Netherlands Red Cross Jobs in Nigeria

Netherlands Red Cross Technical advisor Jobs in Nigeria

Position in the organization:

As Technical advisor you are part of the advisory unit of the NLRC. Your position is in one of the selected partner countries (Uganda, Ethiopia or Kenya) or in The Hague. You report to the respective programme manager and the unit lead of the advisory unit. You will work with 510.global (510), the Red Cross and Red Crescent Climate Centre (RCCC), the British Red Cross (BRC), the NLRC programme manager, PME officer, and field delegates, and the National Societies of the partner countries.

Key roles and responsibilities:

Ensure a coherent approach and sharing of experiences amongst programme partners. This includes the exchange of knowledge and expertise between the different countries.

Ensure close linkages between the various components of the projects (Forecast based Financing, Data Preparedness, cash in preparedness and core response preparedness activities) and between countries to ensure that all synergies are identified and implemented at the earliest stage.

Identify key needs in response preparedness of the three National Societies. In case gaps in capacity or knowledge of key concepts and approaches are identified, the advisor seeks solutions to address these, in coordination with the programme partners and possibly other Movement partners.

Guarantee a link with the IFRC strategies and tools, so that the programme makes use of existing tools while at the same time contributes (with lessons and experiences

gained in the programme) to strategy and tool development within IFRC/the Movement.

Stay connected to global developments and initiatives on response preparedness and ensure embedding these in the projects where relevant.

Promote programme ownership and commitment of senior management of the respective National Societies

Build the capacity of the project manager, as much as possible, to develop in country capacities as well as capacities among NLRC staff.

Qualifications

At least 5 years’ professional experience in an international organization in the field of Disaster Management.

Extensive field experience in disaster management, both at institutional and community levels (in emergency response, response preparedness and community preparedness).

Experience in working in (one of) the programme countries is an added value

Advanced technical knowledge of Emergency Response, Response Preparedness, Cash Transfer Programming, and Forecast-based Financing (approaches, strategies and implementation).

Experience in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement in this or a related field is an asset.

Demonstrable skills in institutional capacity building and coordinating with stakeholders and networking in Response Preparedness.

Ability to monitor project objectives both qualitatively and quantitatively.

Knowledge of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation methodologies and tools, such as Theory of Change, case studies, facilitation of focus group discussions and Logical Framework.

Excellent command of the English language; command of Dutch and French is an asset.

How to apply
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