Emergency Assistant - Cash and Voucher Assistance

About the role

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Yemen is hiring an Emergency Assistant for its emergency response team in Aden. Reporting to the Senior Emergency CVA Officer, the role supports the implementation of cash and voucher assistance (CVA), food assistance and non-food item (NFI) distributions for food-insecure and malnourished households. It involves significant time in the field with communities, relief committees and village elders.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in planning and implementing CVA, NFI and related emergency response activities in line with the project plan.
• Prepare requirements for distributions, including participant lists, sites, logistics, schedules and coordination.
• Run sensitization sessions with relief committees, communities and village elders on objectives and selection criteria.
• Support household selection and registration, verify eligibility with the M&E team, and ensure fair, transparent and safe distributions.
• Support reconciliation of cash transfers, redeemed vouchers and NFI distributions, and share documentation with Finance and Supply Chain.
• Handle participant records and redeemed vouchers confidentially, and support post-distribution monitoring and data collection.
• Coordinate daily workers' tasks and attendance, and refer feedback, complaints and protection concerns through the right channels.
• Be ready to adapt hours and work with incoming emergency teams during crises, and promote team cohesion and safeguarding.

Required profile

• Diploma or university degree in social work, development studies, humanitarian studies, business administration or a related field.
• 4 years of relevant work experience, including field experience in emergency response.
• Previous NGO/INGO experience in CVA programming, NFI distribution or emergency response is preferred.
• Ability to travel between field locations and adapt to irregular hours during emergencies.

Required skills

• Good written and spoken Arabic and English.
• Good digital literacy, including MS Office and mobile data collection tools.
• Strong communication, teamwork and attention to detail, with a commitment to confidentiality.