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Global Surge - Food Security and Livelihoods

London

  • Organization: BRC - British Red Cross
  • Location: London
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Security and Safety
    • Nutrition
    • Emergency Aid and Response
    • Project and Programme Management
    • Food Security, Livestock and Livelihoods
  • Closing Date: Closed

Are you a skilled and experienced technical specialist in the area of Food Security & Livelihoods?
The British Red Cross is now seeking to recruit a Food Security & Livelihoods specialist to join our Global Surge Team and provide immediate technical capacity to field operations.

This role increases our capacity to provide assistance at short notice in the area of Food Security & Livelihoods to RCRC Movement activities, during any stage of the Disaster Management Cycle. This is done through a combination of operational deployments and capacity building activities.

Primary roles and responsibilities will include:
* Lead on, or provide support to, the relevant part of the RCRC Movement with the planning and implementation of timely FSL interventions, utilising appropriate tools and procedures
* Develop clear, costed, time-bound and resourced plans of action based on assessment findings and manage the implementation of agreed FSL activities
* Increase awareness, advocate for, and strengthen the capacity of partner RCRC National Societies to be able to deliver FSL programme objectives using cash transfers where appropriate and feasible
* Represent BRC (and the RCRC Movement in general) at community or local official levels, and at inter-agency, governmental coordination mechanisms and other technical coordination forums
* Contribute to broader organisational learning through the facilitation, delivery, and development of training
* This is a home based role which will require overseas travel for up to 3 months at a time. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there may be a requirement to undertake 'remote deployments'.

Please refer to the Role Profile for more information regarding role requirements and recruitment expectations.

About the person
* You will be prepared to deploy at short notice into countries experiencing natural disasters and other crisis events. Strong technical skills, an ability to operate with limited resources and a willingness to work in a complex multi-cultural environment with a variety of stakeholders are essential.
* You will have experience in providing technical support to and/or in implementing food security and livelihoods programmes in an international response, recovery and development context.
* You will have proven technical and project management experience: assessing, designing, planning, implementing, monitoring and financial management of FSL projects throughout the Disaster Management Cycle.
* You will be able to demonstrate experience in designing and implementing vulnerability targeting systems, including appropriate technical methodologies and criteria.

*You must have the automatic right to work in the UK and be a current UK resident to apply for this position. Evidence of your right to work in the UK will be gathered during the recruitment process.*

About the team
The Global Surge Team is part of the Emergencies Team in the International Directorate of the British Red Cross, made up on highly trained professionals ready to be deployed anywhere in the world at short notice. The Global Surge team provides surge capacity to the whole of the RCRC Movement. This surge capacity is utilised throughout the whole Disaster Management Cycle (Disaster Risk Reduction, Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Response and Emergency Recovery). We support when and where there is a need to provide immediate capacity both to the Movement field operations and to BRC’s programmes at short notice and on deployments of up to three months.

As a member of the International Directorate you will be part of a directorate responsible for BRC’s international humanitarian response and disaster management, support to resilience programmes and organisational development of our partner Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies around the world. The work of the International Directorate also includes humanitarian policy and advocacy activities and upholding and promoting International Humanitarian Law. British Red Cross' international work is carried out in coordination and partnership with the International Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement.

Closing date for applications is 23:59 (UK time), SUNDAY 4 OCTOBER 2020.

Interviews will take place week commencing 5 OCTOBER 2020.

Should you have any questions on this role please email us at quoting the job title.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, these include:
* Accommodation while on deployment
* Subsistence allowances while overseas
* Travel to and from the country of posting, plus long service flights
* Comprehensive insurance, including medical, personal effects and life insurance
* Pre and post assignment medicals and access to excellent health and wellbeing benefits
* Access to a pension, which you can join at any time during your contract
* Generous leave entitlement (36 days incl. public holidays)
* Click here to learn more about British Red Cross’ work internationally

A little bit more about us…
* The British Red Cross help anyone, anywhere in the UK and overseas; get the support they need if crisis strikes.
* Our organisation was born out of a desire to bring help without discrimination.
* Impartiality and neutrality have been central values for the Red Cross since we started.

At the British Red Cross, we are looking for the best people to help us provide support to millions of people affected by crisis in the UK. We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of; age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, rel igion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Diversity is something we celebrate, and we want you to be able to bring your authentic-self to the Red Cross. We want you to feel that you are in an inclusive environment, and a great position to help us spread the power of kindness.

In the British Red Cross we will not tolerate any form of misconduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. We have a code of conduct in place, and are committed to creating a culture of integrity in the organisation where misconduct is not tolerated, situations of abuse are quickly investigated and perpetrators are dealt with effectively.

If you are appointed to a role within BRC you will be subject to the organisation's Code of Conduct, a copy of which you can find on our website.

As part of its recruitment and selection process the British Red Cross undertakes DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checking of all individuals who regularly work with or have access to children and vulnerable adults.

If driving is an essential requirement of the role, appropriate driver checks will be completed in line with current policy.

The British Red Cross, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738).

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