Overview
The Cash Transfer Lead will be responsible for the technical leadership of all Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) activities under the EFASS programme, overseeing the design, implementation, and management of cash transfer delivery at scale in South Sudan.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the strategic design and implementation of nationwide cash transfer interventions targeting girls and children with disabilities
- Develop and maintain a clear, feasible end-to-end process for timely and secure delivery of cash transfers across all states
- Design and oversee robust mechanisms for identifying eligible beneficiaries using Washington Group Questions
- Ensure cash transfer strategies integrate with behaviour change communication (BCC) activities and align with evidence of effective practice
- Explore and pilot innovative delivery mechanism including mobile money, biometric technology, and anticipatory action/climate-linked cash triggers
- Coordinate with Government of South Sudan (GoSS), Cash Working Group, Collaborative Cash Delivery (CCD) network and Protection Working Groups, and other stakeholders to demonstrate learning from current and prior interventions
- Manage relationships with financial service providers, banks, and payment agents to ensure competitive rates and lowest execution costs
- Monitor and adapt delivery mechanisms in response to school closures, displacement, climate shocks, insecurity, and access constraints
- Develop and implement comprehensive risk mitigation strategies addressing fraud, safeguarding, diversion, theft, exploitation, and market volatility
- Train and monitor cash delivery staff, SBMC/PTA, and paying agents on safeguarding and financial management
- Coordinate with government counterparts at national and state levels, particularly Ministry of General Education and Instruction (MoGEI)
- Engage with major donors (World Bank, World Food Programme, GPE, ECW, etc.) to explore synergies with social safety net initiatives
- Represent the programme in relevant technical working groups and coordination mechanisms
- Prepare technical reports for FCDO on cash transfer activities, challenges, and achievements
- Together with the MEAL team, design, implement, and oversee Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) to assess cash utilization, beneficiary satisfaction, protection risks, market functionality, and unintended effects, ensuring findings directly inform programme adjustments and risk mitigation measures.
- In collaboration with the MEAL team, establish and oversee accountability, feedback, and learning mechanisms, including beneficiary feedback and complaints response mechanisms, to strengthen programme effectiveness and safeguarding.
Required Experience
- Minimum 8-10 years of programme management, with at least 5 years in fragile and conflict-affected states
- Proven track record of managing large-scale cash transfer programmes
- Demonstrated experience delivering cash transfers in South Sudan or similar complex humanitarian/development contexts
- Experience working with government systems and multi-donor partnerships
- Proven ability to manage and coordinate multiple implementing partners
Qualifications
• Master's degree in International Development, Economics, Social Protection, Public Administration, or related field
