Director - Disaster Response (DR)

Company Name: The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society

Location: Dhaka

Job Type: Contractual

The Director of Disaster Response will be responsible for leading and coordinating all aspects of disaster response operations undertaken by the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. This senior management position requires strong leadership, strategic planning, and operational management skills to ensure effective and efficient response to disasters and emergencies across the country.

Workplace Type

Full-time

Job ID: IJOB202660397

Red Cross-Red Crescent movement is the largest volunteer organization in the world. Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), a national society of the movement, constituted on 31 March 1973 by the President's Order No. 26 of 1973 with retrospective effect from 16 December 1971, is the biggest humanitarian organization in Bangladesh. As an auxiliary to the government, the Society provides humanitarian assistance to the vulnerable populace and has undertaken a wide range of activities in humanitarian response, disaster relief, disaster management, responding to public health emergencies, capacity building of the vulnerable population and promoting Red Cross Red Crescent ideals and principles.

Department: Disaster Response (DR).

Reportable to: Secretary General, through Deputy Secretary General.

Duty station: National Headquarters, Dhaka.