Manager, Consortium (SECURE)

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian network, with 191-member National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. IFRC uses the Triple R – response, resilience and respect – to deliver on Strategy 2030. IFRC responds to disasters and crises, ensuring timely, coordinated and locally led humanitarian action. IFRC supports its members in building community resilience in the areas of climate and environment, health and wellbeing, and migration and displacement. IFRC promotes respect for our fundamental principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality, including in our work on values, power and inclusion. The IFRC focuses throughout on our core mandate – our raison d’être – of strategic and operational coordination, humanitarian diplomacy, National Society development, and accountability. 

IFRC is led by its Secretary General and has its Headquarters in Geneva and five regional offices in Africa (Nairobi); the Americas (Panama); Asia Pacific (Kuala Lumpur); Europe (Budapest); and MENA (Beirut) as well as representation offices, service centres and delegations across the globe.

The 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 core function of the Country Cluster Delegation (CCD) for Central African Republic and Chad is to strengthen the capacities and support the cluster National Societies in disaster and crisis prevention, response, and recovery, as well as other key thematic/programmatic areas defined by key pan-African initiatives. The CCD also strengthens collaboration among Movement partners by facilitating context analysis and coordination toward common and harmonized approaches, alignment of plans, effective use of resources, and national development to carry out their humanitarian mandates.

The Sustaining Employment, Careers, and Resilience for Community Health Workforce (SECURE) program is a four-year initiative led by the IFRC and Mastercard Foundation, implemented in partnership with the Central African Red Cross (CRCA) and the Ministry of Health in the Central African Republic (CAR). It aims to professionalize and economically empower 11,824 Community Health Workers (CHWs) across the CAR, with a focus on employability, entrepreneurship, ecosystem strengthening, and coordination. The program is implemented through a multi-tiered consortium governance structure, with the Country Consortia Coordination Team (CCCT) at its core, supported by regional and global advisory mechanisms.

Under the leadership of the Coordinator, Health and Care, the Consortium Manager provides day-to-day operational and programmatic leadership for the SECURE/REACH program in CAR. The incumbent will ensure effective implementation, alignment with national and regional strategies, and strong collaboration among all stakeholders, including government ministries, Red Cross partners, private sector actors, and civil society. The role fosters inclusive, multi-stakeholder engagement and governance, while ensuring high-quality, timely, and compliant program implementation across all consortium partners. It also champions capacity strengthening, localization, and risk management to promote sustainable impact and accountability.

Programme Leadership and Coordination

• Support the operationalisation of the Country Consortia Coordination Team (CCCT) under the leadership of the Coordinator, Health and Care, ensuring technical alignment, implementation and operationalisation of the SECURE/REACH strategy and program outcomes with the CAR Ministry of Health policies, protocols and guidelines as well as donor requirements as applicable in the health, political and economic context of CAR.
• With guidance from the Coordinator, Health and Care, ensure the conduction of programme planning, adaptive management, and cross-sectoral integration across the “three E’s”: the Mastercard Foundation’s strategic pillars of health Employability, health Entrepreneurship and health Ecosystem.
• In the absence of the Coordinator, Health and Care, represent the SECURE program and the Consortium in external relationships with the donor, various relevant government line ministries, technical agencies and organizations and at key events relating to the project.

 Stakeholder Engagement and Governance

• Convene and facilitate multi-stakeholder coordination platforms, including monthly, quarterly, semester, annual review meetings and regional dialogue series.
• Ensure inclusive participation of youth, women, and marginalized groups in governance and decision-making processes.

 Program Oversight and Quality Assurance

• Provide technical support in Project Cycle Meetings - including grant start-up, implementation review, learning sessions and close-out meetings - are planned and conducted in a timely manner with full participation of the Consortium and all relevant stakeholders.
• Provide technical guidance to the Consortium for timely and high-quality implementation of programs
• Ensure program implementation in compliance with agreements signed with partners and IFRC internal policies and procedures.
• With support from the line manager, and PMER technical teams support the development and use of monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEAL) systems to inform decision-making, including the conduction of regular reviews, both internal and external and participation in learning events.
• Ensure integration and mainstreaming of Protection, Gender, and Inclusion (PGI) and Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) in program activities with the support of the technical teams.
• Undertake regular field visits to project sites to monitor implementation quality, ensure adherence to standards, and provide on-site mentoring and coaching to program staff. Ensure production of clear and quality reports, both narrative and financial, by the Consortium, that demonstrate excellent accountability.

 Capacity Strengthening and Localization

• Support institutional strengthening of the CRCA and other national partners in areas such as governance, financial management, and risk mitigation.

 Risk Management and Compliance

• In collaboration with the Compliance and Quality Assurance Coordinator and the risk management team:
  • Support the identification and mitigation of programmatic, fiduciary, and operational risks.
  • Ensure compliance with IFRC, donor, and national policies, including safeguarding and financial accountability.
• Support crisis response coordination in case of access disruptions or emergencies.

Ethical Conduct of IFRC Staff

IFRC maintains a code of standards of conduct that must govern the performance of its employees engaged in the awarding and administration of contracts.

No employee, officer, or agent shall participate in the selection, award, or administration of a contract funded by donor funds if a real or apparent conflict of interest is involved.

IFRC officers, employees, or agents shall not solicit or accept gratuities, favors, or anything else of monetary value from contractors or parties to secondary agreements.

These standards provide for disciplinary measures to be applied in the event of a violation of these standards by IFRC officials, employees, or agents.

Safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

“Sexual exploitation” means taking advantage of, or attempting to take advantage of, a position of vulnerability, power, or trust for sexual purposes, including for financial, social, or political gain from the sexual exploitation or abuse of another person.

Staff must actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within the IFRC and among the beneficiaries served by the IFRC. 

Required:

• Relevant first-level university degree in Public Health, Programme Management, International Development, Health Economics, Social Sciences, Business Administration

Preferred:

• Advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) in Public Health, International Development, Health Economics, Social Sciences, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Certifications in Project Management, Humanitarian Leadership, or Health Systems Strengthening are an asset.
• IMPACT or equivalent training/knowledge.

Required:

• Minimum 7 years of experience with progressive responsibility in multi-stakeholder program coordination, preferably in fragile, conflict-affected, or low-resource settings.
• Extended experience working with government institutions, donors, and civil society.
• Proven experience in leading large-scale, multi-sectoral development/humanitarian programs, ideally in health workforce development, livelihoods, or entrepreneurship.
• Experience in mentoring local teams, institutional capacity building / platforms for dialogue and peer-to-peer learning particularly with national stakeholders (governments, NGOs /National Societies/ community-based organizations).
• Proven work experience in the local/regional context.

Preferred:

• Demonstrated success in consortium leadership, including managing relationships with government ministries, donors, civil society, and private sector actors.
• Strong background in adaptive management, results-based planning, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEAL) frameworks.
• Familiarity with youth employment strategies, gender-transformative programming, and inclusive development approaches.
• Experience working with or within the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
• Experience with Mastercard Foundation-funded or similar large-scale development programs.

• Possess a solid understanding of the context of CAR including the health and employment sectors with a focus on youth and women.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, and diplomacy skills.
• Expertise in building and managing relationships with government entities, donors, and community groups, ensuring inclusive and participatory governance.
• Deep understanding of community health systems, CHW integration, and health-livelihoods linkages.
• Strong knowledge of entrepreneurship ecosystems, financial inclusion, and market systems development in African contexts.
• Strong commitment to youth empowerment, gender equality, and locally driven solutions.
• Strong operational programme management, consortia management and partner coordination skills
• Proficiency in project cycle management, risk mitigation, and compliance with donor regulations (e.g., Mastercard Foundation, EU, USAID, CERF).
• Ability to lead multi-cultural teams, coach, mentor and train staff, and foster locally led development.
• Good organizational, planning, and monitoring skills, rigorous approach to work, impartiality in control and verification tasks and ability to meet deadlines. 
• Resilience and adaptability in high-pressure, insecure, or rapidly changing environments.
• Sound knowledge in financial management and in project design, budget, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
• High emotional intelligence, cultural sensitivity, and commitment to equity, inclusion, and safeguarding.
• Discretion, confidentiality, patience, loyalty, independence.
• Cultural sensitivity and ability to work and communicate effectively in a multi-cultural and cross-functional environment and virtual or/and dispersed teams.
• Focused on quality and standards, results, and accountabilities.
• Ability to support representational and strategic requirements is preferred
• Demonstrated core proficiency in (a) digital communication & collaboration, (b) basic digital content creation, (c) digital safety & security, (d) data literacy, and (e) problem solving with technology (including responsible use of AI assistants.
• Understanding of and commitment to IFRC’s mission and values.
• Fluent spoken and written French and English
• Good command of another IFRC official language (Arabic/Spanish) is preferred

Values: Respect for diversity; Integrity; Professionalism; Accountability

Core competencies: Communication; Collaboration and teamwork; Judgement and decision making; National society and customer relations; Creativity and innovation; Building trust

Managerial Competencies: Managing Staff Performance; Managing Staff Development

Functional Competencies: Strategic Orientation, Building Alliances; Leadership; Empowering others