Organizational context
The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) (www.grsproadsafety.org) is a hosted programme of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and is a voluntary association of governments, businesses and civil society organisations. Both the IFRC and GRSP are headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The GRSP has full time staff based in Geneva, Kuala Lumpur and Budapest and a cadre of globally based consultants. The aim of the GRSP’s work is to reduce death and serious injuries as a result of road crashes with a focus on low- and middle-income countries.
According to the World Health Organization, road traffic injuries claim more than 1.35 million lives each year and result in approximately 50 million injuries. Low and middle-income countries are disproportionately negatively affected. Globally, road traffic deaths are the leading cause of death among young people aged 5 to 29 years and can cost governments between 3 and 5% of GDP. Road traffic injuries and deaths represent a manmade humanitarian crisis and GRSP/IFRC are committed to evidence-based interventions to address this global pandemic. GRSP’s work includes:
- Conducting a variety of member and non-member funded road safety projects and research throughout the world but focused primarily in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
- Managing a Road Safety Grants Programme that supports civil society and Red Cross/Red Crescent National Societies to strengthen legislation and policies that impact on road safety.
- Undertaking projects in low- and middle- income countries to reduce road crash deaths and serious injuries.
- Running road policing capacity building and training programmes in multiple cities and countries.
- In conjunction with Johns Hopkins University International Injury Research Unity, running Global Road Safety and Road Policing Leadership programmes.
GRSP’s work is funded by members, donors and development banks with two philanthropies contributing to two large programmes, namely;
- Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) – funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Botnar Child Road Safety Challenge (BCRSC) – funded by Fondation Botnar.
GRSP’s work specifically contributes to meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 3.6 - “By 2030, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes” and 11.2 – “By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons.” GRSP also contributes to meeting the broader SDG sustainability agenda.
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Length of consultancy : 12 months
How to apply:
Interested candidates should submit their application material by 23 October 2020 to Dave Cliff on dave.cliff@ifrc.org