Organizational Context

The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) is a hosted programme of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The Global Road Safety Partnership’s mission is to reduce death and serious injuries as a result of road crashes in low- and middle-income countries. According to the World Health Organization, road traffic injuries claim approximately 1.35 million lives each year and tremendously affect health and development in low- and middle-income countries. Globally road traffic deaths are the leading cause of death among people aged between 5 and 29 years and cost governments approximately 3% of GDP. Road traffic injuries and deaths represent a manmade humanitarian crisis and GRSP/IFRC are committed to evidence-based interventions to address this crisis.

The Global Road Safety Partnership works in a number of low- and middle- income countries to reduce road crash deaths and serious injuries. In particular, GRSP supports policy change and implementation on the national and sub-national level through the provision of grants and technical assistance to local civil society organizations and Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies. GRSP also builds the capacity of road police in a broad range of countries under various road safety initiatives (e.g Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety, World Bank-Global Road Safety Facility, United Nations Road Safety Fund, Asia Development Bank) to strengthen their ability enforce road safety policies.

GRSP’s Road Policing Capacity Building Programme in Brazil objective is to support the ongoing development of traffic agencies in selected states and cities to effectively and efficiently enforce road safety-related policies utilizing international good practice methods and interventions. GRSP achieves this objective through the provision of targeted technical assistance and capacity building activities, following detailed assessments.

Job Purpose

The National Road Policing Trainer – Brazil will provide expert support to GRSP’s Road Policing Capacity Building Programme. This support will primarily include designing and delivering training workshops, on-the-ground coaching and mentoring of enforcement officers, and other good practice capacity building activities. Road policing activities will be focussed on good practice enforcement of policies that relate to drink driving, helmet wearing, restraint use, and speed management. In addition, topics such as management skills in a policing context may also be part of the capacity building activities undertaken.

GRSP is seeking National Road Policing Trainers – Brazil who have proven experience in leading organisational delivery of road policing services at either a national, state or municipal (or equivalent) level. The seeking National Road Policing Trainers – Brazil would have demonstrated experience in leading a prevention-based delivery model that is focused on road trauma reduction, rather than a reactive emergency response-based approach. Successful candidates should have experience in applying:

in applying general and specific deterrence principles to road policing strategies; in applying research-driven and evidence-based road policing practices; in coordinating road policing activities with public education campaigns; and supporting strategies for working partnerships with high-level road police and other relevant stakeholders. Proven experience in leading organisational delivery of road policing services at either a national, state or municipal (or equivalent) level. Expert familiarity with the political system in Brazil and understanding of the complex formal and informal relationships that go into policymaking and enforcement of those policies. High degree of demonstrated competence working collaboratively in networks or coalitions to create shared vision and set complementary work objectives to reduce death and serious injury on the roads. Experience developing and delivering international best practices capacity building workshops in road policing.
Knowledge, Skills and Languages

Required

Fluent spoken and written Portuguese. Good command in English. Keen understanding of Brazilian policy making bodies and processes, politics of policing and penalties, etc. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong strategic and analytical thinking skills. Strong organizational skills.
Competencies, Values and Comments

Application Instructions

Please submit your application in English only. Please include in your motivation letter your availability and your current Daily Fee Rate in CHF.

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