Cash & Livelihoods Technical Assistant Emergency Response Derna

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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

Position: Cash and Livelihoods Technical Assistant-Emergency Response x 12

Reports to: Cash and Livelihoods Team Leader

Supervision of: Volunteers

Travel: Within Libya, as instructed by the line manager

Project number: N/A

Duty station: Benghazi/Derna/Ajdabiya- Libya

Duration and type of contract: Fixed term

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity, and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.

1. Role and responsibilities

NRC Libya is looking to hire a Cash and Livelihoods Technical Assistant who will be conducting day-to-day activities under the emergency response. The Cash and Livelihoods TA will be directly supervising the volunteers. Under the supervision of the Cash and Livelihoods team leader and the cash and livelihoods officer, s/he will ensure that the conduct assessment and registration, hold the cash card inventory, conduct the distribution, monitoring and troubleshooting of technical card issues, as well as implementing livelihoods and assets recovery support activities.

Qualifications

Critical interfaces

By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

• Project Planning and Implementation: Cash and Livelihoods Team members
• Logistics and Procurement: Logistics, Fleet, Finance
• M&E and Data Management: Information Management Officer and M&E staff

Scale and scope of position

Staff: Enumerators Stakeholders: N/A Budgets: N/A Information: Project Database, Project beneficiary data, Referral Information Legal or compliance: Terms of Employment, Donor Rules, NRC Logistics, Finance and HR Rules, Code of Conduct 1. Competencies

Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:

1. Professional competencies

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

Generic professional competencies:

• At least 2 years college studies
• Previous experience of working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in spoken and written and Arabic. Some knowledge of written and spoken English.

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge, and experience:

• Experience working in cash-based interventions and business recovery support is an asset.
• Experience in working closely with beneficiaries.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail
• Effective planning and problem solving
• Willingness to learn.
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

2. Behavioral competencies

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

• Handling insecure environments
• Managing resources to optimize results.
• Empowering and building trust
• Planning and delivering results
• Flexible and creative
• Pro-active, goal-oriented and results driven.

3. Application Procedure:

• Application is online for Libya National only.
• Only shorlisted candidates will be contacted.
• NRC doesnot at any stage of recruitment request candidate to make payments of any kind.
• NRC has not retained any agent to conduct recruitments on behalf of the organisation.

Responsibilities

Generic responsibilities

1. Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines.
2. Carry out distribution of cash cards, livelihoods assets and recovery grants in accordance with donor requirements and set distribution Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
3. Implements independently procedures and activities within own function or core competency as delegated.
4. Responsible for organizing and delivery of tasks in line with priorities and standards.
5. Develop and maintain knowledge of the specialist area of work in which technical assistance and support is being provided, to be most effective in supporting the team.
6. Use initiative in day-to-day problem solving in line with agreed procedures, priorities, and standards for the area of work.
7. Prepare and develop status reports as required by management.
8. Ensure proper filing of documents.
9. Promote and share ideas for improvement of distribution procedures.

Specific responsibilities

• Conduct vulnerability assessments and protection monitoring assessments related to the emergency response.
• Carry out Cash and assets distribution, including the preparation of the distribution site, distribution of the cards, checking and filing any necessary documents.
• Manage the facilitation of livelihoods related trainings, and coordination with service providers and stakeholders.
• Support the team leader and officer in field level coordination with procurement team and logistics.
• Report updates, achievements and challenges to the officer and team leader.
• Conduct data collection exercises and post distribution monitoring surveys.
• Ensure all cash distribution activities are well documented by collecting and archiving proof of receipt and proof of beneficiaries’ identities.
• Carry out and supervise distribution activities for cash to vulnerable families in collective centres, camps, or urban settings.
• Ensure the management of the cash card inventory is done on regular basis and in an accurate manner.
• Conduct household level M&E activities specifically related to the technical aspects of project implementation.
• Perform any other task relevant to the position as requested by the line manager.