ERD SRR Regional Cash Coordinator

The Economic Recovery and Development Technical Unit (ERD TU) is responsible for providing dynamic, innovative support to IRC’s field offices for their economic and livelihoods programming. This unit provides technical assistance, ensures innovation, promotes best practices, and helps to improve data collection and analysis for economic and livelihoods programming within the organization. The ERD TU has been working closely with the Syria Response Region (SRR) over the last three years to delivery high quality livelihoods programming to people affected by the crisis in Syria and in refugee receiving countries.

ERD programming, particularly using cash and voucher programming approaches, has been a core programming area for the SRR country teams since the onset of the crisis, and the volume of market-based programming has expanded dramatically in the last year. The ERD Regional Cash Coordinator will work closely with the Enterprise Development and Employment Technical Advisor for the SRR Region to comprehensively support each of the IRC Country teams (Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq) in the assessment, design, and implementation of high quality cash and voucher programs, throughout the region. The position will be based in Amman, Jordan with responsibility to provide remote and regular in-person support to each country office team. The position will involve working closely with ERD program teams for implementation of cash and voucher programs, as well as supporting other IRC sector teams to incorporate cash and voucher approaches into their programming. The position will also play a critical role in enhancing operations of cash and voucher programs by strengthening practice and procedure between program, finance and supply chain teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist ERD or other sector teams in IRC SRR country offices in the assessment, design, implementation and monitoring of cash and voucher programs. The position is expected to be heavily involved in supporting program delivery, assisting country teams in trouble-shooting implementation challenges, and using monitoring data to improve program designs
• Undertake, when necessary, feasibility assessments for cash or voucher programming, including leading field-level data collection and analysis for market, risk, or payment mechanism assessments, and use that information to support appropriate program design.
• Advise and assist country teams in designing new programs, including identifying business development opportunities, supporting the conceptualization/design of program activities, and providing substantial input into new concept notes and proposals.
• Support the development, adaptation and standardization (if appropriate) of operating procedures for cash and voucher implementation across the region, and support linkages with regional finance and supply chain teams to deliver high quality programming.
• Develop tools, resources and program guidance materials as needed in order to support assessments, program implementation or monitoring efforts, including cross-sectoral collaboration around CTPs, in close conjunction with program staff and regional M&E and ICT Coordinators.
• In partnership with the Enterprise Development and Employment TA, coordinate and encourage sharing and learning across the region, including sharing knowledge, skills, tools and best practices by engaging country office staff in active cross-country and cross-sector communication.
• Develop and implement a capacity building plan based for the region to ensure all program, finance and supply chain staff involved in cash and voucher programming have appropriate knowledge and skills related to market-based programming.
• Support the design, development, piloting and roll-out of measurement and data management systems in close collaboration with monitoring and evaluation and ICT staff at both regional and country levels, to ensure harmonized M&E approaches and efficient data collection and management systems are in place.
• Support cash and voucher research initiatives lead by country teams and/or regional research/advocacy positions.

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to: Cash Preparedness Technical Advisor
• Position directly supervises: N/A
• Indirect Reporting: SRR Regional Director
• Other Internal and/or external contacts: describe the nature of departments or groups the position influences or requires support from to accomplish objectives.
• Internal: ERD Technical Advisors and ICT Advisors, Regional M&E Advisor, Regional ICT4P Advisor, Country-level SMTs, ERD Coordinators and other sector Coordinators as needed

Professional Standards
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Undergraduate degree in social science, nutrition, food security, agriculture, logistics or related field and technical accreditation or equivalent
• 3-5 years of work experience in the humanitarian or development sector with progressive management and decision-making responsibility, including 2-3 years of international experience implementing cash and/or voucher activities
• Experience working in diverse emergency, recovery post-conflict or development contexts preferred
• Strong demonstrated experience implementing cash and/or voucher programs in a variety of programming contexts, and in-depth knowledge of various types of CTP approaches (conditional and unconditional grants, vouchers, Cash for work, etc.)
• Demonstrated assessment, data collection and analysis skills, including needs assessments, market assessments and incorporation of gender analyses in to assessment approaches
• Demonstrated ability to work across function and sector to build strong working relationships and to ensure high-quality market-based program delivery.
• Superior internal and external communication and coordination capabilities and capability to operate independently and as a team member
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical expertise and standards and implement best practice approaches to implementing rapid, consistent, high quality projects
• Experience writing proposals for donor funded programs and grants
• Proven capacity building, facilitation and coordination skills required
• Arabic language skills highly desirable

Working Environment: Position will be based in Amman, Jordan with 50-70% travel within Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq.