The Anguilla Red Cross (ARC) is inviting applications from suitably qualified persons to fill the post of Interim Director. Please see details below:

BACKGROUND

The ARC wishes to maintain a strong presence in Anguilla’s community and sustain a strong branch, which can play a key role in responding to emergencies on the island. For this, we are recruiting a Director.

SCOPE OF WORK

The Director is to be the primary representative of the Anguilla Red Cross on the island and regionally, coordinating all activities and promoting the work of the organization. To lead and manage the development, delivery and sustainability of programmes within the organisation’s overall strategic framework

DURATION & SALARY SCALE

This position will be an Initial 2-year Contract with the Possibility of Extension. The gross salary scale is US$2,916.00 per month

CLOSURE OF APPLICATIONS

The application process will be closed on the 18^th March 2021

 Please note:

The Detailed Job Description and Application form are attached for your information.

Additional Information

• Applicants are asked to send a copy of their application to the Labour Office.

Submissions

Applications should be submitted or delivered to:

chair@redcross.ai

Rev T. Ralph Lake Rd

Anguilla Red Cross

The Quarter

P.O. Box 1475,

The Valley

Anguilla

One of the key roles of the Red Cross and Red Cross Crescent Movement throughout the world is to prepare for and respond to disasters when they occur, and to work with communities and individuals to help them build their resilience to such disasters.

The Anguilla Red Cross (ARC) wishes to maintain a strong presence in Anguilla’s community.

For this, we are recruiting a part-time position in

(i) Community Support Officer to support the planning and implementation of our community risk reduction programmes. The Community Support Officer will coordinate, and support activities undertaken by ARC targeted communities, in collaboration with community leaders, Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) and other key stakeholders.

The post is on a part-time/shift basis, on evenings, weekends, and holidays (if necessary)

Monthly payment : EC$1,200.00 per month.

Duration : 6 months (until the end of our Resilience Programme 31st March 2021).

Closing date for applications is 8th October 2020.

Should you be interested in applying for this position, please contact us at info@redcross.ai for a detailed job description. Application forms can be downloaded via our website www.redcross.ai/about/ under forms and documents; or reach out to us at 264-497-0406.

Anguilla Red Cross
The Quarter, P.O. Box 1475
The Valley / Anguilla / AI-2640
Office: +1264 497 0406
Website: www.redcross.ai

Branch of British Red Cross

English

The Anguilla Red Cross (ARC) Covid 19

Unemployment Assistance Programme is now closed. All successful candidates will be contacted by the 3rd week in October, 2020.

We thank you for your interest and your patience as we strive to serve you.

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El Programa de Asistencia por Desempleo Covid 19 de la Cruz Roja de Anguila (ARC) ya está cerrado. Todos los candidatos seleccionados serán contactados antes de la tercera semana de octubre de 2020. Le agradecemos suinterés y su paciencia mientras nos esforzamos por servirle.

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1. BACKGROUND

The Anguilla Red Cross (ARC) has been in existence since 1943. Our historical records show that we have responded to every major disaster in Anguilla’s history since that time in some way. Our first local committee was established in 1976 with Ms. Ruby V Carter as the president.  In 1976, the ARC became an overseas committee of the British Red Cross (BRC), subsequently becoming  an overseas branch. Prior to 1976 the ARC was a Branch of the St. Kitts Nevis Red Cross Society. The ARC supports those in need in the community, in particular in response to disasters.

The ARC was established in 2000 by an establishment agreement and registered as a non-profit organisation with the Financial Services Commission in Anguilla.  The ARC operated with an executive committee performing all functions both management and governance until 2011, when we obtained our first full-time member of staff; with financial support from the BRC. The BRC has supported the continued development of the branch and now a full General Committee overseas the affairs of the branch and a small staff attends to the daily operations.

While it continues to deliver training and certification in areas of first aid and CPR, water safety and community assessment to name a few, the branch has had its greatest opportunity to respond to disaster post hurricane Irma in 2017.  Through its collaboration with the Government of Anguilla and support of the BRC the branch has been able to deliver support in critical areas of need with the aid of its many volunteers.  With the ever changing winds of financial aid, economic development focus and demands for sustainability the branch has to take the lead in mapping out a path boarded by thoughts of sustainability, resilience and relevance.

2. PURPOSE

The purpose of this request for Financial and Technical Assistance is to aid in the development of a five-year Strategic Plan for the Anguilla Red Cross (ARC), inclusive of a results-based management (RBM) system.

3. SCOPE OF WORK

The scope of work is understood to cover all the activities necessary to accomplish the stated objectives. The main tasks/activities are as follows:

· Securing an appropriate Consultant

· Establishment of an agreed approach that should include but not be limited to:

• Assessment of the current operations of the ARC in terms of staffing, visibility and services rendered, inclusive of membership utilisation and level of satisfaction of its services;
• Analysis of stakeholder engagement in terms of identifying issues regarding Volunteer Retention and finding the most suitable partners to support ARC initiatives
• Assessment of the impact of the political, economic, social and cultural environment on the Chamber and business sector; and

· Development of Strategic Plan

Based on the outcome of previous component, the Consultant will develop a Strategic Plan in collaboration with the ARC and key stakeholders towards the sustained and focused existence of the ARC incorporating the following:

• Vision, Mission, Goal, Objectives and
• Assessment of current operations (human, financial and services rendered).
• Assessment of the Volunteers, business sector and other stakeholders.
• Members’ and non-members’ needs and
• Short, medium and long-term goals and
• SWOT
• Staffing capacity and skills set
• Strategic
• Key strategies and activities
• Funding needs and opportunities, inclusive of a resource mobilisation
• Implementation recommendation, inclusive of a results-based management (RBM) system.

4. REPORTING REQUIREMENT

Prepare and submit to the ARC Governing Committee, through the Director a final draft Report incorporating the Strategic Plan addressing items listed in section 3 above, inclusive of an abstract of approximately one (1) page embodying the main conclusions and giving essential information, which should be intelligible without reference to the Report itself. The Report must be submitted electronically to arcdirector@redcross.ai in Microsoft Word format within fifteen (15) working days of completing the assignment. The Report should be accompanied by a signed Invoice in the amount claimed by the Consultant in United States currency. The Invoice should include full banking instructions in order to facilitate wire transfer of funds by the ARC.

5. DURATION

The assignment should not exceed a total of thirty (30) working days for the Consultant.

Application Process

Any party interested in filling the Technical Support of ARC’s Strategic Development position, should submit a proposal indicating:

• The Process of Engagement
• Timelines
• Cost

Please submit proposals to us at chair@redcross.ai and info@redcross.ai. We can also be contacted at 264-497-0406.

Closing date: 3^rd August, 2020

The Government remains unwavering in its commitment to protect the safety and well being
of all residents. Recognising recent developments, the following additional and new
measures to those announced on Sunday 15th March were approved at a special meeting of
the Executive Council held today at 1pm:

1. The closure of all Anguilla’s ports – sea and air – for 14 days for all passenger movements.
This will come in to force from 11:59 pm on Friday 20th March (Anguilla time). This does
not include the movement of goods.
2. All persons arriving in Anguilla who have travelled outside of the Caribbean Region within
the last 14 days, will be quarantined for 14 days on their arrival. A judgement will be made
on arrival by health professionals if this can be self-quarantine or in a government run
health facility.
3. Schools, which are already closed this week, will remain closed until and including Friday
3rd April 2020.
4. Persons are encouraged not to congregate, this includes in church, at sports leagues,
political meetings, youth gatherings, and at any sporting activities.
5. Persons are encouraged to practice safe social distancing. The advice is to remain 3 – 6
feet apart from one another.
6. We take this opportunity to reinforce the public that hygienic measures remain our best
defence in protecting ourselves from contracting and spreading this virus. These include:
—-Ensuring that shared spaces and work surfaces are cleaned and disinfected
frequently;
—-Frequent handwashing;
—-Covering coughs and sneezes with a disposable tissue or in the crook of a flexed
elbow;
—-Avoiding contact with persons suffering from or exhibiting symptoms of acute
respiratory;
—-infections such as the flu, coughs, and colds;
—-Limiting physical contact with others, including no handshakes or physical greeting and
to avoid crowds.
7. Elder care facilities are encouraged to take measures now to protect residents. This should
include: limiting/restricting visitors, stepping up infection prevention and control through
more frequent cleaning of shared surfaces.

We appreciate that these measures will impact everyone. They have not been taken lightly.
The decision making behind them reflects the strong and clear advice of the Chief Medical
Officer and colleagues in the Ministry of Health and Social Development and the Health
Authority of Anguilla. We are acutely aware that keeping schools closed places a great deal
of pressure on families, particularly those working. We encourage you to discuss alternative
working patterns with your employers and managers, and ask that they act flexibly and with
understanding.
The Ministry of Health will continue to provide timely updates through their media partners
and their official Facebook page (Ministry of Health and Social Development) as it becomes
available.
The Ministry of Health has established a hotline for the general public seeking information on
COVID-19 and for persons who feel they have been exposed to COVID-19. The number is
1-264- 476-7627 or 476 SOAP.

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For immediate release. 

For further information: press@redcross.org.uk

Freya Carr
Fcarr@redcross.org.uk
02078777461

Claudine Frisby
claudinefrisby@redcross.org.uk
02078775051

Spokespeople available:

For spokespeople in the UK, please contact Claudine Frisby

In the Bahamas: John Nissen, +1-242 801 6771 │ +45-2066 2822
In Geneva: Matthew Cochrane, +41 79 251 80 39, matthew.cochrane@ifrc.org
In Panama: Diana Arroyo, +507 6675 3300, diana.arroyo@ifrc.org

• Islanders from British Overseas Territories have raised significant funds towards the emergency response by the Red Cross in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian.
• Red Cross’ of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat and Turks and Caicos Islands have received considerable donations raised by the islands’ communities.
• The impressive fundraising by these small populations, the largest of which is Bermuda with just over 63,000 people residing there, has contributed significantly to the British Red Cross’ Disaster Fund.
• The British Red cross are supporting a wider international Red Cross response in the Bahamas through our Disaster Fund, and are very appreciative of the islanders in the British Overseas Territories for their contributions towards helping people affected by Hurricane Dorian.
• The British Red Cross are relieved that the latest stormy weather to hit the Bahamas, Tropical Storm Humberto, has just passed by Abaco Island in the Bahamas. But, we are in the midst of hurricane season in the Caribbean so the situation is still precarious.
• The further bad weather has presented more challenges with getting expert personnel and emergency relief items to the worst affected communities.
• The British Red Cross had mental health specialists in the Bahamas, supporting UK and EU citizens as part of a partnership with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, who are specialists in providing emotional support after extremely traumatic events.
• And, currently have a logistics expert helping coordinate the international response, and soon will be sending a water and sanitation expert to help people have access to clean drinking water as well as an expert in understanding needs to help with planning response and recovery
• Thousands of people have evacuated the islands to the less affected capital of Nassau. Red Cross volunteers and staff are helping evacuees in the capital with relief items to shelters and mental health support following the trauma of the hurricane. And, we are reaching the worst affected areas for those that remain.
• The Red Cross are opening up cases of missing persons with the hope of families being able to trace, speak to and reconnect with their loved ones on other islands. 8 families have been reconnected so far.
• The number one priority for the Red Cross is getting emergency relief items to people affected. Hundreds of Bahamians have volunteered to help the Red Cross sort donations and pack boxes of supplies, hygiene items and food parcels.
• The Red Cross are also looking ahead to helping people recover their livelihoods and means of income. Livelihoods for many households have been destroyed, so this is a priority area for the next 18 months of recovery.
• The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has increased the funding needed for the emergency Hurricane Dorian appeal. The coordinated response from a number of Red Cross national societies, including the British Red Cross, is focusing on shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene promotion, livelihood building and basic needs, protection of women and girls, and disaster reduction for the next 18 months.

David Foster, Response Officer in the British Red Cross’ Emergencies Team that helps coordinate the international Red Cross response to disasters, including Hurricane Dorian. 

“It may have been a few weeks now since the category five Hurricane Dorian, with its 185pmh winds, battered through the Bahamas and caused huge destruction, but the emergency recovery operations are still ongoing.

The international operation by the Red Cross in the Bahamas is very much focussed on meeting people’s urgent needs with emergency relief items, and ensuring safe drinking water and places to wash are available.

The British Red Cross are soon to send out an expert in water and sanitation to help make this happen. There are a number of challenges ahead, which we are dealing with each day. Being in the midst of the hurricane season is certainly not helping, but the Red Cross volunteers are doing an incredible job.

Within the first few weeks of disasters like Hurricane Dorian, donations do tend to slow down as the news reports on it less. So, we really do appreciate these impressive funds raised by people in the British Overseas Territories. It is very likely these people have faced similar stormy weather on their islands, so it is really heart-warming to see them come together and help those affected in the Bahamas.”

Wilnick, 39, and his wife Shella, 34, and their 11-month old boy Shemaio (pictured above) sheltered from Hurricane Dorian away from their boarded up home. Upon their return home they found everything was severely damaged. The Red Cross have supported the family with emergency relief items including jerry cans, toolkit, blanket, kitchen kit and hygiene kit. 

“I need the relief items, but for me the most important is not the things I receive, but to know that we are not forgotten by the World. The generosity we meet shows that people stand together”

Wilmide, 18, might be the most positive person on Abaco in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. Her parents and younger siblings sheltered in their house as it was ripped apart by Hurricane Dorian. Since the hurricane, her father has been helping others rebuild their houses and the family received tool kits, hygiene parcels and kitchen set from the Red Cross. 

“As the roof started flying off piece by piece, we were all running from room to room to seek shelter. My little brother started crying, while my little sister started praying.

At first, I was also a little bit scared, but at midnight we said ‘the hurricane came here to destroy us, but we survived!’ it was like this feeling, ‘we made it’. As the family came together and found everybody was safe, we began to help others”. 

Further information on Hurricane Dorian situation:

• We are in the midst of hurricane season in the Caribbean, and tropical storms are threatening the huge international response to the damage caused by Hurricane Dorian. Special measures are being put in place by Red Cross teams to prepare for further storms.
• There is a massive, coordinated international response underway across the Bahamas. New challenges are presented each day with the further stormy weather causing delays in getting relief items into the worst affected areas.
• 90 tons of Red Cross and Red Crescent relief supplies arrived to the Bahamas as planned. The shipment included volunteer visibility kits, warehouse tents, jerrycans, tarpaulins, hygiene items and emergency shelter kits. And another ship has successfully delivered items to the Island of Abaco.
• Local Red Cross volunteers have been on the ground since day one, some who have been personally affected themselves by the devastation. In total the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement has over 200 volunteers on the ground supporting relief efforts.
• At least three Red Cross planes have landed safely in the Bahamas bring in much needed relief items. They carries 300 tarpaulins, 1800 shelter tool kits, 25,000 blankets, 1,900 kitchen sets, 3,600 jerrycans, 3000 buckets, 2300 hygiene kits, 1500 water filters, 2000 mosquito nets and 1000 cleaning kits.
• On 1 September 2019, the colossal Hurricane Dorian made landfall in the northern part of the Bahamas as a category 5 hurricane. It is one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record with sustained wind speeds of up to 185mph.
• On the ground assessments clearly show that tens of thousands of people need help dealing with everything from destroyed homes to contaminated water. Almost 50% of all homes in the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama has been destroyed or damaged. Emergency shelter and urgent needs, like food and water, are the top priority
• The Bahamas Health Minister has reported that at least 50 people have died, and these figures will likely continue to rise.
• The Red Cross relief effort has ramped up as access to the islands has improved. The focus will be on addressing the needs of the most vulnerable – including an estimated 4,400 children under 15, and approximately 1,600 older people. Cash grants will also be provided to 1000 families which will allow them to repair and replace what they have lost, while also helping to bolster local economies in the short term.
• The UK public can help by donating to the British Red Cross Disaster Fund which will support people in the Bahamas whose lives have been devastated by Hurricane Dorian – redcross.org.uk/disasterfund

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The Anguilla Red Cross (ARC) continues to prepare for response to unforseen circumstances and disasters. The ARC is now adding an Emergency Medical Response (EMR) training to the list of recent spate of trainings.

One of the key roles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement throughout the world is to prepare for and respond to disasters when they occur, and to work with communities and individuals to help them build their resilience with the aim of achieving safer communities.

As the ARC continues to pursue this aim, we believe that it is imperative that our volunteers be adequately trained, in order to maintain a strong presence in Anguilla’s community.

What it is:

Unpredictability is the most predictable phenomenon in daily life; accordingly, emergencies arise without notice. EMRs are one of the critical human resources established to combat and mitigate the chaos in crisis. As the context of an emergency is variable, EMRs do not only provide care on an ambulance, but at a multiplicity of settings.

Aims:

Implementing EMR training on Anguilla improves our community response as volunteers acquire advanced life-saving skills. Moreover, having more skilled personnel on the island, fosters community resilience.

Once completed the volunteers will be equipped with knowledge and life saving skills to support community events, disasters and even family and friends gatherings.

On ways you can contribute to the work of ARC please visit our website www.redcross.ai or call 264 497 0406.

“Saving lives, changing minds”

Edited by : Mervette Bryan and Jiva Niles

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Press Release- Hurricane Dorian Appeal