Humanitarian Specialist – Cash & Vouchers at Save the Children

Role Purpose:

This position will serve as a technical advisor in Save the Children’s Humanitarian Cash and Voucher team. The Humanitarian Specialist will provide technical and operational advice to Save the Children’s Cash and Voucher (CVA) portfolio to ensure that multi-sectoral CVA humanitarian awards are of high quality, technically sound, and responsive to the needs of vulnerable children and their families. You will play a critical role in transferring capacity and experience from headquarters to Country Offices as Save the Children expands its commitment to localization both internally and as part of its global Grand Bargain commitments.

The Humanitarian Specialist will be expected to travel regularly and work directly with staff in COs and partners.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field;
• French and/or Arabic written and spoken language skills highly valued;
• CaLP Level 1 or Level 2 certificate;
• Experience designing, implementing, and managing humanitarian preparedness, asset protection, disaster risk reduction, food security, and nutrition programs;
• Experience developing and conducting training programs for field staff including curriculum design, presentation and teaching skills, and training-of-trainers methods;
• Experience in program design and proposal writing with non-USAID awards, including PRM, UNHCR, WFP, ECHO, EU, and others;
• Knowledge of and experience with statistical software and data visualization tools;
• Experience developing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures, Feasibility and Risk Assessments, Delivery Mechanism Assessments, and other operational policies or procedures for the identification and implementation of CVA opportunities;
• Understanding of operational considerations that influence the efficiency and appropriateness of digital cash or voucher delivery platforms;
• Experience writing and disseminating reports and fact sheets/case studies, and
• Experience using KoBo Toolbox, ODK, or other mobile data collection software.