Manager, Operations Coordination

**Vacancy No.**

S07548

**Contract Type**

International

**Application Deadline**

10-Oct-2024

**Job Posted on**

10-Sep-2024

**Country**

SWITZERLAND

**Duty Station**

Geneva, Switzerland

**Duty Station Status**

Family Duty Station

**Duration**

24 months

**Accompanied Status**

Accompanied

**Grade**

F2

**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). The overall aim of the 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.” The 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 the 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 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 National Society Development and Operations Coordination Division consists of three departments: the National Society, Policy and Knowledge Development Department; the Disasters, Climate and Crises Department; and the Health and Care Department. It also includes the Operational Movement and Membership Coordination (OMMC) Team, and hosted projects of the IFRC, namely: the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), the Risk-Informed Early Action Partnership (REAP), and the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR).

The Disaster Climate and Crisis (DCC) Department, led by the Director, consists of four units: The Operations Coordination Unit, The Socio-Economic Empowerment Unit, The Climate, Environment and Resilience Unit and The Migration and Displacement Unit.

This position is based in Geneva with frequent international travel to support the IFRC regions and to participate in internal and external meetings, and reports directly to Director, Disaster, Climate and Crises Department.

**Job Purpose**:
The Manager, Operations Coordination oversees the IFRC global Surge Capacity mechanisms (Rapid Response, Emergency Response Units, Heads of Emergency Operations), the National Society (NS) Preparedness, IFRC Readiness, Global Shelter Cluster Coordination, Civil and Military relations, Civil Protection Mechanisms and Subregional Disaster Risk management/Disaster Management systems and a functional Emergency Operations Centre - EOC.

**Job Duties and Responsibilities**:
Please find here the details on **job duties and responsibilities**.

**Education**:
**Required**
- Advanced University degree (Master's or equivalent).

**Experience**:
**Required**
- At least 10 years working experience in the humanitarian or development sector, with a proven excellence on Emergency Operations, data, and information management.
- At least 5 years working experience in management of humanitarian operations, with experience in developing, deploying, and evaluating surge capacity.
- Demonstrated professional credibility in the sector and experience working in an international or cross-cultural environment.

**Preferred**
- Experience working in a RC/RC National Society and/or Federation/ICRC.

**Knowledge, Skills and Languages**:
**Required**
- Fluent spoken and written English.
- Extensive knowledge of principles, systems, techniques, and methodologies used
in information management and the planning, monitoring and evaluation of programme cycles.
- Results oriented and demand driven individual, entrepreneurial, ability to lead in unprecedented and/or ambiguous situations.
- Demonstrat