The Venezuelan Red Cross (CRV) is a humanitarian organization whose mandate is to save lives and improve the lives of people in vulnerable situations. As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, it provides timely assistance in emergencies, disasters, and contexts of humanitarian need.
Guided by its Fundamental Principles—Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity, and Universality—the CRV acts as an auxiliary to public authorities in the humanitarian field, working to reduce human suffering without distinction of race, gender, religion, or ideology. Its work encompasses emergency medical care, strengthening community resilience, first aid training, disaster response, and the promotion of health and well-being.
Through a network of highly committed volunteers, the CRV efficiently and effectively mobilizes resources to be present where they are most needed, when they are most needed. Its work is based on solidarity, respect for human dignity, and a commitment to protecting life in all its forms.
If you want to be part of the team and make a difference, we invite you to join us.
Please verify that you meet all or most of the requirements to apply.
How can you make a difference? Key Duties/Responsibilities
The Branch Director is the highest operational authority of the Venezuelan Red Cross branch. He or she is responsible for ensuring the comprehensive management of the branch in its programmatic, administrative, and service aspects, aligning local operations with the guidelines of Headquarters and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
He/she will be in charge of:
· Lead the planning, coordination and supervision of all functional areas of the subsidiary (health, protection, risk and disaster management, volunteering, youth, communications,
organizational development, etc.).
· Oversee the administrative and financial management of the subsidiary, ensuring the efficient and transparent use of resources.
· Coordinate and supervise the subsidiary’s business units (health centers, training courses, laboratories, among others), ensuring their technical and financial sustainability.
· Represent the subsidiary institutionally before local authorities, humanitarian actors, the private sector, and the community, strengthening inter-institutional coordination, subject to authorization from the program directorate.
· Promote the mobilization of local resources through strategic alliances, donations, and the generation of local revenue, subject to authorization from the program director.
· Coordinate staff and volunteer teams, ensuring their training, motivation, and cohesion.
· Ensure the implementation of CRV national policies and guidelines in the subsidiary.
· Ensure timely preparedness and response to emergencies and disasters at the local level.
· Ensure the monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the results of the subsidiary’s activities in accordance with institutional standards.
· Maintain fluid and transparent communication with the Headquarters Program Directorate.
· Perform other duties related to the position and those assigned by immediate superiors, based on the characteristics and special conditions of this profile, to provide quality service that meets the organization’s objectives and goals.
Report
The Branch Director will report to the Program Directorate.
Trips
Must be available to travel within Falcón state.
Teams
It is highly desirable that you have sufficient equipment to perform your duties remotely: laptop and/or computer, good internet connection, among others.
Workplace
Choir (Venezuelan Red Cross Choir Branch).
To qualify as a builder of the Venezuelan humanitarian system, you must meet the following requirements:
· University degree in administration, health sciences, social sciences, engineering, and related fields.
· A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in management or coordination positions in humanitarian organizations, the third sector or institutions with a high social component is required.
· Experience in administrative, financial and service management.
· Ability to train and guide staff and volunteers, to provide technical support and capacity building.
· Experience in facilitating organizational development processes is required.
· Experience working with the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement is desirable.
· Excellent communication skills, ability to build relationships at all levels.
· Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
· Capacity and agreement to adhere to the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.
· Experience in resource mobilization, institutional representation, and working with local authorities.
· Preferably work experience in emergency contexts with volunteer management.
· Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Only a shortlist of candidates will be contacted to advance to the next phase of the selection process. Previous direct reports/line managers will be asked to speak before proceeding with interviews.
How to apply
All applicants interested in applying for the position and who meet all or most of the requirements should send their CV to the following email address: postulaciones@cruzrojavenezolana.org
The email title should read: Branch Director (Chorus)
CVs received without the title assigned to the call will be discarded.
Please review the professional requirements to qualify.