Terms of Reference
Title: Senior Cash-Based Interventions Officer, P4
Duration and type of assignment: Temporary Appointment (TA); until end-2017, renewable
Duty Station and Country: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Background
UNHCR is committed to systematically considering and scaling-up the use of Cash-Based Interventions (CBIs) to offer refugees and other Persons of Concern a cost-effective means of assistance that can empower them to determine and meet their own needs. The Agency is currently recruiting a P4 level Senior Cash-based Interventions Officer for Ethiopia (Addis Ababa), to join its growing team of dynamic CBI practitioners.
In line with the newly launched High Commissioner’s Policy on Cash-Based Interventions, the incumbent ensures that cash is routinely considered as a response option in the operation, assesses the suitability of CBIs and monitors their implementation and impact. S/he ensures that CBIs are in line with best practice and organizational guidance, and take protection concerns into consideration. The incumbent plays an important role in building the capacity of UNHCR personnel and partners, equipping the operation with the means to implement CBIs. S/he advocates for the use of CBIs, and shares information related to cash-based interventions with UNHCR and partners.
Functions include:
Strategies, Policies and Guidelines
- Support the development and strengthening of cash-based approaches, operational arrangements and procedures based on existing corporate guidance and standards.
- Liaise with technical sectors (shelter, public health, livelihoods, energy, registration, data management, etc.) and protection staff to mainstream CBIs into their respective approaches and strategies country-wide.
- Assist UNHCR offices with the development of integrated operational plans by advising on context-specific assistance modalities to efficiently meet programme objectives.
- Assist with the documentation, application and dissemination of best practices and lessons learned.
- Establish and maintain a network of strategic and operational partners (e.g. UN agencies, INGOs, research institutions, private entities) to ensure complementarity and efficiency gains in the assessment, design and implementation of CBIs.
Technical Support and Implementation
- Coordinate, facilitate and implement assessments/response analysis, planning, budgeting, coordination, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of CBIs.
- Liaise with all relevant functional units to ensure coordinated planning and implementation of CBIs, including finance, supply and legal.
- Draft, negotiate and establish agreements with implementing partners and financial service providers, in collaboration with relevant units.
- Elaborate CBI Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), reports and proposals.
- Collate and review information on financial infrastructure and available delivery mechanisms and advise UNHCR offices on related opportunities and constraints.
- Support the establishment of standardized data management, data sharing and data protection arrangements.
Capacity Building
- Identify skill and knowledge gaps related to CBIs among UNHCR and partners, and address these through training and capacity building.
- Train a network of UNHCR staff and managers that are familiar and confident with the use of CBIs with the objective of mainstreaming CBIs within UNHCR.
Inter-Agency Coordination
- Ensure an inter-agency coordination mechanism on CBIs is established and functioning.
- Coordinate inter-agency activities on CBIs, including representing UNHCR at cash-related working group meetings and help create linkages with sector/cluster plans and programmes, where applicable.
Required Qualifications:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in economics, social sciences, political science or other relevant field;
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant job experience; at least 4 years of international working experience; at least 4 years of experience with CBIs;
- Excellent knowledge of English; working knowledge of another UN language;
- Knowledge of CBI in displacement settings and humanitarian situations;
- Demonstrated experience in technical development, field support, and training/capacity building related to CBI;
- Knowledge of UNHCR programmes;
- Previous experience in international networking, preferably related to CBI (incl. external partnerships, high level meetings and networks).
HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit applications (cover letter and CV) through Recruiterbox: https://unhcr.recruiterbox.com/jobs/fk0mhrt. Deadline: 4 January 2017.
Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
