Under the technical supervision and with limited coaching and support of the Deputy Economic Security Coordinator, the Cash and Market Specialist is responsible for following ups, designing, planning, implementing and monitoring of CVA programmes and market-analysis in line with the delegation strategy.
He/she contributes to the development of tools for evaluation and feasibility, program implementation, monitoring and evaluation and reconciliation of distributions by ensuring that cash transfer aspects are integrated. He helps identify data collection needs, performs both quantitative and qualitative analysis, ensures proper reporting and visualization, and contributes to capacity-building activities.
He/she has a strong analytical and synthesis skills and contributes to ensuring programmes quality and accountability to beneficiaries by providing an independent and critical analysis of the context and projects involving local markets, offering relevant recommendations, and reporting regularly on intervention outcomes.
Markets
- Contributes to market assessments, data analysis, and interpretation to design and select appropriate response options, including feasibility, distribution mechanisms, cash transfer implementation, transfer value, vulnerability, and targeting.
- Supports the support departments in the selection and contracting processes with service providers (traders, financial and mobile phone institutions) in accordance to the ICRC's guidelines on cash transfer. Provides technical assistance to other departments (e.g., Protection, Health, and WATHAB) on cash transfer aspects as needed.
- Regularly monitors food, non-food, Agro inputs and livestock market trends, including price fluctuations and market functionality. Alerts the coordination team about market disruptions or price surges and advises on assistance modalities to address market imbalances.
- Conducts market research and sector analysis following value chain development and market-based programming approaches, pay especial attention to the dual used items in Gaza
- Share monthly price monitoring report to understand the trends of Market behaviour in Gaza
- Follow closely the trends of liquidity fees and e-wallet in Gaza in order to make programmatic decisions
