The IFRC Dakar cluster office has a strong ambition to support the national societies in the cluster in becoming leading national humanitarian organizations in their countries and becoming the partners of choice by other international bodies and local bodies in their countries. The National Society Development (NSD) Officer will support and contribute to implementing the Building Strong National Societies goals of strategy 2030 by maintaining and strengthening IFRC knowledge and systems to facilitate high-quality National Society development support. The NSD Officer will support efforts to ensure leadership growth, management, and related organisational development and sustainability systems.
This position will be based at the Gambian Red Cross and will support the four countries of the Dakar cluster namely, Cape Verde, Gambia, Senegal and Mauritania under the supervision of the Head of Country Cluster Delegation in Dakar.
Detailed duties:
Work with Dakar Cluster National Societies and in country movement partners to ensure high quality NSD support
- Maintain good working relationships and ensure timely two -way communication with the colleagues managing National Society development and the movement partners operating in southern Africa
- Work with NS colleagues and movement partners individually and collectively to ensure a coherent NS development offer in line with the 2013 NS development Framework and the NSD Pan-African initiative
- Be focal point for National Society statutes revision process, liaising with the Joint Statutes Commission as appropriate
- Be focal point for the development of the National Society Development strategy or Turn Around Strategies for NS
- Be the focal point for Pan African conference Indicators follow up with National Societies
- Be the focal point for the Capacity Building and Empress Shoken Funds, liaising with the regional Policy Strategy and Knowledge (PSK) team as appropriate
- Be country focal point for leadership development initiatives, liaising with the Regional PSK team as appropriate
- Be the focal point for NSD initiatives like the London Business School, liaising with the Regional PSK team as appropriate
Work with IFRC functional departments to ensure high quality NSD support to National Societies
- Maintain good working relationships and ensure timely two-way communication with Regional Office and other Cluster Office colleagues overseeing functional support to National Societies Development
Support other Movement actors and other interested actors to ensure high quality NSD support to National Societies
- Maintain good working relationships and ensure timely two-way communication with other Movement actors overseeing programmatic and functional support to NS in the Cluster
- Work with these colleagues individually and collectively to ensure a coherent IFRC NS development offer to NS in line with the 2013 NS development Framework and the Africa Agenda for Renewal
Maintain, develop and share relevant learning related to National Society development
- Maintain up to date personal expertise in at least three specialist areas (resource mobilization, volunteer management, sustainability of NS, gender and diversity, branch development governance and leadership. etc.) of National Society development and act as a focal point for the NS NSD and other stakeholders in these areas
- Lead processes to expand and share NSD knowledge through development of research, case studies, training, etc. and identify, document and validate relevant knowledge and learning and making it available to NS and its Movement partners. Collect, document and validate outcomes and learnings of individual support interventions and aggregate the data and findings to higher levels
- Assure quality of new IFRC and other tools, and their alignment with the 2013 National Society Development Framework and the Africa Agenda for Renewal
Provide surge OD expertise to support field colleagues when required
- In coordination with Cluster and Country colleagues, be available to carry out missions to other NSs to support / complement Regional strategies
- Support Movement Induction Courses (MIC) for the NSs, in coordination with the ICRC
Contribute to an effective, high quality global NS development team:
- Be accountable to your team manager by providing progress reports on results against objectives, and risk analysis.
- Be flexible in your work definition according to needs and targets, and work to improve team efficiencies and effectiveness.
- Be a pro-active team member fostering a customer service-oriented culture, critical thinking and continuous improvement, innovation, high performance and cost effectiveness.
- Foster a supportive and mutually respectful environment with colleagues in the Secretariat, Regions and National Societies.
Representational responsibilities
- Take on additional tasks as required by the head of Country office (Coordination, following up on SMCC, Office management)
- Support in resource Mobilization for the IFRC Country office
NS Sustainability:
- Assess domestic RM and sustainability of NSs
- Support the NSs with business models to contribute to the sustainability of the NS
- Connect with private sector to provide domestic RM to NSs
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
University degree, with emphasis on humanitarian or development issues required
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- At least 5 years working experience in the humanitarian or development sector. Required
- Proven credibility in relation to organisational development and capacity enhancement, change management, and related aspects. Required
- Demonstrated professional credibility in the sector and experience working in an international or cross-cultural environment. Required
- Experience working within the RC/RC movement. Preferred
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND LANGUAGES
- Able to undertake strategic thinking and translate this into practice. Required
- Able to work with due sensitivity in a multi-cultural environment and virtual or/and dispersed teams. Required
- Strong written and oral communication skills. Required
- Demonstrate ability to build partnerships and network effectively and to influence and inspire others including the membership, governments, other agencies, and own peers, staff, and partners. Required
- Focused on quality and standards, results, and accountability. Required
- Teamwork and trust-building for inclusive National Society relations. Required
- Proactive and demand-driven approach to finding creative and constructive solutions to difficult issues. Required
- Technical expertise in at least two areas of non-profit management and development, which could include (but not be limited to): Governance and leadership development, strategy, membership development, volunteering development, branch development, youth organisation development, financial systems
- French and English required.
How to apply
This is a national staff position available to nationals and those who have legal ability to work in The Gambia. Such candidates are requested to apply through the IFRC portal using the link below on or before 14 August 2022: