Programme Assistant, British Red Cross

Job Duties And Responsibilities

He/ she will have the following responsibilities:

Provide support to issues related to the Development of the Nigeria Red Cross Society, including:
Coordination with the National Society and other relevant RC/RC movement partners on the follow-up of the findings of the due diligence process to ensure that identified organizational weaknesses will be addressed
Support in preparing for meetings related to National Society Development (review of documents, drafting of position papers)
Support in accompanying the National Society in the process of operationalizing the NRCS country strategy
Support the BRC Programme Officer in planning, implementation and reporting related to the Disaster Management programme (and possibly additional programmes in future), as well as administrative management
Prepare regular reports and organize records
Provide support in the development of programme proposals
Organize a filing system for important and confidential documents:
Policies and procedures
Financial documents
Programmatic and strategy-related documents
Contracts and agreements
Maintain the office calendar:
Keep an overview of relevant meetings and events
Maintain an overview of staff on visits to Nigeria
Support in the procurement of items and services according to office procedures
Follow up on other office services and maintenance when needed (plumbing, painting, etc)
General office administration
Adhere to the RC/ RC movement values
Undertake other duties as reasonably required.

Education
Required

Bachelor’s Degree in a field relevant to the position

Experience
Required:

Work experience in assistant positions (not necessarily in the Red Cross)
Work experience within a multi-cultural environment
Working experience with Disaster Management programming

Knowledge, Skills and Languages

Strong communication skills
Computer Literate (especially Excel, word, and PowerPoint)
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Initiative and flexibility
Accuracy and attention to detail

Languages

Strong communication skills

Competencies, Values and Comments

Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
Initiative and flexibility
Accuracy and attention to detail
Collaboration and teamwork
Judgement and decision making
Creativity and innovation
Empowering others

Apply via :

www.ifrc.org