IFRC Disaster Risk Management Coordinator Job in Nairobi Kenya

Disaster Risk Management Coordinator
 

Grade to be confirmed
 

Date of issue: 16-04-2014 

Closing date (Geneva time zone): 30-04-2014
 

Duty station: Nairobi 

Country: Kenya
 

Duration: 12 months 

Category of Staff: Delegate 

Grade: To be determined
 

Vacancy No: IFRC00080
 

Background: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, with 189 member National Societies. As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, our work is guided by seven fundamental principles; humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.

Organizational Context: The Secretariat of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is organized into four Business groups in Geneva and five Business Groups in the field, namely the Zone Offices for Africa, Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, and Middle East and North Africa (MENA). 

The Africa Zone Business Group is organized through regional representations covering the National Societies in Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, West Coast, Sahel and Central Africa as well as country representations in Ethiopia, Sudan, Republic of South Sudan, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia and Zimbabwe.
 

The Eastern Africa Region is characterized by the complexity of slow and rapid onset emergencies, with some of the worst humanitarian statistics in the world. 

The national Societies in the region have been engaged in humanitarian operations responding to various types of disasters while also undertaking initiatives to build community resilience and addressing underlying causes. 

The National Societies of the region are also at various levels of capacities and face different challenges, which require IFRC, support in program, organizational development, humanitarian diplomacy, and reporting and resource mobilization. 

The region has been a focus for humanitarian actors, which require IFRC engagement in coordination and advocacy to influence humanitarian and development agendas.
 

Job Purpose: To support the coordination of efficient and effective IFRC support to capacity building of host National Societies in disaster preparedness in part, using relevant key indicators of the framework of the Characteristics of a Well-Prepared National Society (CWPNS). In doing so they provide leadership for the organizational development of National Societies of East Africa in the field of Disaster Management. 

To achieve this aim, the Regional Risk Management Coordinator works collectively and closely with the East Africa Programme team and zone leadership and technical units and country offices (particularly disaster management colleagues) and national societies, to significantly improve the level of preparedness of National Societies of the region to small, medium-size and large-scale disaster be they natural, man-made or complex emergencies. 

The Regional Risk Management Coordinator is the main point of contact for participating National Societies and external partners on all issues related to capacity building in Disaster Preparedness.
 

The Regional Risk Management Coordinator delegate will be expected to spend a large amount of time in the countries of the region in order to provide this technical support and encouragement. 

More specifically, the Regional Risk Management Coordinator will take the lead in and focus particularly on the DM capacity-building of National Societies of Madagascar, Ethiopia and Somalia, and will coordinate with other Movement partners around the DM capacity-building for Kenya, Uganda, Sudan and South Sudan, and at the same time, will devise a regional strategy/approach to supporting response preparedness for the remaining countries of the region.
 

Job Duties and Responsibilities
 

Technical Accompaniment:

• Support National Societies in identifying the blockages that prevent the effective and efficient implementation of disaster response operations
• Assist in the design of an implementation plan to overcome these blockages and build organizational capacity
• Provide technical advice on the implementation of the selected actions and refinement of existing NS processes
• Facilitate the provision of further technical expertise where needed for the areas identified
• Provide technical guidance in the revision of national framework and policies
• Provide technical guidance in the local contextualization of existing tools
• Provide technical advice on the revision, and testing, of contingency plans
• Provide technical advice on the linking of early warning systems to community responders
• Assist in the integration of disaster risk reduction, volunteer management and beneficiary accountability into standard disaster response processes
• Support the strengthening of disaster response management and implementation skills at all levels of the NS, including facilitating training if necessary
• Support the process of securing senior NS commitment to address key disaster response issues.
• Provide technical guidance on the refinement of NS implementation processes
• Provide advice on NS disaster preparedness proposal development and support NS and country delegations in securing funds for disaster preparedness
• capacity building implementation
• Guide the IFRC Country Delegations in supporting the NS to implement national level disaster preparedness programmes
• Oversee the technical development of any tools, guidelines or training curriculums that may be needed

Education

• Relevant degree level qualification or extensive professional experience in related field
• Basic Delegates Training Course, IMPACT or equivalent knowledge

Experience

• 5 years experience of working for a humanitarian aid organisation in disaster management, and ideally in disaster preparedness in developing countries.
• 5 years experience of analysing, planning, and managing preparedness for response, development programmes and resources
• 3 years experience of managing, coaching, and supporting staff
• Experience of planning and managing finances and budgets
• Experience of acting in a senior representational role
• Experience of working for the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement is preferred

Knowledge, skills and languages

• Self-supporting in computers (Windows, spreadsheets, word-processing)
• Valid international driving licence (manual gears)
• Strong skills in general administration, oral and written communication
• Skills in Monitoring and evaluation

Competencies and values

• Collaboration and Teamwork
• Creativity and Innovation
• Communication
• Judgement and Decision Making
• National Society and Customer Relations
• Building Trust
• Managing Staff Performance
• Managing Staff Development
• Empowering Others

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