Overview
Provide strategic, technical, and operational support on Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) to National Societies, strengthening their capacity to design, implement, and scale quality CVA programmes.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical expertise along the Cash preparedness (CVAP) cycle, following CVAP guidelines.
- Support National Societies (HNS) in the implementation of CVA responses delivery process (design, implementing, monitoring and evaluation).
- Support the NS in assessment, selection and contracting of FSP, including the review and development of framework agreements and contracts.
- Mentor and coach HNS staff on CVA, providing ongoing support to strengthen and consolidate technical capacity.
- Act as BRC focal person for cash in emergencies across the region providing technical support to all HNS and BRC relevant staff.
- Participate in regular meetings and field visits with partners to track and support the implementation of the cash preparedness component or CVA activities.
- Collaborate with the Programme Officer to compile data for quarterly reporting and draft donor reports related to cash activities.
- Support HNS in developing tools for monitoring cash indicators.
- Review cash-related sections in programme reports to ensure quality and accuracy.
- Provide inputs to the Programme Manager and HNS when outlining budgets for cash activities.
- Advocate for and seek to ensure community engagement and accountability good practice across supported CVA programmes/activities.
- Advise the Programme Manager on specific risks related to cash activities.
- Maintain a high degree of coordination with the rest of advisors and team members.
- Identify potential partners and synergies to strengthen the implementation of CVA interventions of HNS and the cash preparedness component of the programme.
- Engage and collaborate closely with key Movement CVA resources and coordination platforms.
- Participate actively in regional Cash Working Group meetings.
- Liaise technically with the Cash Hub to ensure coherence and consistency across BRC to the Movements standards and common approach.
- Coordinate with the BRC’s Global Emergencies, Surge and Technical Advisory teams as required.
- Provide technical inputs for proposals and fundraising activities related to CVA.
- Support the development of communication materials highlighting cash programme achievements, lessons learned, and impact.
- Support HNS with their communications and advocacy capacity in CVA, and their participation in cash working groups and other coordination forums as necessary.
- Facilitate knowledge sharing, peer-to-peer exchange, and access to key CVA guidance and tools among National Societies.
- Support testing of tools, simulations, and pilots with National Societies to promote learning and continuous improvement.
- Facilitate peer-to-peer learning and coaching on sectoral uses of cash assistance.
- Contribute to capacity-strengthening initiatives that enable National Societies to operationalise CVA effectively in emergency and development contexts.
- Contribute to the development of learning materials and guidance documents to support continuous learning.
- Lead internal reviews and evaluations specific to the cash component and support broader programme-level reviews.
Required Experience
- Experience of disaster response project cycle management covering all stages: assessment, analysis, design and planning, monitoring, evaluation, and impact
- Experience of designing and implementing CVA in an international response, recovery, and/or development context
- Experience of working with local partners and building their capacity in CVA
- Experience of implementing CVAP activities and/or of providing capacity building support
- Experience of working with RCRCM actors and experience in the region
- Demonstrable experience working with institutional and high-profile donors
- Experience with funding proposal development
Qualifications
Post-graduate vocational or technical qualification, or equivalent professional experience, within a specialist technical or professional field relevant to response or recovery programming, including CVA
