Context
The Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform (PIROI) of the French Red Cross is conducting a disaster risk management program in cooperation with the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies of the Southern Indian Ocean zone (Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles, Mauritius, Mozambique, Tanzania) and the Federation of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
The Southern Indian Ocean region presents multiple risks of natural origin (cyclones, floods, droughts, volcanic, seismic and tsunami risks), some of which are increased by climate change. The epidemic risk (vector-borne diseases, diseases linked to water quality, zoonoses) is also present in the area.
Since 2000, PIROI has carried out 79 development projects and 73 emergency operations in this area, benefiting more than 1.9 million people.
To address the growing challenges of climate change and facilitate the implementation of its strategic framework, PIROI has evolved into the PIROI Center. This regional center of expertise, training, and innovation, based in Réunion, is dedicated to disaster risk management and climate change adaptation.
The PIROI Center’s mission is to provide a space for work and reflection for humanitarian actors, risk management actors, political and development actors, research and training actors, the private sector, and the general public. This pooling of knowledge and skills will be done with the aim of creating synergies to strengthen local, national, and regional capacities.
In a context of increasing risks, the PIROI Center is completing the implementation of its strategic framework for the period 2021-2025 comprising four axes: improving the knowledge and skills of disaster risk management actors; Strengthening the capacities of disaster risk management actors; Prevention and preparation of populations in the Southwest Indian Ocean to make them more resilient to risks; Responding to the priority needs of populations affected by a disaster.
The development of the 2026-2030 strategic framework is currently being finalized.
General job description
MISSION 1: Travel and accommodation management
- Manage transportation and accommodation for PIROI Center activities and events (hotels, airfare, transfers) for PIROI members, external partners and workshop/training participants
- Prepare documents for payment (expense reports, per diem, visas, etc.)
- Liaise with PIROI teams, speakers and training participants to collect supporting documents for expenses
- Implement a mission monitoring tool, in conjunction with operational and support staff
- Work on the rules and obligations to be applied when going on mission in order to comply with donor guidelines as well as internal CRf rules
- Work closely with the finance team to monitor payments and assets
MISSION 2: Monitoring of administrative contracts
- Monitor the deadlines of contracts related to the operation of the PIROI Center, in conjunction with the logistics department
- Be the main contact for service providers related to accommodation, transport and building operation
- Update the database
MISSION 3: Carry out routine administrative procedures
- Manage the telephone switchboard and reception of the PIROI Center
- Classify and archive administrative documents
- Manage incoming and outgoing mail
- Manage the PIROI Center contact database
- Room schedule management
- Write letters and memos
Required skills and knowledge
- Rigor, sense of service, autonomy and proactivity
- Proficiency in office tools (Google Workspace/Excel)
- Good interpersonal skills and communication with a variety of people
- Fluency in English (written and oral) would be a plus
Training and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Minimum 2 years of professional experience desired
- Class B license required
- Interest in humanitarian work and knowledge of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement appreciated
Conditions and remuneration
- Permanent contract
- 39 hours/week
- 23 RTT and 5 weeks of paid leave per year in proportion to the duration of the contract
- Gross monthly salary: according to collective agreement,
- End-of-year bonus of 1/12th of the basic gross salary
- Mutual insurance covered up to 50% by the employer
- Ségur 2
How to apply
Send your applications (cover letter + CV) to
piroi.recrutement@croix-rouge.fr
Application deadline: October 15, 2025
Subject to obtaining funding
PIROI reserves the right to close recruitment before the application deadline.