Entry-level House Keepers at Mercy Corps Nigeria

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action - helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within now, and for the future. Mercy Corps has worked in Nigeria since 2012, focusing its programming on adolescent girls’ empowerment, economic development, conflict mitigation, and humanitarian response.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title:  House Keeper

Location: Abuja

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.

Application Closing Date
8th March, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV's and Cover letter in one document to: [email protected]

Note

• All applications must include the position title in the subject line.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• We are an equal opportunity organization and we strongly encourage women to apply for this position.