World Vision International (WVI) began emergency relief operations in Afghanistan in 2001 by addressing the urgent needs of children and families affected by natural disasters and decades of conflict. More than a decade later, World Vision Afghanistan’s (WVA) programs have expanded to development sectors such as health, nutrition, WASH, child protection, and education, empowering women to engage in civil and social change through interfaith partnership.

WVA targets the most vulnerable in its interventions; including children, women, Internally Displace Persons (IDPs), and returnee refugees, as well as the most impoverished and marginalized families. These priorities have been chosen to contribute to our Goal of: “Improved survival and well-being of Afghan girls and boys, building the foundations for a better future for Afghan children and their communities.”

Our work is well established in Herat, Badghis, Ghor, and Faryab provinces in the western region of Afghanistan. We work closely with all levels of society including children, parents, teachers, village councils, religious leaders, ministries, provincial departments, and other national and international agencies.

Job Purpose

This is a full-grant funded  Cash ,and Markets Officer role. S/he will be based in the field and responsible for timely implementation and reporting of market assessments and cash assistance activities in the respective targeting areas of the project, participate in beneficiary selection, verification, and registration with the monitoring; evaluation; accountability, and learning (MEAL) unit, ensure the development of cash assistance plans, take the necessary approvals from various units, including the security unit, and coordinate with the financial service provider (FSP) via the Supply Chain unit. Ensure that all cash distribution processes and activities are in line with WVA-endorsed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), procedures, and donor agreements, provide regular updates to the Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) sector, on all project activities, including beneficiary selection, verification, and cash distribution, assessments, to reflect them on the Food Security and Agriculture Cluster (FSAC) Report hub. This position also oversees the work of community-based facilitators, and performs under the leadership of Project manager and guidance of Zonal Manager and FSL Sector Lead.

Major Responsibilities

• Participate in Cash Voucher Assistance feasibility and Delivery mechanisms Assessments
• Participate in Markets Assessment and monthly price monitoring
• Participate in review. update and development of CVA standard operating Procedures (SoPs) and ensure New Project staff are inducted and oriented on the use of SoP
• Participate in Cash Voucher Assistance baselines surveys and vulnerability assessment with MEAL unit to identify the vulnerable households for cash assistance.
• Lead in Cash programme beneficiary selection, beneficiary verification and beneficiary registration with MEAL unit
• Support WVA HIRO in receiving and inputting the beneficiary data into the LMMS, issuing beneficiary ration cards, generating BDLs and reports.
• Participate in design and print food ration cards for cash assistance for selected beneficiaries based on WV policy.
• Prepare cash assistance plans, take the necessary approvals from various units including project manager, security manager and zone manager, and submit to cash, food and GIK unit for further process with the financial service provider (FSP).
• Participate in conduct gender-sensitive market assessment of target areas for cash distributions to identify existing markets and women’s market access.
• Implement all cash distribution-related activities under Food security and livelihoods and Nutrition sectors.
• Coordinate closely with the project manager to ensure timely implementation of the project activities and get readiness for timely distribution of cash for the target communities.
• Ensure that all cash distribution process and activities are in line with WVA endorsed SOPs and procedures.
• Ensure that proper community development practices and “Do No Harm” practices are incorporated and upheld throughout the implementation of the project.
• Provide regular updates to FSL technical and liaison Coordinator, Cash and Markets Technical Officer and Cash and GIK unit on all project activities including beneficiary selection, verification and cash distribution.
• Travel regularly to all project sites to ensure proper implementation and quality of project activities and prepare cash distribution plan based completion percentage of the work.
• Conducting coordination meeting with community elders and line departments on cash distribution activities.
• Conduct regular meeting with local whole seller and retailers.
• Conduct market linkage between Community and local Provincial and zonal market.
•  Maintain excellent working relations with project stakeholder, partners and other contractors.
• Ensure project activities and hiring of the labours are in compliance with government rules and regulations.
• Raise and submit PRFs for selection of cash distribution contractor and contribute in selection if contractor.
• Represent the WV in cash and voucher working groups meetings in the provincial level.
• Ensure project activities follow government rules and regulations.
• Submission of monthly cash requests for project operations
• Ensure proper filling in a way that can be audited.
• Other tasks assigned by the project coordinator.

• Reporting planning, Monitoring and Evaluation and supervision
• Submission of monthly cash requests for project operations
• Responsible to provide daily reconciliation report and monthly distribution report to project coordinator FSL and Cash Food and GIK units.
• Ensure cash distributed to the selected beneficiary based identification cards (LMMS or Paper cards) according to project criteria.
• Prevent for any fraud, corruption of allocated distributions to project beneficiaries.
• Provide supervision to CBFs and any guidance need for the performance.

Other

• Adhere to WV Child and Adult Safeguarding policy and standards.
• Adhere to WV accountability standards.

Knowledge/Qualification for This Role

Required Professional Experience

At least Two years of experience working with NGOs in Cash distributions, Finance, community engagement and mobilization.

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

A Bachelor degree in accounting, management, marketing, Engineering, Agriculture and /or social science with work experience is essential.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in accounting or economic and Work experience in financial and accounting is highly preferred.

• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to travel to all districts of Badghis and Ghor Provinces (where applicable).
• Strong monitoring skills.
• Communication skills and knowledge of local communities.
• Familiarity with context of Badghis and Ghor provinces (where applicable)
• Good report writing skills.
• Ability to engage with different stakeholders and partners in the project site.
• Interpersonal, management and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to manage the cash distribution challenges

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement

Ability to travel to selected district in Badghis

Physical Requirements

Being in good health and physical conditions.

Language Requirements

Able to speak in Dari or Pashto, and English

The application closing date is 25 Mar 2024. Qualified applicants can apply for the position by filling in the online application form in WV Career portal. applicants can also attach their CV and cover letter in the online system. Please note that only the applications received through the online portal will be considered for this position.

Applicants can login to WV online application system by copying and pasting the following link into their web browser

Female Candidates are highly encouraged to apply

Submission Email:

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