Date of last update: 23/01/2021 2021-01-23
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Organizational Setting
The Position:
The Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Specialist post is located in the Response and Technical Support Unit (RSTU), Humanitarian Office in Geneva and reports directly to the Head, RSTU. S/He is the principal technical adviser and expert in the Fund for the area of Cash-Based Interventions (CBI) in line with the ICPD Programme of Action, World Humanitarian Summit, including the Grand Bargain Commitments and the New Way of Working. The CVA Specialist works through an integrated, coordinated, and systems strengthening approach which is fundamental to UNFPA's overall strategy.
How You Can Make a Difference:
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young's person potential is fulfilled. UNFPA's new strategic plan 2018-2021, focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal death; to end unmet need for family planning; end gender-based violence and harmful practices.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction. UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results. We need staff who are transparent and exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Job Purpose:
The overall purpose of the Humanitarian Office is to facilitate the delivery of the UNFPA mandate by supporting humanitarian preparedness, response, and recovery actions in increasingly complex humanitarian situations, within globally agreed frameworks (2030 Agenda, Grand Bargain Commitments, Sendai Framework, etc.). The Humanitarian Office leads in leveraging and increasing effectiveness, efficiency and capacity of UNFPA staff and partners to scale up UNFPA's role as a key global humanitarian actor. Through the Inter-Agency Standing Committee for Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (IASC) and other associated entities, the Humanitarian Office acts as a point of convergence on humanitarian activities, including policy, coordination, programming, advocacy, field capacity development, resource mobilization, innovation, partnerships, technical guidance and, crucially, thematic integration, ensuring complementarity between humanitarian and development action within the organization.
HO advocates among humanitarian agencies to include sexual and reproductive health and rights needs and sexual and gender-based violence prevention needs and humanitarian concerns of population into the overall humanitarian preparedness and response frameworks. The HO facilitates the development of UNFPA capacities to prepare and respond to the emergencies and to ensure the fund is well equipped to deal with the context of fragility and disaster risk reduction.
The Technical Adviser post provides strategic technical leadership to ensure that CBIs are firmly placed within UNFPA's humanitarian response at all levels. S/he will provide technical assistance to develop the capacity of countries to mainstream CBI in humanitarian response and their budget frameworks and to enhance the use of knowledge and empirical evidence for policy design and evaluation.
The incumbent will influence the substantive knowledge agenda in the area of CBI and linkages with the Minimum Initial Service Package and UNFPA overall humanitarian response throughout the displacement cycles. S/He will advise on priorities for CBI programming, maintain technical partnerships on substantive issues with relevant institutions; and, provide leadership to ensure that technical knowledge of cash-based interventions is generated, collected, updated and disseminated for effective technical and policy dialogues.
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Main Tasks & Responsibilities
A. Strategic Technical Support
B. Results-Based Management
C. Capacity Development
D. Technical Representation
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Qualifications and Experience
Education:
Advanced university degree in social sciences, public information, information management, information systems or related field.
Knowledge and Experience:
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Required Competencies
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UNFPA Work Environment
UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, Embracing diversity in all its forms, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. We are committed to maintaining our balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities for all including persons with disabilities.
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Compensation and Benefits
This position offers an attractive remuneration package commensurate with the level of the post. The package includes a competitive net salary plus cost of living adjustment, housing allowance, home leave, health insurance and other benefits.
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Type of contract: Staff (Permanent and Fixed Term)
Duration: 1 year
Macro-area: Switzerland
Level of experience: Senior Professional, more than 5 years
Area of work Definition: Documentation, Knowledge Management, Research, Analysis
Type of organisation: Multilateral Organisations