Technical Consultant, GRSP

Organizational Context

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 1.35 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 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 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 two philanthropies contributing to two large programmes, namely;

• Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) – funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
• Botnar Child Road Safety Challenge (BCRSC) – funded by Fondation Botnar.

Job Purpose

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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.

Purpose of Consultancy

This consultancy will enhance GRSP’s capacity to provide evidence-based technical review input to road safety policies, strategies, legislation, and related advocacy materials. It will also enhance GRSP’s existing educational resources and materials and create new educational resources, as needed, that are grounded in evidence and best practice principles.

The person filling this role will have an extensive understanding of contemporary global road safety issues, a strong track record of employing road safety research skills with a focus on behavioural risk factors, and translating this experience to the provision of technical review input and development of a broad range of educational materials. Expertise in the development and delivery of road safety technical content is required. This position requires a person who has experience in and understanding of technical and legislative facilitators and barriers to effective road safety policy development and implementation in the context of low- and middle-income countries.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

At the direction of the GRSP Senior Manager:

• Provide evidence-based technical review of road safety legislation, policies, strategies, and advocacy materials.
• Develop road safety-related educational and technical training resources and course materials.
• Travel to a variety of international locations, which may include low- or middle-income countries, as required, to deliver programmes.
• Provide training and support to Advocacy & Grants Programme staff on technical inputs for grantees.

Desired Outcomes

• Expanded GRSP capacity to provide evidence-based technical review of road safety documentation.
• Expanded GRSP capacity to prepare and deliver evidence-based road safety technical training, education and resources, focused on international best practice principles.
• Expanded and enhanced GRSP knowledge, drawing upon the road safety evidence base.
• New technical content successfully developed and delivered on time and within budget.

Time Allocation

This assignment is for a period from 01 January 2027 to 31 December 2027 working for a maximum of 5 days per month, for a total maximum of 60 days.

Management of consultancy

This Consultant is expected to work independently but with direction and guidance from the Senior Manager, Global Road Safety Programmes.

Education

Required

• Postgraduate degree in public health or road safety, with a focus on behavioural risk factors.
• Relevant technical training in road safety.

Experience

Required

• 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.
• At least 10 years’ experience conducting and publishing road safety research, with a focus on behavioural risk factors.
• Experience in developing and delivering training programmes, including the development of complex theoretical content for lay audiences.
• Experience in working with multiple international partners to implement training programmes.
• Experience delivering technical content, particularly focused on road safety.
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex partnerships to facilitate. programmatic outcomes.

Knowledge, Skills and Languages

Required

• Advanced analytical skills.
• Excellent project management skills
• Excellent translational research skills (ability to take complex academic research findings and create readily understandable materials for a lay audience).
• 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.

Langauges

Required

• Fluently spoken and written English.

Preferred

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

Competencies, Values and Comments

Application Instructions

• Please submit your application in English only.
• Please include the following documents in your application: Notes
  • CV
  • Motivation letter
  • Documentation of valid current health and travel insurance (in English).
  • The consultant will be contracted by the IFRC and the standard contractual terms will apply.