Delegate, Migration Relief

Job Purpose

Reporting to the project manager and the Coordinator, Migration, Protection and Social Inclusion incumbent ensures that crisis-affected populations receive humanitarian assistance rapidly and effectively. The Relief Delegate supports the National Society in ongoing assessments, determining beneficiary selection criteria, targeting, registration, market analysis, distribution of essential items (NFIs), key information, and/or cash. The Relief Delegate serves as a support resource to the sectors in relation to the above tasks and supports the assessment of the local RCRC branch capacities and other factors which influence relief operations (cash, shelter, NFIs) as they relate to the overall National Society and Federation operation

Job Duties and Responsibilities

The Relief Delegate will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Support and work closely with the National Society in the planning, coordination and implementation of relief distributions (NFIs, information, cash, health)
• Support the registration of beneficiaries and provide technical assistance to the National Society when using electronic means of registration
• Support the implementation of relief activities (including targeting, beneficiary communication, local market assessment, distribution planning, and distribution implementation) in support of the Federation Plan of Action as authorized by the IFRC Operations Manager
• Support to NS in all activities related to assistance to migrants and host communities.
• Support the NS staff and volunteers on relief operation, distribution, and post distribution monitoring
• Support the NS to design, review and undertake post-distribution surveys
• Liaise with relevant local government authorities, and international and non-governmental operating agencies in the field location as assigned by the National Society and/or the IFRC Operations Manager
• Ensure proper documentation of the relief activities, including distribution statistics
• Write narrative reports based on distribution statistics and other information as required by the Operations Manager
• When necessary, follow up on the financial execution of activities in the field.
• When necessary, liaise with the media through, when applicable, the IFRC Information delegate or the IFRC Operations Manager
• Represent the IFRC at the local level
• Write an End of Mission (EOM) report and share it with the line Manager and the Panamanian RC liaison officer
• Ensure appropriate and proper use of the IFRC disaster response tools such as DREF, Emergency Appeal, FACT, RDRT, ERU and DMIS.
• Ensure that interventions and operations meet the IFRC standards in accordance with the IFRC policies and guidelines.
• Ensure that all relief activities are planned in coordination with other sectorial teams
• Ensure an effective handover strategy to support the NS to improve relief capacity for the operation and future responses.
• Apply experience and document lesson learnt for future operations of the NS and IFRC.
• Encourage constant learning for NS volunteers and staff at the operational level.

Duties applicable to all staff

• Actively work towards the achievement of the Federation Secretariat’s goals.
• Abide by and work in accordance with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Fundamental Principles.
• Perform any other work-related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager.

Education

Required:

• University degree or professional qualification in Relief, Cash Transfer Programming or another relevant area
• Introduction to cash transferring programming online training
• Stay Safe – Personal security online training

Preferred:

• Relief ERU training
• Practical Emergency Cash Transfer Training (PECT) online training

Experience

Required:

• At least of 3 years’ experience in disaster management
• Field experience in coordinating and managing disaster response operations
• Experience in logistics-related activities in disaster response and early recovery operations
• Red Cross/Red Crescent knowledge and experience
• Experience of supporting a Cash Transfer Programme

Preferred:

• Experience of training national staff and volunteers.

Knowledge, Skills and Language

• Strong interpersonal skills and good understanding of the RCRC Movement.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with independent decision making capacity.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills with the ability to represent the International Federation and to negotiate and influence people’s opinions.
• Knowledge of targeting methodology.
• Understand and use various beneficiary registration methods.
• Knowledge of feedback and response mechanism, including of appropriate methods of beneficiary communication and channels.
• Contribute to the design and planning of distribution.
• Ability to transfer knowledge, skills, and/or abilities to staff and volunteers.

Languages:

• Fluently spoken and written English.
  Fluently spoken and written Spanish.

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