel overseas approximately one-third of time.

EOE/M/F/D/V

NOTE: All interested applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. at the time of application.

To apply, please visit http://crs.org/about/careers/

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