Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Officer

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

The Opportunity

As CVA Officer, you will responsible for the planning and coordination of all Cash and Vouchers assistance project activities. The post holder will have to comply with the strategic orientations as well as the programmatic and administrative standards defined by Plan International and the donor.

Specifically, you will be responsible for:

• Participating in defining the vulnerability criteria for project beneficiaries and the methodology for targeting beneficiaries and implementing interventions (traditional distribution, voucher and/or cash).
• Training project staff, local partner staff and community leaders in the CVA (Cash and Voucher Assistance) method.
• Participate in the market analysis and/or feasibility study for a cash intervention via vouchers.
• Plan and supervise all cash and voucher distributions
• Participate, in collaboration with the project's M&E, in PDMs (Post Distribution Monitoring) and other surveys and studies helping to improve the implementation of CVA activities within the project;
• Coordinate awareness-raising among target communities on the effective use of assistance received;
• Ensure the continuous capacity building of the staff of local organisations involved in the implementation of the project;
• Contribute to a working environment that considers the specificities of each person and avoids any discrimination;
• Provide ongoing technical support to the project coordinator and other staff.

• Carry out any other tasks assigned by the hierarchy.

  The Individual

As Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Officer, you need to have a Bachelor Degree in economic sciences, statistic, social sciences, project/program management or equivalent. A strong experience in cash, vouchers and NFI assistance projects and experience and knowledge of planning, programming and monitoring/evaluation procedures for cash and voucher projects. You also a strong communication and interpersonal skills, an ability to work under pressure, a knowledge of the Far North region and CaLP (Cash and learning Partnership) training would be appreciated

Please follow this link for a full role profile: Job description - CVA Officer - GFFO

Location: Maroua

Type of Role: Fixed term

Reports to: Project Coordinator

Grade: C1

Closing Date: 01st October 2023

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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