Food Security and Livelihoods Advisor

Job posted by: British Red Cross Society - UK - Thu, 23 Apr 2015

Job Details:

Organisation: British Red Cross Society - UK

Deadline Mon, 25 May 2015

Job type: Permanent

Location: United Kingdom

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The technical and advisory department provides technical and advisory specialist services to the regional teams of the British Red Cross programmes and partnerships department (including staff located abroad and externally to other Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies, the IFRC and the ICRC.

 

We are looking for a food security and livelihood adviser who will primarily ensure the provision of high quality technical and advisory services in areas such as cash transfer programmes, household economic security and market assessment to both response and resilience programmes supporting vulnerable communities in Africa, the Middle East and Asia through the actions of our Red Cross movement partners.

 

You will help build the capacity of partner national societies within the relevant technical areas, contributing to their organisational development as leading national humanitarian organisations. You will work collaboratively with heads of region and country managers to support the development of integrated approaches, working alongside and within the regional programmes and partnerships.

 

To apply and for further information please click on this link: https://jobs.redcross.org.uk/tlive1_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID%3d29216852N4%1BU&WVID=624080007l&LANG=USA

 

If you have any problems with your application please contact Maya Gupta at MGupta@redcross.org.uk  

Please see the JD on our website for more information and essential skills and competencies.

 

Closing date for applications: 25 May 2015.

 

Please note that our online recruitment site will be down for maintenance during the weekend of 25/26 April. Therefore, during this time we suggest candidates work on their application and personal statement offline in order to complete their application when the recruitment site is back up and running on Monday 27 April 2015.

 

The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global voluntary network, responding to conflicts, natural disasters and individual emergencies. We enable vulnerable people in the UK and abroad to 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.

 

The British Red Cross is proud to have a diverse and neutral workforce. We are bound by seven fundamental principles including impartiality, neutrality and independence and we are committed to welcoming people from the widest possible diversity of background, culture and experience.

 

The British Red Cross Society, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949), Scotland (SC037738) and Isle of Man (0752).

 

Reference No. REQ0000004TI

Location: London, UK

Starting Salary: £38,000

HOURS: Full time

 



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