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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Humanitarian organization
Headquarters:
Geneva, Switzerland
Hiring locations
23 locations
Active roles
42 active roles

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The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is the world’s largest humanitarian network. It unites 191 National Societies and supports their locally led action before, during and after disasters and health emergencies. Its decentralized secretariat coordinates relief, builds capacity, raises resources, strengthens resilience and advances humanitarian diplomacy, reaching communities through a permanent local presence.

Quick facts:

Established
1919
Global Workforce
2,046
Annual Budget
CHF 105m planned core budget (2026)

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IFRC Hiring Trends

(Past 12 months)
Jobs this month
93
Jobs last month
18
Most active month
October ’26
Most active duty station
Bunia

Top Skills

  • Report Writing (24%)
  • Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) (22%)
  • Capacity Building (21%)
  • Budget Management (18%)
  • Data Analysis (12%)

Top Job Functions

  1. Programme & Project Management14%
  2. Finance, Accounting, Audit & Risk12%
  3. Health & Medical10%
  4. Operations, Strategy & Leadership9%
  5. Logistics, Procurement & Supply Chain9%

Education Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree69%
  • Master’s degree20%
  • Doctorate2%
  • Secondary education1%

Top Contract Types

  • Consultancy16%
  • Temporary2%
  • Volunteer1%

Experience Levels

  • Mid level53%
  • Leadership19%
  • Senior level14%
  • Entry level13%

Required Languages

  • English80%
  • French27%
  • Spanish27%

Most Advertised Grades

  • C114%
  • D-28%
  • D-15%
  • F23%
  • C-11%
  • G-21%

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Guides & Info

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Why work at IFRC?

  • Support locally led humanitarian action

    Help National Societies prepare, respond and recover with trusted community-based humanitarian capacity.

  • Join the world’s largest network

    Collaborate across 191 societies and a vast volunteer network rooted in communities.

  • Build expertise across humanitarian disciplines

    Develop technical, operational and leadership skills through multicultural assignments, learning and purposeful responsibility.

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