Cash Based Program Specialist

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

ROLE PURPOSE

The position holder will be responsible to manage all aspects of program delivery through cash based programming which is designed to respond to disaster affected communities both for the immediate needs and long term recoveries.

This role is primarily in charge for the implementation of cash transfer program from the initial feasibility and risk assessment stage to the selection of a delivery mechanism which includes liaising with the external finance service providers when appropriate.

The position holder spends most of his/her time in the field, identifying priority needs and target communities affected by natural and manmade crisis, conducting market assessment in the areas of needy community, conducting post distribution monitoring, establishing relationships with community, local government and leaders, overseeing field-level operations, such as the delivery of materials/inputs, registration of complaints and payment to beneficiaries.

Accountabilities and MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES

Plan has a performance management and accountability matrix SOP. Every position holder is expected to adhere to the SOP and review and review her/his responsibility against the accountability matrix.

Project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation (20%)

• Responsible for ensuring compliance with organizational and statutory policies and laws on People and Culture legality matters and also has
• Responsible to ensure compliance of the design and implementation of emergency/recovery and resilience focused cash based responses in line with applicable government policies, guidelines and procedures.

  Partnership and relationship management with donors, government, and financial institutions (20%)

  • Represent Plan Ethiopia in humanitarian coordination meetings, taskforces, clusters, and technical working groups that are related to nutrition in emergency and recovery/resilience context
  • Liaising with government ministries, offices and bureaus, financial institutions at federal and regional levels, and also with UN agencies, NGOs and other civic organizations.

    Technical support to cash-based response programming at all levels (20%)

    • Take the lead for managing as program specialist budget holder for emergency cash-based related programming
    • Provide hands-on technical support to the field-based plan and other staff to ensure benefit of children affected by disasters,

      Actively involve and participate on cash working groups cluster meetings at all levels (15%)

      • Assist in building the capacity of cash working groups to effectively respond to emergency cash-related needs; with the overall objective of protecting, promoting and improving the livelihood status of children affected by and recovering from disasters/emergencies.

        Documentation and sharing of best practices including post-distribution monitoring (15%)

        • Document and shares lessons and insights from experiences and evaluation of cash-based programme and project effectiveness, feeding these into local, regional and global networks

          Capacity building for field and partners staff (10%)

          • Develops the technical capability of colleagues, front line staff and partners, and of other technical professionals in cash-based programme planning, implementation, M&E

            Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

            • Understand and put into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC).
            • Ensure that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day to day work.
            • Ensure that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.

              Leadership and BUSINESS management COMPETENCIES

              LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

              • Courageous in taking a lead, focused on Plan International's purpose and making the most effective contribution within my own work context.
              • Behave in line with our values and safeguarding practices, inside and outside work.
              • Challenge own attitudes, unconscious bias and behaviour and speaks up when they see wrong doing, especially by those who use their power over others to create fear or abuse.