CaLP Regional Representative, Middle East
The Role
This senior position leads CaLP’s work in the Middle East region. It is the face of CaLP and involves working closely with major humanitarian actors to identify and deliver strategic opportunities to advance CaLP’s mission. The position has responsibility for proactively influencing the policy debate in the region, as well as planning, funding and managing the delivery of CaLP’s activities. These include capacity building, research and knowledge management, and strengthening coordination. The position also plays a significant role in shaping and representing CaLP at the global level.
CaLP is the global partnership for cash transfer programming in humanitarian aid. We are a catalyst for accelerating change in the scale and quality of cash transfer programming. We enable the collaboration necessary to develop practical solutions to collective problems in the sector. Since our founding in 2005, CaLP has been at the forefront of promoting and improving cash transfer programming across the humanitarian sector. We have recently refreshed our global strategy and are at an exciting moment, poised to help humanitarian agencies deliver on their major commitments on cash.
CaLP currently has over 80 members, united by their commitment to our shared mission. They deliver the vast majority of cash transfer programming in humanitarian aid worldwide. Our members include UN agencies, donors, international NGOs, local NGOs and private sector organisations.
A small secretariat supports our members to work together. CaLP is based in the UK and currently has regional offices in West Africa, East Africa, the US and Geneva.
About the MENA region
The MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region implements and manages programmes in Yemen, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Jordan.
Useful Information
Contract Length: 12 months (Subject to extension).
Detailed roles and responsibilities of the job can be downloaded here.
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Note: Interviews are expected to take place on the 11th and 12th of March, 2019.