SayPro Financial Assistance and Safety Nets Advisoryy

• Supporting Country Programmes to analyse existing financial support services and banking systems: stakeholders, operational modalities, coverage, accessibility by the most vulnerable and whether the existing packages meet current and future needs
• In recovery and development contexts, develop the “Cash+” modality in coordination with other Livelihoods and Market Systems Advisors: financial assistance with additional multi-sectoral support.
• Collaborate with Advisors under the Civil Society & Inclusive Governance pillar to develop system strengthening approaches to existing government-run safety net services
• Develop capacities of relevant staff and awareness-raising of approaches for financial assistance and safety net service strengthening
• Capturing all relevant lessons learnt from ongoing or finalised programs and transforming them into improvements for the future practice.
• Preparation and promotion of the standardised guidance and technical solutions for the cash programming (electronic cash transfers, cash-for-work modality, voucher, etc.)

Support to ’s Country Programmes

• Desk or fieldwork supporting the development of the cash quality standards, approaches and methodologies in the context of a specific crisis or programs, revision and evaluation of the same
• Promoting the consideration of cash as a default modality whenever applicable during the preparation of the new interventions, both in disaster and conflicts settings
• Contributing to the development and co-writing of the concepts and project proposals, including – or having potential for – financial assistance or strengthening of safety net services
• Reviewing the quality of projects and program help to identify gaps and consequently guide improvement
• Longer-term focus and advisory support for field programs working with cash, advising on MEAL frameworks and designing baseline and end line
• Field deployment during the early stages of the emergency response
• Preparation of assessments and feasibility studies, incorporating Gender and Social Inclusion considerations
• Provision of training and practice of the training modules, including regular onboarding sessions

Professional development, transfer of know-how and networking

• Representing other humanitarian actors, donors and networks
• Cooperation with Alliance2015 partners on Cash Programming and Emergencies
• Actively representing and managing relationships with other humanitarian cash actors, donors and networks, particularly with CaLP and cash working groups at Global food security and Shelter clusters
• Preparation of case studies, technical papers and publications