Job Details
Role Purpose:
Save the Children seeks to build its capacity to implement Cash Transfer Programmes (CTP) throughout the East and Southern Africa (ESA) region to support its ability to respond rapidly to disasters but also to use CTP as a modality to deliver its recovery and long term programming.
The purpose of this position is to support the operational implementation of humanitarian and development cash transfer programmes, to ensure their timely, accountable, donor-compliant and cost-effective delivery across the region. The ESA region therefore seeks an experienced CTP Operations Advisor to provide remote and in-country technical support to CTP in the region to support their operational set up and ongoing delivery. This position will be based at the ESA Regional Office in Nairobi, with extensive travel throughout the region (up to 50% of time). The position will report to the Regional Head of Supply Chain with a dotted line to Senior Cash Transfer Ops Advisor at SCI Centre.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
Contract Duration: 1 Year
Location: East and Southern Africa Regional Office – Nairobi
Qualifications
Essential
Minimum 5 years field-based experience in setting up, implementing and monitoring cash transfer programs using varied modalities and delivery mechanisms (in particular e-transfers and e-vouchers).
Cash Transfer Programme budget management experience including institutional donors
Substantial experience of designing and implementing emergency programmes and Emergency Preparedness for an international organisation, probably in a managerial role
Management experience of operational aspects of Cash Transfer Programming (e.g. design and implementation of standard operations procedures, FSP procurement and contracting, etc.);
Proven record or flair for strategic planning and/or project management
Demonstrated experience in programme assessment that includes needs, market, and CTP feasibility considerations
Experience in building and developing local partnerships, including with the private sector.
Experience in coaching, mentoring and training staff.
Willingness to travel (the position will be based in ESA and will require 50% + international travel)
Designing and and delivering of cash transfer programming training
Desirable
Familiarity with Save the Children’s programming and operating model
Project Management qualification.
Working knowledge of child protection / food security / health or education sectors
A good understanding of market assessments and analysis
Sound knowledge of the wider humanitarian sector, including personal or professional networks, and the current emergency institutional, legal and policy environment
Experience of working in insecure environments, and drawing up or revising security guidelines
Experience in or familiarity with disaster management or response in humanitarian operations
Minimum of 3-5 years relevant international (field-based) experience in disaster response, project design, monitoring and evaluation, participatory needs assessment, data collection and analysis.
Knowledge of Portuguese language would be an added advantage
