The Norwegian Red Cross is part of the Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement, the world’s largest humanitarian network with millions of volunteers and staff operating in 190 countries. Our mission is to alleviate human suffering, protect life and health, and uphold human dignity especially during armed conflicts and other emergencies. To achieve this, we follow the seven humanitarian principles: Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary service, Unity and Universality.

The ability of National Society partners to respond adequately to actual needs of the affected population is an important strategic choice for Norwegian Red Cross. In Yemen we aim to scale up our response to acute and chronic health needs of the population as well as strengthening the first aid and ambulance capacity of NorCross.

Norwegian Red Cross objectives in Yemen:

· Support Yemen Red Crescent Society response to humanitarian needs within Health including primary health care and community health.

· Support Yemen Red Crescent Society to build up First Aid capacity within National Society and to scale up their life saving response capacity

· Support the institutional capacity of Yemen Red Crescent Society in finance management.

The overall responsibility as Country Programme Manager:

· Follow up and strengthen the National Society partnership through project development and management in line with established project agreements and project plans.

· Manage country office personnel in accordance with Norwegian Red Cross leadership development framework, and in-country security.

· Represent Norwegian Red Cross in-country and contribute to complementary Red Cross Movement roles and responsibilities.

Mission specific responsibilities:

· provide technical support to health interventions, including design, monitoring, training, quality and evaluation

· Liaises with the Yemen Red Crescent Society technical and project teams to ensure relevance of technical assistance provided.

· Scale up the health operation in Yemen by increasing the operational capacity of NorCross in collaboration with movement partners

Some operational responsibilities:

· Follows up and supports the cooperation with Yemen Red Crescent Society with the Partnership Agreement

· Oversees that Norwegian Red Cross supported programmes complies with technical standards

· Consistently monitors planned and unplanned effects of all projects supported by the Norwegian Red Cross