Job Responsibilities

• Lead in the assessment, design, set-up, implementation, and monitoring of CVA interventions. The position is central in supporting program delivery, assisting SRH and GBV country teams in CVA implementation challenges, and using monitoring data to improve program design. 
• Undertake feasibility assessments for CVA, including leading or liaising with partners and the Cash Working Group for field-level data collection and analysis for needs, market functionality, risks, payment mechanisms and transfer modalities; and use that information to support appropriate program design. 
• Lead in collaboration with operations colleagues/ UNFPA Implementing Partners (IP), the identification process for Payment/ Financial Service Provider (PSP/FSP) and selection. This includes exploring opportunities of joining other UN sister agencies. 
• Support the development, adaptation, and harmonization (if appropriate) of operating procedures for CVA implementation, and support linkages with regional/HRD CVA specialists to deliver high quality programming. 
• Support the design, development, piloting and roll-out of monitoring and data management systems in close collaboration with monitoring and evaluation/Information management staff at both regional and country levels, to ensure harmonized M&E approaches and efficient data collection and management systems are in place, with special attention to data protection/sharing protocols and considerations. 
• Together with the other technical colleagues involved, ensure adequate and timely follow up with implementing partners on activities implemented at the field level. 
• Ensure compliance with UNFPA CVA policy and procedures (risks analysis, data protection, CVA checklist, etc.) throughout the CVA activities within GBV and SRH Programs. 
• Ensure Accountability to Affected Population (AAP) is streamlined across the CVA implementation cycle with attention to information sharing to beneficiaries, community inclusion in program implementation, complaints and response mechanism and continuous learning. 
• In coordination with HRD and regional offices support with the documentation, application and dissemination of best practices and lessons learned.
• Oversee the CVA budget under GBV and SRH. Ensure that funds are distributed to IP according to donors’ agreements and ensure the timely utilization of funds.
• Contribute to financial and narrative reporting to donors.
• Develop and implement a capacity-building plan to ensure GBV and SRH teams, operations colleagues and IP involved in CVA have appropriate familiarity related to CVA and market-based programming. 
• Develop CVA related tools and program guidance materials as needed to support assessments, program implementation or monitoring efforts, including GBV and SRH cross-sectoral collaboration around CVA, in close coordination with GBV and SRH colleagues.
• Coordinate inter-agency activities on CVA, including representing UNFPA at the Cash Working Group meetings and help create linkages with sector/cluster plans and programs; and advocate for UNFPA strategic positions on CVA in related cash coordination forums. Provide oversight to the CO office on formalization of external partnerships on CVA, including with WFP, UNHCR, UNICEF, IOM, etc. 
• Working closely with the UNFPA GBV Coordinator (leading the GBV working group or subcluster), advocate for GBV risk mitigation in multipurpose cash programming.
• Support and collaborate with technical colleagues to mainstream and increase the use of CVA in GBV in Emergencies, SRH in Emergencies, and access to dignity items and family planning services, and other, in their relevant humanitarian-development programming and strategies. 
• Identify opportunities and develop recommendations for a more systematic mainstreaming of CVA across UNFPA’s programmatic interventions in the country.
• Provide strategic direction and overall technical and management support to utilization of CVA in the outset of emergency response, focusing on early recovery.