Recrutement de 01 Program Coordinator -British Red Cross

Recrutement de 01 Program Coordinator -British Red Cross
Niveau d'études: Non précisé
Expérience: 4 ans
Expire le: 22-12-2022

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Abuja, Nigeria
Program Coordinator -British Red Cross

Jobnumber: S02527
Contract Type: Employee
Closing date: 22-Dec-2022
Posting Start Date: 08-Dec-2022
Location: NIGERIA
Duty Station: West Africa Country Cluster, Abuja
Duty Station Status: N/A
Duration: 12
Accompanied Status: N/A
Grade: To be determined

Organizational Context
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC or “the Federation”) is the World’s largest volunteer-based humanitarian network. The Federation is a membership organization established by and comprised of its member National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Along with National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Federation is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The overall aim of the IFRC is” to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.” It works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during and after disasters, health emergencies and other crises.

The Federation is served by a Secretariat based in Geneva, with regional and country offices throughout the world. The Secretariat is led by the IFRC Secretary General and provides the central capacity of the International Federation to serve, connect, and represent National Societies. The Secretariat’s focus includes providing support to the IFRC governance mechanisms; setting norms and standards; providing guidance; ensuring consistency; coordination and accountability for performance; knowledge sharing; promoting collaboration within and respect for the RCRC Movement; and expanding engagement with partners. The Secretariat has five regional office, as follows: Americas (Panama City); Africa (Nairobi); Asia/Pacific (Kuala Lumpur); Europe (Budapest); Middle East and North Africa (Beirut).

The IFRC office in Abuja is the hub to support the Red Cross National Societies of the West Coast Cluster and has a status agreement with Nigerian government. The West Coast cluster office deliver the IFRC mandate in the sub-region with a focus on Disaster Management, Capacity Building of the National Societies and Humanitarian Diplomacy.

The British Red Cross (BRC) opened an office in Abuja in January 2019. Focus of BRC activities are around strengthening the Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCS) through capacity building in coordination with other movement partners. Programmatically, the focus of BRC work in Nigeria is the implementation of a disaster management programme in the states of FCT, Imo and Lagos (others to be added as the programme will expand in 2023).

Job Purpose
Under the direct supervision and the guidance of the Head of Country Cluster, the Programme Coordinator will ensure implementation of the BRC/ NRCS Disaster Management programme (and possibly additional programmes in future) in a timely, effective and efficient manner. He / she will be working closely with the National Society to build preparedness and response capacity in order to enable the NS improve their disaster management programming.

He/she assures ongoing collaboration with all relevant partners in the region in the field of disaster risk management and will also work on further developing these relationships.
He/ she will be responsible for managing a joint BRC/ NRCS programme team and lead staff in a way which ensures compliance with the red cross values and principles.
The job will require travel to the project locations in Lagos, Imo and additional states (still to be added to the list of programme locations) of about 50% of the total work hours. In addition, another 25% of time is likely to be spent with community-based work within FCT. Work locations might change as the programme will be expanded over the coming years.

Job Duties and Responsibilities
1. Build capacity and competencies in The Nigerian Red Cross Society on Disaster Management and support NRCS in becoming a relevant partner of State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) in the states where the programme will be implemented.
2. Ensure effective working relationships with the relevant departments of NRCS as well as technical advisors and other counterparts of the British Red Cross headquarters.
3. Build and maintain effective working relationships with the relevant NRCS branches and divisions
4. Provide technical guidance and support on the implementation of activities related to all phases of the Disaster Management Cycle.
5. Provide technical guidance and support on the implementation of activities related to other technical areas of the project, mainly related to asset and fleet management, information management, CEA, PSEA, PGI, and Health
6. Conduct monitoring and supervisory visits to the DM program activity sites in the field.
7. Organize and facilitate training sessions for National Society technical staff and volunteers in various areas of disaster risk management.
8. Coordinate with relevant Red Cross Movement partners, Governments, donors, NGOs, and UN Agencies co-financing and implementing initiatives for disaster risk management.
9. Develop and manage programme plan of action and budget
10. Prepare proposals and presentations for fundraising initiatives
11. Collect relevant communication pieces to be shared with different audiences including donors
12. Effectively manage direct and indirect reports, including setting goals, performance objectives, staff evaluation, and provision of continued feedback on how performance can be improved
13. Manage all BRC programme staff on deployment to Nigeria
14. Create a positive team environment in which individuals can thrive and develop
15. Perform other duties in addition to the above responsibilities, commensurate with background and experience as deemed necessary by Supervisor; especially contributing to development and management of additional programmes in future
16. Perform any other work-related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager

Education
University degree in Development Studies, International Studies or relevant field.
Certificate in Project Management or Programme Management

Experience
• At least 4 years of working for a humanitarian aid organization
• Involvement in a response and/ or recovery operation
• Experience in developing and budgeting for a Disaster Management Programme
• Experience working for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

Knowledge, Skills and Languages
• Knowledge of the Disaster Management Cycle
• Knowledge of relevant tools for Needs Assessment, Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA), and Information Management
• Coordination and Planning
• Proven literacy in software relevant for Programme Management purposes: MS Project or similar project management software, Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• Analytical skills
• Operational management and reporting skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and networking skills
• Fluently spoken and written English

Competencies, Values and Comments
• Accountability
• National Society Relations
• Teamwork, interpersonal skills
• Integrity and personal conduct
• Professionalism
• Initiative and direction