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International Senior Manager role for 's Response Program, likely requiring global recruitment and international work authorization.
Last checked: 3 hours ago
Closing date: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Country: Panama
Duty station: Panama City, Panama
Contract type: Integration
Grade: Not specified
Applicant eligibility: Not explicit in source
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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 the IFRC is “to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies to prevent and alleviate human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.” The 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 the 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, the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and the Americas. IFRC also has country cluster delegations and country delegations throughout the world. Together, the Geneva Headquarters and the field structure (regional, cluster, and country) comprise the IFRC Secretariat.
The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The Senior Response Program Manager will be responsible for:
Contributing to the ISD capacity to rapidly deploy (surge) subject matter experts in support of the global Red Cross and Red Crescent network response. This includes individual deployment and building local, regional, and global capacity. When deployed the Delegate will be embedded in response operations to support assessments, planning, implementation, operations, and reporting. They will provide leadership and expertise to operations to increase performance and improve timely, relevant, service delivery, and deliver regular operational updates to the American Red Cross.
Operational
Fiscal
Internal/External Relations
4-year degree in international development, disaster management, climate change adaptation, water and sanitation, environmental rehabilitation, organization development or related field required.
Administration, industrial engineering, or Humanitarian sciences master’s degree.
Minimum 7 years working in emergency humanitarian response, disaster relief and/or development environment with at least 2 years total in international disaster response in a variety of contexts required.
Minimum 2-years of supervisory experience, particularly in a team setting with strong relational and strategic leadership competencies strongly preferred.
Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple tasks while setting strategic direction, analysis, and implementation in a high-stress environment.
Must be detail-oriented and organized and have strong analytical skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills and diplomacy.
Candidate must have strong verbal and written communication skills and must demonstrate familiarity with evolving industry standards.
Must be responsible, self-motivated, and can work independently.
Fluently spoken and written English/Spanish
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