Manager, Disasters, Climate and Crises

The Manager, Disasters, Climate and Crises (DCC) provides strategic leadership and manages the Africa Regional DCC Department, encompassing coordination of operations, coordination of programmes, and technical services including Anticipatory Action, Climate, Disaster Risk Reduction, Community Engagement and Accountability, Migration, and Cash and Voucher Assistance. The role ensures that IFRC-supported operations and programmes are coherent, high quality, locally anchored, and aligned with Strategy 2030, the Renewal, and the Africa Unified Plan. The Manager positions IFRC Africa as a leading humanitarian and resilience actor on the continent, shaping regional agendas on preparedness, anticipatory action, climate adaptation, migration, and integrated resilience.

• Provide clear strategic direction, performance management, and coherence across the three pillars: Coordination of Operations, Coordination of Programmes, and Technical Services.
• Ensure that operational excellence, programmatic scale-up, and technical services reinforce each other.
• Serve as the Africa Region's senior manager on disaster, climate, and crisis strategy vis-à-vis Geneva, Country/Cluster Delegations, and external partners.
• Contribute to the overall strategic vision and planning for IFRC Africa, focusing on strengthening National Society capacities for effective programmes and operations.
• Promote and contribute to the development of IFRC policies and positions regarding Strategy 2030 and the five shifts of IFRC Renewal, with a focus on localisation and accountability.
• Ensure that pan-African and multi-country programmes and operations are designed for scale, supported by appropriate governance models, and managed in line with IFRC Programme and Project Management (PCM) standards.
• Guarantee that pan-African initiatives have clear ownership, performance frameworks, risk management structures, and learning loops.
• Lead technical teams providing country-level support and guidance for strategic plans and quality programmes.
• Support overall emergency operations coordination and technical support involving health, WASH, food security, livelihoods, shelter, cash, DRR, CEA, and PGI.
• Liaise with internal and external partners to ensure operational coherence in disaster response and development actions.
• Lead the strengthening of community resilience through integrated longer-term plans with National Societies and partners.
• Institutionalize and strengthen Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) and Protection, Gender and Inclusion (PGI) across all programmes and operations.
• Identify risks, monitor their development, and implement risk responses or escalate to the Director when necessary.
• Champion shared leadership across the membership in Africa, ensuring that National Societies, PNS, and IFRC jointly shape and deliver the agenda.

• Master's degree in Disaster Management, Humanitarian Affairs, International Relations, Public Policy, Climate/Environment, Development Studies or related field. A first-level university degree combined with extensive relevant experience can be considered in lieu.
• Successful completion of the Basic IMPACT Course or equivalent training.
• Qualification or Certification in Project Management (Preferred).
• 10–12 years of experience working in humanitarian response, disaster management, climate resilience or related fields.
• Significant experience in designing, leading and managing large-scale humanitarian programmes and operations.
• At least 7 years in senior management roles, including managing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated experience in building capacity of Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies, NGO, civil society organization etc. on health interventions, disaster management, resilience building, development activities etc. (Preferred).
• Strong experience working in a multicultural, international context.
• Experience managing partners or partnership arrangements, donors and organizational leadership and government counterparts.
• Experience working with the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement.
• Demonstrated experience in programmes and operations, including in sectors relevant to IFRC.
• Demonstrated success in project/program planning, budgeting, management, reporting and evaluation.
• Demonstrated track record in innovating, contributing to a learning culture, sharing knowledge and new approaches to engaging partners.
• Highly developed leadership, strategic analysis and decision-making skills.
• Professional credibility, strong analytical skills, and ability to work at various levels of complexity.
• Excellent negotiation, coordination and relationship management abilities.
• Proven ability to motivate and manage a team.
• Strategic analysis, systematic thinking.