Cash Assistant (National Position), Mosul, Nineveh (Re-advertisement) - Iraq

Rights Respected, People Protected

Background:

NRC has been operating in Iraq since 2010, to respond to the needs of the most vulnerable people affected by ongoing conflict in the region. NRC has a country office in Erbil, KR-I, and area offices in Baghdad, Dohuk, Kirkuk and Nineveh.

NRC’s national program strategy for 2018 will facilitate a shift from emergency response tools towards longer term initiatives, while maintaining the effective delivery of robust emergency response. In 2018, NRC Iraq will maintain a sectoral focus on education, Information Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) and livelihoods interventions, complemented by post-emergency WASH and shelter interventions with a two pronged approach within CCCM: both in-camp, and in urban and peri-urban areas. Cash-based and innovative programming will be at the centre of NRC Iraq’s efforts. NRC will prioritize assistance to those who have been left outside of social assistance schemes and recovery and reconstruction efforts, which will have prevented them from seeking durable solutions.

In 2018, NRC’s target population will be new underserved communities and locations, with a focus on IDPs returning to destroyed and disrupted communities unable to reintegrate due to insecurity. NRC will also prioritise serving vulnerable IDPs unable to return for reasons outside of their control, and responding to short-term displacement as a result of localized conflict and asymmetric attacks.

Overview:

The purpose of the Cash Assistant position is day to day implementation of the Cash Project. The main duty of Cash Assistant is to conduct vulnerability assessments to host community, IDPs and returnees using tablet-based questionnaire. The Cash Assistant will be reporting to Cash Officer. The position will be based in Mosul.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

A university degree in social science or equivalent field with (2) two years work experience as Cash/Distribution Assistant in humanitarian/recovery context is required. Ideally, the candidate should be able to use MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. S/he should be able to meet deadlines. Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic is a must. Knowledge of humanitarian principles and code of conduct is essential.

Key Job Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Ensure protection mainstreaming in implementation of cash program activities.
• Ensure accountability mechanism are embedded in project implementation.
• Conduct verification of beneficiaries.
• Communicate with beneficiaries on project objectives, targeting criteria and beneficiary entitlements.  
• Collect project monitoring data.
• Organizing distribution site to ensure smooth cash distribution.
• Working with other departments, conduct cash distribution to targeted beneficiaries as per outlined standard operating procedures.
• Timely distribution and activity reporting.

Qualification:

• Overall good understanding of the political context in Iraq, with focus on conflict zones.
• Overall good knowledge of geography, local population and local language in the areas of operational interests.
• Experience working with NFI and cash distributions in an NGO.
• Experience with conducting multi-sectorial assessments; experience with mobile data collection and ODK. 
• Good understanding of community participation, and very good ability to communicate with beneficiaries.
• Ability to manage high/low workload depending on emergencies.

The post will be for (2) two months contract duration with possibility of extension- subject to funds and satisfactory performance. 

Salary: 4/1 according to NRC-Iraq's salary scale.

Benefits: Health insurance.

Duty Station: Mosul, Nineveh Area Office.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

For more information, please find attached the job description.