Senior Officer, Disaster Management

Organizational Context

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, with a network of 191-member National Societies (NSs). The overall aim of IFRC is “to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by NSs 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.” IFRC works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during and after disasters, health emergencies and other crises.

IFRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (Movement), together with its member National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The work of IFRC is guided by the following fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality.

IFRC is led by its Secretary General, and has its Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The Headquarters are organized into four main Divisions: (i) National Society Development and Coordination; (ii) Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization; (iii) Management and Accountability; and (iv) People and Strategy.

IFRC has five regional offices in Africa, Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and the Americas. IFRC also has country cluster delegations and country delegations throughout the world. Together, the Geneva Headquarters and the field structure (regional, cluster and country) comprise the IFRC Secretariat.

IFRC has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment and other forms of harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, and lack of integrity (including but not limited to financial misconduct). IFRC also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles.

The IFRC office in Abuja is the hub to support the Red Cross-National Societies of Country Cluster Delegation of Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Ghana and has a status agreement with Nigerian government. The CCD deliver the IFRC mandate in the sub-region with a focus on Disaster Management, Capacity Building of the National Societies and Humanitarian Diplomacy.

Job Purpose

Under the supervision of the Program Coordinator, Nigeria, the Senior DM Officer will ensure timely, effective and efficient support in disaster risk management activities for the Nigeria Red Cross Society. He/She will work in building the disaster and response preparedness capacities of the Nigerian Red Cross to improve its disaster management capacities before, during and after disasters.

The post holder will lead and support the implementation of DREFs and Emergency Appeals in West Coast cluster countries, ensuring timely and quality delivery of operations according to IFRC standards and requirements.

A high level of coordination and collaboration will be required with the Nigerian Red Cross Societies as well as with the different counterparts in the DCPRR team of the IFRC regional office in Nairobi to ensure a harmonised approach across the region.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Build capacity and competencies of the Nigeria Red Cross Societies on Disaster 1. Build capacity and competencies of the Nigeria Red Cross Societies on Disaster Management and support them in becoming a relevant partner for Disaster Risk Management in their respective countries.
• Coordinate the scaling-up of ‘Emergency Response Framework’ and improving coordination and harmonisation of DRM capacity building approaches
• Ensure effective working relationships with the DM departments of the delegation’s National Societies, and work to create synergies and links between Operations and Disaster Risk Management.
• Support the Nigeria Red Cross Society to analyse and integrate livelihoods, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation and mitigation concerns into disaster preparedness, response, cash and recovery programming.
  Support the Nigeria Red Cross Society with the process of hazards mapping,
• development and review of Contingency Plans, SOPs at national and branch levels.
• Provide technical support to Nigeria Red Cross with the design, implementation and evaluation of emergency operations (DREF and Emergency Appeals).
• Ensure Nigerian Red Cross Society is familiar with the various tools and guidelines for disaster risk management, interventions and that operations and activities are managed and implemented in accordance with Federation’s strategic programme framework and agreed standards including Red Cross Red Crescent Code of
• Conduct, Sphere Standards and Humanitarian Accountability Partnership.
• Conduct monitoring and supervisory visits to relevant IFRC programme activity sites in the field, in particular to DREF and Appeals implemented in Abuja delegation.
• Support Nigerian Red Cross in the development of disaster risk management proposals.
• Ensure the Disaster Management Country Operational Plans for the delegation are implemented and meet the targets.
• Provision of technical guidance and oversight to the cluster National Societies in establishing preparedness systems, development of standard operating procedures for Forecast Based Financing (FbF) and in establishing and managing of FbF (EAP) partnerships.
• Provision of technical guidance and oversight to the cluster National Societies on Cash Transfer preparedness and programming in different contexts.
• Promotes knowledge sharing and best practices at international meetings and conferences and influences partners in stakeholder consultations.
• Organize and facilitate training sessions for the Nigeria Red Cross Society technical staff and volunteers in various areas of disaster risk management.
  Participate in relevant meetings with Red Cross Movement partners, Governments federal ministries and agencies (Nimet, NEMA,…), donors, NGOs and UN Agencies co-financing and implementing initiatives for disaster risk management.
• Perform other duties in addition to the above responsibilities, commensurate with background and experience as deemed necessary by Supervisor.

  Education

  Required:

• Master’s Degree/PhD in Disaster Risk Management, Development Studies, Project Management, or relevant field.

Experience

Required:

Preferred:

Knowledge, Skills and Languages

Required:

Languages:

Competencies, Values and Comments