ThaiNGO

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) seeks to appoint a:

Title:                Senior Program Officer – Asia, Middle East and Europe Region, American Red Cross

Reports to:      Senior Delegate, Regional Quality and Learning, American Red Cross

Organizational background

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, with 190 member National Societies. As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, our work is guided by seven fundamental principles (humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality) and by Strategy 2020, which voices our collective vision and determination to move forward in tackling the major challenges that confront humanity in the present decade.

Under the umbrella of the Federation’s Country Cluster Support Team, the American Red Cross (ARC) seeks to prevent and alleviate human suffering around the world by responding to disasters, building safer, more resilient communities, and educating future humanitarians. With programs and partners in 70 countries, the American Red Cross is working to strengthen the global Red Cross Red Crescent network in order to deliver critical assistance to some of the most vulnerable communities in the world, reaching 100 million people annually.

Job purpose:

The Senior Program Officer is a highly experienced staff responsible for helping American Red Cross (ARC) and Red Cross/Red Crescent partners in Eurasia to support implementation of high-quality programs.  In addition, the Senior Program Officer will facilitate learning, sharing and use of good practices within this region, among other regions, and with ARC National Headquarters and Red Cross/Red Crescent partners.  The Senior Program Officer will travel up to 25% of the time to active project sites in the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The position will report directly to the Senior Quality and Learning delegate and will be based in Bangkok. 

Senior Program Officers are expected to have a wide range of skills, experience and knowledge in project management, operations and resource acquisition.

Job duties and responsibilities

The Senior Program Officer will support the Senior Quality and Learning Delegate in managing the overall program portfolio and aspects of the American Red Cross Eurasia Delegation.  The position will assist in providing project oversight and technical assistance to program staff in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating projects in collaboration with Red Cross and non-Red Cross partners.

Program management, support to programs:

• Support ensuring impact-oriented, sustainable project results within project scope, budget, and timeframe by performing regular communication with local ARC program management staff; monitoring budgets and reviewing financial and narrative reports; and performing monitoring visits to local staff and project sites.
• Provide support to all ARC and National Society project staff in achieving project goals.
• Provide support to project closeout activities by regularly reviewing exit and sustainability plans.
• Provide support in identifying project issues and risk by regularly reviewing project implementation, reports, etc. and plan to mitigate them.
• Provide support to all project managers in Eurasia in ensuring that integration and cross-cutting themes are considered in interventions at all levels, especially in project design, budgets, work plans, and trainings.
• Work closely with local finance manager to review Budget vs. Actual reports for all field-oriented aspects program activity and delegation operation expense; work closely with NHQ-based Finance staff to review consolidated BVA reports and complete budget forecasts for all levels of program expenditure
• Work in an interdisciplinary fashion with the finance, M&E and program staff to design, plan, implement, and monitor all projects within the delegation.
• Provide additional program support and management duties as requested by the Regional Director or the Senior Quality and Learning delegate.
• Coordinate and cultivate relationships with relevant Red Cross partners (IFRC counterparts, National Societies, Partner National Societies) and external stakeholders on a regular basis, in coordination with other ARC staff.  

Represent ARC and maintain active communication with key external partners including donor agencies and other humanitarian agencies in the U.S. and overseas.

Qualifications, experience and skills required:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Prefer Master’s degree in international development, public health or other development related area
• Demonstrated experience in proposal writing, preferably with USAID/Department of State formats
• Demonstrated experience in strategic and operational planning
• Demonstrated experience in project monitoring, tracking project results, reviews
• Demonstrated experience in monitoring and evaluation
• Experience with NGO, Red Cross/Crescent, or USAID contractor outside one’s home country
• Self-supporting in computers (Windows, spreadsheets, word-processing)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Prefer excellent verbal and written communication skills in Russian

Candidates are requested to send a covering letter and Curriculum Vitae in MS WORD format to: anchalee.limpiponpaiboon@ifrc.org.  Closing date: 11 October 2016.  Only short listed candidates will be acknowledged. More information about IFRC, please see www.ifrc.org.

**This position is hired as a local contract and is provided a local benefit package**

• Local Benefit Package: annual leave, 13^th month salary, Group Health and Life Insurance and Provident Fund