UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

How can you make a difference?

Join our team to support operationalizing UNICEF Tigray Concept Note for Humanitarian Cash Transfer along to provide guidance and technical support to Cash WG, regional counterparts as well as UNICEF implementing partners – including design, proposal development, planning, implementation, management, monitoring, data analysis, progress reporting, and strategies toward further HCT options by partners.

Scope of Work:

Cash-based assistance, design, and implementation:
Coordinate and harmonize UNICEF supported humanitarian cash transfer initiatives and provide support and technical assistance on humanitarian cash transfer initiatives at all stages, from design to production of concrete results. This includes both direct support to government and civil society partners as well as support to UNICEF teams working on emergency response.
Conduct regular operational analysis of the existing HCT programmes, identify potential modalities of payment and Financial Service Providers (FSPs), provide quality assurance, and identify solutions such as design improvements, additional trainings and technical support
Undertake cash feasibility assessments, where relevant, to inform UNICEF cash programmes, and identify implementing partners, and/or contribute to partners design efforts to ensure that HCT programmes are child-centered
Conduct risk assessments and propose risk mitigation measures for the use of cash in emergencies in the specific context of the region.
Prepare programme reports required for management, donors, budget reviews, programme analysis, annual reports, etc.
Develop and facilitate training of any UNICEF or partner staff on cash transfer programming.
Participate in market monitoring and contribute to the development and update of the area cash profile
Work closely with relevant sections, as needed
Partnership, Coordination and Collaboration for cash transfer programme:
Provide support to strengthening strategic partnerships around UNICEF supported humanitarian cash transfer initiatives
Work as a UNICEF resource person with cluster partners on the development of thinking on enhancing HCT and engaging in opportunities in HCT programming in the NWS context
Provide recommendations and advices for potential partnerships and collaboration with partners, including UN agencies and national partners
Actively participate and represent UNICEF in nationwide coordination forums such as the national and decentralized Multi Sectoral Cash Working Group, and any other relevant interagency group which might be established
Provide and develop sector-specific maps and graphics that aid forward planning as well as impact analysis
Ensure the dissemination and adaptation as necessary of information management tools that meet the Cash Working Group needs
Ensure the collation and compilation of HCT data and provide timely, consistent, and compatible data and information on needs assessment and programme monitoring for operational analysis and decision-making; including but not limited to monthly 5Ws reporting

Tasks/Milestone: Support the Regional Government in developing the HCT Plan

Deliverables/Outputs: HCT Implementation Plan for the region.

Tasks/Milestone: HCT Manuals

Deliverables/Outputs: HCT manuals for the region are developed and coordinated with other cash partners

Tasks/Milestone: HCT Implementation

Deliverables/Outputs: HCT Implementation – including processes of registration, complaints mechanism, verification, communication, payment delivery, etc.)

Tasks/Milestone: HCT Implementation & Monitoring

Deliverables/Outputs: Continued HCT Implementation – payments, GRM, Coordination, monitoring

Tasks/Milestone: HCT Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM)

Deliverables/Outputs:  Post distribution monitoring, including training, facilitation, data analysis and reporting

Tasks/Milestone: HCT Reporting & Documentation

Deliverables/Outputs: 

HCT Reporting, including 5Ws, documentation, and draft human-interest stories

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Social Development, Economics, Social Sciences, and Social Work.
• A minimum of Five [5] years of relevant professional experience with combined field and office experience in different international organizations or projects (e.g., UN agencies, INGOs, IOs, Donors, IFRC or ICRC)
• Knowledge of the UN System, and NGO humanitarian community, and humanitarian coordination architecture (desired)
• Knowledge of Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) standards, and indicators (desired)
• Proven cash implementation skills

Experience in cash programming (desired)

• Familiarity with the humanitarian coordination
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official
• UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.