Job Title: CBI Associate
Hiring Organization: UNHCR
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Non
Profit
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 04/28/2024
Organizational Setting and Work Relationships
The CBI (Cash-Based Interventions) Associate is supervised by a professional
staff member who provides the incumbent with general guidance and workplans.
The incumbent works quite independently with an oversight from the supervisor
and may directly supervise some support staff.
Contacts are mainly with the colleagues in the same duty station to exchange
information and to discuss the work plans. External contacts are with the
national and local authorities for gathering and exchange of data.
All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as
reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated
authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the
UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative
Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff
members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent
with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and
UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.
Duties
- Manage the use,
maintenance and technical support of databases used in the cash-based
interventions.
- Generate
statistical reports based on the standard reporting formats and ad-hoc
reports, charts and tables as required by the management.
- Prepare and
administer accurate lists of beneficiaries for the regular assistance
through bank ATM/IRIS system in line with the procedures established by
the office.
- Assist in
developing and administering UNHCR Regular CBI database.
- Assist in the
monthly reconciliation and refund process for the cash assistance project.
- Assist in
preparing detailed reports and breakdown of the cash assistance provided
to the refugees.
- Cross-check
databases to ensure that all beneficiaries are active cases.
- Keep cash lists
updated and free of duplications and ensure delivery of cash assistance to
beneficiaries in a timely manner.
- Maintain
relationships with partners to facilitate the flow of information between
databases,
- Assist with the
training of internal staff and partners on how to use the database,
- Execute best
practice in data protection standards and help to positively influence
others,
- Troubleshoot
issues with the database and work with internal teams to provide technical
fixes,
- Inform and act
on the reports and messages that are received from various units on
different vulnerable cases in respect to financial assistance.
- Support in the
co-ordination with different partners and focal points on lists of
beneficiaries reflecting situation of cash assistance.
- Undertake
missions and field visits to bank service provider to monitor the cash
project.
- Represent UNHCR
at the cash-assistance related meetings.
- Liaise with
internal stakeholders and partners.
- Develop
improvements to the database and related workflows.
- Direct incidents
and problems to the supervisor when they cannot be resolved at their
level.
- Support the
identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities
impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making
in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and
concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
- Perform other
related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications
- For G6 – 3 years
relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work
experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher
- Certificates
and/or Licenses
- Information
Technology, Database Management, Computer Science
- (Certificates
and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)
- Relevant Job
Experience
- Essential
- Previous data
management experience, preferable in CBI context. Excellent knowledge of
computer software and database applications. Experience in Microsoft SQL
Server (2005 or later).
- Desirable
- Knowledge of
UNHCR programmes and activities. Experience in cash-based interventions,
particularly in a refugee response context. Working experience in C# and
ASP.net. Working experience with statistical software such as R, Python,
Stata etc.
Functional Skills
- IT-Computer
Literacy
- DM-Database
Management
- EC-Statistical
and modelling software
- IT-Microsoft
Server Technology
- CB-Cash-based
Programming/Managing/Planning
- (Functional
Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)