Main Responsibilities The candidate actively contributes to the implementation of ICRC activities in the domain of Reestablishment of family contacts between family members who have been separated because of the anned violence in Nigeria.
He/she should be ready to travel in the country in order to implement these activities, observing ICRC security rules.
He/she contributes to the assessmentofthe needs in this domain.
He/she identifies and registers children who have been separated from their families in order to trace their family and reunite them.
He/she offers help and services to people who have lost track with their family, in cooperation with the Nigerian Red Cross.
He/she ensures effective filing, efficient records keeping, timely reporting, and is ready to provide detailed and accurate statistics
He/she contributes to ensure the flow ofinfonnation in the department and with neighbouring delegations.
He/she maintains reguiar contacts with various interlocutors In his area of responsibility, such as NRCS, NGOs, population, etc.
He/she ensures implementation of priorities and working procedures as set by the delegation
He/she provides his knowledge ofthe environment.
He/she translates and interprets from Hausa / Kanurito English, and vice versa, when required
He/she answers telephone calls from the beneficiaries, receives or visits them when needed and provides them with the needed assistance according to the delegation’s policies and criteria.
Minimum required knowledge & experience: High school or Professional school
Two years’ work experience in a similar field
Good command in written and spoken English, Hausa and Kanuri (French would be an asset)
Good computer skills
Good knowledge of the geographical and socio cultural environment
Good reporting and analytical skills
Personal Requirements:
Ability to work independently, and capacity to take initiatives when appropriate
Team-work oriented, with sound communication skills
Punctual, reliable, confinned organizational skills
Sound empathy when dealing with people/ beneficiaries
Adaptability and capacity to integratechanges
Ability to keep discretion and handling confidential matters
Sound capacity to strictly apply ICRC rules and working procedures
Interested and suitably qualified candidates should forward their application (letter of motivation, CV, copies of certificates/diploma, references) to the following addressThe Administrator ICRC Abuja, 31 Pope John Paul II Street, Maitama, Abuja Please clearly indicate· Field Officer (RFL) on the envelope. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. The last date for receiving the applications is 20. 02. 2014 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to proville them with assistance.
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