About this role
About the role <strong>2. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES</strong><br><strong>2.1 Cash for Protection Programme Coordination</strong><br>The Coordinator will:<br><ul><li>Lead the planning and coordination of Cash for Protection activities across the consortium.</li><li>Develop and maintain a Cash for Protection implementation plan.</li><li>Ensure consistency in Cash for Protection approaches, tools and procedures </li><li>Track progress against Cash for Protection targets and agreed milestones.</li><li>Ensure that Cash for Protection is appropriately integrated into the broader protection response.</li><li>Participate in relevant programme coordination and technical meetings.</li></ul><strong>2.2 Cash for protection technical leadership</strong><br>The Coordinator will provide technical guidance on the design and delivery of Cash for Protection interventions, including:<br><ul><li>Ensure that cash assistance is based on clearly identified and documented protection risks.</li><li>Support development and application of appropriate eligibility and vulnerability criteria.</li><li>Ensure that referrals for Cash for Protection are assessed using agreed protection and cash vulnerability criteria.</li><li>Promote transparent, objective and consistent beneficiary selection processes.</li><li>Ensure that targeting does not expose individuals or households to additional protection risks.</li><li>Ensure that inclusion and accessibility considerations are incorporated into targeting.</li><li>Establishing clear referral pathways between case management and Cash for Protection.</li><li>Supporting case workers to identify cases where cash may contribute to addressing an identified protection risk.</li><li>Ensuring that cash decisions are documented within appropriate case management processes.</li></ul><strong>2.3 Cash assistance delivery</strong><br>The Coordinator will oversee the safe and effective delivery of cash assistance, including:<br><ul><li>Coordination with Finance and relevant financial service providers.</li><li>Verification of approved beneficiaries before payment.</li><li>Ensuring appropriate payment mechanisms are used.</li><li>Monitoring payment processes.</li><li>Identifying and resolving payment-related challenges.</li><li>Supporting mechanisms to minimise duplication and fraud.</li><li>Ensuring beneficiaries receive clear information regarding payment amounts, timing and procedures.</li><li>Ensuring appropriate documentation of payments.</li><li>Monitoring access barriers affecting persons with disabilities, older persons and other vulnerable groups.</li><li>Supporting contingency arrangements where payment mechanisms fail.</li><li>Support in conducting Post distribution Monitoring</li></ul>The Coordinator will work closely with finance teams and partners while maintaining appropriate segregation of duties and internal controls.<br> How to Apply Please include a CV of not more than 2 pages and a motivation letter of 1 page