Project Officer Sr Food (Tawila – North Darfur) – CRS

Job Description

Organization	Catholic Relief Services
Job Title:	Project Officer Sr Food
Grade Level	Grade 8
Section/Unit:	PM II Food
Duty Station	Tawila – North Darfur
Closing Date:	04 April 2026

Background:

Job Summary

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is responding to the humanitarian crisis in Tawila, North Darfur, where large‑scale displacement has resulted in severe food insecurity, critical water shortages, and acute health and nutrition needs amid access constraints and a complex operating environment. CRS is implementing and scaling life‑saving interventions in food security, water, health, and nutrition, including cash‑based and in‑kind assistance and support to Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs). CRS also actively engages in humanitarian coordination to improve coverage, targeting, and accountability.

As a lead for one location (Tawila, Rokoro or Golo) food security activities, you will facilitate the achievement of project objectives through coordinating and reporting on all project activities and providing technical guidance and advice to staff and implementing partner(s) advancing Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable. SPO Food will be supervised by the Program Manager (PM) II Food. The PM II Food will ensure coordinate with other CRS food security project in Sudan while the SPO will focus on field implementation for one specific project (SHF). Your coordination and relationship management skills will ensure that the project for which you are responsible applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.

Duties and responsibilities:

Roles and Key Responsibilities

• Organize and lead the implementation of all assigned project activities, especially in-kind food distribution, as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
• Ensure learning properly accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and guiding partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences. Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
• Coordinate and oversee working relationships with all local project stakeholders and serve as the liaison between them and the project team to mobilize local actors and promote project activities and impact.
• Oversee and perform ad-hoc inspections of various processes and resources at project sites to ensure timely project activities implementation and adherence to established process standards and procedures. Ensure proper tracking of resource use for project activities through periodic budget reviews and follow-up with and assistance to implementing partner.
• Support and coordinate capacity building and technical support activities to ensure assigned project activities are implemented per project guidelines and standards.
• Coordinate provision of any logistical and administrative support to staff and partners.
• Ensure project documentation for assigned activities is complete with all required documents and is filed per agency and donor requirements. Assist with preparation of trends analysis reports and documentation of case studies and promising practices

Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required. 
• Minimum of 2-5 years of work experience in project support, ideally in the field of food security and for an NGO.

Preferred Qualifications

• Further education in International Relations or in the field of Food Security would be a plus.
• Experience working with partners, participatory action planning and community engagement.
• Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data.
• Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). 
• Experience supporting Sudan Humanitarian Fund/OCHA project.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

• Analysis and problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment
• Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners
• Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented
• Attention to details, accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities

Required Languages: Arabic required, English preferred 

Travel: Must be willing and able to travel up to 50% to project locations in Darfur.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes

CRS’s emphasis on family values supports benefits, including maternity and paternity leave, policies that promote exclusive breastfeeding, the availability of a crèche at

the office, and flexible working hours where possible.

How To Apply:

f interested, please submit cover letter, resume and copies of your education and work certificates to Tawila Labour  Office – April 4, 2026. Ensure that your cover letter or resume has a phone number where you can be reached.