Humanitarian Advisor, Cash for Protection

The Opportunity

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the Humanitarian Advisor, Cash for Protection in London, UK or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office worldwide.

Role Purpose:

This role is an exciting opportunity for a Humanitarian Protection professional with expertise in Cash & Voucher Assistance to support the Global Protection Cluster (GPC) to coordinate and strengthen the capacity of protection actors in the use of cash for protection outcomes, with a specific focus on refugee and IDP contexts. The postholder will work full-time to support the deliverables of the two-year, BPRM-funded Grant, Raising the Bar: Advancing Global Cash for Protection Practice.Whilst seconded to the GPC, the post holder will extend technical guidance and capacity building to support the integration of Cash and Child Protection to humanitarian CVA and Child Protection staff within Save the Children.

Specifically, the post holder will be accountable for (1) developing and implementing a Cash for Protection Help Desk within the GPC to provide Cash for Protection guidance; 2) developing and implementing guidance on evidence-driven programming and identifying evidence gaps; 3) equipping protection and CVA practitioners with the knowledge, skills and tools to achieve protection outcomes through cash, and: 4) strengthening coordination amongst protection and CVA actors to exchange knowledge and promote integration of CVA within protection programming. 

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Significant experience in delivering high quality humanitarian protection programmes with a particular emphasis on child protection, gender-based violence, and refugee and IDP protection.
• Experience of using cash to achieve protection outcomes.
• Experience of working in refugee and IDP settings.
• Experience and understanding of the humanitarian protection architecture and core accountabilities.
• Significant experience of capacity building and mentoring on humanitarian protection approaches, including the use of cash for protection.
• Knowledge of research and evidence on cash for protection outcomes and strong familiarity with approaches for using cash for protection.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
• Professional qualification in relevant or closely related sphere, such as social work, international law, public health, psychology etc.
• Ability to undertake significant and regular international travel up to 50% of time.
• Fluent spoken and written English and ability to work in Spanish.

Desirable:

• Additional languages, particularly French and/or Arabic.
• Experience of project managing BPRM-funded grants.

We can offer circa £45,000 per annum (If based in UK) with an option of flexible working hours. If the role is based outside of the UK, National T&C (including pay) will apply.

This role can be based in London or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office location on approval, provided the successful candidate has proof of eligibility to work from the preferred location.

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The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your salary expectations.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.