Overview
The Lead, Humanitarian Diplomacy & Liaison will provide technical and strategic advice and facilitate Humanitarian Diplomacy and strategic partnerships activities for IFRC CCD Delhi.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and ensure implementation of IFRC HD strategies and external engagement plans for India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka.
- Continuously analyse national, and global political and policy developments of relevance for IFRC’s humanitarian mandate and operations.
- Identify and research humanitarian issues that warrant prioritised HD engagement and develop HD key messages.
- Undertake comprehensive stakeholder mapping, identifying areas of common interest and identifying engagement opportunities.
- Facilitate, and follow up on the Head of Delegation’s external engagements, including through network building and production of briefing notes and key messages.
- Represent the IFRC at external engagements at the direction of the HoD.
- Ensure the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the Head of Delegation’s strategic outgoing correspondence, policy position, and briefs.
- Work closely with National Societies on HD strategy and messages, and provide appropriate support and advice.
- Coordinate with the IFRC Programmes team, Operations team and Communications staff during humanitarian emergencies.
- Contribute to well-funded IFRC emergency appeals and operational plans.
- Identify and develop partnerships with interlocutors at key government ministries.
- Develop engagement strategies for partners and systemic ways of engagement.
- Support coordination with the Host NS and the IFRC Membership.
- Support strengthened cooperation with (sub-)regional organisations, multilateral and international financial institutions, development banks with country presence, UN agencies, specialized funds, etc.
- Ensure the management of all information/data related to partnerships/ in India, Bhutan, Maldives, and Sri Lanka is kept fully up to date in the IFRC’s customer relationship management (CRM) system.
- Working closely with National Societies counterpart on strategic partnerships strategy and messages, and providing appropriate support and advice to NSs.
Required Experience
- At least 10-15 years of relevant professional experience in advocacy, partnerships, multi-stakeholder engagement, donor relations.
- Experience in managing external relations with diplomatic missions, international organizations, and other key actors.
- Solid experience in networking and building relationship with internal and external stakeholders.
- At least 5 years of experience within the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement and/or other humanitarian organization(s).
- Field experience in high-risk and/or fragile context(s).
- Demonstrable experience in project/funding proposal preparation.
Qualifications
- University-level degree in a relevant field (e.g., international relations, development studies, law, political science, public administration) or equivalent in qualifying experience
- Qualification or certification in project management or negotiation
