Disaster Risk Reduction Adviser

The British Red Cross (BRC) 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. We enable 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.

The Technical & Advisory department provides technical and advisory specialist services to the regional teams of the BRC Programmes & Partnerships department (including staff located abroad and externally to other Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies, the IFRC and the ICRC.

Overall Purpose of the Post

We are looking for a Disaster Risk Reduction Adviser who will primarily ensure the provision of high quality technical and advisory services in areas such as community-based and organizational disaster preparedness, risk reduction and resilience to response, recovery and longer term programmes supporting vulnerable communities in Africa, Asia and the Middle East through the actions of our RCM partners. The post holder will help build the capacity of partner national societies within the relevant technical areas, contributing to their organisational development as leading national humanitarian organisations. He/she will work collaboratively with Heads of Region and Country Managers to support the development of integrated approaches, working alongside and within the regional programmes and partnerships.