Cash Based Transfer (CBT) Officer needed at CARE
Job title : Cash Based Transfer (CBT) Officer jobs in Yobe
Job Location : Yobe
Deadline : April 20, 2023
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Job Summary
- The Cash Based Transfer (CBT) Officer position should efficiently implement Cash Based/In-Kind response, and also perform specialized and/or standardized Cash-Based-Transfer (CBT) program-related processes and activities to support the effective delivery of assistance packages.
- To provide guidance and support to the government and partners in implementing WFP plans. Part of the responsibility includes traveling to remote field.
Responsibilities
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Apply technical knowledge and skills to implement and/or assist in community delivery of cash-based/in-kind programs.
- Promptly identify and recommend solutions to cash-based/GFD technical issues.
- Participate on the on-job training on how the e-voucher system works, how to handle data, and accurately use the e- devices (e-voucher reader, Smartphone with application, and e-voucher) including the handover process with the vendors.
- Participate on the on-job training on GFD and beneficiaries’ rationing/entitlement.
- Participate in the process of identifying beneficiary communities/targeting based on robust and participatory criteria if any.
- Ensure appropriate community messages are transferred to clients, local government partners, vendors, non-clients, and other key actors
- Ensure training/re-orientation of the vendor staff e-voucher system (how it works, synchronization, handling including safe keeping of e-devices) until handover of the e-devices to CARE
- Ensure the conduct of beneficiary feedback and response mechanism (BFRM) activities are undertaken and serve field focal point for handling the BFRM database.
- Work with and provide timely technical support to CARE’s implementing partners; maintain encouraging and constructive relations with partner staff.
- Closely work with all CARE field teams in general and with other partners on how to integrate and align cash programming with other partners activities and priorities.
- Fully align with CARE safety and security procedures and provide support to security monitoring and assessments to ensure a safe and secure environment for program implementation
- Coordinate the cash transfer assistant.
Project Monitoring and Reporting
- Assist in the collection of data, conduct of assessments (needs, market, risks, and security), and provide input for concept note/ proposal development for cash transfer project in collaboration with the local community structures and community members
- Monitor progress against grant work plan; promptly identify any current or potential delays.
- Produce/give CARE and donor reports as per set schedules (monthly, quarterly, and annually) on grant activities, indicators, and achievements.
- Assist his/her supervisors to ensure all monitoring activities are fully detailed, including systematic and timely data required under the grant and for CARE M&E purposes.
Capacity Building and Coaching:
- Aware the communities and partners to consider cash response as one modality at the appropriate situations.
- Capacitate the community facilitators, staff under his/her supervisee, and others (if any) on cash Transfer Programming.
- Support and mentor the field staff on GFDP through CBT & In-kind modalities.
- Support and mentor the vendors to meet the humanitarian principles during Cash Response program/facilitating the payment to the beneficiaries.
Coordination and Representation
- Participate on seasonal and FSS cluster assessments and share findings.
- Work integrating with CARE finance, procurement, and admin/HR staff to process Purchase Requests, and Payments.
- Represent the CARE in coordination meetings at different levels like LGA, community, and wards.
- Build very good team sprit with CARE program and supporting staff at field and at office.
- Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop CARE programs.
Resource Mobilization
- Contribute to CARE’s resource mobilization efforts
Other Responsibilities as Assigned
Required
- University Degree/HND in any of the following disciplines: Agricultural Economics or related field.
- At least 3 years of experience in connection with project management in the food security and/or livelihood sector, and preferably in a non-governmental organization of humanitarian and international character
- Previous experience in food distribution supervisory field is preferable
- Ability to write reports
- Able to work outside of regular working hours as required, including evenings and weekends if required.
- A good experience in supervision is required.
- Experience with survey methodologies, nutrition assessment and relevant data analysis
- 3 years of progressively responsible experience in the food security and / or livelihood sector of INGO and/or directly related area
- Fluency in English and Hausa
Desired
- 3 years of progressively responsible experience in the food security and/or livelihood sector of INGO and/or directly related area.
- Experience in a development and/or humanitarian organization.
- Strong knowledge of Nutrition and/or Public Health
- Advanced computer skills at least intermediate skills in windows-based word processing, spreadsheet and nutrition/public health software.
- Ability to establish priorities, plan, coordinate and organize own work plan.
- Resourcefulness, initiative, maturity, tact, and advocacy skills.
- Excellent analytical, conceptual, communication and public speaking skills.
- Understanding of political dynamics, and foreign policy decision-making procedures.
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
- good written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment and work without direction
Competencies:
- Integrity and Trust
- Building Effective Teams Customer Focus
- Drive for Results
- Problem-Solving
- Time Management
- Functional/ Technical Skills
- Conflict Management
- Listening
- Organizing
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