CVA Coordinator

TITLE: Cash and Voucher Assistance Coordinator
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Gaza Response/ Program Operations LOCATION: Cairo
GRADE: 5 CONTRACT LENGTH: 6 Months

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 country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE: The CVA Coordinator is responsible for delivering quality and timely implementation of the cash & voucher assistance, monitor the CTP process, coordination, and representation, and with support from Technical and Operations teams, to lead on sectoral assessment.

The CVA Coordinator is expected to work closely with the program team, MEAL,Finance, Advocacy & Communications, and Safeguarding teams to ensure quality and timely implementation of CVA operations.

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.

Projects Scope:

The project targets children, youth, and families affected by emergency to meet their urgent and basic needs, through provision of multi-sectoral services including cash and voucher assistance. The program is multi-faceted and will require coordination with multiple organizations and actors including local, national, and International NGOs.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Senior Operations Officer.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

·        Lead CVA assessments, in line with SC internal standards and processes, with support from CVA technical advisor: feasibility & risk assessment, CVA risk assessment, market assessments and need & vulnerability assessments.

·        Coordinate with other SC thematic areas and other relevant external sector agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments include a disaggregated analysis of children’s needs and vulnerabilities.

·        Working with the Senior Operations Officer and other key members of the response team to develop CVA sector plans and master budgets and contribute to SC’s overall response objectives.

·        Lead on the CVA sector plan implementation, focusing on identified and emerging risks, as well as prevention & response to violence for children and caregivers, referral pathways, coordination with relevant service providers, and the implementation of international standards and best practices.

·        In close collaboration with the Senior Operations Officer and the assistance of technical advisor from the sector; supervise the implementation of the cash transfer components of the projects.

·        Ensure that SOPs are maintained up to date and disseminated internally across relevant stakeholders, ensuring that teams are clear about the procedures to follow, the timelines and their roles.

·        Work with our Security and Safety department to develop and implement effective security procedures for our specific cash transfer programming activities, ensuring that these are updated and reviewed at regular intervals and that new programs are built around safety and security considerations.

·        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 to reduce such risks to an acceptable level.

·        Ensure that CVA is effectively integrated into Protection programming, notably through effective referral pathways and protocols, appropriate calculation methodologies of transfer values, and the identification and mitigation of risks.

·        Coordinate with finance providers so transfers can be properly and timely done.

·        Work with the MEAL team for the management and update of the CVA program database of beneficiaries.

·        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, capacity building, and the implementation of international standards and best practices.

·        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.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice) Accountability:

·        holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role 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 themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same

·        widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

·        future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

·        builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters

·        values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

·        approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

·        develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

·        willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

·        honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS

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

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential:

·        Minimum 2-3 years of previous relevant experience in cash programming for refugees or migrants.

·        Professional experience in partner collaboration and capacity-building

·        Excellent drafting, interpersonal, interviewing, and communication skills.

·        Leadership experience at a similar job.

·        Proficiency in Arabic and English, written and spoken is a must.

·        Demonstrated ability to work with highly vulnerable groups.

·        Able to work effectively within a team and/or individually.

·        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 and technical knowledge of CVA for Sectoral Outcomes (Protection/Child Protection, Nutrition, Education, Food Security, and Livelihood).

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.

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The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
· No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
· All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
· Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.