Organizational Context

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, with a network of 192-member National Societies.

The overall aim of the IFRC is “to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.” IFRC works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during and after disasters, health emergencies and other crises.

IFRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (Movement), together with its member National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

The work of the IFRC is guided by the following fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality.

IFRC is led by its Secretary General, and has its Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

The headquarters are organized into three main Divisions: (i) National Society Development and Operations Coordination; (ii) Global Relations, Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization; and (iii) Management Policy, Strategy and Corporate Services.

IFRC has five regional offices in Africa, Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and the Americas.

IFRC also has country cluster delegation and country delegations throughout the world. Together, the Geneva headquarters and the field structure (regional, cluster and country) comprise the IFRC Secretariat.

The IFRC Secretariat and wider IFRC Network is committed to preventing and responding to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), safeguarding children, and creating a safe environment for staff, free of harassment and any form of discrimination.

Safeguarding is a part of the IFRC’s commitment to ‘do no harm’ and the IFRC Strategy 2030 states that ‘we will deepen our efforts to prevent, identify and respond to instances and allegations of behaviour that are contrary to our humanitarian principles and values’.

The IFRC Secretariat is strengthening its approach to addressing sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment (collectively SEA/SH) and is committed to support the Safeguarding capacities, engagement and operationalisation of effective safeguarding policy and practice across the IFRC Network including all related National RCRC Societies.

Job Purpose

The consultant will work with the Head of Safeguarding in Geneva, locally based IFRC personnel in Turkiye and others to revise, adapt and tailor an existing Safeguarding related Training of Trainers (“ToT) curricula and content, as well as facilitating and evaluating a face-to-face workshop in Ankara Turkiye in November 2024 which will include personnel from Afghanistan as well as Turkiye Red Crescent and IFRC personnel.

The aim of this consultancy is to review the content of existing training manuals, adapt to the needs of National Society and IFRC personnel and to identify and close thematic or technical gaps in those as well as carry out an inaugural training-of-trainers.

The contractor must ensure that the language used is accessible, inclusive and practice oriented.

The respective training manuals shall be used to provide participants with background knowledge and practical skills in Safeguarding related thematic areas. As supporting material, a “Facilitators’ Guide” and “Handbooks for participants” will be created by the contractor as additional teaching and learning material for the training manuals

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Deliverables

• Deliverable 1: Revise, adapt and update the training curriculum and material for the Ankara Training of Trainers workshop.