IFRC recruits 01 Senior Organizational Development Officer

Senior Organizational Development Officer

Closing date (Geneva time zone):30-07-2019

Duty station:Abuja

Country:NIGERIA

Duty station status: N/A

Accompanied status: N/A

Duration:6 months

Category of Staff: National Staff

Grade: Not applicable

Vacancy No:IFRC03237

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.

Organizational Context

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC or “the Federation”) is the World’s largest volunteer-based humanitarian network. The Federation is a membership organization established by and comprised of its member National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Along with National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Federation is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The overall aim of the IFRC is” to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.” It works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during and after disasters, health emergencies and other crises. The Federation is served by a Secretariat based in Geneva, with regional and country offices throughout the world. The Secretariat is led by the IFRC Secretary General and provides the central capacity of the International Federation to serve, connect, and represent National Societies. The Secretariat’s focus includes providing support to the IFRC governance mechanisms; setting norms and standards; providing guidance; ensuring consistency; coordination and accountability for performance; knowledge sharing; promoting collaboration within and respect for the RCRC Movement; and expanding engagement with partners. The Secretariat has five regional office, as follows: Americas (Panama City); Africa (Nairobi); Asia/Pacific (Kuala Lumpur); Europe (Budapest); Middle East and North Africa (Beirut). The IFRC office in Abuja is the hub to support the Red Cross National Societies of the West Coast Cluster (Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Liberia) and has a status agreement with Nigerian government. The West Coast cluster office deliver the IFRC mandate in the sub-region with a focus on Disaster Management, Capacity Building of the National Societies and Humanitarian Diplomacy. The Nigerian Red Cross adopted Strategic Development Plan for 2016 – 2020, and has conducted a series of self- reflections and external reviews (OCAC, BOCA, external reviews) over the last few years. The National Society now seeks to right size the organization’s organigram, ensure right person right job and develop human resource policies and procedures to ensure effective implementation of objectives. The National Society does not have a human resource team or department, nor the required procedures and systems, therefore external assistance needs to be brought in to develop a new organigram, advice on effective HR systems and procedures, as well as the establishment of a performance culture and assist in the assessment of incumbent staff against the same.

Job Purpose

The Senior Organizational Development officer will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of the HR reengineering process in the Nigerian Red Cross and for providing overall guidance and technical support as required. The post holder will work closely with his/her counterpart in the Nigerian Red Cross as well as with other partners to ensure quality and timely implementation of activities as well as proper alignment and coordination with other organizational development activities

Job Duties and Responsibilities

The Senior Organizational Development officer will have the following responsibilities:

Ensure that the plan and budget for the project, as well as terms and conditions defined in the project agreement between NRCS and IFRC, are fully respected in terms of:

Implementation of the agreed plan and milestones in a timely manner and within the budget;

Ensure proper communication and engagement from all NRCS departments and branches;

Regular monitoring of activities and coordination with the external consultants;

Narrative and financial reporting;

Provide technical support and coaching to NRCS on the implementation of the Human Resources reengineering process and represent IFRC in technical discussions with the external consultants hired to provide technical

Coordinate the provision of additional technical support from IFRC (Regional office or Geneva) or from other Movement partners if

Work with NRCS counterpart and the external consultancy firm to provide regular updates (at least monthly) on the implementation of the project, requesting feedback from Movement partners when

Ensure alignment and coordination between this project and all other NSD initiatives through a continuous dialogue and information sharing with NRCS, ICRC and partner

Support NRCS in the development of a detailed plan and budget for the implementation of phase two of the HR reengineering

Provide support to NRCS in the mobilisation of resources for the implementation of the second phase of the program in

Identify and agree with NRCS best practices for the implementation of the project and ensure that NRCS respect these best practices, the labour laws and data protection laws of Nigeria and the IFRC Code of Conduct.

Promote that lessons learned are properly recorded to be used in the future by NRCS or by other National Societies addressing a similar

Elaborate the narrative and financial reports in accordance with IFRC and donor

Participate in the meetings of the OD Technical Committee in Nigeria and contribute, as requested by IFRC, to other organizational development initiatives in

The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Education

University degree, or equivalent, in relevant discipline (Human Resources, Business Administration, etc)

Relevant post-graduate degree or MBA (or equivalent)

Relevant professional experience in organisational change, human resources re-structuring and/or capacity building work

Experience

Minimum of 10 year of work experience

Minimum of 5 years of work experience in organisational development or capacity building in complex organisation

Minimum of 3 years of work experience in a non-profit organisation

Previous experience in the area of human resources is preferred

Knowledge, skills and languages

Superior writing and editing skills

Excellent communication and inter-personal skills

Excellent relationship building skills; ability to build and strengthen internal network

Expertise in planning processes.

Fluently spoken and written English

Competencies and values

Communication

Collaboration and Teamwork

Judgement and Decision Making

National Society and Customer Relations

Creativity and Innovation

Building Trust

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