BRC recruits a Country Cluster Manager, Sahel

BRC is recruiting for an exciting senior management role based in Dakar for its West and Central Africa & Overseas Branches team. If you are an experienced humanitarian with strong diplomacy skills with extensive experience in programmatic implementation through partnerships and want to lead and manage an incredibly talented team to deliver an exciting new strategic direction in the Sahel sub-region then this role is for you!

Role responsibilities:
-To lead on the delivery of the BRC strategy in the Sahel Sub-Region of West and Central Africa and to provide strategic leadership for BRC’s sub-regional advocacy and programming.
-To manage and coordinate the delivery of all BRC’s support to partner National Societies, the IFRC and the ICRC in the Sahel region.
-To lead on the development of BRC’s partnerships and relationships in the region with respect to BRC’s and IFRC specific codes and frameworks
-To lead the development of new funding opportunities to support the delivery of the strategy in the sub-region, working closely with donors such as DFID.
To manage a small team who have oversight of the programmes in three core technical areas, namely Cash Preparedness, Food Security & Livelihoods & Migration.
-To ensure that these programmatic strands are delivered in a joined-up way, and that BRC has a united voice within the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement (RCRCM) in the sub-region, including interaction with the IFRC Sahel Cluster.
-To ensure the sound management of the BRC office based in Dakar including HR, finance, security and asset management.

The Sahel Manager will be embedded in British Red Cross’ West and Central Africa and Overseas Branches team. As the role is based in Dakar, Senegal, the postholder will be working directly and line managing BRC’s Sahel team and line managed by the Head of Region, based in London. The Dakar team is comprised of a CASH preparedness programme manager, a Migration programme team, an FSL programme manager, a country officer and a logistician/driver. You would be overseeing work in the Sahel G5 countries and Guinea. There are two other country offices in Abuja Nigeria and Freetown Sierra Leone who you will link with where possible. Programmes as well as emergency responses, are supported by the team in London, which includes the Head of Region, two Regional Officers, the Disaster Management Coordinator and a Team Assistant, as well as our finance, fundraising, HR, technical advisory and PMEAL business partners.
In line with the British Red Cross’ International Strategy, the programmes in the region focus on three strategic areas: Protracted Conflict, Chronic Hunger and Migration and Displacement, all while engaging with core themes such as Disaster Management, Protection, Gender and Inclusion and Community Engagement and Accountability. As reflected in the job description, the Sahel Manager will play an important role in delivering the British Red Cross’ ambitions and targets in regard to these strategic areas in the Sahel region.

We are looking for a motivated individual with proven management experience at a strategic level in a complex organisation with evidence of leading partnership developments and the implementation of programmes. Specific role requirements include:
-Fluent in both French and English
-Substantial managerial, programmatic as well as HR experience
-Substantial experience of developing and working in partnerships including institutional funders
-Knowledge of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

Job details:

-Permanent contract,
-35 hours/week,
-Starting at GBP 39,403 + plus subsistence allowance and housing,
-Closing date for applications is 30th October 2019.
-1st interviews will take place during week commencing 4th November.

Should you have any questions on this role please email us at quoting reference REQ0000027FT

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, these include:
Accommodation while on deployment,subsistence allowances while overseas, travel to and from the country of posting, plus long service flights, comprehensive insurance, including medical, personal effects and life insurance, Pre and post assignment medicals and access to health and wellbeing benefits, pension, generous leave entitlement (36 days inc. public holidays)
Our organisation was born out of a desire to bring help without discrimination. Impartiality and neutrality have been central values for the Red Cross since we started. We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of; age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Diversity is something we celebrate and we want you to be able to bring your authentic-self to the Red Cross. If you are appointed to a role within BRC you will be subject to the organisation’s Code of Conduct, a copy of which you can find on our website. As part of its recruitment and selection process the British Red Cross undertakes DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) or equivalent overseas criminal records checking of all individuals who work overseas with us.
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