CBI Assistant
UN Refugee Agency
- Location:
- Nouakchott, Mauritania
- Grade:
- GS4
- Category:
- General Staff
Posted Jun 22, 2026Apply by Jun 28, 2026 (1d left)
The CBI Assistant supports cash assistance activities within the office, maintaining payment records, monitoring systems, and assisting in reporting and data management related to cash-based interventions. The role involves liaising with persons of concern, partners, and internal units to ensure effective delivery and monitoring of cash assistance programmes.
Responsibilities
- Assist in maintenance of CBI payment records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile expenditures, balances, payments, statements and other data for day-to-day transactions and reports
- Assist in preparation of recurring reports as scheduled and special reports as required
- Assist in monitoring the implementation of the UNHCR CBIs including the delivery of all assistance items, monitoring of infrastructure, completion of home visits, etc.
- Export and manage data related to the cash assistance delivery to produce reports
- Ensure proper filing and record keeping
- Prepare background materials, working papers and tables for briefing and review sessions
- Assist in data collection and reporting activities
- Prepare routine correspondence
- Liaise with forcibly displaced people, assistance beneficiaries, and partners
- Direct incidents and problems to the supervisor when they cannot be resolved at their level
- Perform other related duties as required
Requirements
- 1 year relevant experience with High School Diploma; or Bachelor or equivalent or higher
- Computer skills (MS office), knowledge of database applications
- Knowledge of UNHCR programmes and activities is desirable
- Completion of UNHCR learning programmes or specific training relevant to functions of the position is desirable
- Experience in Cash-Based interventions is desirable
- Good working experience in MS/Excel, MS/Access, SQL is desirable
- Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English
Skills
- Cash-Based Interventions
- Payment Records Management
- Data Management
- Monitoring Systems Management
- Reporting
- Microsoft Office Suite
- MS Excel
- MS Access
- SQL
- Database Applications Knowledge
- UNHCR Learning Programmes
Languages
English