Cash and Voucher Assistance Coordinator (Aswan)

TITLE: Cash and Voucher Assistance Coordinator LOCATION: Aswan
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Program/ Operation Egypt EKN project.  POST TYPE:  FTA
GRADE: 5 CONTRACT LENGTH: One year

Child Safeguarding:

Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting the country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The role is expected to ensure quality and timely implementation and monitoring of the cash & voucher assistance for Protection (CVA for P) as part of the Sudan response in Egypt, through capacity-building and mentoring of Partner NGOs leading CVA implementation. The role holder is responsible for the appropriate implementation of CVA operations in line with sectorial minimum standards, internal policies and program guidelines as well as donor requirements.

Projects Scope:

The project targets refugees and migrants in Aswan, including recently arrived refugees from Sudan, to meet their urgent and basic needs, through immediate humanitarian assistance and increased capacity of NGOs and service providers to deliver health and nutrition, protection, psycho-social support, and education services. The project will provide multi-sectoral services including cash and voucher assistance for children and adults at-risk in Aswan, including unaccompanied and separated children. The program is multi-faceted and will require coordination with multiple organizations and actors operating in Aswan as well as strengthening the capacities of the PNGO’s in delivering and monitoring cash and voucher assistance. 

 SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: (Direct Line): Project Manager

Staff directly reporting to this post: NIL

FIELD TRAVEL: The project officer is expected to spend at least 70% of his/ her time at the field sites

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Ensuring Quality Programming

• Apply CVA assessments, in line with SC internal standards and expectations, with technical support from CVA technical advisors: feasibility & risk assessment, CVA risk assessment, market assessments and need & vulnerability assessments;
• Coordinate with other SC thematic areas along with the Aswan Field Manager or other external sector agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments include a disaggregated analysis of children’s needs and vulnerabilities;
• Ensure that the identified CVA risks are incorporated in the CVA program design and SoPs and that mitigation measures are put in place at program level and/or on a case-by-case basis
• Ensure that Standard Operation Procedures are applied up to date and disseminated internally across relevant stakeholders;
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• Ensure that CVA is effectively integrated into Protection and Education programming, notably through effective referral pathways and protocols, appropriate calculation methodologies of transfer values, and the identification and mitigation of risks;
• Ensure the targeting, selection and registration of CVA beneficiaries, in line with the program’s SoPs;
• Support preparation and distribution plans for beneficiary identification cards and distribution, ensuring that risk mitigation measures are incorporated into SOPs for card distribution.
• Facilitate coordination between the MEAL teams and of SC Egypt for the management and update of the CVA program database of beneficiaries;
• Ensure strong CVA monitoring systems are in place, in close coordination with the SC MEAL teams, including baseline, post-distribution monitoring and endline surveys to monitor and evaluate CVA processes, outputs and outcomes;
• Monitor CVA and humanitarian trends and propose program adaptations in a timely manner when relevant, focusing on identified and emerging risks, as well as prevention & response to violence for children and caregivers, internal/external referral pathways, coordination with relevant service providers, , and the implementation of international standards and best practices;
• Support timely programme and donor reports on CVA activities in compliance with internal Save the Children requirements

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• Ensure strong accountability to beneficiaries by putting in place accountability activities, ensuring that feedback from all relevant stakeholders is considered in program design.
• Ensure that the humanitarian minimum standards are maintained in accordance with the Inter-Agency Standing Committees’ recommendations for CVA, the CALP Network, the Sphere Charter and Minimum Standards, and the Core Humanitarian Standards.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and modeling Save the Children values.

• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for oneself (and their team), takes responsibility for own personal development, and encourages others to do the same.

• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.

• Forward, strategic thinker.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters

• Values diversity as a source of competitive strength

• Approachable and active listener

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Educational Background:

Bachelor degree in social sciences, development studies or any relevant area

Essential:

• Minimum 2-3 years of previous relevant experience in child protection cash programming for refugees or migrants in particular;

• Professional experience in partner collaboration and capacity-building 

• Excellent drafting, interpersonal, interviewing, and communication skills;

• Leadership experience at a similar job;

• Proficiency in Arabic written and spoken is a must and English language is preferable;

• Demonstrated ability to work with highly vulnerable groups;

• Awareness of the security context and political situation in Egypt for refugees;

• Able to work effectively within a team and/or individually;

• This is a field job; the candidate must be willing to work in the field effectively

• Well organized with strong time-management skills

• Ability to work under pressure and to handle heavy and competitive works effectively • Shares Save the Children’s vision and values

Desirable:

• Previous experience working with NGOs.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.