British Red Cross: Refusing to ignore people incrisis
This is a 12 month fixed-term contract. London-based with frequent travel to designated countries.
The British Red Cross (BRC) helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global voluntary network, responding to conflicts, naturaldisasters and individual emergencies. We enable vulnerable people in the UK and abroad to prepare for and withstand emergencies in their own communities. And when the crisis is over, we help them to recover and move on with their lives.
We are part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world's largest independent humanitarian network and are committed to, and bound by, its fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality,independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.
We are part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world's largest independent humanitarian network and are committed to, and bound by, its fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality,independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.
Within the International Division, the Programmes and Partnerships Department provides oversight of our partnerships with Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies and provides support for the development, implementation and review of organisational capacity building, disaster management and longer-term community resilience programming. The department works in partnership externally with National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the IFRC and ICRC, and internally within a matrix relationship of technical advisers and policy professionals.
The post of Country Manager for Zimbabwe, South Africa and Lesotho is responsible for the strategic direction, management and delivery of BRC support to the Red Cross National Societies in each country.
The overall purpose of this post is as follows, to:
- Serve as a BRC representative for the assigned countries for internal and external parties.
- Support the capacity development of the Red Cross National Societies in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Lesotho, in line with their own strategic direction, to respond to disasters, and to build resilience in vulnerable communities, ensuring the appropriate deployment of resources and technical advice. In addition to disaster management, support currently includes a number of longer-term community resilience programmes in HIV, WASH, food security and livelihoods.
- Manage and coordinate the delivery and review of all BRC support to the National Society, IFRC and/or ICRC in the assigned countries.
This position is based in the British Red Cross office in London, with frequent travel to Zimbabwe, South Africa and Lesotho.
For more information or if you have any problems with your application, please contact Anna Makrinou-AMakrinou@redcross.org.uk.
Closing date: July 12th, 2015 (midnight UK time)
HOW TO APPLY:
Please apply through the Red Cross website: http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Jobs
