THE WAY TO 2018
SPECIFIC ACTIONS SET OUT IN PLAN
1. Build and maintain a capacity to respond to local emergencies. Such capacity
may include transportation/ home visits/food distribution and medical support
for vulnerable and isolated people in our communities.
Implementation Plan: Design a plan for each Area showing readiness of the Unit
Structures to respond to emergencies and a similar plan for Health & Social Care
also at Area level.
Current Status: Plan to be designed with reference to the IRC experience during
the flooding. Link with National Emergency Plan and VCA. Plan to reflect
readiness to welcome refugees as part of the Government brief given to the IRC
Timeframe to complete: April 2017 overall plan November 2016 - Refugee Plan
Resources required to complete:
-HR/Volunteer National Director of Units, Regional Directors of Units, National
Director of HSC, Elaine Monaghan
Finance +/- €2000
Person/Group responsible for delivery: Tony Lawlor, Aiden Lonergan, Sandra
Stanley, and John Roche
2. Continue to provide and promote our recognised quality first aid services and
training delivering first-hand to an increasing number of people in Ireland.
Implementation Plan:
Design a new First Aid Training Promotion Plan.
Employ a new sales and marketing manager for Commercial Training. Conduct
research on first aid training i.e. how many households trained, availability of
courses, instructors, training locations etc.
Design a new Marketing Plan for Commercial Training in consultation with
Communications, Digital and new Marketing employee.
Current Status: New First Aid training promotion underway. New
marketing/sales employee recruitment underway. Data analysis template and
Marketing Plan to be prepared by new employee
Timeframe to complete:
Promotion is ongoing, new staff member, to be
appointed in October 2016 – Marketing Plan and Data Analysis research –
March 2017 to be prepared by new Marketing employee
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Bernie Stevenson, Danny Curran, Rebecca Dunne,
Lavinia Baciu, Sales and Marketing Manager
-Finance: €25,000 i.e. recruitment process, advertising and marketing plan and
data analysis, research
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Danny Curran
3. Further improve disaster preparedness and response capacity and
mechanisms at the community level.
Implementation Plan:
Prepare Area capacity plans asking each Area to set
out its own capacity and link with the various identifiable communities in the Area
- Use VCA to model the plan and gather data
Current Status:
Timeframe to complete:
Waiting on Emergency Area Plans to be designed
June 2017
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
National Directors of Units and HSC and Elaine
Monaghan and Colette Morris
-Finance: €2,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Sandra Stanley
Tony Lawlor, Aiden Lonergan and
4. Strengthen psychosocial support services in response to local emergencies,
accidents, natural or other disasters and other situations of humanitarian
need.
Implementation Plan:
Plan and deliver four Peer to Peer psychosocial
training seminars and two outreach support service training sessions
Current Status:
Peer to Peer Support training and structure is in place
and one training has taken place. Training modules have been designed.
Outreach support service plan needs to be developed
Timeframe to complete:
March 2017
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer: Gerry O’Sullivan, Bernie Stevenson
-Finance: €5,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Bernie Stevenson
5. Develop and implement community based programmes that can save lives
and support and protect the most vulnerable in our communities.
Implementation Plan:
Design a model using the CBHFA, CFR and the
VCA methodology to be used/adapted in each Area.
Once the plan is designed begin training sessions in each Area.
Current Status:
CBHFA training has taken place in July, the design of the
model is in place, the VCA team have designed a community resilience
programme for flood areas
Planned responses in communities for reception and support of refugees to be
developed at Area Levels. Traveller Community Pilot programme to be
designed. Plan for the inclusion of CFR groups within the IRC Structure.
Meeting with the other voluntaries and the HSE has taken place to discuss an
increased role of the voluntaries with the CFR Group.
Timeframe to complete:
Community Resilience Flooding Plan
completed. Refugee Welcome Plan November 2016, CBHFA training to be
rolled out from 2017, Pilot Traveller Programme to be developed and
implemented September 2017. CFR development to be discussed with other
voluntaries in November 2016.
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Colette Morris, National Director of Units and HSC,
Carrie McGowan
Prison CBHFA team
-Finance:
€20,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery: Colette Morris/Aiden Lonergan/Tony
Lawlor/Sandra Stanley
6. Continue to actively mobilise funding and other resources to provide support
to local communities in crisis situations.
Implementation Plan:
Approach Government with a plan to build
community resilience in areas prone to flooding
Current Status:
Plan prepared and submitted to Government. The
meeting with the Minister for OPW and Flooding has taken place. A follow up
meeting will take place in October 2016
Timeframe to complete:
December 2016
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Colette Morris and National Director of HSC
-Finance: €80,000 per year
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Lonergan/Sandra Stanley
Secretary General/Aiden
7. Continue to support the International Red Cross Movement interventions to
disasters through the provision of financial and human resources expertise
where and when required.
Implementation Plan: Continuous monitoring of needs by International
Department. Specialist HR plan to be put in place to deliver additional delegates
from Ireland to the ICRC/IFRC. Fundraising team on alert if and when required.
Current Status:
Monitoring ongoing, fundraising team on stand-by
Delegate pool has to 8 Staff in 2016 with missions in Niger, Philippines, Yemen,
Nepal, Iraq, Ukraine and Columbia of which 3 long term delegates 5 new
delegates.





3 on bilateral programmes Niger
4 on ICRC Secondment (C Cierans Oct: 2016)
1 Swiss Red Cross
1 IFRC (C Cierans Oct: 2016 till July 2016) consortium
Continued Participation in recruitment fairs to resource new delegates.
Financial resources generated in 2014/2015 assisted in disaster areas in
Philippines, Nepal, Migration crisis (Greece, Serbia, Macedonia) India, Syria,
Lebanon, Palestine, South Sudan, Kenya, Somalia. Liberia (Ebola) and
Indonesia.
Regular meetings with ICRC and IFRC in Geneva
Timeframe to complete:
Ongoing
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
John Roche/Nelly Henrion/Fundraising dept.
-Finance: €50,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Curran
John Roche/Nelly Henrion/Danny
8. Work with other partners internationally to develop programmes that respond
to vulnerable communities in need.
Implementation Plan:_
Identify 2/3 countries where the IRC expertise
and funding would make a difference
Current Status: Projects have been developed and funded in India, the
Philippines and Indonesia in partnership with the Indian, Indonesian and Swiss
Red Cross as well as the continuing development of the Niger Project with the
Belgian and Niger Red Cross
Timeframe to complete:
Ongoing
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
John Roche + 2 Desk Officers, International
Advisory Group
-Finance: €500,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
John Roche
9. Build on our core competences in first aid and ambulance services so that the
skills of our volunteers can be used to support and build community
resilience.
Implementation Plan: Review the operations of the Training Department and
the volunteer governance structure together with Courses on offer with a view to
ensuring the IRC meets all PHECC Standards and new First Aid courses are
designed.
Current Status:
Training Department internal review has taken place,
now focused on merging with Commercial Training. Review of linkage with
volunteer governance to take place. PHECC Standards achieved, currently
developing a new EFT Course_
Timeframe to complete:
new EFT course
Ongoing re; PHECC and December 2016 re
November 2016 re: Volunteer governance
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Head of Training Working Group, Vice Chairman
and Bernie Stevenson
-Finance:
€12,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Training Working Group
Bernie Stevenson/ Head of
10. Provide first-aid and first response training in the community.
Implementation Plan:
Training Team and Department to be resourced to
enable the members to deliver Community based training. First Aid training
promotion to take place. New structural arrangements between Commercial
Department and Areas and Branches to deliver co-ordinated commercial based
training to be put in place. Recruitment of Commercial Instructors from outside
the organisation could be required to maintain service levels. New arrangement
with CFR groups to be developed.
Current Status:
New First Aid training promotion in place, training team and
department now resourced appropriately. Merger with Commercial/Training
Departments planned. New arrangement between Commercial Department and
Branches and Areas in place. And will be reviewed in March 2017.
Timeframe to complete:
for November 2016
Initial meeting with HSE re: CFR groups planned
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer: Head of Training Working Group / Bernie Stevenson/ Danny
Curran/ Lavinia Baciu
-Finance:
€10,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Bernie Stevenson/ Danny Curran
11. Actively support community programmes that enable people to live healthy
and safe lives.
Implementation Plan:
Analyse the needs of various communities and
vulnerable people in Ireland and design programmes to enable healthy and safe
living.
Current Status:
VCA programme has identified the needs a number of
communities and suggested ways of working to improve people’s lives. The
HSC Group has also initiated a number of programmes in the area of
homelessness. The CBHFA prison programme has developed to deliver this
service to vulnerable communities and the Traveller community via ex-offenders.
The Prison Service is actively engaged with CBHFA funded by the Probation
Service.
Timeframe to complete: Ongoing with Prison to Community Programme being
implemented in November 2016 and the CBHFA Modal with the Traveller
Community is ongoing but will not be delivered until September 2017
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Colette Morris/Graham Betts-Symonds/Carrie
McGowan/National Director of HSC
-Finance:
€5,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Stanley/Graham Betts-Symonds
Aiden Lonergan/Sandra
12. Provide youth services, with developmental activities and a particular focus
on fostering a
caring and humanitarian culture amongst younger people.
Implementation Plan: Use the new recruitment campaign to inform the public
that IRCY has a number of ongoing programmes such as Positive Images; THC;
OPTIONS HIV Awareness and T-Bears (4-9yrs)
Current Status: Most of the above are in active around the country via n
specific branches.
Timeframe to complete:
Ongoing
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Youth
Finance:
Catriona Finn/Sandra Stanley/National Director of
€3000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Working Group
Sandra Stanley and Youth
13. Support international programmes that focus on improving lives and support
international
delegates who deliver Red Cross humanitarian programmes.
Implementation Plan:
Identify programmes where IRC support would make a
difference and proactively source Irish delegates who could support the
IFRC/ICRC
Current Status:
Since 2014 Partnership agreements and programmes
have been agreed with Belgium Red Cross, Swiss Red Cross, Indian Red Cross
, Niger Red Cross, Indonesian Red Cross, Palestinian Red Crescent, Serbian
Red Cross, Kenya Red Cross , Canadian Red Cross, Swedish Red Cross and
IFRC.
Ongoing placement of delegates with 3 new delegates in 2016.
Timeframe to complete:
Ongoing
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer: IAG/Nelly Henrion/John Roche
Finance:
€85,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
John Roche
14. Seek to influence Government Policy to uphold the principles of the Red
Cross movement and place an appropriate focus on International Humanitarian
Law, Disaster Response Law, Gender-based violence prevention and
Humanitarian diplomacy.
Implementation Plan: Influence the National Committee on International
Humanitarian Law in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Irish Aid to support
the Principles of the Red Cross and IHL. Participate in the Gender Based
Violence Consortium.
Current Status: Attending and actively participating in the National Committee
on International Humanitarian Law and the GBV Consortium both on a regular
basis. Initiated two IHL lectures and seminars and an IHL Competition with
universities at UCD, Griffith College Dublin, NUI Maynooth
Involved with civil / military relations course under auspices of UN Training
School in Ireland.
Participated in regular European network for legal and IHL advisors
Member of European Red Cross GBV steering network.
Facilitated the initiative of a GBV project in HQ supported by the Swedish Red
Cross
Timeframe to complete:
Ongoing
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
IAG/John Roche
-Finance:
€15,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
John Roche
15. Actively support community programmes that enable the promotion of social
inclusion and a culture of non-violence and peace.
Implementation Plan:
Develop the CBHFA Programme and seek to take
the modal out into the community with prisoners. Use the VCA outcomes to
deliver support to homeless people, refugees and the Traveller Community
Current Status: The above four projects have all been initiated in 2015 and
2016 to include work with ex-prisoners, homeless people, travellers and refugees
Timeframe to complete:
Ongoing with homeless people. The Refugees
Programme will be delivered by November 2016 and the Prison to Community
together with a specific Traveller Programme will be delivered by November
2017
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer: National Director of HSC/Sandra Stanley/Carrie
McGowan/John Roche
-Finance: €25,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery: Secretary General and National
Director of HSC/Sandra Stanley/John Roche
16. Support the International Movement in its ongoing efforts to develop
consensus and
momentum across National Societies for the wider humanitarian agenda.
Implementation Plan:
IFRC and the ICRC
Attend the International and EU meetings of the
Current Status:
Staff and Volunteers attended the EU Co-ordinating
meeting four times in 2016 and the International Conference in 2015. Have
moved a social media staff member of the IRC to work in the EU IFRC Office on
a 50% basis to support the Movement and give profile to the IRC
Timeframe to complete:
Ongoing
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer: John Roche/Secretary General/Chairperson
Finance:
€35,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Secretary General
17. Develop greater public awareness and support for the Red Cross’
humanitarian values and
ideals, and reduce stigma and discrimination.
Implementation Plan: Produce four opinion pieces each year and monthly
updates from the National and International Movement to the National media
Current Status:
Targets not reached, work is completed but little National
media take up. Public awareness study on Red Cross values to be undertaken
and the IRC’s work with Refugees to be promoted. Annual report 2015 to be
formally launched. Successful campaign held in respect of First Aid promotion
and youth promotions nationally. Very successful local media campaigns at
Regional levels.
Timeframe to complete:
Ongoing
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Rebecca Dunne
-Finance:
€8,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Rebecca Dunne/Secretary General
18. Through our youth programmes, build on the strengths of young people as
agents of behavioural change in addressing social exclusion and violence.
Implementation Plan:
Work with Youth Organisations, other National Societies
and Youth Leaders to promote the Youth as Agents of Behavioural Change
(YABC)
Current Status: YABC has been run in conjunction with the Prison Team
(inmates that were previously in St Patricks Institution and IRCY Leaders
Timeframe to complete:
Ongoing
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Catriona Finn/National Youth Working Group
Finance:
€3000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Stanley
National Director of Youth /Sandra
19. Continue to collaborate with like-minded organizations to promote social
inclusion.
Implementation Plan:
Work with Religious Leaders, Housing Associations,
Groups Supporting drug users and the Traveller Community
Current Status:
Currently working with Religious Leaders, Co-operation
Housing Ireland, Anna Liffey, Merchants Quay Ireland, via the VCA numerous
other groups and via the Prison project with the Traveller Community
Timeframe to complete:
Ongoing
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer: National Director of HSC/Colette Morris/ Carrie
McGowan/John Roche/Secretary General/Sandra Stanley
-Finance: €5,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
General/Chairperson/Sandra Stanley
Secretary
20. Promote key messages consistently and repeatedly to all our members,
volunteers, staff and delegates.
Implementation Plan:
monthly basis
Prepare communications for our members and staff on a
Current Status:
Monthly newsletter is prepared and sent to all, a new intra net
to be designed. An events calendar is provided monthly. Information to be
supplied to Rebecca Dunne monthly by the Management Team and sought
proactively from the volunteer structure. 365 implemented to enable informed
communication.
Timeframe to complete:
Ongoing and the intra net by February 2017
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Rebecca Dunne/Lavinia Baciu/Tanya Baciu
-Finance: €15,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
General/Tanya Pocock
Rebecca Dunne/Secretary
21. Put in place a Volunteer management programme, including induction for all
volunteers.
Implementation Plan:
Design a new member’s handbook and induction
programme and promote in all Areas of the organisation
Current Status:
New induction programme designed, new membership
handbook designed. Training courses ongoing. New promotion material for Irish
Red Cross would help the induction process.
Timeframe to complete:
Ongoing
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer: National Support & Volunteer Development Working Group
Chairperson / Sandra Stanley
-Finance: €10,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Ted Noonan / Sandra Stanley
22. Review the skills sets of volunteers and develop a “Competencies and
Capacities” register.
Implementation Plan:
Design a methodology for assessing the skills of
members in each Area and on the Board of the IRC.
Current Status:
Methodology to be discussed with the Volunteer Support &
Development WG regarding member skills analysis. Skills matrix for the Board is
under development. The Pledge Data Base will be uses to record the skills of
people offering their services to work with refugees
Timeframe to complete:
For the Board – November 2016
For the Membership February 2017. For the Pledge data base December 2016
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Corona Joyce/Sandra Stanley/Chair of the Volunteer Support
& Development Working Group/Secretary General
-Finance: €35,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Noonan/Secretary General
Sandra Stanley/ Ted
23. Organise Volunteer Training programmes that will develop specific skills and
competencies.
Implementation Plan:
Design a training programme to deliver member training
to those who wish to join the organisation, and develop specific courses for those
who wish to work with refugees, travellers and homeless people
Current Status:
Organise sensitisation training for all volunteers working
with refugees. Generic training Programme for members completed and up and
running. Sensitisation training for members and staff working with the Traveller
Community to be put in place. Design a course for member development.
Timeframe to complete: Ongoing for member training. Refugee sensitisation
programme – December 2016. Traveller sensitisation programme – April 2017.
Member development programme September 2017
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Sandra Stanley/Corona Joyce/Carrie McGowan/Training
Working Group
-Finance:
€10,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
McGowan
Sandra Stanley / Corona Joyce/Carrie
24. Develop and train our youth members to enable them to progress to all levels
within the Society.
Implementation Plan:
Promote tiers for the Leadership training, also continue
to conduct evaluations of training provided for our 18 -25 yrs.
Current Status:
Leadership Training is consistency being reviewed to meet
the needs of the audience
Timeframe to complete:
April 2017
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
-Finance:
Catriona Finn/Youth Working Group
€2,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Director of Youth/ Sandra Stanley
25. Invest appropriately in staff development and create a Career path for
employees.
Implementation Plan: Design Job Families, Job Descriptions and set out a
training needs analysis for each department to enable staff move within the
organisation. Set up a performance appraisal system
Current Status:
Job Families, staff and salary structure and Performance
Appraisal system in place. Training budget in place, training needs analysis to
be completed
Timeframe to complete:
September 2017
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer: Secretary General
-Finance:
€30,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Secretary General
26. Ensure that our Constitution and Governance structures are fit for purpose.
Implementation Plan:
Review Constitution annually and ensure compliance
with the Governance Code and that the organisation has the capacity to manage
itself efficiently
Current Status:
Compliance with Governance Code achieved, review of
Constitution underway.
Review of all IRC Policies and Risk Policy to begin.
Timeframe to complete:
IRC Policies and Risk Policy.
December 2016 re Constitution. June 2017 re:
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Secretary General / National Secretary
-Finance:
€25,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Secretary General
National Secretary / Chairperson /
27. Review the Area and Branch Structure and establish clear roles and
responsibilities.
Implementation Plan:
Complete a review of the current Area and Branch
structure and using membership analysis details, propose clear lines of
responsibility within the structure
Current Status:
Area and Branch review has taken place and has been
sent for review to the Board and Chairperson of the Volunteer Support &
Development Working Group
Timeframe to complete:
December 2016
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer: Secretary General / National Secretary/Sandra Stanley
-Finance: €30,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery: Secretary General / Chairperson of
Volunteer Support & Development Working Group and National
Secretary/Sandra Stanley
28. Ensure that our Organisational Structures are designed in a way that
facilitates and enables the implementation of our strategy.
Implementation Plan: To review the outcomes of the Review of the Area and
Branch structure of the IRC following the introduction of a new structure in 2014.
Current Status:
New structure under review by Board and Management,
report to be made to General Assembly following an away day planning meeting
in November 2016
Timeframe to complete:
December 2016
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer: Chairperson /Secretary General and National Secretary
-Finance: €5,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
National Secretary
Secretary General /Chairperson and
29. Ensure that we comply at all levels with regulatory standards, relevant
legislation and financial management policies and practices.
Implementation Plan:
Meet the Governance Code requirements, the
standards of PHECC, the RSA, the HAS and the new SORP financial guidelines.
Current Status:
The Governance Code is implemented, the PHECC and
RSA standards have been met. The HAS standards will be reviewed in
December 2016. The SORP standards have been met. All policies and
procedures of the IRC to be reviewed by June 2017
Timeframe to complete:
June 2017
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Secretary General / Head of Finance
-Finance:
€25,000 requires consultancy support – see also 26.
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Secretary General/ Head of Finance
30. Measure programme implementation and evaluate impacts.
Implementation Plan:
To ensure that all projects International and National
are evaluated and measured to an independent set of standards which clearly
show the effects on beneficiaries
Current Status:
This is currently implemented across all the International
programmes specifically the Niger Programme. Also implemented nationally at
budget and review stages in the Prison Programme, VCA, FESS and Floods
Programmes. All commercial training courses are evaluated for recipient
satisfaction
Timeframe to complete:
Ongoing
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Senior Managers
-Finance:
€5,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Senior Managers
__________________________________________________
31. Establish Key Performance Indicator (KPIs) for our services and operations
and report on them periodically.
Implementation Plan: KPIs are to be developed for National and International
projects and their operations. KPIs to be put in place for the 3 National Directors.
Current Status:
KPIs are in place for all projects and operations apart from
administration. Finance Department now prepares budgets in November each
year. The Unit Structure and the Training Structure all have KPIs in place. The
National Directors KPIs are being developed. The Commercial Training KPIs are
in place and based on sales. New KPIs to be set for the Commercial/Marketing
Manager. Fundraising KPIs set based on income and team’s performance. All
international programmes have logical frames and KPIs. The International
Department has work plans set and reviewed annually.
Timeframe to complete:
2016
National Directors to have KPIs by November
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer: Senior Managers, Secretary General, Vice Chairman
-Finance:
€1,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Senior Managers/Vice Chairman
32. Continue to develop and diversify our central fund-raising capability.
Implementation Plan: Ensure a Fundraising Strategy is in place and agreed for
the organisation. Current Status: Fundraising Strategic plan currently being
reviewed and developed to review our vision/mission, objectives, market
analysis, overall direction, segmentation, positioning, tactical plan and schedule.
Input from stakeholders within the organisation.
Timeframe to complete:
November 2016
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Head of Fundraising, DM executive, Communications and
digital
-Finance: - €7,000 for research and reaming completed in-house
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Danny Curran
33. Develop the potential for branches to fund-raise in their local communities.
Implementation Plan: Put a community based fundraising plan in place for
Branches and combine with a remodelled committed giving plan.
Current Status: Community & Events executive tasked specifically to work with
the volunteers. Implementation of the Direct Recruitment team will increase our
capacity to assist the volunteers by offering support, promotion, and personnel to
help with local fundraising efforts. Head of Fundraising to visit areas with
information on the support in Q4 2016.
Timeframe to complete: Committed giving to start November 2016.
Community based fundraising plan to be initiated January 2017.
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer: Fundraising Team
-Finance: €100,000
/Group responsible for delivery:
Danny Curran
34. Develop funding and programme partnerships with other Red Cross National
Societies and with bilateral and multi-lateral funding agencies.
Implementation Plan:
Review of our Corporate, Trust and foundation and
Institutional Fundraising cases for support. Explore opportunities with the British
Red Cross. Primarily, these funds will be of a restricted nature and evaluation of
the segments will be required to assess if the segments are substantial, stable,
appropriate and sustainable.
New partnerships should be established following a Humanitarian appeal for a
response to an emergency/crisis and some % is utilised to provide recovery
programming around livelihoods. Explore more strategic relationships with
institutional donors such as Irish Aid and the European Commission to support
this over the longer term.
Current Status:
Strengthening food security, nutrition and health in communities in the
communes of Goure and Kelle (Goure department, Zinder region, Niger)”. Start
date: November 2015. End date: November 2017. This is one of two ongoing
programmes being carried out in Partnership with the Belgian Red Cross. The
main donor is the Belgian Government (DGD). The budget is €1.24 Million.
“Strengthening Community Resilience in Kieche, Dosso Region”. Start date:
January 2014. End date: January 2017. _. The funding for this programme
comes 80% from Belgian Government (DGD) - €602, 018 - and 20% from Irish
Red Cross (Irish Aid) - €150,505. Irish Red Cross will provide the 20% each year
of the project
“Land Rover Water Supply System Project”. Start date: January 2014. End date:
January 2017 The total budget for this project (supplied by Land Rover) for the 3
years is €450,000 (of this money, €420,000 is used in Niger, and €30,000 is used
by Irish RC Fundraising Department at head office).
Europe Aid funded Agriculture and Climate Resilience Project the proposal for
Europe Aid, for implementing a 3-year project to support 30 communities
particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change – including desertification
and flooding – in Zinder. The budget is €1 million. Europe Aid will provide 80% of
the budget, and Irish Red Cross will be responsible for providing 20%
(€200,000). This project proposal was not successful first time round
In Jan 2016 funds were also received from Kerry Courts for a Habbanae project
(€13,000) and 2 electric grant applications were successful for the Niger
programme up to 21,000 Euros.
We are part of a joint Red Cross proposal to EU to increase critical
understanding of the root causes of migration, through active engagement of the
European public and youth in the social inclusion of forced migrants in 13 EU
countries. 3 years proposal for €430,000 for IRC.
Timeframe to complete:
Ongoing – set out above
Resources required to complete:
-HR/Volunteer: IAG, John Roche, Danny Curran and Secretary General.
Finance: €150,000 for co-financing of projects
Person/Group responsible for delivery: John Roche / Danny Curran
35. Conduct periodic reviews to identify skills shortages.
Implementation Plan: Review the skill gaps in the Senior Staff and Board on an
annual basis using a skills matrix.
Current Status:
Staff or Board
The skills matrix has not yet been completed for either Senior
Timeframe to complete:
December 2016
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer: Chairperson / Secretary General
-Finance:
€1,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Secretary General
36. Run recruitment campaigns, some that will target specific skills and profiles.
Implementation Plan: Design Recruitment Policy and Toolkit
Current Status: Area census has been completed and the policy and toolkit has
been developed currently with Chair of VSDWG before meeting with 3 National
Directors and National Secretary.
Timeframe to complete: March 2017
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Gavin Lane/Sandra Stanley/ Ted Noonan
Finance: €10,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery: Sandra Stanley / Ted Noonan
37. Run annual recruitment campaigns, both at local and national level to
increase the membership of Irish Red Cross Youth.
Implementation Plan: In line with Society plan, IRCY has to promote their
service within the school structure
Current Status:
We had initial contact with the INTO and have some teachers
piloting some of our programmes
Timeframe to complete:
June 2017
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
-Finance:
Catriona Finn/YWG
€10000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Noonan
Sandra Stanley / Director of Youth/Ted
38. Emphasise our contribution to the International work of the Movement.
Implementation Plan: Promote our added-value in disaster response as an
integral part of a global network by:
ensuring the establishment of effective communication and coordination
mechanisms with government agencies, non-governmental organizations and
communities at the local and national level
ensuring quality and accountability mechanisms are in place and updated
regularly for appropriate and effective disaster response
ensuring the organizational disaster preparedness plan is linked with the
community/household preparedness plan
Current Status: we have strengthened our relations with ICRC/IFRC, in areas of
thematic expertise such as resilience and risk reduction, food and nutrition,
Gender based violence, livelihoods and beneficiary communications.
Direct funding of country bilateral programmes such as the current programme in
Niger, where Irish Red Cross leads and manages projects directly,
Transfer of funds to emergency operations where Irish Red Cross have made
appeals.
Continued development of HR and emergency response surge capabilities for
deployment to disaster zones – IRC currently supports some of the training
modules of the emergency roster (Rapid Response Corp).
Direct support to our thematic work on resilience and risk reduction, food and
nutrition, Gender based violence, livelihoods and beneficiary communications.
Irish Red Cross advocacy on situational analyses as disasters / crisis’ arises via
its role as a member of the wider Red Cross movement. Profiling our Advantage
to call on one organisation that can deal with all types of different situations i.e.
emergencies, slow-onset disasters, conflict etc.
Timeframe to complete:
Ongoing
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Desk Officers, IAG and John Roche
-Finance: €20,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
John Roche
39. Be explicit about programmes and services, and their impact, so that
public, donors and beneficiaries understand what we do and why we are
unique.
Implementation Plan: Use social media, Website, Facebook, the Annual Report
and regular media campaigns to promote the services being offered by the IRC
Current Status:
Social media website/Facebook all used effectively. New
Annual Report 2015 is in place. Major gap is in the Branch/Area information.
New Branch/Area PR/Information leaflets on the work of the Red Cross will be
produced by Area and Branch and used by Committed Giving team. National
promotion of IRC via media to be targeted by 4 National opinion pieces each
year and 1 locally based article each month. From a fundraising perspective, the
case for support for each programme and service needs to include the purpose
of the funds raised, the needs it meets, what happens if the needs are not met,
what are the benefits, why should the donor care and how does the donor
benefit?
Timeframe to complete:
December 2016
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Danny Curran/Rebecca Dunne
-Finance:
€7500
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Danny Curran
Rebecca Dunne / Secretary General /
40. As our community positioning develops further, ensure that this is well
communicated and used to support our Vision.
Implementation Plan:
the Red Cross locally
Use Social Media and recruitment campaign to promote
Current Status:
Local media being used currently as well as various
campaigns like first aid promotion. Focus will now move to a recruitment
campaign
Timeframe to complete:
January 2017
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer: Rebecca Dunne / Secretary General / Sandra Stanley / Ted
Noonan
-Finance:
€25,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Sandra Stanley
Rebecca Dunne / Secretary General /
41. Exploit social media to embed our community position and
communicate the impact of services and programme.
Implementation Plan: Plan and review regular social media campaigns using
relevant channels, content and a combination of paid and organic posts. Content
should be sourced from the programmes and services of the Irish Red Cross and
partners in order to effectively communicate need, response and impact. Where
budget is available, paid social media marketing should be used
Current Status: Social media campaigns are currently run by the Rebecca Dunne
and Lavinia Baciu in accordance with the charity’s communications calendar,
which is created in liaison with the SMT. Content is sourced by Rebecca and
Lavinia, who work closely with the relevant departments and partners to source
materials and messaging. Campaigns are mainly organic, with paid social media
marketing being used occasionally for emergency appeals and first aid training.
A lack of budget means there is a lack of rich media content being created, a
definite missed opportunity.
Timeframe to complete:
Ongoing
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Rebecca Dunne/Lavinia Baciu
-Finance: For the creation of rich content a minimum of €5000 is required. For
social media marketing – the budget is dependent on each campaign.
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Lavinia Baciu / Rebecca Dunne
42. Work together as one team within the organisation.
Implementation Plan:
Review the Management and Staffing structure of
HQ. Conduct a Governance Review of Management and Board working
together
Current Status:
New Management team and staffing structure in place to
promote a streamlined organisation. Regular meetings taking place with
Management team and Secretary General and Officers. Mazar Governance
Review has taken place and the key outcomes are being implemented
Timeframe to complete:
March 2017
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
National Treasurer/ Head of Finance/ Chair of Audit
Committee and Secretary General
-Finance:
€10,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery: Secretary General
43. Identify likeminded groups in local communities with whom we can
collaborate to promote community resilience and well-being.
Implementation Plan: Set up and run a VCA project with each Area Committee
with a view to identifying needs and working with other organisations
Current Status: VCA has operated for 2 years is coming to the end of its
assessment period
Timeframe to complete:
December 2016
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Colette Morris / Secretary General
-Finance:
€15,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Secretary General
44. Invest in IT systems that will streamline administration processes, data
capture and analysis, financial management and fundraising.
Implementation Plan:
Prepare for the Board a plan to deliver a new IT
infrastructure, a business continuity plan as well as servicing the data collection
needs of the organisation
Current Status: The new infrastructure is now in place, the business continuity
plan is implemented and the interface with the various departments is being
worked on. Training and Finance systems are up and running and a new portal
system interface is being developed to ensure that members are able to operate
effectively
Timeframe to complete:
April 2017
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer:
Tanya Pocock
-Finance:
€115,000
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
Secretary General / Tanya Pocock
45. Build a more effective interface for volunteers that will enable data
transfer and learning.
Implementation Plan: Design and implement two Portals to allow membership
and training information to be available to members
Current Status:
Both Portals now designed and going through a testing and
implementation phase
Timeframe to complete:
March 2017
Resources required to complete:
- HR/Volunteer: Tanya Pocock & Marius Marin/ Volunteer Support &
Development WG and Training Working Group/Sandra Stanley
-Finance: €15,000 – see 44 above.
Person/Group responsible for delivery:
and Sandra Stanley
Secretary General, Tanya Pocock