Position Title: Cash Information Management (IM) Officer
Reporting to: Cash
and Voucher Assistance Manager
Job Location: Nairobi
Job Description
The purpose Cash
Information Management (IM) Officer is to increase the speed, accountability and
scalability of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Cash and Voucher
Assistance (CVA) activities related to COVID19, through supporting National
Societies with Cash Information Management (IM).
Responsibilities
Cash IM Coordination &
Scoping
- Join the 510 Cash IM coordinator in scoping with
the National Societies existing cash personnel to identify needs.
- Based on the plan of Action, agree what tasks for
each country will be done by this role
- Keep a detailed record of progress on tasks in the
project’s planning system, to allow for overall progress overview
- Keep an overview of outputs delivered, to
facilitate overall project reporting
Cash & Data Process:
- Documentation and dissemination of the cash
process specific to the operation
- Setting up the data processes related to Cash NS
- Identifying, contextualizing and disseminating
cash tools into country context (e.g. Cash in Emergencies toolkit, NS
specific tools)
- Support cash/in-kind advocacy based on feasibility
- Provide guidance and support in determining data
protection considerations in the collection, management, storage, and
sharing of cash data
- Support distribution & encashment planning
Data Collection:
- Support cash assessments (market, response
options, needs)
- Assist with populating data collection plan,
assist with carrying out primary data collection as a result of gaps
identified
- Prepare submission to cash working group 4W’s,
populate 4W template with other actor activities if not provided
- Contribute to design and planning of
distribution/encashment
- Gather data on vulnerability for targeting. Apply
vulnerability, geographic data to assist with applying targeting criteria
and determining final targeting allocations by geography. highlight
analysis.
- Design and develop data collection forms (e.g.
beneficiary registration, PDM, exit-survey)
Analysis & Reporting:
- Support analysis of data such as priority needs,
response analysis, transfer value calculation, decision making matrix,
market & price monitoring, PDM analysis, complaints & feedback
data analysis
- Assist in preparing or generating reports
- Aggregating and visualizing planning,
distribution, and monitoring data
- Support Reconciliation of cash assistance data
- Disseminate cash-related information to internal
and external stakeholders (IFRC operations, government, coordination
bodies, etc.)
Coordinate & Support:
- Coordinate with the IM coordinator (onsite and/or
remote)
- Liaise with other IM surge personnel (e.g. data
visualization, primary/secondary data collection, analysis, etc.)
- Support delegates and NS in M&E activities
- Develop materials to help train NS
staff/volunteers on cash IM
Closure & Transition:
- Assist in preparing for Audit (design and
implementation decisions, evidences including complete financial
reconciliation)
- Assist in Lessons Learning Reviews, analysis of
data to help evaluation of program
Qualifications
- An undergraduate qualification in the field of
data science, statistics, scientific research, econometrics, mathematics,
semantics or similar discipline
- Certificates in Cash and Voucher Assistance
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Fast data entry and management skills in Excel or
other data entry application
- Data gathering, coding and cleaning skills
- Resourcefulness in finding information and
conducting research
- Highly numerate with an aptitude for analysing
numerical data
- Quantitative skills for analysis
- Excellent written and spoken English essential
- An interest in development policy
- Research, writing and visualisation skills
- Skills in internet-based research and data
extraction
- Basic understanding or Working knowledge of CVA
and program tools
- Working knowledge of statistics, statistical
software/programming languages (R, Stata, SPSS, Python)
- Working knowledge of database architectures (SQL,
non-SQL)
- Working knowledge of data visualisation
strategies, techniques and software
- A working knowledge of semantic web technologies
- Intermediate programming skills (Python,
JavaScript)
- Demonstrable interest in socio-economic
development
- An inquisitive open mind and the ability to think
outside of the box.
- A determined, agile, pragmatic and patient
approach to problem solving.
- Good communication skills, both verbally and in
writing
- A willingness to continually improve technical and
analytical competencies
- Desire to learn and grow professionally
- Ability to embrace company values
- Ability to prioritize and execute with prudence in
order to achieve company goals
- Able to work collaboratively within and across
teams and to organize time accordingly
How to apply:
Interested candidates
who meet the above qualifications should apply strictly through https://www.redcross.or.ke/Careers so as to reach us
not later than 10th December 2020;
Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.