Technical Lead Carbon, Markets and Value Chains

Catholic Relief Services is seeking a full-time Technical Lead for Carbon, Markets, and Value Chains in Manila, Philippines. The role involves managing and overseeing carbon-related projects under the Land Restoration Initiative, ensuring high-quality programming and technical support for staff and partners. Responsibilities include leading project implementation, enhancing program impact, coordinating monitoring efforts, and pursuing additional funding opportunities. This position is contingent upon donor funding.
Job Title:Technical Lead Carbon, Markets and Value Chains
• Reports to:Land Restoration Initiative Chief of Party
• Job Type:Full-Time
• Department:Country Programming
• Salary:Band 9 (Technical Advisor)
• Location:Manila, Philippines
• 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.

CRS Philippines, established in 1945, is the longest running, continuous CRS country program in the world with extensive programming in peacebuilding, emergency response and recovery, and disaster risk reduction. The Philippines country program has over 100 staff members in Manila, Davao, and Cotabato City offices. CRS Philippines is committed to collaborating with our strong network of church partners, national and subnational government agencies and secular NGOs throughout the country.
• Job Summary

The Technical Lead will manage and provide technical oversight of the development and implementation of carbon, markets, value chains, and livelihoods activities under the Land Restoration Initiative, a constellation of projects under the Global Evergreening Alliance (GEA). CRS in the Philippines serves as the lead agency for the GEA, and this position will serve as a key technical advisor for the large and complex projects that are part of the initiative. S/he will ensure the delivery of high-quality programming and continuously work towards improving the impact of the initiative.
• THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON DONOR FUNDING
• Roles and Key Responsibilities*
- Lead the development, implementation and consolidation of carbon, markets, value chains, and livelihoods activities under the Land Restoration Initiative in line with Government of the Philippines (GoP) and GEA priorities.
- Oversee technical assistance and capacity strengthening activities in carbon, markets, value chains, and livelihoods for staff, consortium partners, communities, and GoP counterparts to enhance program quality and impact.
- Support implementation of financial inclusion activities by partners, including Savings and Internal Lending Communities, in line with best practices.
- Coordinate with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) department to ensure effective implementation of the monitoring and evaluation system, using appropriate forms, procedures, and tools for data collection and analysis as the basis for measuring, documenting and reporting outcomes.
- Lead the development of program learning and innovations in carbon, markets, value chains, and livelihoods. Identify opportunities for learning, research and publications in these areas and facilitate the dissemination of promising practices and lessons learned to contribute to the GEA knowledge management agenda.
- Contribute to the proactive pursuit of additional funding opportunities to ensure growth of the Land Restoration Initiative, including donor engagement and proposal development.