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Job Location: based in Jamaica for the entirety of the assignment Dotted line to: Caritas Antilles Emergency Response Coordinator LOE: FTE 100% Length of Assignment: 6 months with potential for extension, pending funding Start Date: January 8, 2026 End Date: July 7, 2026 CRS’ Humanitarian Response Department (HRD) is in its fourth phase of EMPOWER (Empowering Partner Organizations Working on Emergency Responses) project with local partners based in the Latin America and Caribbean (LACRO), Central and West Africa regions. Job Summary You will be seconded to Caritas Antilles in Jamaica to support the Hurricane Melissa Emergency Response implementing projects advancing Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work in localization and serving the poor and vulnerable. Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that the local partner delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of its programming. The PM I will work closely with Caritas Antilles and the Dioceses in Jamaica’s emergency responders and their primary role will be to strengthen the emergency response capacity of local partners and support these partners in implementing high quality emergency projects in response to hurricane Melissa. Caritas Antilles, in partnership with its diocesan networks and with technical accompaniment from CRS under the EMPOWER program, is implementing a multi-funded response including emergency relief, WASH support, multi-purpose cash assistance, livelihood recovery, and strengthened pathways into Jamaica’s national social protection system. To further strengthen delivery capacity during this critical phase, CRS will second a PM I to Caritas Antilles to provide operational support, coordination, technical support, and systems strengthening, ensuring alignment across funding streams (AMBFF, IRUSA, Emergency Appeal, and future mobilizations). The seconded PM I will support Caritas Antilles in managing the Melissa response portfolio, ensuring timely, coordinated, safe, and quality program delivery. The role will provide hands-on operational support while also strengthening systems, workflows, and implementation capacity of diocesan teams in Jamaica. The position will serve as a supporter—not a replacement for local leadership—and will ensure alignment with localization commitments, donor requirements, safeguarding standards, and humanitarian principles.