Cash and Market Officer at World Vision in Ghowr, ZO

Job description

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories! Employee Contract Type: Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term) Job Description: Job Purpose The Cash and Markets Officer (CMO) leads the design and implementation of Cash-Based Interventions (CBI) and financial inclusion initiatives within Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) programs. This role involves conducting thorough market assessments to ensure the relevance and feasibility of multipurpose cash distributions, while managing the transparent selection, verification, and registration of beneficiary households in close collaboration with the MEAL unit. The CMS develops comprehensive cash assistance plans that include risk management strategies and coordinates closely with financial service providers to ensure effective cash delivery. Additionally, the supervisor supports community empowerment through participatory disaster risk management and promotes sustainable market linkages to enhance the livelihoods of program participants. Project Implementation and Technical Quality Assurance: Participate, and lead in Cash Voucher Assistance feasibility and Delivery mechanisms Assessments Participate, and lead 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 Lead CBDRM and Conditional Cash Assistance projects Lead on Saving for Transformation groups establishment and functioning Lead and attend exhibitions in communities, districts, provincial, national and international level Support financial literacy and business planning development, including but not limited to capacity building and market linkages etc 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 FSL Field Program Coordinator/Manager, security manager and zone manager, and submit to Supply Chain 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 Field Program Coordinator/Manager, FSL Sector Lead 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 d