Manager, Programme and Operations

**Vacancy No.**

S11467

**Contract Type**

International

**Application Deadline**

16-Dec-2024

**Job Posted on**

02-Dec-2024

**Country**

EGYPT

**Duty Station**

Cairo, Egypt

**Duty Station Status**

Family Duty Station

**Duration**

12 months

**Accompanied Status**

Accompanied

**Grade**

D2

**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 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.” 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 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 delegations 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.

**Job Purpose**:
Reporting to the IFRC Egypt Head of Country Delegation (HoD), the Programme and Operations Manager will ensure the safe and effective management of IFRC supported programming in Egypt with the Egyptian Red Crescent Society(ERCS).

The Programme and Operations Manager will ensure all IFRC programs are implemented efficiently and effectively in support of the NS’s strategy and the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement principles and framed by the Unified Plan and emergency responses ongoing in Egypt. The role will be supported by other program team members.

The Programme and Operations will work collaboratively with the relevant IFRC Regional Office in MENA and the ERCS relevant counterparts to increase interoperability, implement innovation and learning within programs, ensure robust risk management.

As part of the country senior management team of IFRC, the Programme and Operations Manager will be requested to hold acting representation duties when the HoD will be away from the office. Furthermore, the Programmes and Operations manager will act as security focal point in Egypt with the support of the MENA Security Regional Office.

**Job Duties and Responsibilities**:
**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Support the negotiations, planning, and mobilisation of IFRC resources in support of the NS in the assessment, planning, and implementation of the emergency response operations and long-term programmes. Coordinate IFRC-wide efforts to mobilize resources for the Unified Plan, including contributing to identify and engage with potential donors, and in preparing project proposals and relevant documents.
- Alongside the NS, build alliances and partnerships with other actors to enhance the implementation of the country plan of action and on-going programmes. Support the NS to enhance their position vis-a-vis the national coordination mechanism.
- Support IFRC technical leads to develop programme approaches which strengthen and develop the NS’s structures, capacity, and performance; analyze and understand their current strengths and weaknesses and to ensure provision of necessary technical and material support particularly in relation to the ongoing programmes.
- Lead in the design of the IFRC annual Unified Plan to implement Strategy 2030 with full engagement of ERCS and the IFRC membership supporting ERCS.
- Coordinate the implementation and monitoring of the Unified Plan with a focus on the pledges managed by the IFRC Secretariat, also ensuring a coherent approach in the design and delivery of various initiatives, including technical capacity building, engagement with authorities, etc.
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