Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Coordinator at Save the Children Nigeria

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Yobe

Posted 1 year ago

Save the Children is inviting credible applicants who are willing to partake in its ongoing recruitment to fill the position below:

Job Title: Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Coordinator

Job Identification: 1586
Location: Yobe
Reports to: BHA Program Manager
Grade: 3
Job Schedule Full time
Reports to: BHA Program Manager
Contract Length: Fixed Term

About Save the Children: Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.

Job Requirements

Postgraduate qualification in Social Policy, Social Science, International Development, Economics, or related relevant discipline
At least a first Degree/HND in a relevant course
Minimum of 3 years post NYSC relevant work experience.
Prior experience in helping deliver cash transfer programmes at scale.
Good knowledge of cash and voucher assistance, the key principles, and debates.
Fluency in written and spoken English.
Ability to write clear and well-argued project and assessment reports.
Excellent time management skills, and ability to organize multiple and competing priorities.
Excellent project management skills including very good budget management skills.
Ability to work both in an advisory and a hands-on implementation capacity.
Experience in preparing successful funding proposals for donors.
Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact, and diplomacy
The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. A good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support.