We help to strengthen resilience of vulnerable people exposed to hazards and crisis situations and we respond to disasters and conflicts to save lives and alleviate suffering. In the Netherlands with more than thirty thousand volunteers and internationally through technical assistance, supplies and money. Together we act before, during and after disasters to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people.
We do this without regards to nationality, ethnicity, religious beliefs, class or political opinion. Our seven principles guide our humanitarian work: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.
The International Assistance division is responsible for all Netherlands Red Cross (NLRC) international support for victims of disasters and conflicts and for vulnerable people exposed to hazards.
In this role you provide technical advise to the francophone Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in the Africa Region, in implementing the Response Preparedness Program. The support will focus on the Central African Republic (CAR), Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali. Your goal is to help them to enhance their capacities to act timely and professionally throughout the disaster phases.
Roving Response Preparedness Advisor (French and English Speaking)
Duty station: Abidjan
Time period: 1 year
Starting Date: as soon as possible
Position in the organization
As a (Roving) Advisor you are part of the Water Advisory Innovation (WAI) unit of the Netherlands Red Cross (NLRC). The WAI team includes 10 experts on water climate and environment, among those two Roving Response Preparedness advisors supporting National Societies to prepare to respond to crises and disasters . Your position is based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire . You report to the Unit Lead of the WAI unit and work in close collaboration with the team of advisors and share tasks with the other Response Preparedness (RP) Advisor. You will work closely with the country teams (NLRC Project Manager, Country Representative as well as National Society project staff), the other technical implementing partners in the RP program (e.g. RC Climate Centre, NLRC Data & Digital Team) and IFRC (according to their global coordination mandate). The NLRC Country Representative in Côte d'Ivoire will have the responsibility for security rules, security instructions and logistical planning and arrangements (in country transport, office space etc.) when in Côte d’Ivoire.
Purpose of the position
This position of Response Preparedness Advisor is a technical Advisor that supports the francophone National Societies in the Africa Region, in implementing the Response Preparedness Program, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The support will focus on the Central African Republic (CAR), Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali. Occasional support to the other countries may be requested in collaboration with the Response Preparedness Advisor at NLRC HQ and the IFRC Cluster. The Roving nature of the position entails travel to the support countries (at least one visits per year for each country) while maintaining the coordination between countries at the regional level also in collaboration with IFRC (Cluster Offices). The position may evolve into a partial secondment to IFRC regional set up, functional and management links with the IFRC Cluster will be defined based on the support identified.
The Response Preparedness program aims at enhancing response preparedness of targeted National Societies to ensure that there are capacities in place to act timely and professionally throughout the disaster phases. As a Technical Advisor you support the country teams by providing technical guidance in alignment with the Response Preparedness global tools developed by IFRC (eg Preparedness for Effective Response (PER), Anticipatory Action and Multi-hazard approaches), identifying gaps and needs in terms of capacity strengthening and facilitating the NS in filling them by either providing trainings and guidance or connecting to the relevant technical counterpart. As a RP expert you keep an overview of the RP programs and activities and ensure synergy and a coordinated approach within NLRC in collaboration with the other RP Advisor. You also ensure close coordination with Movement Partners on RP activities.
You participate in regular meetings in the WAI team and provide regular updates to the team and the Unit Lead and participate in team activities of shared learning and joint coordination.
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