Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Programme Manager

Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Programme Manager

ROLE PURPOSE:

The post holder, together with the CVA Technical Advisor, will be responsible for the overall successful management and implementation of the portfolio of Cash and Voucher Assistance interventions delivered directly and via partners for the Ukraine Response. The CVA Manager will plan and support the cash transfers for targeted beneficiaries/households. Manage and lead CVA teams in several offices. Support will include providing technical support in the field, monitoring, and managing teams. In addition, the position holder will also manage the performance and develop capacity of relevant project staff. The post holder is expected to dedicate an significant amount of her/his time with the team in the areas of intervention, to support and monitor the daily implementation of the project.

Key accountabilities

Program Management

• Support the set-up and roll out of all CVA Projects, ensure all needed preparation and assessments are conducted.
• Manage and lead the CVA projects, ensuring efficient and effective delivery of program activities and initiatives under the across Ukraine, including supervising proper targeting, identification, registration, and monitoring of beneficiary lists to prevent overlap with other humanitarian programmes in the intervention zone.
• Support on problem resolution while ensuring that team members are involved in the decision making process.
• Provide technical support on the targeting and verification exercises as required to ensure transparency and accountability in the targeting of programme beneficiaries.
• Follow up with the teams to ensure implementation of and compliance to the SOPs and other operational manuals designed for the implementation of the programme (e.g. cash transfers manuals).
• Coordinate and work with the programme teams and implementing partners to ensure timely delivery of program activities.
• Prepare the programme’s work plans and monitor monthly variances and unmet targets, then design and apply corrective measures to remain on track.
• Provide support and supervision to the staff to ensure successful implementation of programme, and provide opportunities for staff development.
• Through monitoring and field visits, provide technical supervision and management guidance to staff to ensure quality and timely implementation of the project, within defined budget.
• Define programme supply needs through the development of Procurement Plans and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a practically phased procurement plan.
• Ensure compliance to systems and processes for planning and reporting to member head office and donors.
• Work closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) team (including the Head of MEAL, MEAL Advisor, MEAL Coordinator, and MEAL Officer) and the relevant sector leads to develop appropriate monitoring and evaluation plans and to capture learning opportunities around the effectiveness of the cash transfers.
• Support in developing tools and ideas to ensure that CVA programs are monitored against measurable and appropriate indicators.
• Support program assessments, evaluations and other reviews required in the program.
• Ensure regular monitoring of the market prices and generation of monthly market assessment reports. Ensure market monitoring data is consistently consolidated in a timely manner.
• Undertake additional tasks that are relevant to program management and activity implementations that may be assigned by his / her manager from time to time, including the development of new projects and the response to emergencies, in the area or at country level.
• Comply with Save the Children policies and practices with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities, and other relevant policies and procedures.

Coordination & Communications

• Together with other CVA Managers and CVA Technical Advisor, stand as main representative of cash transfers in Ukraine, internally and externally, in particular within the cash working groups.
• Participate in regular coordination meetings with implementing partner organizations.
• Maintain close coordination in the field with local authorities, especially with relevant counterpart departments and with sector leads of other organizations, for both development and emergency /humanitarian programs and approaches.
• Facilitate field visits by donors and Save the Children Member representatives.
• Ensure high quality, accessible information about the project and its achievements are available for internal and external audiences (including current donors, Save the Children Members, potential funders, etc.)

Child Safeguarding Responsibility:

• Ensure that staff providing all beneficiaries of your programme with ongoing, age-appropriate verbal or written information in relevant languages about Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

• Minimum a B.A. Degree in related field

• A minimum of three years’ experience implementing projects, preferably via partners, with a minimum of one years’ experience in a leadership role in the implementation of programmes.

• Prior experience implementing cash transfer programming (cash or voucher).

• Good knowledge of Accountability Principles and MEAL

• Professional proficiency in written and spoken English (essential)

• Language skills in Ukrainian and Russian (desirable)

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Very good people management skills/experience and proven ability to create an environment which encourages team-working and motivates a team across various geographical areas.
• Knowledge and willingness to work in refugee context of Ukraine Response, experience of working in a cross-cultural environment
• Excellent knowledge of project management cycle.
• Ability to work well in a team, train other staff, and demonstrate experience efficiently managing a team.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experienced in attending and participating in sector/CWG meetings.
• Experienced at conducting project monitoring and evaluation.
• Demonstrated skills, experience, and knowledge of community development; working with children and on children’s issues.
• Significant people management skills/experience and proven ability to create an environment which encourages team-working and motivates a team across various geographical areas.
• Ability to make decisions when needed and prepared to account for them.
• Capacity to anticipate change and adapt the plans and priorities accordingly
• Capacity to work in multicultural environments

Previous experience as member of Senior Management Team.

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This Role is offered on the basis of International terms and conditions. Also, interviews will be held on ongoing basis, adverts will be closed once a person is identified.

For non- EU citizens; Visa is to be obtained.

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers