Senior Officer, Disaster Management at The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Job Purpose

• Under the supervision of the Program Coordinator, Nigeria, the Senior DM Officer will ensure timely, effective and efficient support in disaster risk management activities for the Nigeria Red Cross Society. He/She will work in building the disaster and response preparedness capacities of the Nigerian Red Cross to improve its disaster management capacities before, during and after disasters.
• The post holder will lead and support the implementation of DREFs and Emergency Appeals in West Coast cluster countries, ensuring timely and quality delivery of operations according to IFRC standards and requirements.
• A high level of coordination and collaboration will be required with the Nigerian Red Cross Societies as well as with the different counterparts in the DCPRR team of the IFRC regional office in Nairobi to ensure a harmonised approach across the region.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Build capacity and competencies of the Nigeria Red Cross Societies on Disaster 1. Build capacity and competencies of the Nigeria Red Cross Societies on Disaster Management and support them in becoming a relevant partner for Disaster Risk Management in their respective countries.
• Coordinate the scaling-up of ‘Emergency Response Framework’ and improving coordination and harmonisation of DRM capacity building approaches
• Ensure effective working relationships with the DM departments of the delegation’s National Societies, and work to create synergies and links between Operations and Disaster Risk Management.
• Support the Nigeria Red Cross Society to analyse and integrate livelihoods, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation and mitigation concerns into disaster preparedness, response, cash and recovery programming. Support the Nigeria Red Cross Society with the process of hazards mapping,
• development and review of Contingency Plans, SOPs at national and branch levels.
• Provide technical support to Nigeria Red Cross with the design, implementation and evaluation of emergency operations (DREF and Emergency Appeals).
• Ensure Nigerian Red Cross Society is familiar with the various tools and guidelines for disaster risk management, interventions and that operations and activities are managed and implemented in accordance with Federation’s strategic programme framework and agreed standards including Red Cross Red Crescent Code of
• Conduct, Sphere Standards and Humanitarian Accountability Partnership.
• Conduct monitoring and supervisory visits to relevant IFRC programme activity sites in the field, in particular to DREF and Appeals implemented in Abuja delegation.
• Support Nigerian Red Cross in the development of disaster risk management proposals.
• Ensure the Disaster Management Country Operational Plans for the delegation are implemented and meet the targets.
• Provision of technical guidance and oversight to the cluster National Societies in establishing preparedness systems, development of standard operating procedures for Forecast Based Financing (FbF) and in establishing and managing of FbF (EAP) partnerships.
• Provision of technical guidance and oversight to the cluster National Societies on Cash Transfer preparedness and programming in different contexts.
• Promotes knowledge sharing and best practices at international meetings and conferences and influences partners in stakeholder consultations.
• Organize and facilitate training sessions for the Nigeria Red Cross Society technical staff and volunteers in various areas of disaster risk management. Participate in relevant meetings with Red Cross Movement partners, Governments federal ministries and agencies (Nimet, NEMA,…), donors, NGOs and UN Agencies co-financing and implementing initiatives for disaster risk management.
• Perform other duties in addition to the above responsibilities, commensurate with background and experience as deemed necessary by Supervisor.

Education
Required:

• Master’s Degree/PhD in Disaster Risk Management, Development Studies, Project Management, or relevant field.
• Professional training in disaster management and/or managing emergency operations.

Experience
Required:

• At least ten (10) years of relevant experience in managing Emergency Operations
• At least 5 years of working for a humanitarian aid organization.
• Experience of planning and managing finances and budgets.

Preferred:

• Experience of working for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

Knowledge, Skills and Languages
Required:

• 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
• Operational management and reporting skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and networking skills

Languages:

• Fluently spoken and written in English

Competencies, Values and Comments

• Accountability
• National Society Relations
• Teamwork-interpersonal skills
• Integrity and personal conduct
• Professionalism
• Communication Managerial effectiveness
• Initiative and direction
• Flexibility, Patience and adaptability-sensitivity to diversity