IFRC Senior Officer Jobs 2023

IFRC Senior Officer Jobs 2023 – South Africa NGO Jobs. IFRC South Africa looking for “Senior Officer“. Applicants with a Advanced university degree may apply on or before 20th June 2023.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, with 192 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.

The IFRC has published a job vacancy announcement on 06th June 2023 for qualified South Africa’s to fill in the vacant post of Senior Officer to be based in Pretoria, South Africa.

Recruiter	International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Position	Senior Officer, Disaster Management
Location	Pretoria, South Africa
Country	South Africa
Total Vacant Post	N/A
Qualification	Advanced university degree
Experience Required	Minimum 02 years
Application Deadline	20th June 2023

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Build capacity and competencies of National Societies in Disaster Risk Management and support them in becoming relevant partners for Disaster Risk Management in their respective countries.
Strengthening NS programming in community resilience, contextualising and localising Road Map to Community Resilience guide and ensure resilience approach is integrated across all NS programming areas.
Actively engage the National Societies on the scaling-up of ‘Preparedness for Effective Response’ approach and improving coordination and harmonisation of DRM capacity building approaches.
Facilitate technical guidance for the National Societies on Cash Transfer preparedness and programming in different contexts.
Support the National Societies with the process of hazards mapping, development and review of Contingency Plans, SOPs at national and branch levels.
Promotes knowledge sharing and best practices among Red Cross Movement Partners and at international meetings and conferences and influences partners in stakeholder consultations.
Organize and facilitate training sessions for National Society technical staff and volunteers in various areas of disaster risk management.
Participate in relevant meetings with Red Cross Movement partners, Governments, donors, NGOs and UN Agencies engaged in disaster risk management.
Assume responsibility for the quality and timely planning, implementation and reporting of the IFRC support to the NS for the emergency operations;
Support the NSs to ensure effective monitoring of emergency operations against the key deliverables and milestones articulated in the response strategy and plan as per systems in place, while serving as link with the PMER officer in Pretoria.
Work closely with the NS team to ensure that timely and accurate financial and narrative reports are prepared and are in line with requirements specified in the project agreement or standard Federation reporting guidelines
Support NS to liaise with international humanitarian agencies and organisations when appropriate and participate in Inter Agency coordination and other NGO meetings.
Perform any other duties as requested by the Supervisor.

Eligibility Criteria

Education:

Advanced university degree in Development/Social Studies, Project Management, Disaster Management or other relevant field.
Professional training in disaster risk management.

Experience:

Experience of working for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement – preferred.
Six years of relevant experience in the field of disaster risk management.
At least 2 years of working for a humanitarian aid organisation.
Experience in facilitating workshops and seminars.
Experience of planning and managing finances and budgets.

Knowledge, Skills and Languages:

Strong and highly developed technical skills in disaster risk management international practices.
Self-supporting in computers (word processing, spreadsheets, internet and web-based searching etc.).
Solid and tested analytical skills.
Project management and reporting skills.
Excellent communication, interpersonal and networking skills.
Fluently spoken and written English.

Other Details

Vacancy No: S03802
Duration: 18 months
Job Schedule: Full time
Selection Process: Interview
Salary: Negotiable
Application Process: Online

How to Apply IFRC Senior Officer Jobs 2023

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://www.ifrc.org/jobs/details.html?jobId=121006

The Closing Date: 20th June 2023

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Particulars	Details Link
Job Advertisement	Download
Official Website	www.ifrc.org
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