Advisor II, Donor Engagement and Technical Learning

Responsibilities

• Provide programmatic guidance and implementation support for a portfolio of donor-funded projects focusing on Water Smart Agriculture (WSA).
• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure consistent application of WSA approaches, tools, and standards.
• Review project plans, learning agendas, and deliverables to identify alignment gaps and recommend corrective actions.
• Support donor engagement by coordinating communications, consolidating inputs, and maintaining a coherent programmatic narrative.
• Contribute to proposal development and capture planning by organizing technical inputs and ensuring alignment with donor requirements.
• Facilitate knowledge management by synthesizing and documenting lessons learned and promising practices across the portfolio.
• Monitor cross-project implementation trends and flag risks related to quality or consistency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in international development, agriculture, agroecology, natural resource management, environmental science, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Conservation Agriculture.
• Proven experience in high-level negotiation and managing complex partnerships.
• Proficiency in writing high-quality technical proposals and reports.
• Experience in program monitoring and evaluation, including indicator development and data analysis.
• Fluency in both English and Spanish.
• Willingness to travel up to 50%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in a relevant field.
• Experience working within an International NGO (INGO).
• Experience supporting innovation, scaling approaches, or adaptive management processes.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, life insurance, and vision coverage for U.S.-based staff.
• Generous retirement savings plan.
• Opportunity to work within a collaborative, mission-driven culture dedicated to global humanitarian impact.

About the Company

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. We work to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, providing relief and development through programs in emergency response, health, agriculture, education, and peacebuilding.