Danish Red Cross
Can you provide strategic and operational direction in Disaster Management and Emergency Response, ensure technical quality and accountability of response operations, and drive capacity building of local partners?
About the position and assignments
To achieve the ambitious goals of the Danish Red Cross International Strategy 2022-25 Danish Red Cross (DRC) is looking for experienced disaster management delegate to be part of DRC Disaster and Crisis Response Unit global humanitarian delegate team.
DRC works with national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in 16 countries across the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Africa to deliver humanitarian assistance to vulnerable populations. Besides our own humanitarian response, DRC work multilaterally with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
DRC respond to disaster and crisis globally and deploy delegates to support the humanitarian response operations. As Disaster and Crisis delegate you will be deployed to West Africa for one year and work closely with the DRC partner Red Cross/Crescent Societies in the region.
Your tasks will be to contribute to develop and strengthen the strategic approach to disaster and crises response in the region. This includes ensure humanitarian standards, assess needs and capacities, analyse response options and design responses, build capacity of partners, contribute to the managing of response operations, and support the work to mobilize resources and raises funds for response operations.
We are looking for a candidate who are flexible and willing to be deployed regionally where the needs are.
We are looking for candidates that can work independently and who have strong interpersonal skills, are strategically, and are able to drive and manage humanitarian response operations.
We are looking for candidates that can sign of to the below.
- A minimum of 3-5 years’ relevant working experience, including international working experience
- Humanitarian experience, including knowledge of and experience with operation management, relief operations, health in emergencies, cash and voucher assistance, or similar
- Ability to work under pressure in chaotic environments
- Flexibility and ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to adapt to local cultures and be supportive of local partners, staff, and volunteers
- Innovative, proactive and with strong interpersonal skills
- Fluency in French and English language. Danish is an advantage.
- In good mental and physical health (extensive health check is mandatory before deployment)
Further information is available in the job description.
The starting date is as soon as possible. We will offer a one-year contract with possibility for extension. The positions will have base in Niger with extensive travel in the region is expected.
The monthly salary including allowances and pension within the range of DKK 40.000 and DKK 43.500, depending on experience and qualifications. During deployments furnished housing is available. It is a non-family position.
How to apply
In case you might need more information please contact Team Leader / Senior Operations Manager, Peter Rothe Schultz, phone no. +45 2910 0547 or [email protected]
We expect interviews to take place during August.
If you have the experience, the eagerness and ambition and can see yourselves in the position please submit a motivated application by 14 August via our website.