Regional Representative CALP East and Southern Africa

Background:
CALP is a dynamic global network of over 90 organisations engaged in the critical areas of policy, practice and research in humanitarian cash and voucher assistance (CVA) and financial assistance more broadly. Collectively, CALP members deliver the vast majority of humanitarian CVA worldwide. 
We envision a future where people are enabled to overcome crises with dignity, by exercising choice and their right to self-determination.  
The purpose of the CALP network is to maximise the potential that humanitarian CVA can bring to people in contexts of crisis, as one component of broader financial assistance. To do this we catalyse the power, knowledge and capacities of our diverse global network, alongside other local, national, regional and global actors, all of whom are seeking to secure better outcomes for people living in crisis contexts. Our role as a collective is to generate alignment in the approaches and actions of those within and across our network, in order to help optimise the quality and scale of humanitarian CVA.  
What makes CALP unique is its diversity. CALP members currently include local and international non-governmental organisations, United Nations agencies, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, donors, specialist social innovation, technology and financial services companies, researchers and academics, and individual practitioners.  
As a CALP team, we work with and for the CALP network – keeping our vision front and centre. Working impartially, we engage with the network to generate evidence, we facilitate dialogue, we challenge and question, we draw together good practices and promote their uptake. We play a key role in creating the impetus and means for thought leadership and convene network members to generate futures-thinking agendas. We mobilise the membership and the wider network to look for collective solutions to collective problems. 
 

What you will do:

The Regional Representative maintains and develops a thriving network, creating impact by convening, facilitating and harnessing diverse voices, representing, advocating and influencing for action, in service of CALP's vision and goals.  The role plays a pivotal part in furthering CALP's strategic aims and really delivering on our commitments to members and the wider humanitarian community.

Roles and Responsibilities

Networking and policy engagement

• Lead on policy engagement in the region.
• Establish and maintain spheres of influence among CVA actors and beyond, including engagement with donors, international finance institutions and regional bodies.
• Establish and strengthen strategic relationships, partnerships and alliances within the network and amplify conversations within and beyond the region. 
• Convene members and others to identify key issues, explore the implications of emerging trends and issues, generate evidence and learning and foster shared approaches. 
• Enable working group development, provide support, governance and facilitation; co-create events. 
• Utilise social media to horizon scan, engage and promote CALP's work. 
• Facilitate, engage with, mobilise and help grow the membership.

Programme management

• Strategically lead CALP's work in the region and lead on some thematic initiatives with global reach.
• Accountable for network development in the region – fostering the development of a vibrant network and driving strategic opportunities, increasing impact through collective action.
• Accountable for the regional programme portfolio.

Fundraising and grant management

• Develop regionally based fundraising opportunities and lead/contribute to new proposal development for CALP as a whole 
• Manage donor relationships on the programmatic/technical level and oversee grant management, with support/advice from CALP's donor relations lead. 
• Manage hosting relationships and systems at the regional level.

Organisational development

• Contribute to collective leadership as a senior manager
• Provide management support for and foster personal development of team member(s)
• Ensure extensive cross-fertilization of ideas across all aspects of CALP's work

What you will bring

Skills and Competencies

Essential:

• At least five or seven years in senior management experience, including strategy development, planning, delivery, and representation in an aid context.
• Master's degree or equivalent qualification in an appropriate technical field, or equivalent level of professional experience.
• Experience and professionalism in networking to engage and influence with senior actors across the humanitarian system. 
• Understanding of Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) in a humanitarian context in the region, and associated opportunities, complexities and politics.
• Strong understanding of the international humanitarian system at regional and global levels, and linkages with government bodies, including current debates.
• Highly proactive and pragmatic leadership, problem solving and delivery, able to identify high impact priorities, allocate resources and achieve significant results with limited support.
• Detailed understanding of the regional/countries' (particularly Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan) contexts. 
• Strong project management and people management skills. 
• Financial management and compliance management experience and skills.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, including in written and spoken English. 
• Strong decision maker who operates with integrity. 
• Experience with major humanitarian donor grant management and reporting procedures. 
• Sensitivity to cultural differences and the ability to work in a wide variety of cultural contexts and individual team members. 

Desirable:

• Proficiency in French and/or Portuguese.
• Experience of leading inter-agency initiatives.
• Experience of working in a virtual network or remote team.

What we offer

• Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya
• Salary/benefits: grade 10 on NRC's national salary scale, this position is under CALP Network but will be hosted by NRC. 
• Duration of Contract: Fixed term national contract with potential for extension Travel: 40% within targeted project locations
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC

Important information about the application process:

• When creating your profile, include your full name as given on your passport. Complete all the system-required fields for experience, employment history and education. 
• Candidates who do not complete all system fields (experience, education and languages) will not be screened. 
• Submit your application, CV and cover letter in English, taking care to attach your latest CV.
• Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We receive many applicants for each vacant position.
• This position is open to candidates who have the legal right to work in Kenya. NRC will not sponsor the visa processes.
• This position will report to CalP head of Network Development Supports & CaLP Director and since it is a hosted role by NRC, it shall administratively report to NRC Head of Operational Support
• If you have any questions about this role, please email ESA Recruitment   the job title as the subject line.

Why CALP?

The CALP Network believes in collective action and transforming the humanitarian system. Together we seek to maximize the potential that humanitarian cash and voucher assistance can bring to people in contexts of crisis.

Since its inception in 2005 CALP has been striving for CVA to become better, more people-centred and used more widely. We achieve this through research, thought-leadership, advocacy, influencing, training and much more besides. The CALP Network has played an instrumental role in advancing the use of CVA as an effective tool in humanitarian response.

Creating change in a complex environment can only be achieved when people and organizations work together: CALP collaborates on a global scale to shape the future direction of humanitarian cash assistance and strives to increase our impact through collective action.

As a network we convene a diverse variety of individuals, bodies and organizations – all of whom are united in the belief that people should be able to make their own choices in order to overcome humanitarian crises with dignity.

Learn more about CALP.