ROLE PURPOSE:

Strengthening Save the Children and partner preparedness and contingency planning in East Ukraine while taking a lead role in close coordination with the CVA and FSL PM in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of early recovery FSL response activities. The CVA and FSL Coordinator is responsible for coordinating, consolidating, and ensuring smooth implementation of FSL programs, ensuring that targets are met on time, within budget, and in compliance with donor requirements.

Additionally, the role holder will support the implementation of rapid response activities, including food distributions, as well as livelihood programs such as business grants and market rehabilitation in newly accessible areas or locations hosting a large number of IDPs/returnees.

The staff will contribute to an area-based approach including integrated planning, implementation, and close coordination with internal teams (such as MEAL, Partnership, and Community Liaison) and external stakeholders (partners and technical working groups).

Additionally, the CVA and FSL Coordinator will support with keeping up to date a learning agenda and promoting community participation in projects.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

1. Food Security and Livelihoods Support:

• Lead field planning of FSL program work such as assessments, surveys, and evaluations, ensuring findings are documented and address the specific needs of children, adolescents, and youth.
• Participate in the design of FSL response strategies/plans, concept papers, and new proposals in coordination with direct teams and partners.
• Support recruitment and staff management.
• Identify FSL program logistics and supply needs and coordinate with logistics staff to implement the procurement plan.
• Contribute to accurate budget forecasting and cash requests.
• Work with finance and other teams to ensure appropriate cash transfer modalities and accountable cash transfer mechanisms are in place.
• Collaborate closely with the CVA and FSL PM, CVA Advisor, FSL Advisor, and MEAL team to implement FSL MEAL plans, feedback/complaints, and accountability mechanisms.
• Facilitate field teams and partners in rolling out the Durable Solutions Package.

2.

Cash and Voucher Assistance:

• Lead the design and implementation of CVA interventions, ensuring they align with the overall strategy and address the specific needs of vulnerable populations.
• Develop and implement cash transfer programs, including multi-purpose cash, vouchers, and other modalities, in line with best practices and donor requirements.
• Ensure the establishment of secure and efficient cash transfer mechanisms, working closely with finance, logistics, and other relevant teams. Keep trackers updated, concise and accurate.
• Conduct regular market assessments and price monitoring to ensure the relevance and appropriateness of CVA interventions.
• Coordinate with local financial service providers to facilitate timely and secure cash distributions.
• Train and support field staff and partners in the implementation and monitoring of CVA programs.
• Ensure that CVA activities are well-documented, and lessons learned are captured for continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including local authorities, community leaders, and other humanitarian organizations, to ensure the effective delivery of CVA programs.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of CVA interventions, providing regular reports and updates to the CVA and FSL PM and other stakeholders.

3.

Emergency Preparedness, Coordination and Response:

• Lead coordination with the PM to scale up new or ongoing response activities for food distribution.
• Coordinate and deliver agreed plans or strategies, ensuring continual review and updating of the Emergency Preparedness and Contingency Plans in collaboration with PMs and HoP.
• Contribute to building staff consensus on the EPP and associated work plans as an ongoing and integrated part of the response office work.
• Monitor and analyze early warning indicators and set up an early warning system in operational areas of concern in coordination with relevant sector leads.
• Work with the Programs team to monitor humanitarian trends and evolving scenarios in the operational areas of concern.
• Ensure ongoing monitoring and assessment of affected populations and communities in close coordination with relevant government and partners.
• Share timely updates on the ongoing contextual changes and humanitarian situation of affected communities.

4.

Capacity Building and Partner Support

• Identify FSL and CVA learning and training opportunities for SC and partners’ staff and work as a mentor and role model for less experienced staff.
• Provide on-the-job coaching and support to partner teams involved in FSL and CVA projects.
• Develop and maintain linkages and networks (internal and external) within SC to capture learning, sharing, and dissemination opportunities.

5. Project Management and Coordination

• Ensure timely activity implementation according to plan and routine monitoring against agreed indicators, (2) high quality progress and final reports for external and internal use and (3) strong budget oversight: monthly forecasting and spending according to plan; quarterly revisions, as needed; budget (spending) reporting.
• Management and budget holder of cross-sector emergency response projects, e.g.Multi-Purpose Grants (MPGs), FSL/NFIs including support and follow up for implementing partners, ensuring SOPs are followed by partners, ensuring adequate risk mitigation measures are in place and minimum programme standards are followed.
• Coordination with other actors on implementation of rapid response activities to ensure complementarity, harmonization, and prevention of geographic overlap.
• Work with other agencies to ensure harmonization with CTP approaches and incorporate best practices and experience from other actors into SCI’s programming.
• Support the relevant technical sector leads with roll-out of market and vendor assessment tools, providing analysis where possible to inform modality decisions.
• Continuously review program activities, document learning, feed into project design, develop best practices, and share with relevant working groups at the area level.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.

Collaboration:

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
• Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence.
• Displays consistent excellent judgement.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES

• Experience in business administration and livelihood activities.
• Ability to analyse emergency scenarios and to apply concepts of preparedness, humanitarian response, rehabilitation and transitional programming.
• Experience implementing cash transfer programming (e.g.multi-purpose cash, vouchers etc.), FSL and NFI programming.
• At least two years of experience in a humanitarian organization with experience implementing FSL-related activities and managing staff is highly desirable.
• Strong, proven interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to synthesize and present information.
• Familiarity with humanitarian response to the Ukrainian conflict, particularly in the South Area.
• English language skills.
• Proven ability to build consensus and encourage collaboration, and strong presentation skills.

Candidates with similar experience in government roles, civic societies, or other relevant organizations involved in humanitarian response efforts are also encouraged to apply