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Fairfield - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

$ 68850 - 76950

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Save the Children

For over 100 years Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment protected from harm. We work in some of the worlds hardesttoreach places over 100 countries including the U.S. No matter what your role is when you join Save the Children youre creating positive irreversible change for children and the future we all share.

The Role

As the US Domestic Emergency Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Advisor youll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will contribute at the systems level to Save the Childrens capacity to deliver cashbased assistance in domestic emergency responses. The role will lead strategy development and the technical design and implementation of quality cashbased programs that deliver change for children and in an emergency the role will pivot to practical handson implementation of this strategy.

The role supports national advocacy and influencing while driving strategic partnerships for new business development. It supports the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems to demonstrate impact while sharing learning across our programs teams and partners.

The role will work closely operations colleagues establishing systems and processes that will allow Save to implement CVA programs at scale in response to emergencies. This role includes a focus on external representation on priority issues including marketbased assistance as well as shockresponsive social protection to ensure linkages between Save the Children US (SCUS) humanitarian cash & voucher assistance and governmentled social protection systems.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency this strategic role will pivot to leading Saves cashbased responses to domestic emergencies. The role holder will work with the humanitarian response leadership to implement the cash strategy by designing and leading the cashbased portion of the response as well as integrating cash into other sectoral responses. The position will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Location

  • Hybrid in Washington DC
  • Hybrid in Fairfield Connecticut
  • Remote

What Youll Be Doing (Essential Duties)*
*not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change

Role Dimensions: The role is expected to foster relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including the SCUS department of humanitarian response the US Programs Operations department Sectoral Technical Advisors advocacy colleagues Save the Children International and other Save members technical counterparts in other organizations donors etc..

Context : Humanitarian

Scope: United States Emergency Programs

Primary Technical area: Cash & Market

Primary Sub technical area: Marketbased programming for child outcomes / Shockresponsive social protection

Technical Excellence 35

  • Provide technical leadership for Cash & Marketbased Programming for the USP team and set the strategic approach in relation to the wider humanitarian strategy. Serve as the Department of Humanitarian Response (DHR)s primary resource for CVA technical knowledge working across sectors to support the integration of cashbased modalities in emergency response.
  • Serve as analytical technical support across operations and sectors assisting DHR to execute cash at scale.
  • Identify and evaluate strategic and operational risks across sectors relating to CVA and implement strategies to minimize and/or mitigate risk.
  • Lead the technical scoping planning and design and proposal writing during new program development and ensure program quality . Ensure that broader considerations are reflected in our program design and implementation.
  • Ensure that thematic program components are technically sound implementation methods are consistent with national and global strategies acknowledged good practice (e.g. Save the Children Common Approaches); and are likely to achieve scale.
  • Participate in the development of emergency preparedness plans CVA and marketspecific assessments (including experience implementing a wide variety of assessment processes and tools) as well as in the design and delivery of emergency response and recovery strategies. Train coach and supervise staff promoting Save the Childrens values.

Systems strengthening 35

  • Promote a Systems Strengthening approach that supports working in collaboration and partnership with government and local partners.
  • Work with Monitoring Evaluation Accountability & Learning (MEAL) teams to establish systems to ensure that cashbased assistance is reaching those who need it most and to improve monitoring and evaluation systems that are focused on childfriendly and transformative methods.
  • Prioritize learning across the organization and contribute to global technical conversations.

Strategic Relationships and New Business Development 10

  • Work closely with Partnerships and Philanthropy colleagues to identify and pursue funding opportunities.
  • Build strategic partnerships to develop a robust pipeline of CVA projects.
  • Represent Saves cash programming to national and Local government representatives donors partner agencies etc. as required.

Emergency Response 20

  • During a domestic emergency this role will pivot to providing technical and strategic leadership of Saves cashbased emergency responses including direct program management budget and financial responsibility and cash team management.
  • During an emergency work strategically across the organizational response to integrate cash into other sectors.

Required qualifications for the role

  • Minimum of a bachelors degree or equivalent experience plus at least 5 years of relevant experience
  • Experience in the introduction of internal controls systems to support cash and vouchers delivery in the areas of financial management logistics security and program delivery
  • At least 5 years experience of program management experience nationally or internationally in Cash & Voucher Assistance in emergency settings or crisis response
  • Experience with multiple cash and voucher modalities including digital mobile card paper vouchers and cash in envelopes. Experience with participatory engagement and modality selection and documentation processes.
  • Experience in partnerships and business development with major US companies foundations NGOs and relevant governmental resources
  • Demonstrable knowledge of the CVA context in the US and strong existing relationships in the US CVA space.
  • Practical experience setting up a new cash program at scale developing SOPs and overseeing technical procurement of Financial Service Providers.
  • Able to generate and use data and evidence to innovate deliver learn and drive change to support the needs of individuals and communities impacted by disasters with a special focus on children.
  • Experience in the application of methodologies to calculate cash/voucher amounts for sectoral outcomes (e.g. cost of the diet) as well as for multipurpose cash transfers; experience in conducting feasibility and risk analysis for cash & voucher assistance
  • A strong understanding of CVA MEAL systems
  • Significant experience in training capacity building and technical facilitation for a wide variety of audiences.
  • Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
  • Professional proficiency in spoken and written English

Preferred qualificationsfor the role

  • Masters degree in disaster resilience international development public administration food security or in a related humanitarian/development field.
  • Management experience of operational aspects of cash and voucher intervention
  • Experience of supporting humanitarian preparedness response and recovery
  • Skilled at networking representation and partnership development in order promote learning strengthen civil society and mobilize resources.

Compensation

Save the Children is offering the following salary ranges for this position dependent on candidate location:

  • Geo 1 NY Metro DC and other locations with labor costs significantly above national average: Target Salary for this position is $84150 $94050 base salary
  • Geo 2 Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $76500 $85500 base salary
  • Geo 3 Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $68850 $76950 base salary

The salary ranges listed above are for US based candidates. For candidates located outside of the US salary ranges will be based on the salary scales of the local employer of record. Actual base salary may vary based on but not limited to relevant experience base salary of internal peers business sector and geographic location (more information on job structure is available here.

About Us

We offer a range of outstanding benefits to support this opportunity:

Click here to learn more about how Save the Children US will invest in you.

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse.

Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees ensuring all are given training support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty both agency and individual is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.

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