CVA/FSL Assistant / Cash Assistance and Voucher Program Assistant in Save the Children

Save the Children International is a humanitarian organization with more than 100 years of history. Save the Children was founded in May 1919 in London. 

SCI has been working in Ukraine since 2014. It started its work in the territory of the Donetsk region. Currently, SCI is expanding its activities to eight cities in Ukraine, and Mykolaiv is one of them. 

We work in the areas of education, child protection, overcoming child poverty, health care, and also conduct advocacy activities related protection of children's rights.

Role purpose:

Save The Children is launching a program of cash and voucher assistance for vulnerable categories of the population, internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine.

The program is multifaceted and will require coordination with many organizations and sub- entities from the community of refugees and IDPs, non-governmental organizations and intergovernmental implementing partners, as well as other national and international organizations providing related services. The CASH Assistant will act as one of the main points of contact between beneficiaries, their families and local authorities.

He/she will be responsible for assisting Save the Children staff in identifying vulnerable households, conducting assessments, registering participants project, work at distribution points and, if necessary, provide assistance throughout the project.

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• Phone or personal registration of project participants;
• Participate and conduct assessments, in accordance with project policies and procedures, to identify vulnerable households;
• Ensuring that beneficiary households are adequately served according to defined guidelines;
• Promote and maintain effective, efficient and positive relationships with beneficiaries, their families, local communities, project
  families, local communities, project staff, NGOs and other national, international and governmental institutions;
• Provide assistance and facilitate the preparation of regular reports that will be developed and provided throughout the duration of the project;
• Ensuring that refugees are provided with the necessary financial assistance recommendations;
  
• Provide daily and upon request reports on daily operational activities that occurred in the designated area;
• Act as a representative to ensure acceptance of the project and its objectives, as well as their visibility among beneficiaries, their family members
  and local communities;
• Ensuring proper recording, documentation and updating of accurate data and information obtained during all fieldwork;
• Demonstrate a deep understanding and knowledge of the local community to which he/she is assigned;
• Perform other assigned tasks as necessary during the entire project implementation stage.

To be successful, you must have:  

Required:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience in Microsoft Office (especially Excel)
• Fluency in Ukrainian/Russian
• Ability to work with IDPs and demonstrate respectful attitude and sensitivity
• Ability to establish professional relationships with people of different backgrounds
• Ability to work in a team and perform tasks according to requirements at all stages of project implementation

Desirable: 

• Experience of working with non-governmental organizations
• Working level of English
• Experience in supporting humanitarian or development projects.
  

We offer:

• Official employment
• International working conditions
• Working day from 9 am to 5 pm

Child Protection Policy:

We must ensure the safety of children, so our selection process involves rigorous background checks and reflects our commitment to protecting children from abuse.

Health and Safety:

All employees are expected to comply with our global anti-harassment policy.

Willing to hire an employee with a disability.
All employees are expected to perform their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

If you are interested in the vacancy, we are waiting for your feedback. A resume in English will be an advantage during consideration. Also, we will be grateful,if you indicate the expected level of salary and the level of English language proficiency.