Camp Management Officer (Cash grants)

Norwegian Refugee Council

Camp Management Officer (Cash grants)

@Norwegian Refugee Council

Job Details      

Closing Date: 26 Jul 2023
Reference No: VA-2023-0087
Number of Jobs: 1
Work Type: Full Time
Functional Area: general
Languages: dari,pashto,english
Experience: 3 Years
Salary: As per NRC salary scale
Gender: Any
Nationality: afghan
Contract Type: Long Term
Contract Duration: Till 31 Dec 2023 ( extendable)
Province:

Balkh

City: Mazar-E-Sharif
Education: University degree (preferably in social sciences, political science, international relations, law, journalism, gender studies and human rights).
Extension Possibility: Yes


Job description

Job Description:
Generic responsibilities

Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines
Ensure quality implementation of CM-UDOC project cash grants according to tools, SOPs, and annual work plan.
Line management of CM assistant (Cash Grants) and ensure supervision of CM Assistants’ daily work in the Community Centre area for quality implementation.
Provide regular activity progress reports to the CM Coordinator and ensure proper filing of all documentation (soft and hard copy, as required) related to the cash grants.
Implement the portfolio of cash grants. tasks and activities as delegated by the CM Coordinator in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements according to plan of action.
Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection and/or assistance, while exploring and assessing new and better ways to assist those in need
Support Protection-Evidence based advocacy
Ensure close co-operation with all NRC core competencies including through joint needs assessments and activities, and identifying beneficiaries where appropriate
Ensure cash grants are provided to the most in need and that to base on the pre-set criteria’s and SOPs.
 

Specific responsibilities

Act as the focal point in for Camp Management emergency and multi-purpose cash grants in Balkh Province and ensure cash grants procedures and controls are assessed and implemented as per the required standards.
Support with the CM – assistant (cash grants) in identification of the most venerable beneficiaries who have faced unexpected and significant shocks and are eligible to receive the assistance as last option.
Ensure the selected cases for the cash grants assistance are identified based on the pre-set criteria’s.
Review all potential cases for cash grants assistance submitted to assess eligibility for assistance provision in line with guidelines set out in the emergency and multi-purpose cash SOPs.
Ensure proper mechanisms to check and prevent the duplication of assistance
Provide inputs for the CM strategy for cash grants as well as giving regular inputs
Lead the roll-out of cash grants assistance guidance documents and forms for field staff through initial onboarding and refresher training and coaching
Ensure the most suitable assistance provision modality (In kind or in cash) for each identified case, which should be the most effective way of assisting the venerable beneficiary.
Ensure confidential and transparent mechanisms for distribution of the  cash grants, or as prefer by the beneficiary
Ensure safe and effective implementation of cash grants assistance, by quality monitoring, eligibility assessments, frequency and quality of follow up, and providing direct technical support to staff engaged in the activity.
Responsible for ensuring documentation of cases according to NRC Data Protection standards.
Support CM coordinator / project Manager during emergency responses including the implementation of cash for protection services to populations affected by the conflict.
 

Other Duties

Compiling and preparing weekly/monthly reports and any other data as required
Supporting the CM project coordinator/Manager in daily implementation of tasks as needed and notify them immediately when issues arise.
Attending trainings and assisting in the organization and facilitation of trainings as needed.
Any other task designated by the supervisor
 
Job Requirements:
Generic professional competencies:

Experience from working in a humanitarian/recovery context, preferably in community services or community engagement and mobilization, protection, community capacity building, or related field
Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Good knowledge of English Language – spoken and written
 

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

University degree (preferably in social sciences, political science, international relations, law, journalism, gender studies and human rights).
Minimum 3 years work experience in the field of community outreach and/or protection preferably with UN or INGOs. 
Fluency in local languages
Political and cultural awareness, as well as good understanding of the displacement context in Afghanistan.
Experience in community capacity building and training
Previous experience with cash grant projects is preferred
 
Submission Guideline:
How to Apply:

Interested qualified candidates can apply by clicking on below link:

Online Application Form

Note: All applicants are supposed to create and properly fill online CV profile in the NRC People site, example (personal, education, experience background etc..) and only attaching CV will not be enough.

We do not have to inform all the candidates. Only those who closely meet the job requirement will be informed.

 
Submission Email:
Online Application Form

About Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organization helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability