Country Manager – Sierra Leone at British Red Cross 9 views0 applications

Refusing to ignore people in crisis

Freetown Sierra Leone
Full time
Fixed Term 3 year contract

We are looking for a skilled and experienced country manager to represent British Red Cross in Sierra Leone to deliver the British Red Cross country strategies during a period of rapid growth. Key responsibilities will include developing and maintaining operational relationships, building partnerships and ensuring BRC’s resources are used effectively and accountably to provide maximum impacts on the lives of vulnerable people in Sierra Leone.

In this exciting role you will be part of the West and Central Africa regional team which consists of staff members based across the region and in the London office. You will manage the programme team in country and report to the Head of Region based in London whilst working with counterparts in the Sierra Leone Red Cross, International Federation Red Cross and other national societies.

This is an exciting time for the Sierra Leone and British Red Cross partnership as there is a growth agenda backed by high level organisational commitments. There are new staff, increased budgets, raised expectations and a commitment to effective partnership to meet the needs of vulnerable people in Sierra Leone. The Country Manager is to be a change manager and to ensure the BRC support is coherent, timely and relevant and also to ensure positive coordination and increased coordination among actors nationally. This will include supporting the NS to position themselves nationally as appropriate amongst INGO and others.

We’re looking for someone with demonstrable experience of working in emergency response, recovery and development programmes with a strong track record of working through, and supporting national partner organisations. They will have gained this experienced but working in the humanitarian or international development sector. Additionally it is essential that they have overseas experience, ideally in this region.

We are a volunteer-led humanitarian organisation that helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We enable vulnerable people at home and overseas to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their own communities. And when the crisis is over, we help people recover and move on with their lives.

We are committed to welcoming people from the widest possible diversity of background, culture and experience. The British Red Cross, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738).