Global Surge Delegate - Food Security & Livelihoods

Jan 16, 2017 | British Red Cross
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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. It enables 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. It is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world's largest independent humanitarian network and are committed to, and bound by, its fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.

The British Red Cross is seeking to recruit appropriately skilled and experienced technical specialist to the role of Global Surge Delegate - Food Security & Livelihoods that will enable British Red Cross to provide immediate technical capacity both to British Red Cross and the Red Cross Movement field operations at short notice and as required.

The Global Surge team is part of the Emergencies Team in the International Division of the BRC.

The purpose of the Global Surge Initiative can be described as one of the ways of improving the BRC's ability to be flexible and agile by providing internal and external human resources to fill needs at short notice in response to a crisis.

Inherent in the Global Surge roles is the need for flexibility, the ability to travel and to be willing and able to work in multiple contexts with different stakeholders over the course of the employment. The post holder must be able to deploy at short notice for periods of up to 3 months and to spend up to 75% of their time (maximum 9 months in any 12-month period) overseas. The post holder will also be required to travel and work in remote and potentially unstable areas. For the full overview of this role please see the attached job description.

Please note: The British Red Cross will not sponsor visas. All applicants must have the automatic right to work in the UK. (i.e. an EU passport). By law you must have the right to work in the UK to be employed by the British Red Cross. We will check for evidence of your right to work at assessment stage.