Cash and Voucher Specialist

Provides national technical and operational support for gender-responsive cash and voucher assistance in Afghanistan, strengthening programme quality, data systems, partner capacity and distribution accountability.

Department: Access, Coordination and Emergency Response

• Lead the design, implementation and quality assurance of gender-responsive cash and voucher assistance
• Provide technical assistance and training to UN Women personnel and partners
• Design and manage beneficiary registration, deduplication and verification information systems
• Review and roll out cash assistance procedures and guidance notes
• Represent gender-focused priorities in the Inter-Agency Cash Working Group and relevant clusters
• Develop monitoring frameworks and conduct field verification of cash distributions

• Master's degree in gender studies, international relations, international development or another social science, or a first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience designing, planning, implementing and monitoring cash-based interventions
• Experience designing and managing information systems
• Technical proficiency with KoBo Toolbox, ODK or other mobile data collection and statistical software
• Ability to work under tight deadlines across multiple tasks and multicultural teams
• Fluency in English, Dari and Pashto

• Home-based national retainer consultancy for up to 200 working days with no guarantee of assignments
• Travel within Afghanistan may be required