Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) - Technical Specialist

The Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Technical Specialist will lead the technical design, quality assurance, and implementation support for CVA interventions under ReSET Pillar 1. The role ensures CVA is feasible, timely, safe, inclusive, cost-effective, and compliant with IRC policies and FCDO requirements, supporting program teams and partners in delivering lifesaving assistance to vulnerable refugees and host communities in Uganda.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for design and implementation of CVA interventions under ReSET Pillar 1.
• Promote cash-first principle and ensure modality selection is evidence-based and context-appropriate.
• Lead feasibility, market, and risk assessments to inform CVA programming.
• Develop and update CVA strategies, SOPs, and contingency plans.
• Ensure CVA interventions are inclusive, safe, and accountable, addressing protection risks and social inclusion.
• Provide technical oversight throughout the CVA program cycle including targeting, registration, payment delivery, and monitoring.
• Coordinate with finance, operations, supply chain, and security teams to ensure effective delivery and internal controls.
• Conduct market analysis and adjust transfer values and delivery mechanisms as needed.
• Support capacity strengthening of implementing partners through training and technical support.
• Represent IRC in Cash Working Groups and other coordination forums.
• Contribute to donor reporting, program reviews, and learning events.
• Ensure data protection and compliance with IRC and donor policies.
• Support the integration of gender equality, disability inclusion, and age sensitivity in CVA programs.

Requirements

• Master's degree in relevant field required.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in cash and voucher assistance programming, preferably in humanitarian contexts.
• Experience with CVA design, implementation, monitoring, and adaptation.
• Strong knowledge of market assessments, transfer value calculations, and delivery mechanisms.
• Experience working with vulnerable populations including refugees and host communities.
• Ability to provide technical leadership and capacity strengthening to partners and staff.
• Familiarity with protection risk analysis and inclusion principles in humanitarian assistance.
• Experience coordinating with government institutions, UN agencies, NGOs, and financial service providers.
• Knowledge of digital payment systems and data protection standards.
• Strong analytical, communication, and coordination skills.
• Ability to develop and implement program tools, SOPs, and contingency plans.
• Experience in monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) related to CVA.
• Ability to represent the organization in technical forums and coordination mechanisms.
• Commitment to safeguarding, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, fraud, and corruption.

Skills

• Cash and Voucher Assistance
• CVA Design
• CVA Implementation
• CVA Monitoring
• CVA Adaptation
• Market Assessments
• Transfer Value Calculations
• Delivery Mechanisms
• Technical Leadership
• Capacity Strengthening
• Protection Risk Assessment
• Inclusion Principles
• Coordination with Government Authorities
• Coordination with UN Agencies
• Coordination with NGOs
• Coordination with Financial Service Providers
• Digital Payment Technologies
• Data Protection Standards
• Program Tool Development
• Standard Operating Procedures Implementation
• Contingency Planning
• Monitoring Evaluation Accountability Learning
• Technical Representation in Forums
• Safeguarding
• Prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse
• Fraud Prevention
• Corruption Prevention

Languages

English