Cash and Markets Specialist Ukraine Kyiv

Contract

This is a Professional contract, Grade 9 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 9 (NRC) contracts.

The Norwegian Refugee Council has been present in Ukraine since 2014, helping more than 700,000 people with food, shelter, water, sanitation, and legal assistance. Rapid change of situation in February 2022 during which whole Ukraine became affected by the conflict required significant scale-up of emergency programmes.

Today NRC is providing support to people affected by armed conflict and those fleeing in search of safety.

Prior to the escalation in armed conflict in February, NRC’s operations focused on government-controlled areas (GCA) of the Donbas Region (Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts). With the temporary relocation of NRC’s staff and operations to Central and Western Ukraine, NRC will continue to support populations in the East with emergency, life-saving food, NFI and emergency shelter assistance to people trapped in hot zones. In the West, NRC established a temporary national HUB in the Ivano-Frankivska region and is establishing area offices in Ternopil and Dnipro. Additionally, NRC is planning to establish field offices in Lviv and Mokachevo. The Western response will focus on assisting people on the move with cash and ICLA services and provide multi-sectoral support to key transit points. The Eastern response will initially focus on procurement and delivery of food and key relief items to Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv regions.

We are seeking highly qualified, resilient, dynamic professionals to respond to Ukraine crisis and support people in Ukraine and refugees in the neighbouring host countries.

Duties & Responsibilities

The purpose of the Cash and Markets Specialist is to develop the Cash and Markets strategy, programme quality assurance, tools development and capacity building of staff on Cash & Markets technical capacity.

Below is a list of the general responsibilities, please download detailed Job Description here for further details.

1. Develop the Cash & Markets strategy, technical guidance and Macro LFAs for Ukraine that are aligned with regional and global strategies and priorities
2. Provide Cash & Markets specific inputs relevant for CC strategies and overall country strategy
3. Comply with and adhere to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
4. Identify funding opportunities, develop and revise proposals, budgets and donor reports
5. Develop funding strategy for CCs where cash & vouchers are used as a modality
6. Provide technical direction to support the programme implementation, ensuring high technical quality and synergies
7. Ensure that key learnings are extracted from Cash & Markets implementation and incorporated into programme and staff development processes
8. Provide trainings and build capacity of staff, in approaches including cash-based interventions and market-based programme
9. Represent NRC in relevant forums/clusters, including with national authorities and donors
10. Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees/conflict-affected populations in line with the advocacy strategy

Skills & Experience

• Advanced degree in Economics, Econometrics or Business Studies; statistics as a major is advantageous.
• Documented technical competences related to the position’s responsibilities, with a minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in a similar role
• Experience from working with cash in complex and volatile contexts and a clear understanding of the risks and opportunities related to the use of cash in emergencies (experience in contexts with high levels of inflation would be desirable)
• Advanced knowledge and skills in designing and undertaking market assessments and analysis, designing and implementing cash and market-based approaches and programmes
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge and experience in developing and facilitating programmes that use digital delivery mechanisms
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal
• Valid driver’s license

Access to a Schengen visa is required for positions in Ukraine

What We Offer

• Duty Station – Kyiv, Ukraine
• Unaccompanied contract
• Approximately 20% travel
• Contract length: 12 months
• Salary: Grade 9 in NRC's salary scale. NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including R&R.

NRC is very grateful to those who have responded thus far and continue to heed to our calls for support. This is going a long way in addressing the diverse needs, priorities, and concerns currently affecting the people of Ukraine.

Applications will be reviewed on ongoing basis. Due to large response, NRC will not provide feedback to those candidates who do not meet criteria and/or not follow the application process.