Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States.
We alleviate suffering and provide assistance to people in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, belief or nationality.
CRS maintains strict standards of efficiency, accountability and transparency.
Last year, more than 92 percent of revenues spent went directly to programs that benefit the poor overseas.

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Catholic Relief Services is a global humanitarian organization that eases the suffering of and provides development assistance to people in need in over 100 countries. As the official international relief organization of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, CRS focuses on emergency response, health, agriculture, education, and justice and peacebuilding. Their work is guided by Catholic values and the organization aims to serve the poor and vulnerable, regardless of race, religion, or nationality.

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. We alleviate suffering and provide assistance to people in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, belief or nationality. 

CRS maintains strict standards of efficiency, accountability and transparency. Last year, more than 92 percent of revenues spent went directly to programs that benefit the poor overseas.

• Manage the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies for a portfolio of select major donors (current board directors as well as potential future board candidates).
• Develop and implement tailored engagement strategies for high worth individuals, ensuring giving and advocacy efforts align with and support Agency Campaign initiatives.
• Organize strategy sessions and other events to increase giving within the portfolio as well as influence giving from their respective networks.
• Partner with Leadership Giving Relationship Managers and Senior Director Leadership Giving to coordinate donor engagement plans for portfolio of donors, including current board members.
• Support Senior Director Board Engagement and Giving in the development and implementation of tailored engagement and stewardship strategies for board members who are donors to CRS.
• Schedule strategy sessions and other events related to the successful engagement and cultivation of Board Directors as it pertains to CRS campaign initiatives.
• Contribute to the creation of high-impact communications and stewardship materials, providing necessary resources for deepening board member engagement, philanthropic giving and sharing within their respective networks.
• Assist in the execution of board-related components of CRS’s comprehensive fundraising campaign.
• Contribute to board-hosted events and peer engagement initiatives that advance campaign goals.
• Prepare briefing materials and talking points for board members involved in campaign activities.
• Contribute to the identification and cultivation of potential board candidates (based on past and potential giving and campaign leadership), in collaboration with the Senior Director, Board Engagement and Giving, as well as cross-functional partners.
• Support onboarding and experiential learning opportunities for new board members.
• Partner with the Events Team to ensure strategic alignment and excellence in board-related event planning and execution.
• Develop and implement holistic strategies in coordination with concerned teams advancing donor’s philanthropic relationships as well as broader engagement with the Agency.
• Provide guidance in the planning and execution of Journey of Hope trips, ensuring meaningful board participation and post-trip engagement.

Manager II, Board Engagement – Giving

Manager II leading philanthropic strategy through board member engagement for CRS. Collaborating across divisions to enhance fundraising initiatives and donor relations.

business-development-rep

• Lead the production of high-quality funding applications in support of CRS’ engagement with institutional donors and initiatives involved in international development to serve the poor and vulnerable.
• Provide BD expertise to country leadership and proposal teams in positioning, capture planning and proposal preparation for specific opportunities with institutional donors.
• Manage pre-positioning, capture and proposal development processes to ensure timely execution and submission of high-quality proposals that are responsive to donor requirements, applicable regulations, and CRS’ technical and cost standards.
• Deploy as proposal coordinator, and advise on opportunity analysis, lead go/no-go decisions, capture planning, coordinate partner inputs, proposal review panels and ensure BD data is updated and accurate.
• Deploy as a lead or support writer on proposals, contributing both technical and non-technical content and integrating inputs from staff and partners into a responsive, coherent proposal with a compelling vision and clear win themes.
• Deploy as budget lead or to support the lead in developing proposal budgets.
• Guide and advise on partner identification and negotiating CRS’ role in proposal consortia.
• Liaise with senior management and donor engagement focal points to develop a resource mobilization strategy.
• Research, track and analyze new opportunities and CRS’ competitive position within the marketplace.
• Lead and/or support development of CRS BD tools, resources and guidance on BD best practices and CRS approaches across the BD cycle.
• Train and mentor staff to improve their skills across the CRS BD Cycle.

Business Development Specialist II

Lead production of funding applications in international development for CRS. Manage proposal processes, provide BD expertise, and liaise with donors for funding opportunities.

program-manager

• Engage with technical partners and sponsors in the Bahamas to plan and coordinate activities.
• Manage CRS’ activities for the Program, including: 
(a) help prioritize project interventions for the short- and medium-term.
(b) launch start-up activities in Q2 of 2026; and 
(c) collaborate with the Government of Bahamas to design a strategy for a long-term Sustainable Development Program.
• Identify and contract local partners and sub-contractors to support the start-up activities.
• Coordinate and support local partners and subcontractors, ensure quality implementation.
• Ensure all activities are in line with CRS quality principles and standards.
• Ensure timely and appropriate project expenditures in line with financial plans and efficient use and stewardship of project material sources.
• Ensure safeguarding and protection protocol are established and adhered to.
• Report to CRS, technical partners, and sponsors on progress, challenges, and recommendations.
• Establish monitoring and reporting protocol, aligned with the monitoring, reporting, and verification system that is being designed with technical partners.
• Coordinate technical support to local stakeholders in the Bahamas 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.
• Develop and maintain strong collaboration with CRS technical experts and, in agreement with partners, develop SOWs for in-country support for partners as needed -- especially for technical support in climate finance, environmental restoration and others as selected by the local stakeholders.
• Contribute to knowledge management and learning through collecting and analyzing program data, evaluating strategic projects, assisting with measuring program impact, capturing and sharing lessons learned and best practices, and research and internal reports.
• Contribute to the development of CRS capacity in Climate Finance that effectively engage partners, donors and governments. Help ensure a cross-sectoral approach integrating gender, protection mainstreaming, and disaster risk reduction.
• Ensure a quality partnership between CRS and EMPOWER partners in line with CRS and Caritas Internationalis (CI) partnership principles; ensure coordinated, consistent partner strengthening efforts and support timely resolution of partnership challenges via dialogue and support from others, as appropriate.
• Support quality partner-led program development, through participation in donor discussions and ensuring quality program design, budgeting and reporting.

Program Manager II – Blue Carbon

Program Manager overseeing design and implementation of the Bahamas Blue Carbon initiative. Collaborating with stakeholders for effective project management and climate finance.

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. We alleviate suffering and provide assistance to people in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, belief or nationality. CRS maintains strict standards of efficiency, accountability and transparency. Last year, more than 92 percent of revenues spent went directly to programs that benefit the poor overseas.

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Manager II, Board Engagement – Giving

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Program Manager II – Blue Carbon

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