Cash Transfer Coordinator at Save the Children

Save the Children is a leading international organization helping children in need around the world. First established in the UK in 1919, separate national organizations have been set up in more than twenty-eight countries, sharing the aim of improving the lives of children through education, health care and economic opportunities, as well as emergency aid in cases of natural disasters, war and conflict.

In Nigeria, Save the Children has been working since 2001. The early focus was on getting children actively involved in shaping the decisions that affect their lives. Today, Save the Children is working in seven federal states - Zamfara, Yobe, Jigawa, Katsina, Kano, Bauchi and Kaduna - focusing on providing basic healthcare and protecting children.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Cash Transfer Coordinator

Location: Zamfara

Role Purpose

• The CDGP is an exciting, large scale DFID funded cash transfers programme.
• The Cash Transfers Coordinator will provide technical support to the design, implementation and monitoring of the programme at State and LGA levels.

Key Areas of Accountability

• Provide technical oversight to planning, delivery and monitoring of programme activities at state and LGA levels
• Ensure that the planned activities are carried out in a way that is timely, cost effective and adheres to quality standards
• Support planning of sensitisation activities with target communities and development of key community mobilisation messages
• Ensure targeting and enrolment process for beneficiaries is conducted transparently and according to phased roll out plans
• Ensure technical assistance to programme delivery has been planned and factored into budgets
• Participate in relevant state and LGA level forums for cash transfers and social protection and support advocacy efforts with state government
• Support development of training packages for staff and partners in the management and delivery of cash transfers
• Support development of capacity building strategy for state and LGAs in social protection
• Work with LGA teams to establish reporting processes to ensure that all information and data on cash transfer interventions is collected, documented, and collated in an accurate and timely manner
• Provide technical input and review to regular monthly and quarterly state level reports using data provided by LGA teams and ensure cross checking of data
• Compile case studies and lessons learned reports on a regular basis to share with wider programme and inform improvements in programme quality and delivery
• Support creation of a system for ensuring that information obtained is also shared with communities, children, and other stakeholders through a regular feedback mechanism
• Ensure beneficiary accountability mechanism is logging and addressing complaints in a timely fashion. Ensure programme managers are aware of delays in acting on any complaints or information requests.

Skills & Experience
Essential:

• Educated to degree standard, preferable in a discipline such as Social Sciences, Geography, Anthropology or other discipline relevant to Urban/Rural Livelihoods.
• Substantial experience of relief or development / extension work with rural communities.
• Demonstrated experience planning and managing cash transfer and food security programmes.
• Knowledge and experience of project development, monitoring and evaluation, preferably in the area of cash transfers and / or food security.
• Strong analytical skills, and an understanding of a range of methods for monitoring, evaluation and assessment to promote evidence-based learning
• Knowledge of Household Economy Approach to food security and livelihoods assessment.
• Skills related to participatory research methods, computer literacy and numerical skills.
• Understanding of the non-partisan status of an international NGO.
• Good communication, presentation, training and report writing skills.
• Ability to take a proactive approach in community capacity building, either directly or through facilitation of suitable support.
• Experience in leading a team in fieldwork with communities.
• Willing to work in isolated rural areas with basic living conditions, and work in difficult field conditions.
• Knowledge of Hausa language.
• Commitment to Save the Children’s Child Protection Policy.

Desirable:

• Experience in institutional strengthening of government and or local NGOs.
• Knowledge and experience of Child Rights Programming approaches.
• An understanding of nutrition and behaviour change communications activities