Programme Assistant (Cash and Voucher Assistance), GS-5, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, 534772 (For Bangladeshi nationals only)

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This is a G-5 contract. This kind of contract is known as General Service and related categories. It is normally only for nationals. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education. More about G-5 contracts.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, protection.

UNICEF supports cash assistance programmes that provide additional support to the families that are facing financial burdens due to prolonged displacement. The cash assistance envisages to minimize risks associated with secondary separation and the likelihoods of families and children engaging in negative coping mechanisms that could harm the children in the short and long term. Further to this UNICEF provides in-kind WASH support, through redeemable vouchers. UNICEF would like to recruit a personnel with some emergency cash experience who can provide support to cash and voucher assistance programming. The successful candidate will be engaged for the duration of one year.

How can you make a difference?

PURPOSE:

Under the overall supervision of the Emergency Manager, the candidate will provide administrative and technical assistance to support UNICEF cash and voucher assistance. The candidate will liaise with relevant local authorities to provide technical and administrative support to strengthen capacity of government delivery systems to expand cash and/or voucher response for children in Cox’s Bazar during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

  • Provide technical support to implementation partners of cash and voucher assistance programme based on the changing situation in Cox’s Bazar
  • Support the coordination between WFP, UNHCR and other stakeholders for the on-going verification of beneficiaries, and improvements to cash delivery systems.
  • Support internal coordination within the UNICEF Cox’s Bazar office among participating sections
  • Gather data and produce analysis to inform, design and plan the evolution of cash and voucher programming towards a longer-term collaboration with the government
  • Support UNICEF Cox’s Bazar office in the cash forums, and internally to other sections:
  • Support capacity building of relevant external stakeholder in the utilization of SCOPE and/or systems used for voucher assistance.
  • Work closely with UNICEF programmes implementing cash and voucher programming to build capacity in the use of SCOPE and building blocks
  • Support development of SOPs in use/operation of SCOPE and Building blocks for UNICEF.
  • Support implementation of a sound monitoring and evaluation system for the cash transfer programme
  • Undertake field visits to monitor and assess programme implementation
  • Perform other duties as may be required and assigned.
  • Administrative and technical support will cover the following themes: cash and voucher programme design, planning and implementation, and monitoring of programme activities, and data analysis.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

  • Completion of secondary education is required, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to the work of the organization. University degree in international development, social sciences, public policy, public health, or relevant field is considered an asset.
  • A minimum of five years of progressively responsible administrative or clerical work experience is required. Three years of relevant professional work experience in designing and implementing of cash assistance programmes is a strong advantage.
  • Experience with information management systems.
  • Experience in emergency programme implementation.
  • Familiarity with UNICEF procedures and systems in an emergency context is an asset.
  • Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The functional competencies required for this post are...

Functional Competencies:

  • Analyzing (II)
  • Applying technical expertise (II)
  • Planning and Organizing (II)
  • Coping with set-back and pressure (I)
  • Following Instructions and Procedures (II)

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Internal candidates may be given preference over external candidates. The term "Internal" refers to all personnel with an ongoing employment relationship with UNICEF, including staff members on a continuing, fixed term and temporary appointment, individual contractors and full-time time-based consultants, and UNV.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Added 3 years ago - Updated 2 years ago - Source: unicef.org