Background
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, with 192 member National Societies. As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, our work is guided by seven fundamental principles; humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.
Organizational Context
Launched at the UN Climate Action Summit in September 2019, the Risk-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) brings together an unprecedented range of stakeholders across the climate, humanitarian, and development communities with the aim of making 1 billion people safer from disaster by 2025.
Despite the mounting impacts of climate change, one in three people are still not adequately covered by early warning systems, and early and anticipatory approaches - enabling action in advance of hazards striking - are not implemented at the scale required. Yet we know early warning and early action can save lives and assets worth at least ten times their cost.
REAP creates a space in which partners and aligned organizations will use the partnership’s ambitious targets to drive a systemic shift towards acting earlier to reduce the impacts of disasters, mobilize commitments and inspire action.
We do not create a new funding mechanism or directly implement ground-level projects; however, we seek to enable coherence, alignment and complementarity of existing initiatives, while learning together what new initiatives are needed to make 1 billion people safer.
Our partners agree that only by working together across sectoral silos and involving those at risk, can global ability to act ahead of climate extremes and disasters be strengthened. The International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies hosts the REAP Secretariat at their offices in Geneva, Switzerland, with the Secretariat being fully independent of the IFRC.
The IFRC, a convening member of REAP, is the world’s largest volunteer-based humanitarian network. The Federation is a membership organisation established by and comprised of its member National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Along with National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Federation is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The overall aim of the IFRC is “to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.” It works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during and after disasters, health emergencies and other crises.
The partnership will work in line with the principles and ambitions of the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) and the World Humanitarian Summit’s Agenda for Humanity.
Job Purpose
The role will provide a unique opportunity to drive this work forward and will require broad engagement with governments, the international system, private sector and civil society to support the board and working groups of REAP. Ultimately the role’s success will be reflected in the success of REAP, with partners taking responsibility and ownership to achieve the partnership’s ambitious targets by 2025.
It is envisioned the REAP Thematic Lead will grow, oversee and coordinate activities of their aligned working group of a diverse range of members, as well as support the REAP Head of Secretariat in outreach and engagement with existing and prospective partners.
In addition to this position, the REAP Secretariat will consist of a head, a further Thematic Lead focused on implementation and one coordination position. All will be based in Geneva and report directly to the Manager REAP (Head of REAP Secretariat).
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Key duties and responsibilities of the REAP Thematic Lead: partnership and marketplace, are grouped under four main areas:
Support the secretariat as a thematic lead, drafting high quality policy and decision papers for the board, minuting meetings and tracking actions:
Lead on the participatory development of the partnership:
Convene a working group to design a 'marketplace' for early warning/early action, to match funding with implementers; with a focus on quality interventions across a range of shock/stress timescales; by working closely with key REAP partners such as governments, international organisations, private sector and civil society:
Lead on the drafting of a plan for the sustainable continuation of the partnership, securing agreement from the board and partners:
Education
Required
Preferred
Experience
Required
Preferred
Knowledge, skills and languages
Required
Preferred
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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