Save the Children Nigeria E-Payment Specialist, CDGP Jobs
Save the Children Nigeria E-Payment Specialist, CDGP Jobs
Role Purpose The e-payment specialist will support the National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO) and in particular the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development in implementing a strategic response plan for the last mile digitalization of the Household Uplifting Program Conditional Cash Transfer (HUP-CCT).
The post holder will facilitate the transfer of cash to over one million beneficiaries of the HUP across the country.
He / she will provide expertise in the design and establishment of the management information system for the program. The role will be located in Abuja with frequent travels to other states where the HUP is being implemented.
The position is a seconded one. The post holder will be seconded to the National Cash Transfer Office.
Key Areas of Accountabilities:
The post holder reports to CDGP’s senior social protection specialist.
He / she will work directly with the Programme Coordinator, National Cash Transfer Office under the Ministry of Humanitarian affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.
He / she will monitor and report on the activities of the NCTO’s payment service providers.
He / she will ensure the payments of beneficiaries of the HUP are delivered at ward levels.
He / she will build the capacity of payment officers in the implementing states in performance management.
He / she will support the payments unit of both NCTO and the state cash transfer unit (SCTU) to produce periodic analytical reports following each payment cycle, calendar year, and PSP contract duration, showcasing performance of payments, performance of PSPs, payments trends and other relevance reporting based on analysis of payment data.
Core Responsibilities & Duties
The post holder will ensure that all agreement on Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with PSPs are adhered to. He / she is responsible for ensuring that NCTO‘s operational processes during disbursement are met.
These processes are:
Scoping: Review the current contract monitoring tools; improve these monitoring tools to support better PSP performance; support NCTO to come up with reports that guide decisions on PSP performance and future contracting; and support NCTO to extract relevant information from existing contracts to serve as input to revision of PSP engagement practices.
Implementation: Support Financial Service Providers/partner engagement and management, serving as bridge between NCTO and technology providers as needed; and identify training gaps and enable skills development on both sides.
Shared Learning / Knowledge Management: Develop tools to conduct relevant assessments / analyses and build on the results that can be shared with other teams and share lessons learned.
Program Planning and Implementation:
Track cash transfer performance across project implementation areas to ensure agreed Contract procedures, policies and MOUs.
Ensure that an effective beneficiary payment monitoring system is in place for achieving prior agreed targets in relation to programme activities, budget allocations and financial expenditures, ensuring that value for money can be effectively demonstrated.
Identify
and effectively manage all key risks related to beneficiary data and payment
Assess and identify success element of the CT program to strengthen sustainability of the project's results.
Ensure timely implementation of all the planned interventions in accordance with the work plan.
Reconciliation of payments to beneficiaries with funds received from National Cash Transfer Office.
Adhering to regular Household Uplifting Programme (HUP) beneficiary’s payment window of dedicated period for month of the payment cycle.
Review of the Terms of reference, Service Level Agreement and contract monitoring tools currently in use at NCTO.
Support payments unit to produce relevant periodic analytical reports based on payment operations and data.
Additional Job Responsibilities:
The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures
Health and Safety:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Qualifications
The post holder should possess an advanced degree or equivalent degree in Management or Accounting and Finance, Supply chain or related field.
Experience and Skills:
3 - 5 years of professional work experience in contracting for high value, high risk and complex contracting of services
Excellent knowledge of digital financial services, focused on Nigeria and Africa in general.
Experience in emergency / humanitarian settings is an advantage
In-depth knowledge contract management.
Experience in working with local and international NGOs.
Result-oriented, able to set priorities and meet deadlines within a dynamic environment
Strong leadership skills including ability to influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to work with minimal supervision
Good team player.
Good command of English (written and verbal)
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Save the Children Nigeria E-Payment Specialist, CDGP Jobs
Find Latest Jobs in Nigeria Today - Recruitment in Nigeria Job - Nigerian Jobs - in Nigeria - Job Vacancies in Nigeria
Search our career portal & find the latest Nigerian job positions, career opportunities & jobs in Nigeria.
Jobs in Nigeria - banking jobs in Nigeria, IT jobs in Nigeria, accounting jobs in Nigeria, NGO jobsin Nigeria, business administration in Nigeria, ICT jobs in Nigeria, UN jobs in Nigeria, procurement jobs in Nigeria, education jobs in Nigeria, hospital jobs in Nigeria, human resources jobs in Nigeria, engineering jobs in Nigeria, teaching jobs in Nigeria, and other careers in Nigeria.
Oil and Gas job vacancies in Nigeria, MTN jobs in Nigeria, job vacancies in Nigeria for fresh graduates.
Federal government jobs in Nigeria, job vacancies in Nigeria Federal Civil Service.
Find your dream job from 1000s of vacancies in Nigeria posted and updated daily - click here!
Click here to post comments
Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to NGO Jobs in Africa.
