Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Coordinator - Syria

 

Location: Damascus, Syria

Contract Type: 12-month fixed term contract, renewable

Salary: £39,894 per annum + £1,617.13 monthly allowance
This is an Unaccompanied position

Do you have what it takes to strengthen and scale Cash and Voucher Assistance programming in one of the world's most complex humanitarian contexts?

Purpose of the role

The Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Coordinator plays a strategic leadership role in supporting the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) to strengthen its organisational readiness and capacity to deliver high-quality, scalable and accountable cash assistance programmes.

This role will provide technical leadership and guidance to support the continued institutionalisation of CVA across SARC, ensuring that systems, procedures, tools and capacities are embedded throughout the organisation. Working closely with SARC, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Partner National Societies, the post holder will contribute to strengthening cash preparedness, programme quality, coordination and learning.

The position is based in Damascus with regular travel to field locations as required.

About the team

The British Red Cross (BRC) and Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) partnership is well established and grounded in shared priorities aligned with SARC's 2023 to 2027 Strategy. Since 2018, BRC has been the lead partner supporting SARC's Cash and Voucher Assistance preparedness journey, helping to strengthen national systems and expand the use of cash assistance across humanitarian programmes.

Following more than 15 years of crisis and the evolving humanitarian context in Syria, cash assistance remains a critical modality for supporting vulnerable people to meet their basic needs with dignity and choice, while contributing to local market recovery and resilience.

SARC is the country's largest humanitarian organisation, operating through 14 branches and more than 70 sub-branches nationwide. It has successfully integrated CVA into emergency response and longer-term programming and continues to play a leading role in delivering cash assistance across Syria.

The role sits within the Syria team under the MENA regional structure and contributes to the broader International Programmes and Partnerships Department. This department works collaboratively with Movement partners and technical specialists to strengthen National Society capacity and deliver high-quality humanitarian programming.

About the person

To be a successful CVA Coordinator, you will need:

  • Robust technical expertise and practical experience in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) and market-based programmes in humanitarian and recovery contexts.
  • Sound understanding of cash preparedness, organisational readiness, market assessments, feasibility studies, response analysis, and integrated humanitarian programming.
  • Strong knowledge of CVA systems, standard operating procedures, financial controls, delivery mechanisms, and programme quality standards.
  • Experience strengthening institutional capacity, supporting National Society development, and delivering training, mentoring and coaching to staff and volunteers.
  • Excellent coordination, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective partnerships across complex, multi-partner environments.
  • Strong analytical, planning and problem-solving skills, fluency in English (Arabic desirable), and willingness to travel and work in demanding environments.

Please see Role Profile for more information.

Due to legal contracting restraints, we are unfortunately unable to consider applications from Syrian nationals.

Please also note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications. Early application is therefore encouraged.


Closing date for applications is 23:59 (UK time), Sunday 30th August 2026

 
Should you have any questions on this role please email us at [email protected] quoting the job title.  
 
We offer a wide range of staff benefits, these include:
  • Accommodation while on deployment
  • Subsistence allowances while overseas
  • Travel to and from the country of posting, plus long service flights
  • Comprehensive insurance, including medical, personal effects and life insurance
  • Pre and post assignment medicals and access to excellent health and wellbeing benefits
  • Access to a pension, which you can join at any time during your contract
  • Generous leave entitlement (36 days incl. public holidays)
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