EMPLOYER: British Red Cross
TITLE: Cash-Based Assistance delegate
Refusing to ignore people in crisis
SPECIFIC LOCATION:** Dakar, Senegal, but will cover the Sahel Region
Do you have overseas, humanitarian CASH based experience and are bi-lingual French/English? Are you looking for your next exciting opportunity within the Sahel region? The British Red Cross (BRC) is recruiting a Cash-Based Assistance (CBA) Delegate to join our team in Dakar.
The British Red Cross has had a regional office in Dakar since June 2015, partnering with Red Cross national societies across the Sahel region BRC is currently developing the second phases of two regional capacity building programs, one on Livelihoods and another one on cash based assistance. The successful candidate will be the lead on the technical support to the Cash Transfer Preparedness (CTP) Mentoring program.
The CBA delega te will be required to monitor the progress and provide relevant support to the three participants of the first phase of the programme and to embed cash based support into two new Sahelian Red Cross Society’s existing disaster preparedness and livelihoods systems. They will be a technical specialist responsible for coordinating and developing bespoke training and coaching while ensuring coordination and participation with technical leaders in the field. This is an exciting opportunity to be a core part of ensuring that Sahelian Red Cross/Red Crescent National Societies can scale up their cash transfer based assistance capacities to meet relief needs of affected people and/or deliver long term support to vulnerable people, respecting their choice and promoting their dignity.
You will have the opportunity to work with different stakeholders and a range of tools already tested within the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement.
The successful candidate will have:
* very strong technical skills in cash based assistance, response and recovery
* excellent partnership-work capabilities, covering capacity-building, mentoring and diplomatic communication
* practical programme cycle management skills
* excellent team working skills
* fluent in both French and English
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 appreciate the efforts each individual makes to keep our organisation running smoothly and efficiently. As a result we offer a wide range of staff benefits.
These include:
* 28 days holidays (plus 8 bank holidays)
* Up to 6% contributory pension
* Monthly per diem allowance
* Excellent training and development opportunities
If you are unable to apply online or have any queries, please contact Gaelle Pertot at referencing the job title: Cash Based Assistance Delegate, West and Central Africa Region
To read the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click here. For those interested in this please apply online by clicking the ‘Apply’ button below.
Applications close on Monday 22 April 2019 (midnight UK time).
In the British Red Cross we will not tolerate any form o f misconduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. We have a code of conduct in place and are committed to creating a culture of integrity in the organisation where misconduct is not tolerated, situations of abuse are quickly investigated and perpetrators are dealt with effectively.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, cultures and experiences – including disabled and ethnic minority candidates. This is to contribute to the breadth of experience we need to respond to people in crisis. You can read more about our commitment to diversity on our website.
The British Red Cross, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738).
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