Job Title: Cash Transfer Officer
Organisation: Save the
Children International
Children International
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Sub Area Manager
About US:
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for
children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world and has
been implementing programs for over 90 years. Save the Children envisions a
Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection,
development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the
way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in
their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our
Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice
for and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda, we implement programmes in six
thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance,
Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in
development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over
36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of
Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 270
persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them
fulfil their potential. In 2014, we reached over 143 million children through
our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.
children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world and has
been implementing programs for over 90 years. Save the Children envisions a
Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection,
development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the
way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in
their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our
Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice
for and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda, we implement programmes in six
thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance,
Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in
development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over
36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of
Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 270
persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them
fulfil their potential. In 2014, we reached over 143 million children through
our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.
Job Summary: The Cash
Transfer Officer will be responsible for cash transfer projects in the refugee
settlement. Working closely with other team members, the CT Officer takes the
lead in community engagement aspects of the project, as well as beneficiary
identification and selection processes. The CT Officer will work with technical
colleagues, logistics and finance teams to set up cash transfer mechanism
(community mobilization, distribution of hardware e.g. phones, vouchers etc. as
necessary) and orient grant beneficiaries on cash transfer mechanism through
training sessions and development of education material/ messaging in local
languages. The Officer will then oversee cash transfers and support monitoring,
evaluation, accountability and learning activities (MEAL) including
post-distribution monitoring. They will participate in FSL and cash
coordination meetings, liaising with local counterparts in other NGOs to ensure
coordination and collaboration and identify opportunities for new programmes.
Transfer Officer will be responsible for cash transfer projects in the refugee
settlement. Working closely with other team members, the CT Officer takes the
lead in community engagement aspects of the project, as well as beneficiary
identification and selection processes. The CT Officer will work with technical
colleagues, logistics and finance teams to set up cash transfer mechanism
(community mobilization, distribution of hardware e.g. phones, vouchers etc. as
necessary) and orient grant beneficiaries on cash transfer mechanism through
training sessions and development of education material/ messaging in local
languages. The Officer will then oversee cash transfers and support monitoring,
evaluation, accountability and learning activities (MEAL) including
post-distribution monitoring. They will participate in FSL and cash
coordination meetings, liaising with local counterparts in other NGOs to ensure
coordination and collaboration and identify opportunities for new programmes.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Save the
Children Cash Transfer Officer job placement should hold a Bachelor’s
degree the relevant field. - Previous exposure and experience in
implementing cash-based programming - Previous experience of training
communities and teams. - Experience of implementing livelihood
projects e.g. public works/ cash for work projects; agricultural support;
home based skills development or income generation projects - Prior exposure and experience working with
local partners and District Local Government in Child Rights Governance,
Health, Nutrition, Education, HIV/AIDS or Child Protection is an added
advantage. - Excellent analytical skills and strategic
planning abilities. - Ability to establish and maintain
conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a
team. - Willingness to travel and work in
hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions. - Computer literacy and excellent
documentation skills are a must. - Highly developed cultural awareness and
ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse
backgrounds and cultures. - Ability to intervene with crisis
management or troubleshooting as necessary. - Exceptional interpersonal and
communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching. - Excellent time management and planning
capacity. - Availability and willingness to work extra
hours during times of humanitarian responses.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send a copy of
their updated CVs with cover letters (attached as one document) indicating three
referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors via E-mail only to:
[email protected]
their updated CVs with cover letters (attached as one document) indicating three
referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors via E-mail only to:
[email protected]
NB:
- Testimonials/certificates should not be
attached to applications. - Hand delivered applications will not be
accepted and are therefore not considered during the shortlisting process.
Deadline: 26th May 2017 by
Midnight
Midnight
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