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• Develop, coordinate, plan, implement,
  monitor and report on DRC´s Livelihood and Cash Programme for all the
  field operations.
• Based on existing assessments, he/she will
  design interventions, national and local strategies and plans for the implementation
  of livelihoods and cash transfer programmes;
• Carry out assessment and analysis of
  needs; existing and potential financial institutions or traditional
  mechanisms for cash transfer programme and identify innovative/alternative
  payment modalities in consideration with the security situation in target
  locations;
• Contextualize cash transfer guidelines,
  tools and training materials prepared by the organization on cash transfer
  processes and make necessary recommendation where appropriate;
• Steer developing new sustainable
  livelihood and cash transfer programme initiatives/proposals and
  fundraising relating emergency and longer term response;
• Carry out further assessments and assist
  in preparation of proposals
• Ensure continuous capacity building among
  staff in handling the Livelihood and cash programming. 
• Actively engage in recruitment processes
  for livelihoods and cash team members as needed. 
• Undertake regular field/onsite visits to
  ensure technical support to livelihood and cash staff and proper
  monitoring of the activities’ implementation in area of operation;
• Send regular updates on progress to HoP
  and other team members and senior management
• Ensure donor and agency compliance is met
  at all levels of project/program management cycle
• Review and endorse relevant financial and
  narrative reporting on all livelihood and cash related interventions.
• Enhance the quality of Livelihood and Cash
  programming throughout the project cycle.
• Provide overall budget monitoring,
  financial management and expenses control including compliance with
  minimum DRC and donor requirements.
• Ensure lessons learned are documented,
  shared and reflected in program planning and decision making

• Build good relations with key humanitarian
  actors and key actors in livelihoods and cash programming – local and
  international, including government authorities, private sector through
  regular attendance at technical meetings and bilateral meetings;
• Where relevant, liaise with donors and
  work closely with partners on project updates, site visits and other
  communication;
• Ensure that the DRC livelihoods and cash
  transfer projects are implemented in accordance with DRC standard
  regulations and procedures (e.g. Code of Conduct, Core Humanitarian
  Standard and DRC Operations Handbook);

• Ensure equal participation by all segments
  of the community, taking into consideration issues regarding gender, age,
  clan and tribal and religious affiliations.
• Ensure transparency and accountability
  tools, processes and mechanisms to affected communities are in place.
• Regularly monitor project activities and
  provide timely inputs and feedback to the Area Managers (AM) and Head of
  Programme (HoP)
• Quality control and site monitoring to
  ensure that services provided are according to relevant standards (SPHERE
  standards, national standards or other relevant livelihoods and cash
  programming standards). 
• Work closely with HoP and M&E team to
  ensure M&E plan is being implemented, data is being collected from the
  field and regular reports are being produced.

• The ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee
  Council (DRC) Conflict Management Assistant job placement must hold a
  university degree within agriculture/livelihoods/economics/human
  geography/anthropology or other related social science field
• A minimum of five years of international
  experience with humanitarian and/or development organizations
• Significant experience in livelihood
  programming (humanitarian and/or development context). 
• Concrete experience in
  Humanitarian/Development cash- and/or voucher based programmes
• Work experience from refugee or IDP
  (internally displaced people) contexts is an advantage.
• Previous exposure and experience in local
  governance, community development and participatory development
  programming highly advantageous;
• Prior experience in working with
  government institutions and line ministries in economic development and
  poverty reduction programming is an asset;
• Experience in women’s economic empowerment
  programming is a plus;
• Academic/short course background in
  monitoring, evaluation and learning a plus, particularly in mixed methods
  evaluations and qualitative monitoring techniques;
• Excellent written and oral communication
  skills in English
• Previous experience with managing diverse
  teams

• Striving for excellence:
  You focus on reaching results in a fast paced environment
• Collaborating: You lead
  initiatives and processes by involving relevant parties and encouraging
  feedback. 
• Taking the lead: You
  take ownership and initiative while setting high standards 
• Communicating: You
  listen to other stakeholders and staff; and you communicate concisely and
  persuasively
• Demonstrating integrity:
  You act in line with DRC’s vision and values. 

• A cover letter (1 page) in which you
  explain why you are interested in the position and how you meet the
  qualities and qualifications criteria
• Concise and accurate CV (maximum 3 pages).
  The CV should include information about your qualification, relevant
  training courses, Work experience, name and contact details of 3 relevant
  references.

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