The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Job Overview/Summary: IRC seeks a dynamic individual to support the expansion of cash assistance programming in Myanmar. IRC Myanmar has initiated multi-purpose cash assistance programing in order to enable the crisis-affected communities meet their basic needs as they defined and prioritized them in a resilience and dignified manner and reduce the resorting of negative coping mechanisms by the affected population. Currently, IRC Myanmar is working on emergency response assistance program in earthquake affected areas particularly in heavily affected areas and also in Rakhine state responding to support the internally displaced communities. As part of ERD department, IRC will be providing multi-purpose cash assistance to the affected population in collaboration with the local partner organizations and also IRC direct implementation in closely collaboration with different sector in Myanmar.

Major Responsibilities: Under the supervision of ERD Manager, ERD Officer will be responsible for the following tasks.

  • Support the program manager in implementation of field activities such as community consultation, assessment data collection, beneficiary registration and distribution monitoring.
  • Support with the proper filing of the program related documentation such as assessment reports, distribution records, monthly workplan and achievement reports etc.
  • Laisen with relevant finance focal for programmatic expense request and liquidation process.
  • Support in coordinating with relevant community leaders and identification of the communities in needs of humanitarian assistance
  • Support in arrangements of required technical trainings on data collections and capacity building training on CVA core concept, IRC’s financial literacy and Learn-to-Earn Training.
  • Support the program manager in local partner mapping and FSP mapping.
  • Support in conduction monitoring of market prices and market functionality assessments when required.
  • Conduct the regular monitoring of the field implementation by the partner organizations and reporting back on key findings.
  • Support in validation of the data from the assessment, registration to monitoring stages .
  • Support the program manager in workplan development, program expenses forecasting and liaising with the procurement department as necessary.
  • Support in hiring of incentives workers / community focal points when needed .
  • Perform additional duties as required.

Key Working Relationships:

  • Position Reports to: Cash and Basic Needs Manager
  • Position directly supervises:  None

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

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