National Society Development Technical Lead - West & Central Africa

About the Role As the National Society Development (NSD) Technical Lead

• West & Central Africa, you'll play a key role in shaping and advancing the British Red Cross's (BRC) work on localisation and National Society Development across the region. Based in Abuja, Nigeria, you'll provide technical guidance and coordination to strengthen the organisational capacity and leadership of National Societies in Nigeria, Chad, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso. You'll champion equitable, locally led partnership models and help embed sustainable and accountable practices across all BRC collaborations in the region, working in line with the IFRC NSD Competency Framework. Working closely with the Africa & Overseas Branches regional team, the WCA Regional Representative, the East & Southern Africa NSD Technical Lead, the BRC Senior NSD Adviser, and the IFRC NSD Senior Officer in Abuja, you will drive BRC's agenda on National Society Development, oversee partner reassessment and review processes, and actively influence Movement-wide approaches to localisation and shifting power. Key Responsibilities Provide technical advice and coaching to National Society leadership to identify and prioritise NSD opportunities where BRC can add value. Support the design, implementation, and monitoring of NSD Plans in close coordination with Movement partners and external technical expertise. Oversee BRC NSD funding contributions, ensuring sound financial management, accountability, and impact-driven reporting. Lead and coordinate BRC's Partner Reassessment and Annual Review processes across West & Central Africa in line with BRC's localised, equitable partnership model. Champion BRC's localisation agenda, actively influencing power-shifting practices across the RCM network in West & Central Africa. Identify and disseminate organisational learning from BRC-supported NSD initiatives to strengthen collective practice and inform global policy. About the team: The West & Central Africa team sits within BRC's International Directorate, as part of the Global Partnerships & Programmes Department. The team coordinates bilateral and multilateral support to National Societies across the region, contributing to humanitarian response, resilience, and long-term organisational development. This role is based in the Abuja office and will involve regular travel across West & Central Africa, including to countries classified as high-risk, and to the UK. As a member of the International Directorate you will be part of a directorate responsible for BRC’s international humanitarian response and disaster management, support to resilience programmes and organisational development of our partner Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies around the world. The work of the International Directorate also includes humanitarian policy and advocacy activities and upholding and promoting International Humanitarian Law. British Red Cross' international work is carried out in coordination and partnership with the Intern