World Vision International (WVI) began emergency relief operations in Afghanistan in 2001 by addressing the urgent needs of children and families affected by natural disasters and decades of conflict. More than a decade later, World Vision Afghanistan’s (WVA) programs have expanded to development sectors such as health, nutrition, WASH, child protection, and education, empowering women to engage in civil and social change through interfaith partnership.

WVA targets the most vulnerable in its interventions; including children, women, Internally Displace Persons (IDPs), and returnee refugees, as well as the most impoverished and marginalized families. These priorities have been chosen to contribute to our Goal of: “Improved survival and well-being of Afghan girls and boys, building the foundations for a better future for Afghan children and their communities.” 

Our work is well established in Herat, Badghis, Ghor, and Faryab provinces in the western region of Afghanistan. We work closely with all levels of society including children, parents, teachers, village councils, religious leaders, ministries, provincial departments, and other national and international agencies.

Job Porpuse

This is a full-time, grant-funded Cash and GIK Officer Position under DRA project with regular travels to selected districts in (Herat) Province. The Officer ensures timely implementation and reporting of Market assessments and Cash and Food assistances, participate in the beneficiary selection, verification, and registration with the MEAL unit, ensure the development of cash and Food assistance plans including risk plan, coordinates with the financial service provider (FSP) for Cash via the Supply Chain unit. Ensure that all cash and Food distribution processes and activities are in line with WVA-endorsed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), procedures, and Donor agreements, provide regular updates and matrix reporting to FSL sector, on all project activities including beneficiary selection, verification, and cash and Food distribution, assessments to reflect them to the FSAC Report hub and relevant clusters. The incumbent will be responsible for providing supervision to (two) Community Based Facilitators/CBFs. H/She performs under the leadership of (Cash and GIK Supervisor) and guidance of Project manager.

Major Responsibilities

Timely Delivery of Assistance:

• Participate in Cash Voucher Assistance feasibility and Delivery mechanisms Assessments 
• Participate in Markets Assessment and monthly price monitoring
• Participate in review. update and development of CVA standard operating Procedures (SoPs) and ensure New Project staff are inducted and oriented on the use of SoP
• Participate in Cash Voucher Assistance baselines surveys and vulnerability assessment with MEAL unit to identify the vulnerable households for cash assistance.
• Lead in Cash programme beneficiary selection, beneficiary verification and beneficiary registration with MEAL unit
• Support the team in receiving and inputting the beneficiary data into the relevant databases, issuing beneficiary ration cards, generating BDLs and reports.
• Participate in design and print food ration cards for cash assistance for selected beneficiaries based on WV policy.
• Prepare cash assistance plans, take the necessary approvals from various units including project manager, security manager and zone manager, and submit to Supply Chain unit for further process with the financial service provider (FSP).
• Participate in conduct gender-sensitive market assessment of target areas for cash distributions to identify existing markets and women’s market access.
• Implement all cash and food distribution-related activities under Food security and livelihoods. 
• Coordinate closely with the project manager and with the FSL sector to ensure timely implementation of the project activities and get readiness for timely distribution of cash and food for the target communities.
• Ensure that all food and cash distribution process and activities are in line with WVA endorsed SOPs and procedures.
• Ensure that proper community development practices and “Do No Harm” practices are incorporated and upheld throughout the implementation of the project.
• Provide regular updates to FSL technical and liaison Coordinator on all project activities including beneficiary selection, verification and cash and Food distribution.
• Travel regularly to all project sites to ensure proper implementation and quality of project activities and prepare cash and Food distribution plan-based completion percentage of the work.
• Conducting coordination meeting with community elders and line departments on cash distribution activities.
• Maintain excellent working relations with project stakeholder, partners and other contractors.
• Ensure project activities and hiring of the labours are in compliance with government rules and regulations.
• Raise and submit PRs for selection of cash and food distribution contractor and contribute in selection if contractor.
• Represent the WV in cash and voucher working groups meetings in the provincial level.
• Ensure project activities follow government rules and regulations.
• Submission of monthly cash requests for project operations
• Ensure proper filling of documents
• Other tasks assigned by the direct supervisor.

Reporting planning, Monitoring and Evaluation and supervision

• Submission of monthly cash requests for project operations
• Responsible to provide daily reconciliation report and monthly distribution report to direct supervisor, FSL Sector.
• Ensure cash and food distributed to the selected beneficiary-based on identification cards -according to project criteria.
• Prevent for any fraud, corruption of allocated distributions to project beneficiaries.
• Provide supervision to CBFs and any guidance need for the performance.

Other

• Adhere to WV Child and Adult Safeguarding policy and standards.
• Adhere to WV accountability standards.
• To be aware and prepared to implement WV Afghanistan Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs plan under the context of (Herat province) urban and rural interventions

Required Professional Experience and Education

At least One year of experience working with INGOs in Cash, Food and Voucher Programming in an emergency context.

A Bachelor degree in Business administration or Economics

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Knowledge and ability in cash and voucher programming.

• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to travel to all districts of targeted Province (where applicable).
• Strong monitoring skills.
• Communication skills and knowledge of local communities.
• Familiarity with context of targeted province (where applicable)
• Good report writing skills.
• Ability to engage with different stakeholders and partners in the project site.
• Interpersonal, management and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to manage the cash & food distribution challenges

The application closing date is 11- Feb-2024. Qualified applicants can apply for the position by filling in the online application form in WV Career portal. applicants can also attach their CV and cover letter in the online system. Please note that only the applications received through the online portal will be considered for this position.

Applicants can login to WV online application system by copying and pasting the following link into their

Submission Email:

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