British Red Cross - Country Manager, Ukraine

Country Manager - Ukraine

July 2022

Country Manager (Ukraine)

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Country Manager - Ukraine

Welcome Dear candidate, Thank you for your interest in becoming our new Country Manager for Ukraine. We are delighted that you are exploring joining the British Red Cross and that you wish to be part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

working relationships with key Movement partners in Ukraine. At the time of writing, a total of approximately £165m across all donors has been raised to support the Ukraine Crisis.

You will lead this response, design a long-term set-up that brings programmatic stability and provide a vision to guide those you lead.

You will be joining us at a critical time in our humanitarian response. The Country Manager will take responsibility for implementing a highly relevant and innovative humanitarian partnership with a range of partners, most importantly the Ukrainian Red Cross. You will be expected to design, roll out and grow a multi-faceted response in what represents the largest operation in the British Red Cross’ international history.

You will be a seasoned humanitarian with extensive experience working internationally and of building partnerships both bilaterally and multilaterally. You will bring valuable experience in the oversight of technical experts in addition to a persuasive and supportive style of people management. The role requires extensive knowledge in the field of humanitarian diplomacy and the ability to represent the British Red Cross at the highest levels externally.

Due to the scale and breadth of the crisis, and the huge amount of resources raised by BRC, our Ukraine response is going to last for several years and encompass a variety of programmes and initiatives. We have launched our biggest appeal ever, deployed dozens of delegates more rapidly than ever before, and have established important

The response to the Ukraine Crisis will dominate the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement throughout 2022-2023 and likely beyond. The scale of the crisis and the global reaction have been profound, and you will work closely with colleagues in the UK to steer an effective response that guides the organisation through the coming years.

Above all, you will bring your expertise, compassion, and kindness to build unifying relationships within the Movement and wider humanitarian sector. You will be critical to enabling the British Red Cross to deliver on our international ambitions and strategy.

You are joining us at a truly exciting time, and we hope that you will find your engagement with this process at the British Red Cross as rewarding as your service will be to us. We look forward to hearing from you.

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About British Red Cross We help anyone, anywhere in the UK and around the world, to get the support they need if crisis strikes: connecting human kindness with human crisis.

We enable vulnerable people in the UK and abroad prepare for and withstand emergencies in their own communities.

And when the crisis is over, we help them to recover and move on with their lives.

We are part of the Red Cross and Red Crescent global humanitarian network.

Our Values and Principles Our values (compassionate, courageous, inclusive and dynamic) underpin everything we do. As a member of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the British Red Cross is committed to, and bound by, its fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality.

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The Role Role:

Country Manager

Location:

Ukraine

Salary:

£50,470-55,723

Job Level:

International Grade 8

Directorate:

International

Function:

MENA and Europe Region

Service:

Programmes & Partnerships

Reports to: Middle East, North Africa

and Europe team (MENA and Europe)

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Job Summary The British Red Cross Country Manager in Ukraine is responsible for the representation, development and delivery of the country strategy and programme outcomes in support of, and aligned to both BRCs and National Society strategic priorities including: capacity development and national society strengthening, branch development, design, delivery and monitoring of disaster response and development programmes, and effective use of BRC resources in bilateral programmes.

As the in-country lead for BRC, the Country Manager will act as the lead representative in Ukraine and will primarily be responsible for effective relationship building and partnership working at diplomatic levels with Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and partner national societies implementing programmes in Ukraine. They are expected to maintain and develop significant working relationships with prominent donor representatives, including FCDO.

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Scale and scope of role Budgetary responsibility/accountability Up to 150 million over five years (20 million of bilateral programming budget and up to 130 million of multilateral funding) Accountable for other resources Material and physical assets and resources within the assigned geography

Benefits • Accommodation while on deployment • Subsistence allowances while overseas • Travel to and from the country of posting, plus long service flights • Comprehensive insurance, including medical, personal effects and life insurance • Pre and post assignment medicals and access to excellent health and wellbeing benefits • Access to a pension, which you can join at any time during your contract • Generous leave entitlement (36 days incl. public holidays)

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Responsibilities BRC Representation • Develop and maintain BRC relationships with the Ukraine Red Cross Society leadership the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies secretariat at the country level, ICRC, other Partner National Societies (PNS), FCDO present in the country and strategic external actors, ensuring an open and transparent dialogue through diplomatic representation.

• Active participation in relevant co-ordination fora (both Red Cross Movement and external).

• Develop and maintain BRC operational relationships with other key stakeholders including communities, local authorities and other agencies.

• Represent BRC for media opportunities and communications with senior stakeholders, including major donors.

• Demonstrate a localisation approach to partnership working by prioritising relationships with URCS and Movement partners within Ukraine to understand organisational needs and contribute to the

organisational development of the National Society.

• Act as a key in-country relationship holder for the BRCs interactions with FCDO and other high-level representatives as identified with the Head of Region. Represents the BRCs current funding portfolio and works to identify new funding opportunities in line with country strategy.

Humanitarian Diplomacy and Red Cross Red Crescent Coordination • Working closely with the International Law and Policy team in the UK, they will take forward discussions with URCS on supporting development of URCS’s humanitarian diplomacy strategy and any related structures or fora.

• They will act as the key representative of the BRC with senior ICRC and IFRC officials, seeking to implement an ambitious multilateral approach in Ukraine promoting innovative approaches that strengthen the Movement’s overall response in Ukraine

Country Management

Security management

• With the support of a dedicated Programme Manager, assist in the design and execution of a clear strategy for the roll out of BRC programmes in adherence with current strategic operational framework focussed on humanitarian cash assistance, national society development, humanitarian diplomacy and migration.

• Build and lead the BRC Ukraine in country team and manage, support and develop staff involved in matrix working environments with URCS and the BRC bilateral programme ensuring a working and living environment for any BRC national and international staff that is in line with BRCs culture of safeguarding, inclusion and belonging.

• Maintain accountability to donors in all of BRC-supported activities within the country portfolio, ensuring BRC resources are used effectively with maximum impact.

• Provide support to the regional Disaster Management Coordinator in disaster response activities in the geographical area

• Responsible for security management of staff travelling to and/or deployed to the assigned country and other high/extreme risk contexts. This includes leading country security plans, designing and drafting in-country security rules and regulations, developing contingency plans, and monitoring security changes in country, with the support of the Security Unit in London.

• Responsible for maintaining a strong working relationship with all Movement partners with whom the BRC has a security management relationship, primarily the ICRC.

Programme management • With the support of a dedicated Programme Manager, strategically plan for and oversee the work and input of technical advisors and other specialist colleagues in order to ensure the technical quality of all programme delivery and support to partners

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Responsibilities • Ensure that community engagement and accountability principles are used to ensure that programme affected populations are consulted in design and implementation whilst ensuring the effectiveness of regular and complementary mechanisms for sharing information with and receiving feedback and grievances.

• Ensure due diligence and compliance requirements are in place and adhered to for Ukraine Red Cross Society, in coordination with PNS due diligence processes.

• Ensure appropriate communication, risk escalation and decision-making information is shared with the Major Programme Board • Oversee full budget management for Ukraine Crisis (mutli-lateral and bilateral)

Leadership Behaviours • Actively listens and allow others to be heard.

• Adaptable to changing needs, pressures and opportunities.

• Empowers others based on skills & expertise.

• Dynamic, inclusive, compassionate and courageous

Team Leader • All team members understand their responsibilities and objectives.

• All resources involving staff managed in accordance with BRC policies and procedures.

• All staff are kept informed of relevant organisational plans and updates on development.

• Team ideas and comments are communicated and forwarded appropriately.

Team Member • Actively participates in all team meetings.

• Supports other team members.

• Work and behaves in accordance with all BRC policies and procedures.

• Upholds the fundamental principles of the Red Cross and acts with integrity, in accordance with the Society’s values (inclusive, compassionate, courageous and dynamic).

The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned from time to time that are in line with the level of the role.

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Candidate profile Knowledge and Skills Essential • Significant working knowledge of the international humanitarian system, including the RCRC movement • Good knowledge of the context, challenges and opportunities within the Country.

• Building and maintaining partnerships and relationships at senior and representational level • Strong communication and diplomacy skills • Proven skills in project / programme management techniques, processes and controls including project planning; project change control; resource allocation; and team management.

• Appreciation of, and ability to navigate a cultural environment within Europe, with strong, influential and well resourced partners • Developing and managing budgets with high accountability standards • Programme development via whole programme cycle management process including proposal writing for a range of traditional and institutional donors e.g.

FCDO • Language skills in Ukrainian and/or Russian would be a significant advantage • Good understanding of the basics of international humanitarian law, principled humanitarian action would be an advantage Desirable • Higher level academic qualification (degree level or equivalent work experience) within a relevant field

Experience

Additional requirements

Essential • Leading a country office with a significant budget and bilateral programmes • Leading teams to work in hardship locations • Significant experience in developing and implementing programmes and projects for bilateral programmes at HQ and branch level • Proven management experience at a strategic level in a complex organisation • Representation and negotiation experience with a large range of high-level humanitarian and international development • Strong experience in working with national organisations and supporting capacity building of local partners • Proven experience in developing and leading people and management of multicultural team • Proven experience in managing large-scale budgets and programmes portfolio • Demonstratable experience in security management/decision making for complex and insecure environments

Essential • Able to live in Ukraine and operate in a physically demanding and ambiguous environment • Upholds the fundamental principles and acts with integrity, in accordance with the Society’s values (inclusive, compassionate, courageous and dynamic) • Ensures inclusive practice and promotes diversity, safeguarding and anti-racism • Willingness to work out of office hours when necessary (in response to emergencies, critical incidents, representation events and security management duties)

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Safeguarding The British Red Cross has a zero-tolerance approach to any abuse or harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. We expect everyone who works for us to share this commitment by understanding and working within the British Red Cross Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

Recruitment to all jobs at the British Red Cross includes background checks and the collection of relevant references.

British Red Cross participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme for roles within the International Directorate. In line with the scheme, we will request information from successful job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

Further information on the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme can be found here. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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How to Apply All correspondence, at this stage, should be via Oxford HR. To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button on the job advert page, complete our online application form, and submit your CV and cover letter as two different documents, which should be prepared before applying as they will be considered in the application process. The cover letter should be no more than two pages long and explain why you are interested in this post and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.

Equality Statement

The documents should be saved in MS Word in the following format: Your First Name-Your Last Name-Document Name-Date (mmyyyy) e.g., Malika Cook-CV-072022BRC.

Diversity is something we celebrate, and we want you to be able to bring your authentic self to the British Red Cross. We want you to feel that you are in an inclusive environment, and a great position to help us spread the power of kindness.

At the British Red Cross, we are looking for the right people to help us provide support to millions of people affected by crisis. We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of, age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Timeline Closing Date:

Queries Tuesday 2nd August 2022

Selection Process All candidates will receive an update regarding their application after the closing date. We advise candidates to add the role email to their safe senders list and regularly check their spam folder.

If you have any queries on any aspect of the appointment process, need additional information, or would like to have an informal discussion, please email at britishredcross-cmukraine@oxfordhr.co.uk in the first instance.

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