Technical Advisor II – Shelter & Settlement (Venezuela)

About the role

The Technical Advisor II, Shelter & Settlement will support CRS and Caritas Venezuela in delivering high‑quality emergency shelter assistance following the June 2026 earthquakes. Working within the EMPOWER program, the advisor will guide program design, implementation, and monitoring to ensure effective, gender‑sensitive, and protection‑mainstreamed interventions.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement response‑wide shelter strategies, standards, tools, and best practices, coordinating with partners, clusters, donors, and government entities.
• Provide technical solutions for strategic planning, program design, and implementation, ensuring alignment with CRS quality principles and donor guidelines.
• Lead or contribute to the technical design of large or complex proposals, defining monitoring systems and indicators.
• Advise project teams on integrating donor strategies, priorities, and technical requirements into CRS approaches.
• Support capacity‑strengthening initiatives for Caritas Venezuela, including learning and training strategy development.

Required profile

• Proven experience in humanitarian shelter and settlement programming.
• Strong knowledge of CRS program quality principles, donor guidelines, and industry best practices.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multi‑sectoral partners and to mainstream gender, protection, and disaster risk reduction.
• Excellent analytical and advisory skills for complex program design and monitoring.

Required skills