Social Policy NATIONAL Consultant - Cash Plus Pilot Coordination

The Social Policy Consultant will support the implementation and coordination of the Cash Plus Pilot in Al Muthanna, Iraq. Responsibilities include monitoring the workplan, developing SOPs for cash payments, liaising with internal and external stakeholders, and supporting field teams and partner missions.

Responsibilities

• Support preparation, updating and monitoring of the implementation workplan of the “Child Plus Benefit”.
• Support developing process flows and standard operating procedures (SOP) with timelines for the operationalization of cash payments.
• Ensure smooth implementation of the “Child Plus Benefit” in collaboration with relevant stakeholders and partners within the SOP and timeframe.
• Provide initial support to monitor planning and tracking of overall processes and payment to beneficiaries, adhering to agreed SOPs, safety and security measures.
• Liaise with relevant internal (health, child protection, Social and Behavior change) and external, local (DoLSA, DoH) stakeholders for implementation of the Plus component.
• Support organizing and meeting with relevant working groups (internal task force, cash assistance committee) to monitor and track implementation.
• Follow-up with field teams on identification and selection of beneficiaries of the cash transfer pilot.
• Support organization and implementation of missions for external partners (trainings, data collection for baseline, end-line assessment, and others).

Requirements

• An advanced university (Masters) degree in Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, or another relevant technical field is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• At least three years of relevant professional work experience in Social protection, Cash transfer programming, implementation, and coordination is required.
• Good communication and reporting skills.
• Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills.
• Strong ability to work as part of a team.
• Experience with the UN is an asset.
• Knowledge in Social Protection Programme.
• Monitoring and Evaluation with the programme.
• Fluent in English and Arabic (spoken and written).
• Any other local language and awareness of the social norms of the community is desirable.

Skills

• Social Protection Programmes
• Cash Transfer Programming
• Program Implementation
• Program Coordination
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Standard Operating Procedures Implementation
• Stakeholder Liaison
• Reporting Skills
• Inter-Cultural Communication
• Teamwork
• English
• Arabic Language

Languages

English, Arabic