Program / Department Summary
Mercy Corps has been present in Nigeria since December 2012, focusing its interventions on adolescent girls’ empowerment, economic development and conflict mitigation. In mid-2014, Mercy Corps has decided to address the rising humanitarian needs among displaced households and vulnerable host communities by in the northeast Nigeria and started its humanitarian program.
With funding from variety of donors, including OFDA, FFP, EU and ECHO, the humanitarian program has been focusing on food assistance, non-food items distribution, protection, livelihoods support, WASH and capacity building of humanitarian response actors.
All Mercy Corps interventions in Nigeria are implemented in a conflict and gender sensitive manner.
General Position Summary
Assist in receiving and assigning rooms to guest;
Assist in preparing and serve breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks;
Assist in keeping the kitchen clean, keeping record of food items, make beds and lay dining table;
Sweep, scrub, mop and polish room floors
Vacuum clean carpets, rugs and draperies
Dust and polish furniture and fittings
Empty and clean trash containers from rooms
Dispose of trash in a sanitary manner
Clean wash basins, mirrors, tubs and showers
Make up beds and change linens as required
Sort, wash, load and unload laundry
Iron and press clothing and linen
Sort, fold and put away clean laundry
Refill toilet paper rolls and hand soap in the bathrooms
Keep an eye out for issues such as burned-out light bulbs that need replacing, sometimes changing the bulbs or telling maintenance about the issues
Maintain all cleaning equipment and materials in a safe and sanitary working condition
Monitor and report necessary domestic repairs and replacements
Check stocking level of all consumables’ and replace to avoid stock out
Alert supervisor if guest are not complying to the rules and regulations
Knowledge and Experience
SSCE,HND/OND in any field.
Minimum 1-2 years of experience working experience as a house keeper in a reputable organization required
Ability to interact effectively with international and national personnel
Commitment to renewing and maintaining knowledge of best practices
Strong interpersonal, and communication skills
Competencies Ideal Candidate must:
Intelligent, able to work independently, honest and pro-active.
Have pleasant personality and be clean and smart
Fluency in English. Good knowledge of Hausa will be a plus
Success Factors
The successful candidate will have a can-do attitude. Ideally, s/he will have previous experience in working in large-scale emergency programs in insecure and conflict-affected contexts, including remote management.
S/he is a problem solver, who is adept in successfully dealing with issues of complexity.
S/he is an active listener and contributor, working to create a strong team share ideas and learn. Conscientious with an excellent sense of judgment.
Mercy Corps team members represent the agency both during and outside work hours. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.
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Applicants should submit their CV’s and Cover letter in one document to: ng-recruitment.nigeria@mercycorps.org Note
Apply via :
ng-recruitment.nigeria@mercycorps.org
