Job Description

Deputy Regional Representative - Asia (Re-advertisement) Delegat Unit, R\xc3\xb8de Kors

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About the position

The purpose of the regional offices (RO) is to ensure implementation of the international strategy in the region, by establishing and following up regional and country strategic direction through regional and country frameworks. This means that RO is responsible for strategy implementation, ensuring accountability and providing leadership in the region and for supporting country offices (CO) based on strategic direction and overall frameworks from National Office (HQ). The RO ensures strategic relationship management with all NorCross NS partners in the region, the Federation and the ICRC, with a focus on regional emergency preparedness and response. The RO furthermore ensures strategic relationship management with donors and external partners and supports CO with grant management. The RO supports and oversees finance management and results management (PMER) in the region in line with established standards and best practices. The RO is responsible for optimal use of human resources by ensuring efficient and purposeful communication and collaboration, including with National Office (HQ). The RO promotes competency development and ensures efficient leadership and a conducive working environment in the region.

The purpose of the Deputy Regional Representative is to oversee results-based management of programmes in the region, manage Norwegian Red Cross contribution to RCM regional preparedness and response systems, and deputize for the Regional Representative. Strategic Responsibilities:

• Oversees that projects follow established work processes and that project management methodologies are consistent across countries and in line with best practices.
• Ensures that Norwegian Red Cross proactively contributes to complementary RCM preparedness and response to acute disasters in the region.
• Deputizes for the Regional Representative. Manage Results Management Officer and Regional Technical Delegate in accordance with Norwegian Red Cross leadership model.

Operational Responsibilities:

• Oversees results management in the region in line with established standards and best practices, herein reviews and quality assures new projects.
• Acquires fluency in the understanding of Norwegian Red Cross work processes and digital tools.
• In-country support to the country offices required an extended period of travel to project areas in conflict, protracted crisis context.
• Closely monitors the relevant humanitarian situations in the region and provides updated analysis and recommendations to the Regional Representative and Disaster Risk Management Unit at National Office (HQ) accordingly.
• Leads the assessment of Emergency Appeals in the region and provides a recommendation to the Regional Representative on support to emergency operations.
• Coordinates that Norwegian RC-funded initiatives in the region improve regional disaster preparedness and response operations and achieve desired results.
• Drafts quarterly updates on ongoing preparedness and response operations, including Emergency Appeals.
• Manage and motivates the professional development of regional technical delegates and Results Management Officer and follows up on yearly plans.
• Support coordination and collaboration of technical delegates in the region work with other technical personnel globally to contribute to optimal use of technical resources across regions in international activities.
• Ensures that all regional and country office staff have access to and can make use of technical resources Contributes to human resources planning for technical competencies in the region.

Key information

Application deadline:
28.04.2023


Employer:
R\xc3\xb8de Kors


Town/city:
Kuala Lumpur


Title:
Deputy Regional Representative - Asia (Re-advertisement)



Positions:
1


Full-time/part-time:
Full-time


Employment type:
Temporary


Percentage of full-time:
100



Webcruiter ID:
4649749821




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Collaboration:

• Works closely with Regional Finance Manager to ensure coherence in results management and finance management.
• Works closely with relevant National Office (HQ) staff including Program Support Coordinator and Coordinator Planning Monitoring and Results to ensure regional alignment with Norwegian Red Cross approaches for results management.
• Be the focal point in the region for technical coordination with relevant staff at Disaster Risk Management Unit at the National Office (HQ).

Mission Responsibilities:

• The DRR oversees regular contact with Seconded staff to IFRC in the region.
• In case applicable, this position is the focal person for NorCross programmes being implemented in countries where NorCross does not have in-country delegates.

Formal Competency:

• Higher education at the master level within relevant field and more than 5 years of experience at management level.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Experience from implementing humanitarian projects at field level.
• Track record of emergency response deployments an asset.
• Advanced knowledge of disaster preparedness and response mechanisms.
• Fluency in English. Working proficiency of regional languages is an asset.
• Technical expertise in Health or WASH an asset.
  
  

Personal Qualifications:

• Very good ability to take initiative and accept responsibility.
• Very good ability to communicate effectively.
• Very good ability to cooperate and share competency.
• Very good ability to lead and develop others.
• Ability to be solution oriented.
• Collaborates well with others and supports others in the pursuit of team goals.
• Creates a stable and re-assuring work atmosphere and is firm and reliable.
• Experience of working in the conflict & protracted crisis context.
  
  

Reporting to: Regional Representative, Asia Position is based in: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Contract length:
24 months (Family position) Why should you apply?

• Meaningful: You`ll be a part of the world\'s largest humanitarian organization, reaching the most vulnerable people in their local community.
• Impact: You will help National Societies in the region to become strong, self-sustained and accountable humanitarian actors.
• Career: You will be connected to an international organization with staff based all over the world
• A great place to work: You will work in a multicultural environment with hard-working, dedicated and fun colleagues with a strong culture of collaboration, continual improvement, and celebration of wins.

Norwegian Red Cross striving to build a working culture based on respect, honesty and generosity.
We do a thorough background check on relevant candidate.

Address: Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Contacts

Knowlden Juma Ochieng
Seniorr\xc3\xa5dgiver
Phone: 46776377

About the employer

The Norwegian Red Cross is part of the Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement, the world\xe2\x80\x99s largest humanitarian network with millions of volunteers and staff operating in 190 countries. Our mission is to alleviate human suffering, protect life and health, and uphold human dignity especially during armed conflicts and other emergencies. To achieve this, we follow the seven humanitarian principles: Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary service, Unity and Universality.