Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs.

CRS shall implement 2 projects: the Carradeux Community Vitalization Project (CCVP) in Tabarre, Port-au-Prince, and the Caris Foundation Project in Port-au-Prince, the North East and the South. While CCVP will focus on permanent housing reconstruction, the other one will focus on providing support to communities potentially affected by HIV.

In order to reinforce the resilience and improve communities’ livelihoods both of these projects integrate a livelihoods component using the CRS’ agency-wide Saving and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) methodology, also known as MUSO Plus Program in Haiti. SILC is a savings-led model that has its roots in traditional community-based savings groups.

For the CCVP program, MUSO represents a way the community can collectively insulate itself in the event of small, sudden, and unexpected hardship costs that could potentially hinder a beneficiary household’s ability to make their regular monthly housing payment. 50 MUSO groups will be implemented in the area of intervention in the next 12 months.

For the Caris Foundation program, MUSO is an opportunity for household to access financial services, and consequently have a better access to basic services, as well as a mean to deliver health messaging and raise community awareness on health issues. 500 MUSO groups will be implemented in 2 cycles in the area of intervention in the next 32 months.

As a member of the CCVP Team, the MUSO Project Officer is responsible for the following:

Specific Activities:
• Execute the project implementation plan designed by the Program Manager
• Support the recruitment and training of the Technical Supervisor as well as the Community Mobilizers
• Elaborate work plans, supervise directly and monitor the 2 partners’ Technical Supervisors
• Insure the respect of SILC methodology by the Community Mobilizers and MUSO groups, Technical supervisor as well as the project implementation timeframe
• Provide technical support to the partners’ Technical Supervisor with the SILC methodology or project implementation
• Provide support developing the partnership with our local implementing partners and improve their capacity in project implementation
• Assist the partner’s Technical Supervisor in the training and implementation of Community Mobilizers and MUSO groups
• Organize and insure the quality of the monthly data collection
• Enter data in the SIG monthly
• Provide monthly reporting to Program Manager as well as correction action plan
• On a monthly basis, implement action plan and recommendations from the Program Manager (based on his SIG analysis)

List of Outputs/Deliverables:
• MUSO is implemented in the targeted area with targeted beneficiaries in a timely manner and respect the SILC methodology standards
• MUSO Plus training sessions and monitoring in the community
• Monthly work plans and reporting
• Data are entered in the SIG on a monthly basis

• 2 years of successful and proven experience in SILC or similar methodology including MIS and tool development.
• Fluent in Creole and French
• Demonstrated skills in activities implementation in a timely manner
• Demonstrated experience of reporting and team management
• Demonstrated experience working with local partners
• Excellent interpersonal and animation skills both with the team and the community
• Excellent organizational and computer skills, including but not limited to: MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Prior experience with, and demonstrated ability in, training of community facilitators

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
• Serves with Integrity
• Models Stewardship
• Cultivates Constructive Relationships
• Promotes Learning

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