Cash and Voucher Assistance Coordinator

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Employee Contract Type:
Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)
Job Description:
The Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Coordinator will lead the planning, coordination and quality implementation of CVA under the RISE rapid activation response, ensuring that cash, voucher and Cash-for-Work interventions are appropriate, timely, safe, accountable and aligned with identified needs and market conditions. The position will coordinate with the Response/RISE Project Lead, field teams, project partners, local government, Cash Coordination Group (CCG), financial service providers and other humanitarian actors to support beneficiary targeting, payment mechanisms, market assessments, transfer values, monitoring and reporting throughout the response.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
CVA activities are timely, appropriate, coordinated and implemented according to approved plans, with identified households receiving appropriate assistance.
CVA Planning and Implementation: Lead cash and voucher programming
Lead the planning and implementation of Cash Assistance, sector-specific cash/voucher assistance and Cash-for-Work (CFW) under the RISE rapid activation response.
Translate assessment findings and response priorities into practical CVA implementation plans, sequencing and delivery arrangements.
Provide technical support to field teams and partners on beneficiary identification, verification, payment preparation and implementation of cash-based interventions.
Ensure CVA interventions are adapted to the needs of different household categories, including households experiencing loss of income, productive assets or primary income earners.
Coordinate CFW planning, including identification of appropriate activities, worker selection, wage-rate application, attendance verification and payment arrangements.
Ensure the Cash and Voucher related budgets are appropriately used and reported for the review and revision process
Appropriate and feasible payment mechanisms are available for targeted communities and cash transfers can be delivered safely and efficiently.
Financial Service Providers and Payment Mechanisms
Map, assess and engage banks, mobile money providers, cooperatives, remittance providers and other relevant financial service providers to identify viable payment channels.
Work with FSPs to establish practical transfer mechanisms for both banked and unbanked beneficiaries, including beneficiaries facing documentation or KYC barriers.
Coordinate the collection and review of beneficiary payment information and support resolution of payment-related issues.
Maintain an updated overview of FSP options and constraints across targeted response locations.
CVA is coordinated with government, humanitarian partners and internal teams, reducing duplication and strengthening coverage of unmet needs.
Coordination: Liaise with stakeholders
Represent WVI Nepal in relevant Cash Coordination Group (CCG), cash working group and inter-agency coordination meetings on field level.
Maintain regular coordination with WFP, UN agencies, IFRC/NRCS, INGOs, local government, DDMCs and other humanitarian actors to support harmonized cash programming and reduce duplication.
Work closely with WVI partners, field teams and technical sectors to integrate CVA into broader response and recovery activities.
Share relevant CVA information, coverage and implementation updates through established coordination mechanisms.
CVA decisions, transfer values and targeting are based on current evidence, assessed needs and market conditions
Assessment, Targeting, Market and Transfer Value Analysis
Coordinate CVA feasibility, livelihood, market and financial service provider assessments to inform modality selection and programme design.
Monitor market functionality, prices, stock availability, transport constraints and other factors affecting the feasibility of cash and voucher assistance.
Support determination and periodic review of transfer values based on needs assessments, market prices, applicable Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB) or other agreed benchmarks, and CCG/GoN guidance.
Support identification of households requiring differentiated assistance based on the type and severity of impact.
Ensure assessment findings are documented and used to adapt CVA programming as market and access conditions change.
CVA progress and issues are clearly reported, field capacity is strengthened and learning is incorporated into programme adaptation.
Reporting, Capacity Building and Response Support
Prepare regular CVA implementation updates, management reports and inputs for donor and situation reports. Maintain updated CVA plans, beneficiary information, FSP mapping, implementation trackers and other required documentation. Provide orientation and technical support to field staff and partners on CVA processes, tools, targeting, payment procedures and accountability.Perform other duties related to the response as required by the Response/RISE Project Lead
KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE
Required Education, training, license, registration and certification Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, Economics, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Agriculture, Disaster Management or a related field.
Required Professional Experience at least five years of progressive experience in cash and voucher assistance, humanitarian response, livelihoods, programme coordination or a closely related field.
Demonstrated experience in planning or implementing cash-based interventions, including beneficiary targeting, payment processes, FSP engagement and monitoring.
Experience working with local government, humanitarian coordination mechanisms, NGOs/INGOs and other response actors.
Experience working in complex or rapidly changing humanitarian environments and coordinating multiple stakeholders.
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications Practical knowledge of Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA), Multipurpose Cash Assistance (MPC), Cash-for-Work and market-based programming.
Understanding of market assessments, transfer-value calculation, Minimum Expenditure Baskets and cash feasibility assessments.
World Vision is committed to achieving diversity, as the diversity of our teams is critical to our overall success. WV welcomes applications from qualified professionals all over Nepal. Local candidates, particularly women, persons with disabilities, and individuals from other marginalized groups, will be given priority and are strongly encouraged to apply. “Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with WV as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury, and any other harm. One of the ways that WVI Nepal shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates, in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. WVI Nepal has zero tolerance to child rights’ violations, by employees and/or affiliates.”
WVI Nepal reserves all rights to qualify/disqualify applications in any case.
People Culture and Governance Department
World Vision International Nepal
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only