Mercy Corps’ Sudan crisis response seeks to meet the humanitarian needs of vulnerable Sudanese and other conflict-affected people across the country. Mercy Corps Sudan is recognized as a leader in market systems, agricultural, and food security and building on this experience, the MC Sudan humanitarian program will layer in resilience and other program activities where appropriate and feasible to do so. Assistance is delivered with a focus on needs, in partnership with local actors and civil society. The Cash Consortium of Sudan (CCS) is a collaborative platform to advance a progressive vision of the potential of cash assistance to transform humanitarian response and recovery in partnership with vulnerable conflict-affected populations. CCS is led by Mercy Corps, building on its global experience and learning on leading cash consortia in multiple country contexts, as well as general expertise in cash coordination and breadth of technical resources. The consortium includes six international NGO partners and 11 national NGOs, each of which bring strong cash and complementary technical competencies, as well as expansive operational coverage in Sudan. IMPACT is a non-implementing partner dedicated to Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning. IMPACT will support quality data systems and an objective evidence base that will be essential to CCS’ accountability and adaptive management to refine programming approaches to enhance impact as the Sudan crisis context evolves. The CCS will work closely with other consortia and actors in Sudan to deliver an effective CVA response for communities affected by the crisis. The core pillars of the CCS response include: 1) basic needs through cash assistance both at the community level through Group Cash Transfers (GCTs) delivered to Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), as well as at the household-level through Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA); 2) strengthening market systems to ensure resilience of key market actors and supply chains as well as strengthening the availability and affordability of key commodities; 3) strengthening capacity of local partner organizations with an emphasis on accompaniment and mentorship; and 4) generation of learning and evidence to inform broader response efforts. The Position The purpose of the Project Manger position is to enhance the speed and efficiency of Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) and Group Cash Transfers (GCT) delivery in Sudan through working with partners and the Sudan Cash Working Group (CWG) in FSP scouting, mapping and analysis, recommendations for addressing liquidity concerns, development of common contracting for CCS partners and development of a common payment system that is able to facilitate secure and efficient cash assistance, integrate existing humanitarian organization systems, scale up to accommodate additional actors as need be, and is compliant with international best practices and regulations. Essential Job Functions The candidate will work on three fronts, including providing technical advice related to FSP infrastructure and liquidity, development of common contracting of FSPs and development of a common aggregator platform: Technical support on FSP and liquidity

  • Supporting the CCS on technical aspects of FSP engagement and liquidity
    • Assisting partners with implementation of last mile delivery pilots
      • Supporting ongoing FSP scouting, mapping and performance analysis work
        • Engaging and bringing together relevant stakeholders to set recommendations for managing liquidity constraints
          • Development of strategies for addressing liquidity constraints and higher level advocacy on engagement with the Central Bank of Sudan and relevant stakeholders Common contracting
            • Development of rules and requirements for FSPs to be part of common contracting
              • Development of common procurement policies and structure between CCS Partners
                • Tender development and publication
                  • Negotiation and contracting of FSPs
                    • Onboarding and training to teams
                      • Piloting

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