Coordinator, Disaster Management at the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS)

The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) was established through an Act of the Parliament in 1960 to complement public authorities in humanitarian interventions with the mandate to prevent and alleviate human suffering at times of peace or conflict, and to support individuals and communities to respond effectively to emergencies, without any form of discrimination as to class, gender, race, political opinions or religion.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Coordinator, Disaster Management

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Purpose

• The Coordinator Disaster Management will support the Director Disaster Management to develop disaster management program strategies in undertaking operational, institutional capacity building activities and disaster risk reduction programs. 

Job Duties and Responsibilities
The Coordinator Disaster Management under the guidance of the Director Disaster Management will have the following responsibilities:

Strategic:

• Support the development of a multi-sector needs assessment towards a long-term community resilience program to address protracted food crisis, risk of recurrent hazards and establish community and household level disaster preparedness 
• Support National Society’s disaster preparedness and response capacity through enhanced contingency planning, prepositioning of response stocks and regional/sub-regional surge capacity
• Collaborate with relevant government agencies and other non-movement actors to inform a coordinated national response strategy
• Support the branches to tackle small and moderate scale disaster or crisis (Pillar 1) which do not meet thresholds for DREF or Emergency Appeal
• Support movement-wide pre-disaster or crisis meeting to plan and undertake response activities
• Liaise and collaborate with relevant Departments such as Health and Training including Branches on the response to epidemics, disaster and other emergencies
• Facilitate cross country/regional exchange of knowledge and best practices in disaster preparedness and disaster response
• Develop solid and sustainable partnerships and mobilize financial resources to ensure that NRCS can fulfil its mandate in Disaster Management and Disaster Risk Reduction.

Operational:

• Support the Design, development and implementation of NS Disaster & Emergency Management Strategic, Operational, and Contingency plans and budgets
• Ensure timely delivery of assistance, including the prepositioning of preparedness stock at strategic locations across the country
• Coordinate implementations of DREF, Emergency Appeal operation and community based DRR programmed in the country
• Participate in the work of the coordination mechanism and other relevant meetings i.e. regional and national level coordination platforms to promote the position of the national society
• Coordinate programmatic aspects of the transition from relief to recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction
• Develop Cash Transfer Programming (CTP) guidelines, SOPs, systems and tools so that the NRCS have the capacity to implement cash-based interventions
• Contribute to the development of a reporting system that ensures that all NRCS and donors reporting requirements in disaster response programs, are met in a quality and timely manner
• Prepare and develop monthly, quarterly, annual and key interventions reports and share with relevant partners and stakeholders, including NRCS leadership, to keep track of the progress made in the implementation of disaster management activities
• Develop minimum standards in Disaster preparedness and response, reporting and implementation of DM and DRR activities in the branches and ensure that those standards are properly disseminated and enforced in NRCS activities
• Ensure optimum efficiency of donor funds, effective budgeting and financial controls, transfers and maintenance of compliance with donor requirements
• Support the development of quality program and project proposals in DM and DRR to be submitted to donors and partners (Pillar 2)
• Promote the development of guidance and standards for DM and DRR activities at branch level (Pillar 1)
• Perform any other work-related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the Director Disaster Management

Qualifications and Experience

• First Degree in Science, Engineering or Social Sciences from a reputable institution
• Relevant post-graduate degree is an added advantage
• Minimum of 10 years relevant working experience, with at least 5 years in a management level position
• Work experience with other international organisations, large NGOs and/or governmental development agencies
• Experience in Disaster Management, Rescue Operations, or similar.

Application Closing Date
22nd September, 2024.