Regional Directors

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About the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian network, with 191 member National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. IFRC uses the Triple R – response, resilience and respect – to deliver on Strategy 2030. IFRC responds to disasters and crises, ensuring timely, coordinated and locally led humanitarian action. IFRC supports its members in building community resilience in the areas of climate and environment, health and wellbeing, and migration and displacement. IFRC promotes respect for our fundamental principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality, including in our work on values, power and inclusion. The IFRC focuses throughout on our core mandate – our raison d’être – of strategic and operational coordination, humanitarian diplomacy, National Society development, and accountability.

IFRC is led by its Secretary General and has its Headquarters in Geneva and five regional offices in Africa (Nairobi); the Americas (Panama); Asia Pacific (Kuala Lumpur); Europe (Budapest); and MENA (Beirut) as well as representation offices, service centres and delegations across the globe.

IFRC has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment and other forms of harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, and lack of integrity (including but not limited to financial misconduct). IFRC also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles.

For more information, visit www.ifrc.org/.

Role Purpose

The Regional Director leads IFRC’s work in the region and is a member of the Global Leadership Team (GLT). Under the overall leadership of the Secretary General and the direct line management of the USG-NSDC, the Regional Director provides vision, leadership, strategic guidance, and effective management of the IFRC Secretariat’s work and resources in the region of assignment, including in the relevant strategic areas of National Society development, operations coordination, partnerships and humanitarian diplomacy, and management.

The Regional Director also coordinates activities closely with the Executive Office; Under-Secretary General, Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization (HDD); and the Under-Secretary General, People and Strategy (PAS), to ensure effective coordination across the IFRC Secretariat.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Champion and ensure effective and agile model of leadership working as one IFRC.

Within the framework of IFRC’s Strategy 2030, the Agenda for Renewal, and the IFRC Way of Working, and under the guidance of the USG-NSDC, the Regional Director is responsible for providing strategic leadership across the region and ensuring impactful support to National Societies. This includes strengthening their capacities to reduce and address fragility, enhance resilience, and ensure effective readiness and preparedness for crises.

As a member of the Global Leadership Team, the Regional Director is responsible for ensuring that IFRC operates as one organization, maximizing and connecting capacities, expertise, and resources at delegations, and global levels. The Regional Director will provide leadership for the implementation of the Agenda for Renewal and the IFRC Way of Working, translating these directions into effective regional and country-level action in support of the ambitions and objectives of Strategy 2030.

Ensure delivery of the five strategic priorities underpinned by the five strategic shifts of IFRC Renewal and support National Societies in advancing the implementation of Strategy 2030

• Ensure that the IFRC secretariat efforts are focused on mobilizing investments in delivering relevant and effective programs and services by national societies in the areas of:
• Response – in scale, speed and scope that is comprehensive and people focused
• Resilience – focusing on climate and environmental challenges, health and wellbeing and migration and identity, and
• Respect \- for our fundamental principles and our work on values, power and inclusion.
• Lead the implementation of the five Strategic shifts of the IFRC Renewal in the region, ensuring that deepening localisation and accountability; sharpening humanitarian focus, influence, and impact; intensifying trust and collaboration; accelerating digital transformation and AI adoption; and fostering a more innovative and agile Secretariat are fully integrated into Regional and Delegation plans and translated into measurable results.
• Place People and National Societies at the centre of IFRC planning, decision-making, and operational delivery, ensuring that support reflects their priorities and capacities while strengthening accountability to communities, agility, principled conduct, partnerships, and alignment with IFRC statutory instruments and General Assembly resolutions.
• Ensure that the Global teams and Delegations operate as one IFRC system, effectively connecting delegations and global capacities, tools, standards, and resources to strengthen preparedness, readiness, and response capabilities of National Societies and IFRC offices and maximize collective impact.
• Provide strategic oversight of country-level capacity, resources, and delegated authority, ensuring implementation of the target of at least 75% of financial resources at country level, appropriate delegation of authority, robust first- and second-line oversight, transparency and accountability, and adherence to technical quality standards while maximizing the effective use of resources.

Ensure National Society Development

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for National Society development and strengthening across the region, ensuring that IFRC regional and country teams prioritize investment in stronger, more sustainable, accountable, and trusted National Societies as critical local humanitarian actors and partners of choice.
• Lead strategic engagement with National Society leadership, maintaining regular dialogue to understand priorities and...

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