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Project Manager: EU Atlantic Areas - Floods
British Red Cross
Flooding is the most common natural disaster facing European populations, affecting 50 of 53 countries in the WHO European Region. Without action, up to half million additional people will be affected by flooding every year by 2080 (WHO 2013).
Preparedness for future flooding events is a priority for governments and emergency management organisations across the UK and Europe. In 2015-16 Red Cross Northern Ireland was successful in leading a EU Resilience Project, Community Resilience in Urban Areas (CRUA), to develop new toolkits to support affected communities to prepare for future flooding events. These toolkits have been adopted by British Red Cross as our national product in engaging with affected communities across UK.
The EU Atlantic Areas – Floods project is framed within EC Directive (2007/60) which promoted Flood Prevention at Regional Level. The overall objective of the Atlantic Areas Flooding Project is to reduce human and material damages due to flooding by improving the systems and tools for prevention, alert and crisis management at local scales. The Atlantic Areas project will enable greater proximity to potentially affected communities to make more effective the prevention, preparation and protection against floods which are more frequent and damaging in the AA due to Climate Change, which increases torrential rains and extreme tidal phenomena.
British Red Cross will lead and/or partner with 8 other European partners – in Spain, Portugal, France and Ireland - on 5 specific work streams to: enhance flood prevention, warning, co-ordination and emergency management tools for floods at local scales.
This new project is also supported by lead government departments and local government in Northern Ireland who with Red Cross have been working in local communities over last 5 years to promote community self help in preparing for any future flooding emergencies.
Closing Date
11:59pm
Contact Details
12 Heron Road
Belfast
BT3 9LE
United Kingdom
More Information
To apply for the above post please apply online at www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Jobs and follow the stated instructions. Please note that we do not accept CV’s for any of our positions.
The Project Manager is critical to the success of the project. The post demands strong leadership capability and sophisticated interpersonal skills with an ability to work collaboratively across number of European organisations for the collective success of the project. The post holder will have a proven track record in project management and be effective in leading and contributing within multi-agency projects at a national or European level. A key aspect of this role will be to establish public policy positions across Atlantic Areas and manage the processes that will feed into the policy deliverables required by the project.
British Red Cross will lead on 2 AA projects:
- Resilient Communities – awareness raising and training local communities
- Local Action Plans – flood prevention and emergency management
British Red Cross will partner on 3 AA projects
- Flood Prevention
- Floods Emergency Management
- Assistance & Recovery
The Project Manager will support and manage a small staff team – Project Officer (part-time) and Finance & Administrative Officer (part-time)