Consultant Road Safety

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC

Organizational Context

The consultant will have a good understanding of contemporary global road safety issues and knowledge of what works and what does not work across each component of the safe system approach to road safety. The consultant will also have experience in course implementation and stakeholder engagement for road safety training with a focus on the safe system approach and road user behavioural risk factors in the context of low- and middle-income countries.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

At the direction of the GRSP Senior Manager or Chief Executive Officer (CEO):

• Co-ordinate and deliver GRSP road safety related education and training programmes that are soundly based on the safe system approach and road safety related evidence base.
• Undertake day-to-day coordination and liaison activities with all GRSP staff, partners, speakers and course participants.
• Act as the focal point for GRSP s course implementation partner, John Hopkins University.
• Lead GRSP s part of the nomination and application process for course participants with partner organisations.
• Maintain oversight the logistics of course delivery and providing support during course delivery.
• Contribute to the process of agenda development and speaker recruitment.
• Travel to locations, including to low- or middle-income countries as required to plan, coordinate or deliver programmes.
  
  
  

• Relevant technical training in road safety.
  
  
  

• Undergraduate degree in public health or road safety, with a focus on behavioural risk factors.
  
  
  

• At least 5 years experience working in the field of global road safety, with a preference for experience in road safety in the low- and middle-income country context.
• Experience in delivering training programmes.
• Experience in working with international partners to implement training programmes.
• Experience with planning and supporting the delivery and logistics of training programmes with international participants.
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex partnerships to facilitate programmatic outcomes.
  
  
  

• Fluently spoken and written English.
• Advanced analytical skills.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Excellent networking and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong training and facilitation skills.
• Strong problem-solving ability.
• Ability to negotiate with a variety of international partners and stakeholders.
• Ability to multitask, work under pressure, and to time and budget deadlines.
  
  
  

• Good command of another IFRC official language (French, Spanish or Arabic).
  
  
  

• Please submit your application in English only.
• In your application, please include the following documents
• Cover letter of no more than three pages and explains how the applicant meets each of the education and experience requirements outlined in the position description;
• CV of no more than eight pages (which includes the applicants city and country of residency);
• Applications are not to include attachments or other supporting documents;
• Note: Applications that exceed length limits will not be considered.