Cash and Basic Needs Officer

Job Description

More than 3.6 million people have fled across borders to seek safety in the 1st month since the escalation of conflict in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and over 6.5 million Ukrainians are reported to be displaced internally. As the vast majority of the displaced are women, girls, and boys, this could become the worst humanitarian crisis Europe has seen in decades.

Between February 7-23, 2022, an IRC team undertook a scoping mission covering Poland and Ukraine to better understand the context, humanitarian and civil society landscape, and anticipated service gaps in the event of an escalation of conflict in Ukraine and consequent displacement into neighboring Poland. As of February 24th, the IRC has pivoted to an emergency response, and have identified partner agencies in Ukraine to facilitate immediate assistance that can be used where it is the most needed. Simultaneously, the IRC is establishing operations across Ukraine to complement partner response services either in breadth or scale.

In Poland, the IRC has launched a country program through the emergency response team. The IRC currently has offices in Lublin, and is looking to expand in programme scale, scope and geographic support over the coming months.

This position will be based in Warsaw, with occasional travel to Rzeszow, Lublin and other locations as necessary. As this is a fluid and rapidly changing context, the location of this assignment may change based on the needs of the program. This position will be unaccompanied, with the possibility of review at the end of the first year. Housing will initially be in hotels, or shared, IRC accommodation.

J****ob summary

IRC seeks a dynamic program implementer to fill the role of Economy Recovery and Development (ERD) Officer. The ERD Officer will support day to day implementation of cash, basic needs, and livelihoods programming Poland.

M****ain responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the ERD Coordinator and ERD Manager, the ERD Officer will be responsible for:

· Effective implementation of IRC Basic Needs Assistance and Livelihoods Programming including Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA), employment and enterprise support for refugees.

· Supporting partner organization and staff with implementation of similar projects.

Ensure that gender, protection and environmental stewardship are mainstreamed in all programming under direct responsibility.

· Support ERD Coordinator and partners in proper documentation, including the use of appropriate technology platforms, for client data and distribution information, per SOPs and Data Protection regulations.

· Identify Ukrainian / Polish / Russian language resources, screen for quality / consistency with comparable IRC standards or approaches, and compile in technical resource library.

· Provide translation and interpretation support to program team (verbal and written).

· Support the ERD Coordinator in engagement with various interagency coordination forum including Cash Working Groups and identification of strategic partnerships aligned with IRC approach

Program quality/Management and implementation

- Support the ERD Technical Coordinator to design, facilitate, and analyze rapid needs assessment, market assessments, cash feasibility assessments, FSP/vendor mapping, and any others as identified during the response (directly or in partnership)

· Adjust and adhere to detailed implementation plans to ensure program implementation is on time, target and budget, using effective M&E systems and adaptive management principles to reach desired impacts.

· Raise program purchase requests and provide other administrative support as needed.

Partnerships

· Provie support to implementing partners as needed and determined by them and the ERD Coordinator, including trainings, data management support and other operational support for their programs.

Team management/Staff Supervision & Development

· Manager team members, volunteers, and translators as needed.

Monitoring, Evaluation Accountability and learning

· Ensure proper data collection and information management systems are used for projects in-line with MEAL support.

· Establish strong databases for client data and other programmatic information.

· Support written program evaluations and reviews ensure documentation of lessons learned informing reporting and program development.

· Support the ERD Coordinator and client responsiveness officers in addressing complaint and feedback from clients and partners

J****ob requirements

Education: minimum university degree in International Development, Business Administration, Economics, or Humanitarian Response preferred.

Demonstrated Skills and COMPETENCIES:

- At least 2 years of relevant work experience in cash and voucher assistance, livelihoods, social protection, and/or other humanitarian and development programmes with demonstrated experience in both direct implementation and working with partners. - Knowledge and experience in implementing humanitarian or development projects, especially in conflict contexts. - Fluency in English and Polish languages required, Ukrainian strongly preferred. - Proven ability to work well in and promote teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure with professional grace. - Willingness to travel to different cities within Poland - Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and Outlook - Strong written and oral communication skills in English.

Female candidates are highly encouraged

Must have right to work in Poland.

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