WFP-Cash Working Group Coordinator-P3-Damascus, Syria

Position Title: Cash Working Group Coordinator
Receiving Agency: WFP
P Level: P3
Location: Damascus, Syria
Duration: 6 months
Language: Fluency in English required

BACKG R OU N D:
The World Food Pro g ra m me ( W F P) is t he lar ges t h u m a n i t arian or g a niza t i on d e li ve ring C ash Ba s e d Tran s f e rs ( C B T ) g lobally. In S y r ia, W F P se r v e s as p r o g ram m a t ic c o c hair of t he in t e r a ge n c y C ash Wor k ing G roup ( C W G ) , p r oviding t ec hni c al l e ad e r s hip, m a r ke t ex p e rtis e , a n d op e ra t io n al s c ale. The C W G is t he pr i m a ry c o o rdin a t ion pla t f o r m f o r C ash a n d V ou c h e r A ss i s t an c e ( CV A) , e n s uring harm o niz e d, e f f i c i e n t , and prin c ipl e d c ash pro g ra m ming a c ro s s t he r es pon se . The in c umb e nt w ill s upport W F Ps l e ad e r s hip role in t he C W G and e n s ure ali g nment w i t h g lo b al s t andard s , I A S C g uidan ce , and in t e r a ge n c y c o o rdina t i on arran g e m e n t s .

P UR P O S E O F T H E A SS I G NMEN T :
To provide s t ra t eg i c , t e c hni c al, and op e ra t i o nal l e ad e r s hip t o t he in t e r - a g e n c y C ash Wor k ing G rou p , e n s uring t h a t C V A is harm o niz e d, ev id e n c e - ba se d, and ali g n e d w i t h hu m ani t ari a n prin c ipl es , W F Ps m a nd a t e , and na t i onal s y s t e ms w h e re f e asibl e .

AC C O U NT A BI L ITIE S / R E SP ON S IBI L ITIES:
The C o o rdin a t or is a cc ou n t able f o r e n s uring t hat t he C ash Wor k ing G roup op e r a t e s as a c oh e r e n t , prin c ipl e d, and ev id e n c e ‑ dri ve n pla t f o r m t h at pr o v id e s s t ra t eg ic dir ec t ion f o r c ash as s i s t an c e a c ro s s t he r es pon se . This in c lud e s l e ading t he g roups c oll ec t i v e v i s ion, m a in t aining i t s n e u t ral i t y and in c lu s i v i t y, and e n s uring t hat an a ly t i c al, t ec hni c al, and c o o rdin a t ion pro cesse s r es ult in harm o niz e d and e quit a b l e c ash pro g ram m in g . The role c arri e s r e s pon s ibility f o r g uiding partners t o w ard c o m m on s t anda r d s , f a c ili t a t ing c on se n s u s , and e n s uring t hat d ec i s i o ns on m o dali t y mi x , t ran s f e r v alu es , t ar ge t in g , and d e li ve ry s y s t e ms are g round e d in joint an a ly s i s and ali g n e d w i t h bro a d e r hum a ni t a r ian s t r a t eg i e s and na t ion a l fra m e w or k s .

The C o o rdi n a t or is fu r t h e r r es pon s ible f o r e n s uring t hat t he C W G s infor m a t ion s y s t e m s , as sess men t s , and a n aly t i c al produ c t s provide r e l i able v i s ibility and a c t i on able ev id e n c e f o r d ec i s ion ‑ m a k in g . This in v olv e s ov e r see ing da t a quali t y, m a r ke t m o n i t orin g , and joint as s e ss men t s , and e n s uring t hat find i n g s inform plann i ng at in t e r ‑ sec t oral and s t ra t eg ic l eve l s . The role also e n t ails r e pr ese n t ing t he C WG in c o o rdin a t ion f o r ums, donor e n g a ge men ts , and g ov e rnm e nt pla t f o rm s , ar t i c u l a t ing c oll ec t i v e po s i t ion s , and f o s t e ring c oll a bora t ion w i t h financial s e r v i c e provid e r s , d eve lopment a c t or s , and na t i onal c ou n te rpar t s t o s t r e n g t h e n d e li ve ry s y s t e ms and r e infor c e t he ov e rall c oh e r e n c e and impact of c ash as s i s t an c e .
SCOPE OF W ORK
1 . Pro v ide s u s t ain e d s t ra t eg ic and op e ra t ional l e ad e r s hip t o e n s ure t hat c ash as s i s t an c e a c ro s s t he r es pon s e is c o h e r e n t , prin c ipl e d, and e v id e n c e ‑ dr i v e n.
2 . C on ve ne and c hair r eg ular C WG me e t in gs , se t a ge nda s , g uide c on s e n s u s ‑ ba s e d di sc u ss ion s , and e n s ure t imely f o llo w ‑ up on a g r ee d a c t ion s .
3 . Es t abli s h, g uid e , and q u al i t y ‑ as s ure t ec hni c al s u b ‑ g r oups (e . g ., MEB, tran s f e r v alu e s ,
d e li ve ry me c hani s ms, m a r ke t m o ni t o r in g ) t o e n s ure c o o rdina t e d and t ec hni c ally s ound ou t p u t s .
4 . U phold n e u t rali t y , in c lu s i v i t y, and t he Prin c ipl e s of P ar t n e r s hip t o m ain t ain C W G as a t ru s t e d in t er ‑ a ge n c y pla t f orm.
5 . L e ad joint r es pon s e an a l y s is t o d e t e rmine t he approp r ia t e n ess , f e asibilit y , a n d m o dal i t y mix of c ash as s i s t an ce , in c luding mul t ipu r p ose c ash.
6 . D ri v e harm o niza t i on of t r an s f e r v alu es , t ar ge t ing c riteria, and d e li ve ry me c h a ni s ms t o r e du c e fra g men t a t i o n and e n s ure e quit a ble as s i s t an c e .
7 . En s ure c ash pro g ram m i n g is fully r e fl ec t e d in t he H NO , HR P, sec t or s t r a t eg i es , and in t er ‑ sec t oral planning p r o c e ss e s .
8 . Prom o t e lin k a ge s w i t h na t ional s o c ial pro t ec t i on s y s t e ms w h e re f e asibl e , approp r ia t e , and c onflict ‑ s e n s i t i v e .
9 . Ove r se e d eve lopmen t , m a in t e nan ce , and di sse min at ion of 4 W s , d ashboard s , a nd m a ppi n g t o ols t hat p r ovide t ran s par e n t , u p ‑ t o ‑ da t e v i s ibility of c ash in t e r v e n t ion s .
10 . En s ure t imel y , r e liable da t a c oll ec t ion, c on s oli d a t io n , and r e porting a c ro s s partner s .
11 . C o o rd i na t e joi n t as sess men t s and m a r ke t m o n i t or i ng exe r c i se s t o ge n e ra t e e v id e n c e f o r d ec i s ion ‑ m a k ing and t ra n s f e r v alue adju s t men t s .
12 . En s ure an a lyti c al pr o du ct s are a cc e ss ibl e , a c t ionab l e , and u se d t o inform in t e r ‑ a g e n c y
plannin g .
13 . R e pr ese nt t he C WG in in t er ‑ sec t oral c o o rdina t i on b o di es , e n s uring c ash c on s id e ra t ions are in t eg ra t e d in t o br o a d e r r es pon s e s t ra t e g i e s .
14 . A rti c ula t e c oll ec t i v e C WG po s i t ion s , ad v o c a t e f o r h a rmoniz e d and prin c ipl e d c ash
as s i s t an ce , and r es pond t o donor info r m a t ion n e e d s .
15 . Main t ain s u s t ain e d e n g a ge ment w i t h g ov e rnm e nt c oun t e rpa r t s t o e n s ure ali g nment w i t h na t io n al fr a me w or k s and pro m o t e r es pon s ibl e , c onflic t ‑ se n s i t i v e c ash pro g r a m m in g .
16 . C o o rd i na t e w i t h fi n an c ial se r v i c e provid e r s , d eve lo p ment a c t or s , a nd hu m ani t arian
partners t o s t r e n g t h e n d e li ve ry s y s t e ms and ov e rall c oh e r e n c e of c ash as s i s t an c e .
17 . En s ure C WG o u t puts adh e re t o g lobal c ash c o o rdin a t ion s t an d ard s , in t e r ‑ a g e n c y g uid e lin es , and hum a n i t a r ian prin c ipl es .
18 . Tra c k impl e men t a t ion of C WG d ec i s ions and c o m m i t men t s , e n s uring t ran s p a r e n c y and
a c c oun t abil i t y.

19 . Id e n t ify and e l ev a t e ri sk s r e la t e d t o c ash pro g ra m m i n g , in c luding m a r ke t ri sks , pro t e c t ion c on ce rn s , and d e li ve ry s y st e m v uln e rabilitie s .

QUA L I F I C A T I ONS & EX P E R I E N C E R EQ U I R E D :
E d uc at i o n : A d v an c e d uni ve r s i t y d eg r e e in one of t he f o llo w ing d i sc iplin es : E c ono m i cs , S o c i al Sc i e n ces , In t e rna t ional Deve lopmen t , H u m a n i t a rian A f f air s , Public Pol i c y, Deve lopment E c ono m i cs , or ano t h e r r e la t e d fi e ld r e l ev ant t o W F Ps c as h ‑ ba s e d t ran s f e r op e ra t i ons and in t e r ‑ a ge n c y c o o rdina t ion w or k . O r Fi r s t U ni ve r s i t y d eg r e e w i t h t w o additi o n a l y e ars of e x p e ri e n c e .

E x p e ri e nce: The in c umb e nt s hould ha v e a mini m um of five t o se v e n y e ars of pro g r ess i ve ly r es pon s ible ex p e ri e n c e in C ash and V ou c h e r A ss i s t an c e ( CV A) , m a r ke t an a ly s i s , or hum a ni t arian p ro g ram m in g , w i t h d e m o n s t r a t e d t ec hni c al d e pth in c as h ‑ ba se d r es p o n ses . E x p e ri e n c e in in t er ‑ a ge n c y c o o rdina t ion and partner s hip m a na ge ment is e ss e n t ial, in c luding t he abili t y t o f a c ili t a t e c on se n s us a m ong d i ve r s e s t ak e hold e r s . The role r e qui re s s t rong an a lyti c a l , f a c ili t a t i o n, a nd n eg o t ia t i o n sk ill s , parti c ularly i n r e la t i on t o m ar ke t as sess men t s , t r an s f e r v alue harm o niza t i on, a n d r es pon s e an a ly s i s . E x p e ri e n c e w or k ing on lin k a g e s b e t wee n hum a ni t arian C V A and s o c ial pro t ec t ion s y s t e ms, in c luding f a mil i ari t y w i t h di g i t al pa y ment s olu t ions and fina n c ial se r v i c e provid e r e n g a ge men t , is r e qui re d t o e n s ure e f f ec t i v e and sc a l able c ash as s i s t an c e
Pr ev ious ex p e ri e n c e w i t h U N or W F P, and k no w l e d g e of t he U N or W F P
op e ra t i o ns is pr e f e rr e d.

Know l e d g e
& S kills:

S t rong an a lyti c al and w riting sk ill s , in c luding t he a bility t o w rite in an e n g a g ing and infor m a t i v e m a nn e r, and c on ce ptu a lize and c l e arly

s ynth es ize infor m a t io n .

A bility t o f a c ili t a t e c on s ul t a t ions and t ec hni c al di s c u ss ion s .
Ini t i a t i ve , e n t hu s i asm, a n d fl ex ibility w i t h exce ll e nt in t e rp e r s onal sk ills

and t e am s piri t .
Profi c i e n c y in Win d o ws , MS O f f i c e ( Word, E xce l, Po w e r poin t , O u t l o o k ) .

A bility t o w ork in a mul t i c ul t ural e n v ironment and balan c e c o m p e t ing

priori t i e s and d e adlin e s .

Profi c i e n c y in En g li s h is r e qui re d. A rabic is an as s e t .

L an g ua g e s : Flu e n c y ( L eve l C ) in ve rbal and w rit t e n En g li s h. Kno w l e d g e of A rabic d e s irable

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