Programme Policy Office (Cash Based Transfer)

The Programme Policy Office (Cash Based Transfer) position supports the technical implementation, tracking, reconciliation, and coordination of CBT activities in Yemen. The role ensures rigorous data compliance, manages financial reconciliation, and serves as the technical Secretariat for the internal WFP Cash-Based Transfer Working Group to optimize cash delivery mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Support the technical design, deployment, and optimization of CBT interventions at the Country Office level, ensuring alignment with WFP’s Interim Country Strategic Plan (ICSP) and programmatic strategies.
• Provide continuous technical guidance and backstopping WFP Field Offices throughout the entire CBT project management lifecycle.
• Monitor and follow up on transaction pipelines within WFP’s corporate financial system (WINGS). Reconcile open transactions, track fund releases, and ensure consistency between fund allocations and financial commitments.
• Support the administrative maintenance of WFP’s primary CBT management and reporting platforms, generating data on CBT utilization rates, transfer values, and caseload distributions.
• Lead the monthly financial reconciliation process following report submissions by Financial Service Providers (FSPs). Formulate reconciliation reports, flag variances, and coordinate resolution of data glitches.
• Analyze monthly distribution plans submitted by Field Offices. Verify and control quality and consistency of beneficiary distribution lists prior to Programme clearance.
• Gather, consolidate, and clean monthly CBT distribution data for integration into the Country Office pipeline report. Draft briefs for senior management and external stakeholders.
• Serve as Secretariat for the WFP Cash-Based Transfer Working Group (CBT WG) in the Country office. Organize sessions, draft minutes, compile action points, and submit recommendations.
• Provide technical guidance for evaluation of Cooperating Partner proposals and budgets involving CBT modalities.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute field monitoring and technical backstopping missions to Field Offices, Sub-Offices, and distribution sites to audit CBT operations and resolve bottlenecks.

Requirements

• Advanced University Degree (master’s or equivalent) in International Affairs, Economics, Public Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, or another field highly relevant to international humanitarian assistance. Alternatively, a First University Degree (Bachelor's) combined with a minimum of two (2) additional years of directly related professional work experience.
• Total relevant 5 years of experience in humanitarian sector including 1 year of Professional experience, specifically dedicated to the planning, design, technical implementation, and evaluation of Cash-Based Transfer (CBT) programs.
• Direct experience working at the country or implementation level in developing countries or fragile states.
• Proven experience establishing standard operating procedures (SOPs) with private banks or Financial Service Providers (FSPs) within a humanitarian context (desirable).
• Strong technical mastery of project lifecycle management, humanitarian principles, and cash/voucher transfer modalities.
• Advanced analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to reconcile complex financial datasets, verify spreadsheets, and utilize enterprise resource planning (ERP) software (such as WINGS/SAP).
• Excellent planning and organizational skills, with the ability to independently monitor own work plan and manage multiple deadlocked deadlines.
• Proven diplomatic and communication skills (both verbal and written) to clearly explain project requirements to field counterparts, cooperating partners, and local authorities.
• Resilience and high flexibility to regularly undertake field travel to remote, complex, or high-risk environments.
• Fluent in written and oral English and Arabic.

Skills

• Cash-Based Transfer Programs
• Project Lifecycle Management
• Humanitarian Principles
• Cash Voucher Transfer Modalities
• Standard Operating Procedures Implementation
• Financial Reconciliation
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• WINGS
• SAP
• Data Compliance
• Financial Data Analysis
• Spreadsheet Verification
• Planning and Organization
• Diplomatic Communication
• Field Coordination
• Technical Implementation
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Working in Fragile States
• Stakeholder Engagement

Languages

English, Arabic