Job Description
Job Description - IFRC
Job Purpose
The purpose of this job is to contribute to a large global programme that aims to reduce deaths and serious injuries as a result of road crashes. Bloomberg Philanthropies has made one of the largest private donations to reduce the costs and impacts associated with road safety in low- and middle income countries. The 2015 -2019 programme will reach out to a minimum of 10 large cities (Accra, Addis Ababa, Bandung, Bangkok, Bogota, Fortaleza, Ho Chi Minh City, Mumbai, Sao Paulo, Shanghai), and 14 countries – 5 new countries (China, Philippines, Tanzania, Thailand, India) and 8 legacy countries (Vietnam, Cambodia, Mexico, Brazil, Russia, Kenya, Turkey, Vietnam ) . The major responsibility within the programme will be to build the capabilities of road or traffic police in the 10 selected cities to enforce road safety related policies. A process for, and materials to, strengthen road police globally will also need to be developed and documented as GRSP works more broadly than just with the BIGRS programme. The job requires leadership and general oversight of the capacity building programme and with a strong focus on strengthening road policing in the 10 cities. The person will manage 2 Geneva based GRSP staff who will coordinate, plan and implement good practice road policing that will contribute to a reduction in deaths and serious injuries on the road in the 10 selected cities.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Oversee the GRSP capacity building component of the Bloomberg Initiative – Global Road Safety programme in the 10 selected cities, specifically the city road policing strategy development and activities related to enforcement of policies that impact on road user safety
- Liaise with collaborators in the Bloomberg Initiative – Global Road Safety, as well as other relevant stakeholders to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate activities. Collaborators include : BIGRS partners (World Health Organisation, World Bank, Johns Hopkins University, The Union North America, New Car Assessment Program, EMBARQ and NACTO) ; Embedded City staff in the cities liaising between road police and GRSP ; GRSP Members
- Oversee and manage Senior Officers – Country/City Capacity Building support who will provide technical and practical support to road police to strategically enforce road laws and policies, and also to lead road safety agencies where possible.
- Manage the development/updating and implementation of global good practice road policing guidelines, tools and systems to support global road policing initiatives at the city level
- Develop and/or update relevant good practice road safety capacity building and training materials and activities as required by all staff in GRSP.
- Explore ways to address system and professional challenges to road policing activities and make recommendations to relevant bodies who can bring about change.
- Represent GRSP and promote its road safety work externally to partners including civil society organisations, UN agencies, academics, the media, Bloomberg Philanthropies and other potential donors.
- Contribute to the development of a global road policing resource centre, relevant publications and programme materials for GRSP generally and the GRSP Bloomberg Initiative – Global Road Safety Programme in relation to road policing.
- To provide expert advice and guidance to National Societies, lead agencies and civil society organisation within the field of road safety and to support the delivery of training as required.
- To monitor adherence to relevant International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) strategies, plans, policies, standards and procedures, and where relevant, National Societies.
- Collate content and write monthly, quarterly and annual reports for the Bloomberg Initiative - Global Road Safety Programme. Actively work towards the achievement of the Federation Secretariat’s and GRSP`s goals Abide by and work in accordance with the Red Cross and Red Crescent principles Perform any other work related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager
Education
Preferred:
- University degree in a field related to: road policing, education/training, public health, road safety management
- Post graduate studies in a field related to the above university degrees.
Experience
Required:
- At least 10 years of active service with road policing
- At least 5 years in a road policing leadership role
Preferred:
- Experience of working in partnership or in a coalition
- Experience in working for the Red Cross/Red Crescent, or other humanitarian organisation, or an NGO with a focus on road safety capacity building
Knowledge, skills and languages
Required:
- Can strategically provide oversight of the planning and implementation of a multi city road safety capacity building programme where the primary target audience is road police
- Can efficiently manage a budget across cities
- Has experience and skills to manage a team of city and country road safety coordinators
- Can manage staff development of the city and country road safety coordinators
- Can provide technical guidance to the city or country road safety management key stakeholders, particularly in relation to good practice road policing
- Fluently spoken and written English
Preferred:
- Good command of another IFRC official language (French, Spanish or Arabic) (Preferred)
Competencies and values
Comments
The Federation is an equal opportunity employer.
About the Organization
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a global membership organisation comprising National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies around the world. Through 190 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and 17 million volunteers, the IFRC network is present in virtually every community, reaching more than 160 million people every year with life-saving and life-changing support.
