Peru: Technical Expertise Advisor in Cash Assistance and Child Poverty

Job Title: Technical Expertise Advisor in Cash Assistance and Child Poverty

Contract: 1-year, with possibility of extension

Reports to: Director of Program Quality and Impact

Indirect Report: Managers/Specialists of projects that include the cash transfer modality and Senior Cash Transfer Officer

Location: Lima, Perú

Travelling: In-country; occasional international travel, likely no more than once a year, to attend global or regional conferences or meetings.

Start Date: As soon as possible

DevelopmentAid Recruitment Solutions (DRS) islooking for a Technical Expertise Advisor on Cash Assistance and Child Poverty who will use his or her deep contextual knowledge, technical expertise, and relationship-building skills to provide a critical link between global, regional, and national technical work, strengthening technical offerings at the national level.

Job Purpose:

The Technical Expertise Advisor will leverage deep contextual knowledge, technical expertise, and strong relationship-building skills to strengthen the organization's technical offerings at the national level. This role will serve as a critical link between global, regional, and national technical work, primarily focusing on cash and voucher assistance (CVA) to meet urgent economic needs in both emergency and development situations, with a special emphasis on child poverty reduction.

Key Areas of Focus:

• Integrate CVA to address economic vulnerabilities of children and vulnerable populations in alignment with food security, livelihoods, health, nutrition, and protection projects.
• Strengthen national social protection systems with a child-sensitive approach, ensuring comprehensive links with essential services such as education, health, early childhood development, and care services.
• Support the development of resilient livelihoods, particularly focusing on adolescent skills and competencies to ensure a successful transition to adulthood through economic empowerment.
• Ensure programming quality, demonstrate a positive impact on children, and expand the organization's leadership in addressing child poverty, particularly in climate and humanitarian crises.

Key Areas of Accountability:

Technical Leadership:

• Develop and integrate cash assistance or vouchers as tools to reduce economic vulnerabilities while incorporating child-centric, gender-sensitive, and rights-based approaches.
• Apply extensive knowledge of social protection policies to reduce child poverty, working closely with public actors and partners.
• Build capacity, mentor technical staff, and identify learning opportunities within the organization, fostering knowledge-sharing across the region.
• Ensure that global technical standards are adapted and contextualized to local needs, enhancing the impact of cash transfers and poverty reduction efforts.
• Support the development of innovative cash transfer programs, promoting sustainability through market systems strengthening and partnerships with governments and local actors.

Program Quality:

• Collaborate on the design of key strategic programs and ensure high-quality delivery, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Explore trends and innovations in cash programming and poverty reduction, particularly with a focus on gender, disability, and resilience.
• Support preparedness and response efforts during humanitarian emergencies, providing technical and in-country support as needed.
• Ensurethat child rights are central to program design and implementation, emphasizing children's participation.

External Engagement:

• Collaborate with the business development team to build partnerships and engage with donors to strengthen cash, livelihoods, and poverty reduction programs.
• Actively participate in national and regional working groups, influencing poverty reduction policies and ensuring that children’s needs are addressed.

Coordination and Support:

• Work closely with program, operations, and support teams to ensure the effective development and implementation of projects.
• Provide guidance and feedback to staff managing humanitarian and development programs, enhancing capacity in cash transfers and poverty reduction.
• Foster a high-performance, accountable, and innovative organizational culture focused on delivering outstanding outcomes for children.

Requirements:

Education:

University degree in Social Sciences, Development, Public Policy, Economics, or related fields.

Experience:

• More than 5 years of experience in fields related to cash transfer or cash assistance mechanisms.
• Hands-on field experience designing and implementing projects in various regions of Peru or similar geographic contexts.
• Experience with MEAL systems (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning), ensuring high-quality evaluations and reporting.
• Proven expertise in the full project management cycle, from proposal design and development to implementation and adaptation based on field insights.
• Experience with proposal development and an understanding of international cooperation and donor engagement.
• Demonstrated experience in training and capacity building, specifically in developing and conducting training for junior and mid-level staff.
• Experience working with USAID, BHA, and BPRM projects is desirable but not mandatory.
• Experience with human rights, poverty alleviation, and livelihoods, or child poverty, is preferred.

Skills:

• Fluency in written and spoken Spanish is a must, along with proficiency in English, especially for reading and writing.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders, including donors, partner organizations, and public institutions.
• Flexible and organized approach to managing a variable workload, with a strong results-oriented mindset.
• Ability to innovate and adapt global methodologies to the local context.
• Comfortable with making presentations to donors and providing high-quality monthly or quarterly reports on cash transfer projects.

How to Apply: 

Please provide an application including the following:

1. CV;
2. Your financial expectations in gross per annum (in PEN currency);
3. Availability.

The applications in English should be submitted to d.durnea@developmentaid.org under the title DRS 11681 – Technical Expertise Advisor in Cash Assistance and Child Poverty.

Due to the high number of applications received, we can only reply to shortlisted candidates. Please note that the above requirements can be modified during the recruitment process according to the client's procedures.