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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 workplans, 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

• 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 for the Mercy Corps Resource Transfer Manager job
  opportunity should a BA in relevant field (Business studies, statistics, computing,
  etc) required. Further education a plus
• Four
  to five 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.
• The
  successful candidate will have a proactive problem solving attitude and
  will be able to multi-task between diverse workstreams- from commodity
  logistics to local government and community relations. This will require
  someone who is flexible, committed to using technology to drive innovative
  solutions and has a strong capacity for managing large datasets.

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