Senior Officer, Road Policing

Organizational Context

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, with a network of 191-member National Societies. The overall aim of IFRC is “to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.” IFRC works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during and after disasters, health emergencies and other crises. IFRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (Movement), together with its member National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The work of IFRC is guided by the following fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality.

IFRC is led by its Secretary General, and has its Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The Headquarters are organized into three main Divisions: (i) National Society Development and Operations Coordination; (ii) Global Relations, Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization; and (iii) Management Policy, Strategy and Corporate Services.

IFRC has five regional offices in Africa, Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and the Americas. IFRC also has country cluster delegation and country delegations throughout the world. Together, the Geneva Headquarters and the field structure (regional, cluster and country) comprise the IFRC Secretariat.

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 IFRC and is a voluntary association of governments, businesses and civil society organisations. 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 WHO, road traffic injuries claim more than 1.35 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 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 Programme 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 programmes in multiple cities and countries.
• In conjunction with Johns Hopkins University International Injury Research Unit, running Global Road Safety and Road Policing Leadership programmes.

GRSP’s work is funded by members, donors, and development banks with one big philanthropy contributing to global programme; Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS).

Job Purpose

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. 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.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

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 team work 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.

Job Duties and Responsibilities (continued)

• 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.

Education

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

Experience

Required

• 8+ years of work experience in the area of operational road policing
• Experience in developing or supporting the development and implementation of
  training plans
• Experience, as a road police officer :
  • in applying practical road policing tactics and interventions, including relevant experience in the use of contemporary road safety enforcement technology
  • in applying general and specific deterrence principles to road policing strategies;
  • in applying research-driven and evidence-based road policing practices;
  • in applying systems to measure and monitor performance including the impacts of enforcement upon the rate of road trauma and traffic offending behaviours;
  • in coordinating road policing activities with public education campaigns; and supporting strategies for working partnerships with high-level road police and other relevant stakeholders.
• Experience in developing relevant documents that ensure professional and
  effective delivery of road policing activities
• Experience in working with governments at the national, sub-national or city/regional level
• Experience in working with media to strengthen support for road policing

Preferred

• Experience of working for the Red Cross/Red Crescent or other humanitarian
  organisation

Knowledge, Skills and Languages

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, efforts should be
  made to strengthen enforceable legislation that protects road users
• Strong working knowledge on how to collect and analyse data for enforcement
  purposes
• Fluent spoken and written English

Preferred

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

Competencies, Values and Comments

Values

• Respect of diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism
• Accountability

Core competencies

• Communication
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Judgement and decision making
• National society and customer relations
• Creativity and innovation
• Building trust