Cash Based Intervention Officer at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Action Against Hunger | ACF-International works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Cash Based Intervention Officer

Location: Yobe

Responsibilities

• The Cash Based Intervention Officer will primarily be responsible for implementing and monitoring a cash delivery mechanism to replace lost assets and support small scale businesses for IDPs, and Non Food Item distribution (if feasible) of the Humanitarian multi-sectorial Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) program in Yobe state, Nigeria implemented by ACF and funded by USAID.
• The livelihood restoration sub sector aims to protect and restore the livelihoods of people affected by insurgency in Yobe State through the replacement or rehabilitation of pre-existing livelihood assets and inputs, through cash based interventions and capacity building to improve skills or production in new or pre-existing livelihood assets.

Summary of Key Objectives:

• Provide support to the FSL Deputy Program Manager to implement the cash based program successfully.
• Contribute to planning and management of the delivery of FSL program activities at LGA level
• Manage the development, implementation and follow-up of beneficiary accountability mechanisms
• Represent ACF externally in relevant forums and working groups at State level.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Degree in Management / Administration related studies e.g. Business, Economics, and Technology
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies
• Previous experience in cash transfer programming
• Three years relevant work experience
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word, Access).
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa and English
• Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy

Preferred:

• Previous experience in market assessments, baseline and end line surveys, post distribution monitoring, and evaluation.
• Previous experience in implementing cash transfers, cash for work, or voucher programs, preferably in a humanitarian or emergency context
• Previous experiences with ACF.

Application Closing Date
Sunday, 24th May, 2015.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV together with their Cover Letter as an email attachment to the following email address to: [email protected] Applicants should indicate in the subject title of their forwarding mail, the title of the position they are applying for.

Note: Please do not attach your certificates to the application email. Any application received after the closing date above will not be considered.