The French Red Cross (FRC)
is active in 16 countries in West Africa / Lake Chad with delegations in Chad, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Guinea and maintains historical and dynamic relations with its partners in Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso. Its strategy aims to strengthen the resilience of populations and responds to humanitarian emergencies affecting vulnerable populations alongside host national societies. Development programs are concentrated in the health (including the management of severe acute malnutrition) and disaster risk management. The FRC has a regional office in Dakar.
The International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
is present and active in West African countries and particularly in: Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad through humanitarian assistance and capacity building programs of National Societies.
To respond to growing humanitarian needs in the region, Partner National Societies (PNS) plan to expand their reach and aim to contribute more actively to the implementation of projects to better benefit vulnerable people. At the same time, the security context continues to deteriorate, forcing the players on the ground to exercise greater caution and devote more resources to managing the security of their teams and projects.
In this context, a group of PNS agreed on the creation of a safety and security delegate based in Dakar and assigned to security issues in 5 countries within the region, with a main focus related to Central Sahel (Mali, Niger, Burkina-Faso). The duties of this delegate were established in complementarity with the missions of the International Federation of the Red Cross’ (IFRC) security delegate for West Africa who will be based in Niamey.
The employment contract will be administered by the French Red Cross but the incumbent will be under the final responsibility of a steering committee composed of these PNS.
Objective of the position
Acting as an adviser of the Partner National Societies (PNS) for all matters relating to regional safety and security, the regional delegate will advise and accompany the PNS in their analysis and management of security issues.
They will be in charge of the security management of PNS delegates based in the countries, and international visitors’, to develop the contextual analysis allowing for a good understanding of political and security dynamics and to formulate recommendations allowing them to manage security as effectively as possible. Particular attention will also be paid to the operational security of the teams on site and the capacity building of Host National Societies.
Main responsabilities and associated tasks
Hierarchical and functional management
ICRC safety delegates in each country in the area
The IFRC Sahel Cluster based in Dakar
The heads of delegations of the PNS involved in each country of the area
Presidents and General Secretaries of HNS in the 5 selected countries
The regional representatives of the PNS involved
The IFRC security reference for West Africa based in Niamey
Security referents at the headquarters of PNS involved in the area
United Nations agencies (UNDSS…)
The security referents of the main NGOs involved in the area
The security referents of the main donors involved in the area
Specificities of the position
The steering committee will meet on a 6 months’ basis, day to day management will be provided par the regional office of the French Red Cross, helped by the regional office of the British Red Cross
The French Red Cross reserves the right to fill the position before the closing date for applications.
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Prerequisites
Passport valid for more than 6 months at the moment of departure
Up-to-date vaccination card / fitness for travel
Online training
To be better acquainted with the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, we invite you to follow two training sessions online, free and accessible to all. These training sessions constitute a real advantage for your application: WORC (The World of Red Cross and Red Crescent) is an e-learning course on the fundamental principles and operations of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. Its 12 modules address subjects such as the origin and history of the Movement, its fundamental principles, its emblem, the International Federation, the ICRC and national societies. It is dedicated to all profiles: volunteers, employees, members or people wishing to get more information on the biggest humanitarian movement in the world. Stay Safe is dedicated to every staff in a position to carry out international missions on behalf of the Federation or a National Society of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. The course aims at developing a common culture of security management within the Movement in order to enable a better understanding of the main threats and risks for humanitarian actors in the field, and offers solutions to restrain their impact. You will find these lessons on the IFRC Learning Platform open to all by clicking on the following link: https://ifrc.csod.com/client/ifrc/default.aspx
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