CBM Global
Our Vision: an inclusive world in which all people with disabilities enjoy their human rights and achieve their full potential.
Our Mission: fighting to end the cycle of poverty and disability.
Our Values:
- We champion inclusion
- We strive for justice
• We pursue excellence • We embrace partnership
• We live with integrity
While the world has been making progress in tackling poverty, people with disabilities are being left behind. CBM Global works alongside people with disabilities in the world’s poorest places to fight poverty and exclusion and transform lives. Driven by Christian values, we seek out and work with the most marginalised in society, irrespective of race, gender or religion, recognising the equal worth of every individual.
Drawing on over 100 years’ experience and world-leading expertise in disabilityinclusive community development and humanitarian action, inclusive eye health and community mental health, CBM Global works with partners to break the cycle of poverty and disability and build inclusive communities. Our programmes across Africa, Asia and Latin America are developed and delivered with local partner organisations to ensure long-term transformation and accountability in communities we serve. We’re deeply committed to the principle of “nothing about us without us”, and we therefore work closely with and support organisations of people with disabilities.
CBM Global is made up of CBM Australia, CBM Ireland, CBM Kenya, CBM New
Zealand, CBM Switzerland, and CBM UK with programmes worldwide and Country
Offices in Philippines, Bangladesh, Laos, Nepal, Indonesia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Madagascar and Bolivia. CBM Global works in over 20 countries, maximising our impact through long-term, authentic partnership and a coordinated mix of inclusive community-based programmes, local to global advocacy and delivering inclusion advice to other organisations.
We draw on learning and evidence from our community work to inform our advocacy hand-in-hand with the Disability Movement at local, national and international levels, including with the UN, to achieve systemic change for people with disabilities. We advise governments, UN bodies and other organisations on how to ensure inclusion in their own organisations, policies and programmes to further amplify our impact.
Work environment
This role works in a welcoming, supportive technical global team, with colleagues with a diversity of backgrounds, interests, and experiences. We are reflective learners, looking at ways we can individually and collectively improve our work and support each other to develop and achieve our mission – something we are all very committed to.
We recognize people’s lives involve balancing many aspects outside of work, so we aim to create a flexible work environment. Most Technical team members currently work from home – so we are intentional about ways to stay connected across different locations. Depending on where you live, it may be possible to be based on a CBM Global Office.
The Role
Senior Inclusive Cash and Livelihoods Advisor – Technical unit
Permanent contract/Full-Time
Job Overview
The Senior Inclusive Cash and Livelihoods Advisor is part of the Disaster Risk Management Unit and shall drive and oversee the technical strategic direction for this area of work, ensuring country teams and partners have access and knowledge of the relevant tools and get the required technical guidance to deliver good quality inclusive cash and livelihoods programming. The job will be primarily organisationally focused with a view to shape and establish a solid livelihoods programme base across the humanitarian-development nexus but with expected technical external engagement in the international cash community of practice.
He/she will very closely collaborate and coordinate with all Technical Teams
(Advocacy, Inclusion Advisory Group, Disaster Risk Management, Community Mental Health, Inclusive Eye Health and Inclusive Development/OPD engagement) as the position is cross cutting in nature.
The role will be part/support as required the work of other internal working groups such as Climate Action Group, Country Coordination Forums, Humanitarian Management Teams, Advocacy Group and Inclusion Advisory Group.
Based: We welcome applications from those with the right to work in a CBM Global country. These include: UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Australia, Indonesia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Lao PDR, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Philippines, and Madagascar. Remote working is a common practice for global technical staff.
Hours: Permanent contract/full-time
Salary range: The salary offered will be competitive, dependent on skills and experience, as well as country of location. We offer a local contract
Responsibilities and Duties
Strategy:
- In coordination and collaboration with Technical Teams, Country Teams and
Member Teams, lead the technical strategic direction for CBM Global
Inclusive cash and risk informed livelihoods programming;
- Support country strategic planning with priority for, but not limited to, those at greatest disaster risk;
- Define Global level impact indicators in the area of Inclusive livelihoods;
- Analyses policies, trends, data & research in Livelihoods in order to develop CBM Global’s policies and practice in the delivery of inclusive livelihoods;
- Ensure CBM Global representation in global technical working groups in the Cash Sector;
- Together with other Technical Teams, collaborate closely and maximize learnings with relevant communities of practice.
Programming and Capacity Building:
- Set standards of quality for inclusive cash & livelihoods programming.
- Coordinate the development of criteria, tools and guidelines to support inclusive cash & livelihoods programme design and development;
- Support country teams and partners with technical inputs throughout the Programme Cycle;
- Lead the scale up and documenting of Inclusive Cash & Livelihoods programmes, which reflect models of good practice and which can be promoted nationally and internationally;
- Work with country and international partners and stakeholders in gathering relevant data and baseline studies;
- Lead capacity development initiatives in the area of inclusive cash & livelihoods in coordination with Country Teams and partners;
- Establish clear guidelines for and conduct inclusive livelihoods programmes technical reviews and indicators, with alignment to CBM Global and international standards.
Resourcing and Promotion
- Work with fundraising teams to develop relevant communication on model programmes and good practice for marketing and fundraising.
- Support pursuing opportunities to work in consortia in order to leverage the impact of CBM Global programmes.
Person Specification
CBM Global welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and people with lived experience of disability.
Education, Knowledge & Professional Experience
Essential:
- 10+ years professional experience providing strategic and operational inclusive livelihoods technical guidance at programme level in humanitarian or developing settings in relevant areas such as Cash Programming, Agricultural and Livestock support, Microfinance (small loans, savings, insurance and other financial services), vocational training/job market integration, sustainable food systems and nature-based solutions or interventions in markets systems.
- Relevant experience working with and providing technical advice to national and local partner organisations and country teams.
- Good understanding and application of key principles of Disability Inclusion in both humanitarian and development programmes.
- Proven expertise in international and national/local cooperation and in building and managing effective partnerships, both disability-specific and in the mainstream sector.
- Advanced ability to analyse both quantitative and qualitative data and interpret information to communicate to and persuade decision makers / different audiences, both written and verbal.
- Significant experience delivering training and capacity strengthening initiatives and workshops facilitation, including design and delivery and development of supporting materials.
Desirable:
- Experience working in networked or federated structures
- Ability to coach individuals and groups and knowledge of adult learning approaches.
- Experience in advising on delivering training and/or capacity building, particularly with national actors.
- Experience in leading/supporting technical reviews and evaluations of partnerships, programmes or operations.
Languages
- English (professional proficiency, spoken and written)
- French an asset
Core Competencies
- Enabling others
- Persuasive communication
- Result orientation
- Decisiveness
- Fostering teamwork
- Building collaborative relationships
- Strategic thinking
- Has initiative
- Both International and Community Perspective
Safeguarding Responsibilities
Knowledge
Understands what safeguarding means for the teams / departments they manage and the work they do. Understands power imbalances and ways in which team/organisational culture may be reinforcing negative stereotypes and biases, and the impact of these dynamics on the vulnerable and marginalised.
Skills
Leads teams to develop the necessary skills and expertise to undertake their roles and responsibilities for safeguarding. Explicitly and visibly challenges power imbalances, inequalities, gender bias and discrimination in organisational systems and processes. Leads on organisational change within their teams to embed safeguarding in their work and processes. Develops indicators and frameworks for measuring how well teams are delivering on roles and responsibilities for safeguarding. Creates organisational mechanisms which strengthen accountability to communities, Members, and donors on safeguarding.
Behaviours
Holds teams accountable for delivering on safeguarding standards. Articulates and promotes the strategic importance of safeguarding in all aspects of the organisation’s work. Demonstrates leadership in ensuring that staff, programmes, and operations are safe for all programme participants, staff, and volunteers.
Employee Benefits
- We offer flexibility and working from home arrangements.
- As part of our commitment with inclusion, CBM Global aims to encourage applications from people with disabilities and those with health conditions. We have a comprehensive equality and diversity policy.
Useful Information
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Shortlisting and Interviews
CBM Global is an equal opportunities employer, committed to ensuring all applications are treated fairly.
All applications are subject to our shortlisting process; if you are shortlisted we will contact you and invite you to attend an online interview. You will also be advised at this point if there will be any skills tasks to complete as part of the recruitment process.
Diversity Policy Statement
Everyone has the right to be treated with consideration and respect. CBM Global is committed to achieving a truly inclusive environment for all, by developing better working relationships that release the full potential, creativity and productivity of each individual. CBM Global aims to ensure that all staff, volunteers, donors, partners, contractors, and the general public are treated fairly. This will be regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, race (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, or national origin), disability, medical status, age, religion or belief, political opinion, social or economic status, or ex-offender status.
Employment Checks
CBM Global is committed to the safety and best interest of all children and vulnerable adults accessing CBM Global supported services and programmes. Relevant background checks including working with children, police and reference checks will be completed prior to the preferred candidate’s employment being confirmed.
All applicants must have the right to work in the relevant country. All offers of employment are made subject to the following criteria: Proof of eligibility and satisfactory employment screening, and three references satisfactory to CBM Global.
How to apply:
More information about CBM Global Disability Inclusion can be found by visiting the CBM Global website: www.cbm–global.org
Closing date: Tuesday, 17th of October 2023
Please:
http://cbmglobal.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=6e60adb8–5235–45e78d48–f5a7e99424a6 to apply
- Prepare your CV in English please, as you will need to upload it into our ATS system.
- Download and complete the Application Form in English please, as you will need to upload it into our ATS system.
- No email applications will be considered. If you have any problems with the system, please redirect them to our email address [email protected] with the following format: Family Name First Name: Livelihood Advisor, COUNTRY.
We also welcome informal enquiries, which should also be sent to the above email address.
