Norwegian Red Cross Deputy Regional Representative Africa Jobs in Kenya

Norwegian Red Cross Deputy Regional Representative Africa Jobs in Kenya

Deputy Regional Representative in Africa

The Norwegian Red Cross is part of the Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement, the world’s largest humanitarian network with millions of volunteers operating in 190 countries.

The RCRC Movement’s mission is to alleviate human suffering, protect life and health, and uphold human dignity especially during armed conflicts and other emergencies.

The international engagement of NorCross is based on and guided by humanitarian needs and the humanitarian imperative aiming at achieving humanitarian objectives.

Internationally, NorCross operates exclusively inside the framework of the RCRC Movement and has established regional and country offices to ensure decentralized decision-making and proximity to partners and projects.

In Africa NorCross aims to improve the health of vulnerable people and reduce excess morbidity and mortality in contexts affected by conflict and protracted crisis in the Sahel and Horn of Africa.

NorCross will contribute to build capacity of National Societies (NSs) as well as supporting their programs in health in emergency.

Further we aim to support National Societies health care delivery especially where the concerned governments are not able to fulfil the needs – always focusing on synergies together with other community-based programs.

Further NorCross aims to improve the regional emergency preparedness, early warning and response systems related to epidemic outbreaks, forced displacement and acute drought.

The purpose of the Deputy Regional Representative is to oversee results-based management of programmes in the region, manage NorCross contribution to Red Cross Movement’s regional preparedness and response systems and deputize for the Regional Representative.

The Deputy works to ensure timely and coherent support from technical delegates to Country Programme Managers in the region. The Deputy also works closely with the Regional Finance Manager to ensure coherence in results management and finance management.

Operational Responsibilities