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. This position has to travel to project target areas.

Major Responsibilities: Under the supervision of Cash and Basic Needs Coordinator, ERD Manager will be responsible for the following tasks.

Program Quality and Implementation

  • Lead and supervise the field implementation for Cash and Basic Needs programming particularly for Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance activities in where IRC do the intervention, including provision of IRC’s financial literacy and Learn-to-Earn training sessions.
  • Assistance in the design processes of essential assessment processes such as needs, gap, feasibilities and market assessments in collaboration with IRC MEAL focal.
  • Support the development of concept notes and proposals related to CVA programming expansion and continuation from emergency to long-term response, including budgets, logical frameworks, relevant indicators.
  • Proceed with the identification of the crisis-effected communities, selection, and monitoring of the most feasible CVA modalities and mechanisms, according to needs and context.
  • Develop the workplan in collaboration with the relevant implementing partners/focal.
  • Laise with field finance for cash projection and expenses planning.
  • Support in FSP and partner mapping for potential CVA intervention in the country.
  • Co-lead engagement with various interagency coordination forums including Cash Working Groups and identification of strategic partnerships aligned with IRC approach.
  • Coordinate with MEAL team in keeping track of program achievements and preparation of the required reports.
  • Coordinate with other IRC’s sectors (Protection, WASH, Health & WPE) focal at the field levels for integrated programming.
  • Perform other duties as required by the supervisor.

Partnerships and Representation

  • Provide technical support to partners in arrangement of the capacity building trainings, program design, gaps and feasibility assessments form development and data collection, community consultation, targeting and defining of the selection criteria .
  • Conduct regular follows with the partner for activities updates, key challenges to provide required technical in the process starting from assessment, distribution to learning phases.
  • Conduct regular field visits monitoring to support the partner in the field implementation and make sure protection is mainstreamed throughout the project cycle.
  • Deliver capacity-building sessions to partners/ new team members and community mobilizers as needed.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL)

  • Ensure data collections are completed in the quality manner and conduct the data validation are done properly in collaboration with MEAL .
  • Establish strong databases for client data and other programmatic information in coordination with MEAL Team.
  • Support in reviewing the assessment's reports, narrative and case studies and keeping the in track of the all the program related documentation databased throughout the implementation.

Reporting

  • Assist the CBN Coordinator in narrative and donor reporting
  • Provide a timely report about arising needs, implementation progress, distribution progress and key challenges according to the context

Professional Standards

  • Complete other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.
  • Adhere to the IRC Way Standards for Professional Conduct and the IRC country employment policies.

Key Working Relationships:

  • Position Reports to: Cash and Basic Needs Coordinator
  • Position directly supervises: ERD officer
  • Closely work with: Field Mangers, Local partners, Partnership team, MEAL Team

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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