Cash Team Leader

Experience and technical competencies:

To be successful in this role, you must have at least 4 years of experience working in an international humanitarian and/or development aid, preferably with displaced populations, and with at least 2 years in project management.  Moreover, we also expect the following. 

Required 

• A Bachelor’s degree in Economics, International Development, Social Sciences, or a related field, or comparable practical experience 
  

• Technical expertise and experience in cash programming 
  

• Robust analytical and strategic planning skills 
  

• Demonstrable track record of meeting or exceeding programme targets, whilst maintaining technical quality 
  

• Highly diplomatic with excellent political awareness and understanding 
  

• High-level communications and interpersonal skills 
  

• A demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with host governments, donors, partners, local organizations, and other stakeholders 
  

• Fluent in written and spoken English 
  

• Knowledge of both written & Spoken English 
  

Supervision:  

• Overall responsibility for and technical supervision of field-based Cash and Voucher Assistance Officers, Referral Officers, and Shelter Assistants, while ensuring positive and collaborative working relationships in line with DRC’s Code of Conduct and assessing staff capacity to identify training or coaching needs. 
  

• Coordinate activities and lead field-level implementation of project tasks in line with contract objectives, ensuring the project achieves agreed targets while supporting annual planning and budgeting processes with full accountability to DRC and OCHA 
  

• Support the project manager to ensure that technical, financial, and operational activities, including reporting, are carried out according to OCHA and DRC's policies and procedures. 
  

Programme and Technical Oversight:  

• Provide technical oversight in the assigned field location, ensuring activities meet targets, are implemented on time, budgets are managed responsibly, and operations comply with core protection principles, best practices, and DRC and donor regulations. 
  

• Co-design, organize and facilitate cash and market-related assessments, price monitoring and post-distribution monitoring exercises.  
  

• Lead the assigned field team in undertaking targeting and verification exercises with regular coordination with key stakeholders including the Office of the Prime Minister, UNHCR and refugee committees.  
  

Support Services: 

• Coordinate with the Area Manager and relevant Support Services functions to support financial and operational management of the project according to OCHA and DRC standards for compliance. 
  

• Support the establishment of efficient and effective systems and procedures to monitor and demonstrate Value for Money.