Organizational Context 

The Sudanese Red Crescent Society was established by Government decree in 1956 and recognized as a National Society and accepted into the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement the following year.  

Since 2022, SRCS has embarked on a process to build its capacities in Cash and Voucher Assistance to be able to deliver assistance in an effective and flexible way to support people affected by emergencies or conflict, maintaining their dignity and choice, while fostering local economies.  

Due to the crisis erupted in 2023 and the large scale of the humanitarian needs, SRCS needs to continue strengthen/reinforce their capacities at HQ level to be able to response effectively as well as support the SRCS Branch to deliver cash at scale.  

Job Purpose 

The Cash Voucher Assistance (CVA) Officer in SRCS HQ shares the values of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and ensures adherence to the seven Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement at all times.  

The Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Officer will support the timely implementation of CVA interventions in SRCS CVA operations in the different Sudanese States under the supervision of the SRCS CVA Coordinator at HQ Level, including the support to the overall cash target people data management

Information Management (IM) in CVA

• Support the overall CVA efforts at field basis for beneficiaries’ data of registration, verification, and cleaning process based on the SRCS digital tools 
• Identify and obtain the needed data and information elements required to produce analysis and information products, ensuring data quality control on CVA.
• Provide technical guidance and training to SRCS colleagues on CVA information management, data collection, data visualization and mapping.
• Support in produce visual information such as tables, Power BI dashboard, graphs and other infographics in a suitable format for reporting and illustration purposes of CVA.
• Maintain data and information-sharing relationships within other CVA partners/ humanitarian community and relevant governmental bodies. 

Planning, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of CVA

• Actively participate in relevant field assessments to support SRCS Branches to identify the beneficiaries’ needs, ensuring assessment findings are documented.
• Support SRCS Branches in conducting awareness sessions to local government structures and communities on the targeting criteria and identification and registration of the beneficiaries for CVA. 
• Support SRCS Branches to organize the sessions on CVA with beneficiaries to explain activities and objectives. 
• Assist SRCS Branches in the registration of target population, ensuring that the data is collected and recorded appropriately. 
• Support SRCS Branches, in collaboration with the SRCS PMER and IM teams, in PDMs (Post Distribution Monitoring) and other surveys and studies helping to improve the implementation of CVA activities, with a focus on the SRCS MPCA approach. 
• Keep updated the data base for the target population with the support of the SRCS IM team to be able to coordinate with the FSPs (Financial Service Providers) in the Branches and the SRCS CVA Coordinator for cash distributions 
• Support SRCS Branches to prepare cash distribution plans in coordination with the FSP (Financial Service Provides) in the states. 
• Compile and submit regular cash reports and updates requested by SRCS CVA Coordinator 
• Lead the market assessment to ascertain the market dynamics in the intervention locations. 
• Identify emerging issues related to CVA and specially in MPCA to make recommendations for further solutions to SRCS CVA Coordinator. 
• Keep on high coordination with the other departments within the HQ level (eg. finance, Health, Protection departments) for the implementation of MPCA programming 
• Support the SRCS Branch in sending the financial and administrative documents related to CVA activities to SRCS HQ .

Essential qualifications and professional experience required 

• University degree in social studies, statistics, information management, or related fields.
• A minimum of 3 years’ work experience in implementation of CVA programing within the humanitarian /development sector, including data and information management within CVA
• Proven Information Management (IM) and data skills in the areas of mobile data collection, analysis, and data visualisation, including mapping.
• Demonstrated familiarity in using Excel, Kobo / Open Data Kit, Tableau, and/or other data collection and data visualization tools such as Power BI preferred.
• Knowledge on project cycle management and project management tools (logical frameworks, work plans, budgets and forecasts, monitoring and evaluation plans, indicator tracking, etc.) 
• Proven ability to manage complex information. 
• Experience within the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement will be an asset. Preferred. 
• Ability to travel to other locations Sudan depending on operational needs. Required. 
• Experience in Microsoft Office programs, (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.). 
• Good oral and written communication skills both in Arabic and English.

Ability to travel per the needs of the programme.

Desirable qualifications and competencies 

• Good understanding of the cash assistance program.
• Ability to conduct independent research and analysis, identify issues, and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Ability to prepare reports and make presentations.
• Proven ability to plan and organize, establish priorities, manage and monitor work plans and ability to work under pressure.
• Working with team spirit, strong integrity and focus on solutions and responsibilities.