CaLP Regional Focal Point – East Africa

RE-ADVERTISEMENT CaLP Regional Focal Point – East Africa - Kenya
Norwegian Refugee Council

THIS POSITION IS RE-ADVERTISED.
CaLP is looking for qualified candidates for the key role of Regional Focal Point for East Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya. If you have a proven track record in networking, coordination, representation, and the development of strategic partnerships at senior levels, along with substantial experience of humanitarian programming in a range of contexts, and are looking for an exciting opportunity within a growing organisation, this could be the job for you. If you understand the critical role that cash transfer programming has the potential to play in helping to re-shape and develop more effective emergency response programming and systems, and would like to contribute to supporting this, this is your chance to work with and for the largest global network of CTP stakeholders. As a CaLP Regional Focal Point, you would have a pivotal position in defining and implementing a regional strategy and related activities, including linking these to global initiatives, and ensuring that CaLP’s work is addressing the humanitarian and CTP priorities of agencies and beneficiaries in East Africa. While direct and extensive technical and operational experience of CTP is a clear value-added for this role, it may not be essential where candidates possess other key skills, and can demonstrate sufficient understanding of, and interest in, the use of CTP in humanitarian contexts. This role is hosted and contracted by the Norwegian Refugee Council.

Job description

• Responsible for the development and ownership of the CaLP regional strategy in line with CaLP global strategy including defining with the CaLP global and technical team the priority countries and appropriate linkages.
• Contribute to revisions of the CaLP Global Strategy, including the capacity building, advocacy, and research strategies, and any other strategic documents, as required
• Ensure the activities implemented in the region (e.g. capacity building) are in alignment with the global and regional strategies.
• Develop regional strategic partnerships in line with the global/regional strategy.
• Engage proactively with donors, governments, and the private sector to attract funding of CaLP plans/activities on country and regional levels as per the CaLP global, regional and funding strategy.
• Lead on the development of proposals and reports for the region, and contribute to global CaLP funding efforts where requested
• Responsible for grant and budget management at the regional level, in coordination with the global business support and funding staff, including budget follow-up, and maintaining up to date work planning for regional activities
• Work with existing coordination systems to promote cash coordination and good practice in the region. This will entail linking with the existing coordination mechanisms at country and regional levels (e.g. clusters, CWG), and may require engaging in technical facilitation and networking for the creation or re-establishment of national cash coordination mechanisms where necessary.
• Lead and convene regular meetings of the Regional Cash Working Group (RCWG) in Nairobi, ensuring that the content and direction of the meetings corresponds to regional CTP thematic and coordination priorities
• In collaboration with the global capacity building team, support the regional CBO in the implementation of capacity building activities in accordance with the capacity building strategy and regional priorities. This includes the components of the Standard Training Package, ToTs, Building Individual Expertise, and Strengthening Institutional Capacity.
• Work with the CBO and Administrator to contribute to, approve and validate regional training plans (for CaLP-led trainings and ToTs), and ensure effective administrative and logistical systems are in place for training delivery
• Support the CBO and the global team in coordinating with agencies wishing to run CaLP-affiliated trainings in the region
• Support the global team and CBO in the identification of organisations to participate in the Strengthening Institutional Capacity program, and contribute to the implementation of related activities as needed
• Document good practice and innovations, and ensure information management on regional and country level, for sharing with the wider regional/global community of practice.

Qualifications

• A post-graduate degree in socio-economic, food security, livelihoods, social science or equivalent (or at least a bachelor’s degree and substantial relevant experience)
• At least 7 years of relevant experience in humanitarian/development programming, at technical and operational implementation and advisory level for international organisations / institutions in rapid onset and chronic emergency contexts
• Proven ability to network, influence, negotiate, coordinate, represent and pursue relevant technical related collaboration work with a track record in influencing multi-lateral organisations, governments or other significant institutions at global / senior levels.
• A broad understanding of roles and responsibilities of the international humanitarian architecture including key actors, global clusters, systems and processes that underpin humanitarian preparedness, response and early recovery stemming from experience in working with NGOs as well as donor and / or UN organisations.
• Proven experience of the major humanitarian donor reporting and proposal procedures (ECHO, OFDA etc.), and the ability to lead the development of concepts and proposals
• Demonstrated understanding of technical and operational aspects of the project cycle on CTP, including market assessment and analysis tools, multi-sectoral / multi-purpose CTP and a broad understanding of delivery mechanisms, opportunities and implications presented by new technologies. Direct experience of implementing CTP is an advantage, but not essential if sufficient understanding of key issues, and dedication to improving knowledge, is demonstrated

Education field

• Social sciense
• Finance / Economics

Education level

• College / University, Bachelor's degree

Personal qualities

• Excellent planning and organisational skills, with ability to manage own workload and meet organisational and external deadlines.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and cross-cultural team playing skills, together with the ability to remain calm under pressure and not lose sight of strategic priorities.
• Ability to project manage complex projects and multidisciplinary/cross-sector technical work including human resource and financial management skills, often requiring a high degree of independent initiative, judgement negotiating and decision making skills.
• Ability to work independently and with a geographically dispersed team.
• Proven experience of the major humanitarian donor reporting and proposal procedures (ECHO, OFDA etc.).
• Proven management experience.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English.
• A sound understanding of the importance of gender and equal opportunities in humanitarian work.
• Sensitivity to cultural differences and the ability to work in a wide variety of cultural contexts and individual team members.
• French language skills (verbal and written)
• Experience working in the East Africa region

Language

• English

We offer

• Duration of contract: 12 months renewable
• Duty station: Nairobi
• Salary: According to NRC's general directions

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