Consultant, Health Security and Community Resilience

**Vacancy No.**

S11346

**Contract Type**

Consultant

**Application Deadline**

22-Nov-2024

**Job Posted on**

12-Nov-2024

**Country**

GLOBAL Different Locations

**Duty Station**

Global

**Duty Station Status**

N/A

**Duration**

An estimated of 200 working days from 2nd January to 31st December 2025

**Accompanied Status**

N/A

**Grade**

Consultant, Not Applicable

**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 (NSs). Along with National Societies (NS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the IFRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The overall aim of the IFRC is “to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies to prevent and alleviate human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.” It works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during, and after disasters, health emergencies, and other crises.

The IFRC is served by a Secretariat based in Geneva, with regional and country offices throughout the world. The Secretariat is led by the Secretary-General and provides the central capacity of the IFRC to serve, connect, and represent National Societies. The Secretariat’s focus includes providing support to the IFRC governance mechanisms; setting norms and standards; providing guidance; ensuring consistency, coordination, and accountability for performance; knowledge sharing; promoting collaboration within and respect for the RCRC Movement; and expanding engagement with partners. The Secretariat’s headquarters is organised in three main Divisions: (i) Global Relations, Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization (GRHDD); (ii) Management Policy, Strategy, and Corporate Services (MPSCS); and (iii) National Society Development and Operations Coordination (NSDOC). The Health and Care department is part of the NSDOC division. It focuses on two strategic directions: Health System Strengthening and WASH System Strengthening. Four pillars support the two strategic directions: (i) Global Health Security, (ii) Global Health Protection/UHC, (iii) Global WASH Services and (iv) Transformative Partnership.

The Health Security and Community Resilience team works in close collaboration with IFRC Regional, Cluster and Country Offices and reference centers by providing technical advice, support, representation and coordination to the IFRC's programmes in the areas of Community Health Workforce (CHW), Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness, First Aid and Resuscitation, Health Risk Monitoring and Surveillance, Life Course (Healthy Ageing), Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).

**Job Purpose**:
**Consultancy Objective**:
The overall objective of this consultancy is to support the Global Lead - Health Security and Community Resilience team in strengthening information sharing and dialogue through different working and reference groups, development of tools, guidelines and frameworks, operational reports and briefings, case studies and analysis of likely needs of different National Societies over the coming years through mapping, and surveys for CHW, Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness, First Aid and Resuscitation, Health Risk Monitoring and Surveillance, Life Course (Healthy Ageing), MHPSS and NCDs.

**Job Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Key Deliverables**:
The Consultant will support Lead - Health Security and Community Resilience team to lead, test, develop, coordinate and support National Societies (NSs) in implementing the RCRC Movement’s approach to CHW, Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness, First Aid and Resuscitation, Health Risk Monitoring and Surveillance, Life Course (Healthy Ageing), MHPSS and NCDs specifically focusing upon:
**Technical and programme support**
- Support in capacity building of NS staff and volunteers through workshops, training of trainers (ToTs) and webinars to scale-up implementation of CHW, Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness, First Aid and Resuscitation, Health Risk Monitoring and Surveillance, Life Course (Healthy Ageing), MHPSS and NCDs programmes.
- Support NSs in rolling down evidence-based community health interventions in different regions.

**Mapping and development of tools and other relevant documents**
- Mapping of National Societies’ programs related to CHW, Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness, First Aid and Resuscitation, Health Risk Monitoring and Surveillance, Life Course (Healthy Ageing), MHPSS and NCDs.
- Support to develop** **the strategic frameworks, tools, guidelines, discussion papers, and packages in close consultation with NS and IFRC regional and field offices.

**Knowledge and Information Management**
- Support to develop a knowledge management platf