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JOB TITLE: Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Officer_Peace - SDC - Building Inclusive Resilience and Durable Solutions for forcibly displaced populations and vulnerable groups in Yobe StateTEAM/PROGRAMME: Program Operations    LOCATION: Yobe GRADE:4    CONTRACT LENGTH: 1 yearFixed Term (1 ROLE PURPOSE: Save the Children International (SCI) is a leading independent international organization creating lasting change for children in need around the world. SCI works in over 120 countries globally, including Nigeria, helping children to survive, learn, and be protected. We are working with the government to improve children’s education, health, nutrition, protection and economic opportunities, and in times of acute crisis, mobilizing rapid life-saving assistance to help the children to recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters.
Save the Children, in partnership with SDC and BHA aims to improve the socio-economic resilience, peace, and justice for displaced persons, returnees, and vulnerable host communities in Yobe State, Nigeria. It addresses their critical needs in livelihood, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), disaster risk reduction and access to justice and peace building. Through an integrated approach, the project focuses on enhancing agricultural productivity, providing sustainable livelihood opportunities, ensuring access to safe water and sanitation, strengthening community disaster risk reduction, access to justice and peacebuilding mechanisms within the communities.
The CVA-Peace Officer will support the implementation of the cash and voucher-based and peace component of the Resilience and Durable Solutions Project.  He/she will be responsible for implementing, and monitoring cash and voucher-based assistance and peace which aimed at supporting displaced and vulnerable populations in achieving long-term, sustainable livelihoods in Yobe state. Under the supervision of the project Manager, this role involves working closely with internal teams, partners, and stakeholders to ensure the smooth implementation of CVA interventions to support durable solutions including livelihoods restoration, housing, and social reintegration, peace, access to justice and other specialized protection services.
SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: Project ManagerStaff reporting to this post: NILBudget Responsibilities: NILContext: Humanitarian KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Program Design and Implementation:•    Implement CVA and peace programs that support durable solutions, including livelihoods restoration, housing, and social reintegration, peace, access to justice and other specialized protection services.•    Conduct feasibility assessments, market analysis, and risk assessments for cash-based interventions.•    Lead beneficiary selection processes in collaboration with the project stakeholders, protection, livelihoods, and community engagement teams.•    Oversee registration, verification, and cash/voucher distribution in line with organizational policies and donor guidelines and referral to other specialized services.Stakeholder Coordination and Partnerships:•    Collaborate with government agencies, financial service providers, and humanitarian actors to ensure program success.•    Represent the organization at inter-agency coordination meetings related to CVA, Durable Solutions, Protection, and Livelihoods clusters.•    Working closely with partners to support the planning, coordination, and implementation of community-driven peacebuilding activities.•    Build and maintain partnerships with local and international NGOs for integrated service delivery.Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting:•    Monitor CVA and peace project implementation through field visits and data collection tools.•    Ensure timely and accurate reporting on project achievements, challenges, and lessons learned.•    Lead post-distribution monitoring (PDM) and feedback collection processes.•    Contribute to market/price monitoring to inform program adaptation•    Ensure data on protection risk is gathered and analysed for evidence-based programming. Compliance and Risk Management:•    Ensure compliance with donor requirements, internal SCI’ policies, and international standards (e.g., Sphere Standards, CaLP guidelines).•    Mitigate risks related to cash distribution, including fraud prevention and beneficiary safety.•    Maintain data privacy and protection for all program participants.
Capacity Building and Training:•    Facilitate training partners staff and community members on CVA and peace program   implementation, and monitoring.•    Facilitate cash utilization and pre-cash disbursement session to project participants. •    Assist in establishing robust accountability mechanisms, ensuring the voices of project participants are considered in project adaptation/design and implementation.•    Conduct periodic community feedback and stakeholder meetings to gather input, feedback, and insights on the program, enhancing community engagement, and promoting transparency and accountability.•    Capacity sharing with government institutions and partners such as the legal institutions to promote child rights. Safeguarding•    Ensure risk assessments are done before targeting and delivery of cash.•    Support the delivery option analysis with sufficient context information to select safest option.•    Support in ensuring Accountability information sharing activities includes safeguarding•    Support in ensuring all project partners staff and volunteers are trained on safeguarding General•    Comply with SCI policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.•    Undertake any other tasks within the CVA, Peace and market-based programming function as the line manager requires, adapting to project needs and challenges. BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)Accountability:•    Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values•    Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.Ambition:•    Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, take responsibility for their personal development and encourage their team to do the same•    Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others•    Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.Collaboration:•    Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters•    Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength•    Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.Creativity:•    Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions•    willing to take disciplined risks.Integrity:•    Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrityQUALIFICATIONS
•    Minimum of B.Sc. or equivalent qualification in, bachelor’s degree in development studies, Agronomy, Economics, Business Administration, Accountancy, Social Sciences, or any related field.  EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS Essential:    At least 3-5 years of experience in cash and voucher programming, peace and justice, livelihoods, or durable solutions in humanitarian contexts.    Proven experience in program implementation, monitoring, and reporting.    Excellent analytical skills and ability to effectively use Microsoft Office package.    Good personal organizational skills, including time management, being flexible and the ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team.    Ability to develop and administer market / price collection tools.    Experience in report writing and documentation.    Fluency in English and Local Language, spoken and written.    Experience in knowledge and use of basic CVA tool for quality CVA delivery
DesirableGood Knowledge of the local area (Yobe) and local language (Hausa)
Additional job responsibilitiesThe duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.Equal Opportunities The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.Child SafeguardingWe need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.Health and SafetyThe role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety and Security policies and procedures.