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About Save the Children

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

•             No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday

•             All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

•             Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

SCI - Afghanistan

 Save the Children has been working in Afghanistan since 1976. Our way of working close to people and on their own terms has enabled us to deliver lasting change to tens of thousands of children in the country. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child is the basis of our work.

We are helping children get a better education, we make it possible for more boys and girls to attend school, we help children protect themselves and influence their own conditions. We work with families, communities and health workers in homes, clinics and hospitals to promote basic health in order to save lives of children and mothers

Job Description

ROLE PURPOSE:

The purpose of creating this position is to manage the Cash Transfer Programming (CTP) process of Food Security and Livelihood (FSL) projects. The incumbent is responsible for proper CTP planning, communication and facilitating the CTP process with contracted Telecommunication Companies.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Assist Cash Transfer Programming (CTP) process of food security and livelihood projects accordance to SCI - AF Standard Operation Procedure (SOP).
• Support project teams to develop cash distribution plan based on area realities.
• Prepare monthly/ quarterly cash requirement forecast for CTP activities and calculating based on need.
• Entry of CTP soft data into online portal for getting approval to transfer E- cash to beneficiaries.
• Prepare a payment plan for beneficiaries with consultation of financial service provider.  Submit regular CTP implementation reports (weekly, monthly, and quarterly) to supervisors based on the requirements of the project.
• Support matters of the CTP activities — including documentation, approval, and actual payment, any other required paper-work.
• Report on any problems to the supervisors promptly that encountered in the field and/or in the office such as procurement problems, project participant complaints and local authority interference.
• Collaborate with SCI — AF supportive function departments including supply chain, finance and safety & security.
• Handle communication with Financial Service Provider (FSP) and reflect on CTP challenges in the field.
• Other tasks assigned by line manager.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning

• Support the projects are equipped with MEAL systems.
• Collaborate with MEAL team on quality monitoring and accountability systems in timely manner.
• Contribute to generation of lessons through finalizing issues for Operations Research and participating in lessons learnt workshops and provide report.  Ensure that projects are reported as per M&E Plan

Partnership

• Ensure personal commitment in building constructive working relationship with partners based on SCI partnership principles.
• Assist PU on assessment and selection of partners
• Regular visit to projects and provide feedback based on the findings
• Ensure best practices from SCI projects are shared to ensure quality of implementation  Actively participate and contribute in exchange of knowledge and learning sessions organized for partners capacity building

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, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages 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 integrity

Skills Required

• English Fluency
• problem solving skill
• computer skills

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