Job Purpose
The National Society Development Coordinator:
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serves as an Adviser to the National Society in Azerbaijan and Head of Country delegation/Operations Manager to strengthen National Society institutional capacities to fulfil its humanitarian mandate and implement National Society Development Plan of Action.
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provides technical support on development activities tailored to NS specific needs and context in line with IFRC’s global policies and standards.
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ensures close links between NS development and programming support, working closely with other regional coordinators and delegates of IFRC as well as Movement partners.
The ultimate aim is to assist the National Society to having required capacities and capabilities for operational effectiveness in emergencies and crises across the whole country in line with its auxiliary status to public authorities in the humanitarian field, including inter-alia image, presence, financial sustainability, human resources.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
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Work closely with the AzRCS and Movement partners to support the implementation of the National Society Development Plan and to coordinate required technical expertise from within the Movement and external actors.
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Provide support to the NS to review and develop their annual strategic plans in line with the NS Strategy 2021 – 2025, IFRC strategy 2030 and NSD Plan of Actions. These would include service expansion/scale-up based on an analysis of NS institutional capacities and needs of vulnerable communities.
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Support the NS in managing the NSD Movement Advisory Group in Azerbaijan, ensure meetings are planned and held regularly and decisions and recommendations proposed by the Group are followed through.
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Provide technical support in organizational development, including through analysis of needs and implementation of subsequent plans by applying existing IFRC tools.
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Provide technical support towards strengthening HR management and development, including through identifying and managing required expertise.
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Identify and support the provision of the expertise for the development of contemporary financial management and accountability systems, including financial risk management. Ensure that supply chain management system procedures and systems are at place.
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Facilitate leadership development, including Governance development.
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Promote inclusion of development / capacity building actions of the NSD plan into all current and future program/project budgets both emergencies and longer-term.
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Support the National Society in bridging the digital divide and ensure that information management and data security are in place.
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Coordinate support to configure and use relevant databases (on volunteers, beneficiaries, members and donors) by the NS staff.
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Contribute to the National Society knowledge sharing and facilitating peer support, promote learning and support piloting innovative initiatives.
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Ensure close collaboration with the IFRC volunteering teams in Budapest and Geneva and mobilise required expertise from within the Movement as required to support volunteer development process in the AzRC
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Work closely with the ICRC to support AzRC with the expansion of the concept of Emergency Mobile Volunteer teams as per the NS Strategy and the NSD Plan
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Support the AzRC to analyse the state of volunteering, identifying their respective strengths and limitations, key gaps, and opportunities for improvement and expansion, including volunteer management systems. This would include a gendered, age-group, and geographical analysis.
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Ensure volunteer management and youth engagement activities of the NS supporting and guiding development of innovative approaches to foster growth in volunteering, ensure development/reviewing of NS Strategies, policies, procedures and relevant mechanisms, supporting conduction of appropriate coaching and trainings.
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Facilitate support on NS legal base in close cooperation with relevant IFRC technical teams.
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Support the NS in adopting the cross-cutting policies (e.g. on corruption, alcohol consumption, child protection, etc.) to the local context.
Job Duties & Responsibilities 2
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Ensure that planning, budgeting and reporting in all areas of responsibility are carried out in a timely and appropriate manner in accordance with the IFRC requirements, formats and standards.
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Ensure effective linkage between the IFRC development and program activities through close collaboration with IFRC responsible program staff.
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Ensure close coordination with PRD Team in Budapest to support the National Society in building its financial sustainability through the development of domestic resource mobilization function.
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Facilitate resource mobilization for organizational development and related areas and manage the budget.
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Support the branch development process and guide the NS through the possible envisioned changes.
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Ensure that CEA methodology is duly implemented, with relevant procedures and staff at place.
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Ensure coherence and complementarity of support by all components of the Movement and alignment of all Movement NSD support and promote coordination to optimize resources and impact.
Education
Required:
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Relevant university degree or extensive professional experience in related field
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Background in non-profit management and consulting
Preferred:
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Basic Delegates Training Course or equivalent knowledge
Experience
Preferred:
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Experience in local capacity building, volunteer management and/or community development in cross-cultural and diversity-sensitive environments
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At least 5 years of relevant professional experience of progressive career development and growth, working in the RC/RC Movement
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Experience in management at senior level and/or in consulting and facilitating organizational development in a National Society or similar voluntary organization
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Knowledge in financial management and in project design, budget, monitoring, evaluation and reporting
Preferred:
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At least 5 years’ experience of mentoring, coaching and managing staff
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Experience in development of fundraising strategies and resource mobilization
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Working knowledge of IFRC’s Organizational Development and volunteer development policies and tools including the NSD Framework, National Society Strategic Planning and National Society Self-Assessment
Knowledge, Skills and Language
Required:
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Proven analytical skills and the ability to think strategically
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Sound knowledge in financial management and in project design, budget, monitoring, evaluation and reporting
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Ability and track record working with and inter-relating to the leadership of the National Societies and supported organizations
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Ability to work with due sensitivity in a multi-cultural environment and virtual or/and dispersed teams
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Skills in coaching, mentoring and training
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Excellent negotiation, consulting and management skills
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Teamwork and trust-building for inclusive National Society relations
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Focused on quality and standards, results and accountabilities
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Fluently spoken and written English
Preferred:
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Good command of another IFRC official language (French, Spanish or Arabic)
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Good command of Russian (Azerbaijan or Turkish)
Competencies and Values
Values: Respect for diversity; Integrity; Professionalism; Accountability
Core competencies: Communication; Collaboration and teamwork; Judgement and decision making; National society and customer relations; Creativity and innovation; Building trust
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