International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Genève
Die Firma International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies hat aktuell 1 offene Stelle ausgeschrieben.
Genève
Die Firma International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies hat aktuell 1 offene Stelle ausgeschrieben.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) , Genf
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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 three main Divisions: (i) National Society Development and Operations Coordination; (ii) Global Relations, Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization; and (iii) Management Policy, Strategy and Corporate Services.
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.
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.Climate change is a central element of IFRC’s Strategy 2030 and Plan & Budget 2021-2025, which stresses the urgency to massively scale-up climate action in view of increasing disasters and climate-related impacts on vulnerable people. Early warning and early/anticipatory action are acknowledged as a critical component of this work.
Part of the new Health and Care Strategy: WASH is Pillar 3 and becomes GLOBAL WASH SERVICES.
We deliver GLOBAL WASH SERVICES through 5 focus areas: Cholera, One WASH, Climate Action and Adaptation, Hygiene Promotion, and URBAN. This position directly supports the IFRC WASH strategic direction, in which global vision is: ‘To ensure that universal, equitable and affordable access to WASH services, from emergency response to sustainable development, is achieved as a human right and one that impacts positively upon health, dignity and wellbeing’.
As of August 2023, IFRC is implementing the Water at the Heart of Climate Action (WHCA) programme, in partnership with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF, a dedicated UN multi-partner financing mechanism to fund weather and climate surface-based observations). The programme responds to the urgent need to accelerate and scale up water action to reduce the impacts of increasing water related risks and increase the climate resilience of affected communities through a combination of early warning and early action measures and integrated water management. It delivers in four countries around the Nile River Basin, starting with Ethiopia, South Sudan and Uganda. Within the IFRC network, the programme brings together the IFRC Secretariat, Netherlands Red Cross, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and the National Societies in each country. It will run from August 2023 to July 2028, with a total budget of EUR 55 million funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Netherlands.
The Water at the Heart of Climate Action programme is an example of innovative funding and partnership that is supporting coordinated, complementary cross-pillar scale-up at the country level. The aspiration of this program is to serve as a blueprint that can be expanded and replicated in numerous countries, aiming to achieve the necessary scale and impact.
To allow the successful implementation of this innovative programme a greater interaction and coordination between Units and teams need to happen at all the levels (WASH and Climate, Environment and Resilience Unit DRR and Resilience Teams).
Under the guidance of the WASH and Climate Lead, the Officer, Water and Climate, will be responsible for providing technical global oversight in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of Climate Action program for the Water component and supporting effective technical liaison with the alliance/consortium partners. This role is the technical focal point for Water at the heart of climate action programme for the WASH unit and will liaise closely with the DRR and Resilience team.
Ensure quality technical advice and resources to support effective Water at the heart of climate programming.
Advance the work and position IFRC on Water and climate change.
Contribute to an effective, high quality IFRC WASH team.
Duties applicable to all staff:
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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.
Application Instruction
Please submit your application in English only.
IFRC values equal opportunity, diversity and inclusivity. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, irrespective of sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, nationality, class, political opinions, ethnic or social origin, disability, religion, or belief.
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