United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Disaster Management Coordinator - East & Southern Africa

c.£35,000 | Permanent | London, UK

The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global voluntary network, responding to conflicts, natural disasters and individual emergencies.

The Disaster Management Coordinator for the East and Southern Africa region is responsible for developing, coordinating and advising on the British Red Cross and Red Cross Movement Partners’ disaster management activities within the region. The Disaster Management Coordinator will be line managed by the Head of Region and receive professional and technical support from the Head of Emergencies. The post holder will work collaboratively, within a matrix structure, with colleagues and partners in the region, and specialists within the Emergencies and Technical & Advisory teams; the post can be either operational or advisory, depending on the context.

Main duties will include:

• Disaster management coordination & capacity building.
• Act as the primary focal point of contact on behalf of the British Red Cross in relation to disaster management (incorporating emergency response) within the region, including for National Societies, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross/Crescent (ICRC) on behalf of the British Red Cross.
• Disaster management programme design and development.

The British Red Cross is proud to have a diverse and neutral workforce. We are bound by seven fundamental principles including impartiality, neutrality and independence and we are committed to welcoming people from the widest possible diversity of background, culture and experience.