Director, Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization

**Vacancy No.**

S14264

**Contract Type**

International

**Application Deadline**

30-May-2025

**Job Posted on**

09-May-2025

**Country**

SWITZERLAND

**Duty Station**

Geneva

**Duty Station Status**

Family Duty Station

**Duration**

24 months

**Accompanied Status**

Accompanied

**Grade**

G1

**Organizational Context**:
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. The overall aim of IFRC is “to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies 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 Coordination; (ii) Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization; (iii) Legal, Governance and Accountability; and (iv) People and Strategy.

IFRC has five regional offices in Africa, Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and the Americas. IFRC also has country cluster delegation 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.

The Division of Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization is in turn organized in four Departments, each of them led by a director of which the Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Department (SPRM) is one.

The focus of the IFRC Secretariat in partnerships and resource development is to work with National Societies to _maximise _income in their domestic markets: both with Governments - leveraging their auxiliary role - and through engaging with individuals to support the work of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.

**Job Purpose**:
The SPRM will lead organization-wide efforts to forge and re-conceptualize resource mobilization strategies to obtain new and innovative partnerships and resources in support of the implementation of IFRC's Strategic Plan. The Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization (SPRM) develops innovative funding activities and provides trend analyses to increase new funding from the public sector, non-traditional donors, multilateral and financial institutions, foundations and the private sector. The SPRM identifies and leads the organization's efforts to establish public-private partnerships and guide regional and country offices to this end. The SPRM provides the rest of the organization with the latest information on trends, opportunities and guidance on engagement with key strategic partners, including governments, civil society organizations, philanthropic organisations, the private sector, academia and the general public. These partnerships are not limited to resource mobilization, but also innovative solutions partnerships to leverage new technologies and impact investment. The SPRM is also in charge if mobilizing private and public voluntary contributions to IFRC regular resources.

Under the direction of the Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization (USG-HDD), the Director, SPRM will develop a strategy for partnerships and resource development as part of the Secretariat Plan and Budget and implement the Federation-wide Resource Mobilization Strategy (FWRMS). The objective is to develop a strategic and impactful team that develops partnerships and collaborative relationships with National Societies and their governments, public and individual giving, multilaterals and financial institutions, private sector partnerships, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations, regional groupings, foundations, academic bodies, think-tanks and other global entities to leverage the Red Cross/Red Crescents’ collective voice at local, national, regional and global levels and to significantly grow the IFRC network’s financial resources.

In addition,