Emergency Specialist

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Join our dynamic team as a key contributor to UNICEF’s humanitarian efforts! Reporting to the Chief of the Humanitarian Cash Transfer (HCT) Unit, this role offers the opportunity to lead and coordinate cash-based assistance support for regional and country offices operating in fragile and humanitarian contexts. You will collaborate closely with various UNICEF divisions and offices, ensuring the effective delivery of technical assistance and driving impactful programming in some of the world’s most challenging environments. Working in close partnership with the HQ HCT inter-division team, this position offers the chance to make a tangible difference through hands-on support, innovation, and strategic collaboration. The role involves frequent travel (up to 40%) to countries affected by conflicts and natural disasters and requires flexibility to meet the demands of extended working hours. If you’re passionate about delivering life-changing support to those in need, this is the role for you!

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have to…

• Field Support Coordination in Humanitarian and Conflict Contexts
• The position involves coordinating and prioritizing the delivery of cash-based assistance (CBA) technical support to country and regional offices, working closely with global, regional, and in-country teams. Responsibilities include overseeing the operational design of UNICEF’s CBA programs, ensuring risk-informed and quality programming, and planning the rollout of the HOPE beneficiary data management system. The role also involves collaboration with UNICEF surge mechanisms, supporting emergency coordination, and addressing operational bottlenecks in L2/L3 responses.
• Quality Assurance and Inclusive Programming
• The incumbent ensures CBA programs align with UNICEF’s Core Commitments for Children in Emergencies (CCCs) by collaborating with sectoral officers and incorporating inputs from gender and disability specialists. Key responsibilities include leading the integration of cash-based assistance in emergency preparedness frameworks, promoting cash-plus approaches within sectoral responses, and staying updated on developments through collaboration with the HQ inter-division CBA team.
• Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing
• This role supports the dissemination of CBA policies, guidance, and tools, contributing to the development and rollout of training materials. It includes documenting field experiences, influencing discussions on humanitarian cash programming, and bringing field insights to HQ-level policy and procedural developments. Additionally, the position supports the implementation of the HQ inter-division CBA work plan and engages in technical contributions to related HQ activities.
• More details can be found on JD : Download File JD- Emergency Specialist -CBA – For VA.docx

The following minimum requirements:

Education:

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in economics, Social Science, Database management, data analytics or related field is required.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of 8 years of field experience in various humanitarian contexts, including a minimum of 5 years working with Humanitarian Cash Transfer Programs (HCT).
• Direct experience providing technical assistance to UN agencies, NGOs, and governments, and be skilled in program planning, implementation, reporting, monitoring, and evaluation for HCT is required.
• Experience in team management and coordinating multiple stakeholders is essential.
• Familiarity with beneficiary data management systems is also required.

Desirables/Assets:

• Experience in managing/Exposure to inter agency cash coordination.
• Experience in working with UN agencies (UNICEF experience preferred) at interagency level.
• Experience collaborating across multiple functions and working with operational subject matter experts, technical resources.
• Excellent communication & presentation skills (written & verbal) across multiple audiences with the ability to influence others while working in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity is an asset.
• High motivation, and dedication to deliver results within strict timeframes is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of another UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is considered an asset.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/577862

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