TITLE:  Resource Transfer Manager

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Programme

LOCATION: Farafangana

GRADE: 

TYPE OF CONTRACT:  National

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:  

Level 3:  the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE: 

The Resource Transfer Manager (RTM) Lead for an anticipated five-year USAID-funded Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) in Madagascar. The goal of the Activity is to improve food and nutrition security and resilience among poor and chronically food insecure households and communities in a sustainable manner. The RTM will work with the RFSA staff and leadership to ensure smooth and timely execution of resource transfer and cash management activities.

SCOPE OF ROLE: 

Reports to: Graduation Approach and Social Protection Advisor

Dimensions : National

Staff directly reporting to this post: N/A

Budget responsibility: 

RESPONSABILITIES 

Provide technical leadership in the development and implementation of the Activity’s cash transfer strategy.

Lead coordination with the Cash Working Group and government of Madagascar (GOM) to ensure shock responsive cash management programming.

Collaborate with the Commodities Manager (CM) to conduct market assessments to understand how infusions of cash may affect market prices and food availability.

Write and produce quality periodic reports on progress of cash transfer activities, ensuring regular data collection and verification processes are in place.

Develop post-distribution monitoring mechanisms and tools and ensure their integration into the program`s MEAL system, contributing to the establishment of the accountability and feedback mechanisms for cash transfer activities.

Ensure the documentation of lessons learned and case studies in the implementation of cash activities and contribute to learning with other programs linked to MEAL national coordination.

Participate in the development of emergency preparedness plans and crisis modifier design, implementing cash and market-specific assessments, including gender analysis and disability situation analysis.

Support the development of program implementation plans as well as recruitment of new staff, provide necessary trainings, develop and adapt tools with MEAL colleagues, and identify opportunities for internal and external collaboration.

Proactively identify challenges to successful implementation and raise these issues with relevant management staff.

Build collaborative relationships within Save the Children and externally that facilitate and improve the quality of program implementation

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal: All programme staff members, SC Member staff

External: Community, local leaders, authorities, Ministries (…) as relevant, UN agencies and (I)NGOs 

COMPETENCES AND BEHAVIOURS (Our Values in Practice)

Core Competencies

Leading and inspiring others – Delivering results – Developing self and others – Problem solving and decision making – Innovating and adapting – Applying technical and professional expertise

Adhere to SCI Values: Accountability; Ambition; Collaboration; Creativity; Integrity

Accountability:

• holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• sets ambitious goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically 

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take manageable risks where required and appropriate

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree/Bac+3 in international development, business administration, economics or another related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• At least five years of cash transfer experience working in similar international humanitarian and development contexts.
• Demonstrated experience selecting contextually appropriate cash transfer modalities, including digital, mobile, card, and paper modalities, and updating in response to changing market conditions.
• Demonstrated experience in the introduction of internal controls systems to support cash and vouchers delivery in the areas of financial management, logistics, security, and program delivery.
• Cash transfer management experience, including experience identifying delivery mechanisms, frequency, and duration, as well as post-distribution monitoring of cash transfer.
• Knowledge and experience with local ways of moving money and the most secure ways of moving money in rural Madagascar.
• Experience working within national and regional cash coordination mechanisms and ability to network and engage with necessary stakeholders to manage cash transfers in accordance with Malagasy government policy and BHA Do No Harm (DNH) principles.
• Familiarity with the CaLP Programme Quality Toolbox and the Sphere Standards (handbook released in 2018).
• Demonstrated program design and monitoring and evaluation skills, including experience designing pathways to sustainable impact at scale.
• Implementation experience in similar low-resource environments. Experience working in Madagascar is required.
• Strong management and interpersonal skills.
• Professional working proficiency in English and French. Malagasy language skills preferred.
• Mentoring and facilitation skills.

This job description covers the main tasks. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary by the supervisor