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• Plan and ensure the effective implementation of e-transfer
  programming
• Draft context specific training materials for staff, beneficiaries
  and vendors and lead in the roll out of relevant trainings

• Oversee resource transfer startup, beginning with pilot nutrition
  transfers then scaling to nutrition transfers
• Establish merchant networks for restricted transfers and cash out
  points in key communities through identification and capacity building of
  local vendors
• Act as liaison between Mercy Corps Uganda and private sector
  stakeholders on service provision, including but not limited to MIS system
  provider, mobile network operators, and commodity suppliers
• Liaise between programs and MIS system providers to adapt resource
  transfer to dynamic program needs, including expansion to livelihoods
  subsidy and/or crisis modifiers if needed.
• Responsible for troubleshooting any supply chain or quality issues
  among vendors
• Establish Community Accountability and Reporting mechanism at vendor
  and community level, including complaints tracking and resolution system
• Create Standard Operating Procedures and enforce their
  implementation in order to mitigate risks of fraud and/or corruption.
• Establish M&E system for Resource Transfers, with tiered access
  to online dashboards, and feedback loops to share intervention impacts
  with larger Apolou team.
• Oversee management of hardware (smartcard printers, biometric
  readers etc)
• All other duties as required

• Manage team of Resource Transfer Assistants (12) and Officers (4)-
  Promote team accountability, communicate expectations and provide
  constructive feedback via regular performance reviews. Officers will
  support with oversight of Assistants.
• Work with program teams to ensure that beneficiaries are effectively
  targeted according to established vulnerability criteria.
• Supervise, hire and orient new team members as necessary.
• Ensure teams are able to effectively deliver program documents,
  including but not limited to work plans, procurement plans, cash
  projections, movement plans, etc.
• Contribute to country team-building efforts, including collaboration
  with other programs, particularly in the humanitarian portfolio to ensure
  capture and dissemination of best practice in resource transfers

• Ensure compliance with donor and Mercy Corps regulations,
  particularly cash and in-kind distribution protocols and beneficiary
  protection.

• Establish strong relationship with local government, gaining buy in
  and building local government capacity to oversee resource transfers
• Document best practices in resource transfers to influence external
  stakeholders to move towards market-based solutions instead of in-kind
  distributions
• Communicate effectively to ensure overall project targets and donor
  obligations are met

• Ensure beneficiary protection policies are adhered to and develop
  post distribution monitoring and evaluation system to measure intended and
  unintended impacts, including monitoring of gender based violence
• Ensure data protection policies are adhered to, establishing
  security controls for software, hardware and archive beneficiary
  databases.
• Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment
  and are aware of policies.

• The ideal candidate must hold a BA in relevant field (Business
  studies, statistics, computing, etc.) required. Further education is a
  plus.
• At least six years of experience working on the development,
  implementation, administration and compliance of a field-based
  international development or humanitarian program;
• Prior experience managing teams is essential
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders to identify
  beneficiaries according to criteria required.
• Prior experience implementing distributions is required, preferably
  in a non-camp setting. Experience with CTP strongly preferred.
• Prior experience in managing vendors, electronic platforms and
  associated technology is required.
• Experience with running assessments, electronic data collection,
  monitoring and evaluation and other learning efforts required.
• Demonstrated experience managing cash out agent challenges including
  capacity gaps, liquidity problems etc preferred.
• Training skills and experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, a high level of spoken and written
  English essential, Nga’Karimojong a plus.

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