The Catholic Relief Services CRS International Development Fellowships Program, or IDFP, is designed for individuals dedicated to a career in international development. While completing comprehensive training on program management and operations, fellows support CRS’ work in various sectors such as agriculture/livelihoods, health, peacebuilding, emergency response, education, microfinance, or a combination of these. The fellows’ training focuses on project management, project design and proposal development, partnership and capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, budget and resource management, supply chain and logistics, human resources and security protocols.

CRS offers 20-25 International Development fellowships each year. Each fellow is placed in one of CRS’ overseas country programs for the 12-month fellowship. CRS determines the location by matching the fellows’ skills and experience with the country program’s portfolio and needs. Most Fellows continue to work for CRS, in a variety of positions, upon successful completion of the fellowship.

Benefits

CRS provides International Development Fellowships participants with the following benefits:

• Great opportunities for professional growth and development overseas
• Stipend, allowances, and furnished housing
• Transportation to and from the country
• Extensive insurance coverage (medical, dental, life, travel/accident, evacuation, and personal household effects)
• Paid vacation, sick and personal leave, and 12 paid holidays

Requirements

• Graduate degree in field relevant and applicable to international development (e.g. Agriculture, Health, Engineering, Business, Public Administration, Finance, Supply Chain)
• Likewise, Fluency in English with strong oral and written communication skills
• Further, Professional proficiency in a second language (preference given to major languages spoken where CRS works)
• At least six months of overseas work or volunteer experience in a developing country (consideration given to applicants with at least five years of experience living in a developing country)
• Moreover, Strong interest in a career in development or emergency relief
• Similarly, Willing to work in various regions and developing countries around the world
• Also, Able to work respectfully and professionally in a cross-cultural environment

How To Apply

The application for the 2020 Fellowship will be open from May–November 2019. The application link will be available on this site at that time. We look forward to hearing from you then!