Humanitarian Cash and Markets Adviser

Our Package

We offer flexible working, a competitive benefits package:

• UK Grade E or equivalent according to location / type of contract
• 8.5% employer pension contribution
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Opportunity to work for a leading organisation working with and for older people globally

Candidates can be based in any country in which they have the legal right to live and work and where HelpAge is able to employ and pay them legally.

The Organisation

HelpAge International is entering into an exciting phase of its evolution as we fundamentally transform what we do, how we do it and how we are organised. Driven by our commitment to the localisation agenda, we are evolving the way we partner and deliver value at the country and local level. In the coming 3 years, we will localise our country offices and programmes, and develop new and diverse forms of partnerships globally.

We seek to give primacy to local agents for change. To this end, we will replace all programmes delivered by HelpAge staff and resources on the ground with implementation by partners. This will apply across all our work -humanitarian and long-term development. Going forward, our value is framed around supporting, convening and thought leadership.

A key way of creating value and bringing impact is collaborating across boundaries and by bringing different perspectives, skills and talent together. We will deliver our work through agile teams and a global operating model, with regional roots, to focus on impact and maintain the relationships at the national level to help build collaborations and support others to set their own agendas.

Job Purpose

These outline the broad areas of responsibility in the role, but in collaboration with your humanitarian colleagues you will be able to shape and design specific activities relevant to humanitarian response. We want you to work creatively to deliver impact and respond to relevant opportunities.

The role will have a global remit, with an initial significant focus on supporting our Ukraine response, which has a large cash component.

Job Context/ Key Tasks

• Ensure Cash and Voucher programmes in HelpAge are of high quality, technically sound and responsive to the needs of older people and their families
• Ensure CaLP standards and procedures are followed across all partner and HelpAge led cash interventions.
• Lead roll-out of appropriate training and tools
• Ensure appropriate preparedness and start-up of cash interventions, including market, feasibility, and risk assessments.
• Identify and develop new funding opportunities and project partnerships to build a portfolio of work and increase the impact for older people
• Work closely with the Business Development Department and supporting members to provide information needed on the portfolio for developing new relationships and funding proposals with new and non-traditional donors
• Provide technical advice and support in the development of new project proposals including needs assessments, concept notes, project proposals and budgeting, and at all stages of the programme cycle

Essential skills, knowledge and experience

• Extensive relevant and progressive Cash and Voucher experience, preferably in complex humanitarian settings including in rapid emergency responses
• Substantial experience in providing technical guidance and best practice advise on cash programming at all stages of the programme cycle
• Proven ability to effectively analyse complex problems and find solutions which have a positive impact on the lives of older people and their families
• Strong interpersonal skills and the proven ability to build effective working relationships with geographically dispersed teams and in challenging humanitarian contexts
• An ability to represent HelpAge with traditional and non-traditional partners, donors and networks.
• Experienced in strengthening and supporting staff and national partner capacity.
• An ability to travel, occasionally at short notice.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential, other languages are desirable: Russian, Ukrainian, French, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese.

Our Values

At HelpAge International we work hard to achieve our goals together as a team with a clear shared purpose. Our values inform how we work together:

Inclusive

We respect people, value diversity and are committed to equality.

Impact

We value and recognise the contribution of our staff and network members, as we put older people at the center of everything we do.

Partners

We work alongside network members and others to increase reach, influence and impact. We are committed to a culture of collaboration and building positive relationships.

Learning

We are passionate about learning, accountable and work together to find creative solutions.

Everyone who works at HelpAge share our values and are committed to behaviors that demonstrate and support them.

Safeguarding

Everyone has a role in creating and sustaining a safe and respectful working environment, where no one comes to any harm or is maltreated. At HelpAge we take our responsibilities very seriously and will take action against wrongdoing. We will do everything we can to ensure that we do not engage people that pose a safeguarding risk and will undertake criminal record checks as required.

Equal Opportunities

HelpAge International is committed to creating an inclusive working environment, promoting and providing equal opportunities and respecting diversity in employment. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

How to apply

To apply for a job at HelpAge, please submit the following documents:

• A cover letter (please set out your letter using the ‘Let’s talk about you’ criteria in the job profile as bold paragraph headings in the same order)
• Your current curriculum vitae (3 pages maximum)
• Three referees, including your most recent employer
• Equal opportunities form

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Please email your application to [email protected] before the closing date to be considered for the shortlist.

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Closing date: Sunday, July 17 2022 at 11:59PM (UK Time)

Due to the urgent nature of this role applications will be reviewed and candidates may be approached before the closing date

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