Vacancy No: 2012-11-gva

Application Deadline: 25 March 2012

Place of assignment: Geneva

Organization unit: Global Road Safety Partnership

Duration of contract: 2 years. This is a limited-term post funded by the programme budget and is classified at Head of Department level.

Purpose of position: The Global Road Safety Partnership is a voluntary association of governments, businesses and civil society organisations, hosted by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). GRSP is dedicated to the sustainable reduction of death and injury on the roads of low and middle income countries. It has a particular emphasis on low and middle income countries and is currently active working with over 30 countries. GRSP currently has 17 full time staff and another 18 part time staff on 5 continents, and a current annual budget of some US$ 7 million. GRSP has a role in advocacy at the global level, is the Reference Centre for road safety for the IFRC and the 187 Red Cross/Red Crescent National Societies, is a source of knowledge and good practice in all aspects of road safety, and works to develop partnership organizations. GRSP has grown extremely rapidly over the last four years and has proven that the model of multi-sector partnership and good practice can work, and has also demonstrated the possibility to attract and retain a workforce that s multi-national and multi-cultural. It is now necessary to effectively manage this effort in order to achieve a global scale impact on a crisis that kills 1.3 million people every year and injures 50 million more.

Description of Duties: · The Chief Executive will assume overall responsibility for the development and direction of the programme. · The work of the GRSP Chief Executive will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following: · Developing the strategic direction of the organization · Prepare and manage the annual business plan and and budget · Manage the GRSP staff worldwide (currently 17 full time and 18 part time staff on 5 continents) · Ensure the financial stability of the organisation by directing a successful marketing plan to increase funding · Manage the Hosting Arrangements with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red · Crescent Societies · Raise the profile of GRSP on the world stage · Manage the development of GRSP’s good practice and knowledge sharing activities · Recruit new members (of the GRSP working as consultants) · Promote the partnership approach (government, business, not for profit organizations) that is the hallmark of the GRSP approach · Prepare and implement strategies for the development of the programme, its staff and member relations · Expand the geographic cover of GSRP country activities · Build relationships with other international organizations in road safety · Oversee the reporting arrangements the countries in which GRSP are working · Implement a communications programme to ensure that key customers and stakeholders are fully informed · Ensure the proper training and development of GRSP staff · Ensure proper performance management of GRSP staff · Represent GRSP at selected international fora, international conferences and to the media · Report to the GRSP Executive Committee, GRSP Chairman and Vice Chairman on a regular basis · Undertake other relevant duties as agreed with the GSRP Executive Committee

Duties applicable to all staff: · Actively work towards the achievement of the Secretariat’s goals · Abide by and work in accordance with the Red Cross Red Crescent principles · Perform any other work related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager

Education: · University degree in Road Safety · MBA or other relevant post graduate qualification would be preferred

Experience: · At least 10 years experience in road transport and road safety including experience on an international level with a strong preference for experience in low and middle income countries · At least 5 years experience working in or with a ministry of transport, road research institute, road management organisation, or road safety NGO in developing countries · At least 10 years experience in leading and managing international teams · Understanding of public/private sector goals and partnerships · Experience of people management in a highly diverse and globally distributed team · Experience in multi-sector organisation general management at senior levels would be preferred · International standing in the road safety field and knowledge of road safety research would be preferred

Skills: · Extensive knowledge of road safety management · Experience of organisational management, assessment and reporting · The credibility and presence to engage with senior level staff in all sectors of society · Presentation and public speaking skills – to international audiences · Analytical with excellent reporting and financial management abilities · Understanding of social and economic development issues · Able to work under significant pressure and across wide language and cultural interfaces · Able to work in different cultures and with diverse staff distributed across many countries/cultures

Languages: · Excellent speaking, reading and writing of English · Fluency in other official Federation languages (French, Spanish and/or Arabic) would be preferred

Competencies: · Professionalism · Building trust · Empowering others · National Societies relations · Teamwork · Communication · Innovation · Judgment – Decision-making · Managing performance · Building alliance · Influencing · Inspiration · Strategic orientation

Written Exercises And Interview: Applicants may be requested to complete written exercises and/or be interviewed

Apply Here: https://jobnet.ifrc.org/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.asp?jobinfo_uid_c=2804&vaclng=en