United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Ebola Response Manager

Organization: British Red Cross
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 02 Nov 2014

The Programmes and Partnerships department provides single oversight of our programme work and our long-term capacity building partnerships and disaster management. The department will work in partnership not only externally with National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the IFRC and ICRC, but also internally with technical advisers and policy professionals in other teams.

The post of Ebola Response Manager is responsible for strategic direction, management and delivery of BRC support to the Ebola response operations currently being undertaken in West Africa. It will provide fixed term surge support to the West and Central Africa regional team until the outbreak is under control and operations can once again be handed back to the relevant Country Managers. This role will include travel to the regions affected by the Ebola outbreak.

Location - UK Office, London (with travel to West Africa)
Hours - Full-time
Salary - circa £36,000 p.a. (incl. London Weighting)
Contract – Fixed term (12 months)
Closes – 2 Nov 2014
Interviews – w/c 10 Nov 2014 (first round), TBC (second round)
Contact - Elizabeth Knight – eknight@redcross.org.uk

Benfits include:

28 days holiday (pro rata)
Up to 6% contributory pension
Childcare vouchers

The British Red Cross, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738).

Please click on the link below to view the full job description and person specification for this position.

How to apply:

Please visit http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Jobs and search reference REQ0000003ZK in order to apply.