Senior Officer, Road Policing

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian network, with 191 member National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. IFRC uses the Triple R – response, resilience and respect – to deliver on Strategy 2030. IFRC responds to disasters and crises, ensuring timely, coordinated and locally led humanitarian action. IFRC supports its members in building community resilience in the areas of climate and environment, health and wellbeing, and migration and displacement. IFRC promotes respect for our fundamental principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality, including in our work on values, power and inclusion. The IFRC focuses throughout on our core mandate – our raison d’être – of strategic and operational coordination, humanitarian diplomacy, National Society development, and accountability.

IFRC is led by its Secretary General and has its Headquarters in Geneva and five regional offices in Africa (Nairobi); the Americas (Panama); Asia Pacific (Kuala Lumpur); Europe (Budapest); and MENA (Beirut) as well as representation offices, service centres and delegations across the globe.

The IFRC has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment and other forms of harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, and lack of integrity (including but not limited to financial misconduct). IFRC also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles.

The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) (www.grsproadsafety.org) is a hosted programme of the IFRC and is a voluntary association of governments, businesses, and civil society organisations. Both the IFRC and GRSP are headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The GRSP has full time staff based in Geneva, Kuala Lumpur and Budapest and a cadre of globally based consultants. The aim of the GRSP’s work is to reduce death and serious injuries as a result of road crashes with a focus on low- and middle-income countries.

According to the World Health Organization, road traffic injuries claim more than 1.19 million lives each year and result in approximately 50 million injuries. Low and middle-income countries are disproportionately negatively affected. Globally, road traffic deaths are the leading cause of death among young people aged 5 to 29 years and can cost governments between 3 and 5% of GDP. Road traffic injuries and deaths represent a manmade humanitarian crisis and GRSP/IFRC are committed to evidence-based interventions to address this global pandemic. GRSP’s work includes:

• Carrying out a variety of member and non-member funded road safety projects and research throughout the world but focused primarily in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
• Managing a Road Safety Grants Program that supports civil society and Red Cross/Red Crescent National Societies to strengthen legislation and policies that impact on road safety.
• Undertaking projects in low- and middle- income countries to reduce road crash deaths and serious injuries.
• Running road policing capacity building and training programs in multiple cities and countries.
  • In conjunction with Johns Hopkins University International Injury Research Unit, running Global Road Safety and Road Policing Leadership programs.

The primary role of the Road Policing Senior Officer is to provide technical advice and guidance to support implementation of the Road Policing Capacity Building programme by providing road policing expertise,

guidance and support to relevant police and traffic enforcement agencies in the BIGRS focused cities mostly in Latin America. BIGRS cities in the region are, in Mexico: Mexico City and Guadalajara, in Brazil: Sao Paulo State, Campinas, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, in Ecuador: Quito and Guayaquil, in Argentina: Buenos Aires and Cordoba, in Colombia: Cali and Medellin, in Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo .The appointee will be expected to continuously review and provide direction to optimise current road policing and traffic enforcement practice in each of the BIGRS cities and to design and deliver relevant training workshops, provide on-the-ground coaching and mentoring, and other good practice capacity building activities.

This position will also provide expertise for road policing activities which focus on good practice enforcement of

legislation that relates to drink driving, speeding, use of seat belts, child restraints and motorcycle helmets.

GRSP’s work is funded by members, donors, and development banks, with Bloomberg Philanthropies being a major contributor through the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS).

GRSP’s work specifically contributes to meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 3.6 - “By 2030, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes” and 11.2 – “By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons.” GRSP also contributes to meeting the broader SDG sustainability agenda.

The appointee is expected to ensure that all work products (training delivery, technical documents, etc.) reflect globally recognised good practice in road policing and traffic enforcement and with local context, resourcing, and the

political and social environment taken into account.

The key responsibilities of the Road Policing Senior Officer will include:

• Monitoring and regularly sharing information about the social, political, legal, and economic environments of the selected countries and/or cities, as they relate to road policing and traffic enforcement, in order to inform the provision of technical assistance within a locally relevant capacity building programme and good teamwork with other GRSP Senior Officers.
• Preparing and delivering good practice workshops to all levels of police and traffic enforcement agents on a variety of road policing topics.
• Coaching and mentoring of police and traffic enforcement agents through on-site observation and follow-up discussions.
• Providing written feedback, suggestions, and guidance to road policing and traffic enforcement agencies.
• Conducting on-going assessments of road policing and traffic enforcement agencies in order to inform direction and focus of the capacity building programme and of the GRSP team.
• Liaising with all levels of government and non-government organisations as required to engage in road policing and traffic enforcement activities.
• Representing GRSP at relevant road safety-related meetings and events.
• Working collaboratively with GRSP partners and key stakeholders to share information and ensure maximum programme impact.
• Coordinating the work of field-based staff and consultants to achieve country/city-based programme objectives.
• Cooperating with GRSP/IFRC service providers and consultants in the logistics of training, workshops, translation, travel, equipment procurement etc.

Completing regular monthly, quarterly and annual reporting of country- and city-based activities.

Required

• Relevant professional or technical training (or equivalent experience) in an area

  related to capacity building, training, road policing or road safety management.

Preferred

• University degree in a relevant area to road safety management or road policing.

Required

• Strong communication skills including writing reports for different audiences
• Ability to assess current enforcement strategies and plans and to strengthen when necessary
• Knowledge of political processes and where, in the process of review or updating, efforts should be made to strengthen enforceable legislation that protects road users
• Strong working knowledge of how to collect and analyse data for road policing enforcement purposes.

Languages

Required- Fluently spoken and written English

Preferred

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

Values: Respect for Diversity, Integrity, Professionalism, Accountability

Core competencies: Communications, Collaboration & Teamwork, Judgement & Decision, National Society & Customer Relations, Creativity & Innovation, Building Trust

Functional competencies: Strategic Orientation, Building Alliances, Leadership, Empowering Others

Kindly note that is role will be based in the Americas, either in Panama City, Panama or Buenos Aires Argentina.