Restoring Family Link (RFL) Assistant at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), AbujaSub Delegation, is looking for suitable candidates to fill the vacancy below:

Job Title: Restoring Family Link (RFL) Assistant

Location: Abuja

Main Responsibilities

• Supports the coordination of ICRC/Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) RFL activities in the different regions and the implementation of RFL activities in Abuja
• In charge of office-based tasks, such as reporting, filing, submitting and reconciling expense reports, corresponding with the teams on the field
• Receives visits and phone enquiries from the beneficiaries and respond to them
• Supports the team in field work, when needed, which entails traveling within the area of responsibility, sometimes for several days
• Participates in the preparation and logistics of RFL trainings held by ICRC and NRCS
• Raises Requisition Orders to purchase the items needed for field activities
• Interviews beneficiaries for RFL purposes and documents cases
• Responsible for the management of the stock and dispatch of dissemination material
• Helps maintain regular contact with the beneficiaries with periodical follow-up by phone and visits

Required Qualifications

• University degree or specialized training;
• 2 years work experience in humanitarian work;
• Very good command of written and spoken English, and spoken Hausa; Kanuri and/or French are an asset;
• Very good computer skills, in particular with Excel, Word, if possible PowerPoint;
• Good knowledge of Nigerian geography.

Personal Attributes:

• Good analytical skills;
• Detail-orientation and precision;
• Very good writing and reporting skills;
• Capacity to work within a team;
• Good inter-personal skills: ability to deal with people respectfully and showing empathy towards others, very good communication skills;
• Committed to work and able to work under supervision or independently as required;
• Able to work under pressure; flexible and open to extra working hours if necessary;
• Capacity to learn and to adapt to new work methods;
• Discretion and confidentiality, self-control;
• Aptitude for applying and ensuring compliance with ICRC directives and procedures.
• Very well organized, with good planning abilities

Application Closing Date
25th July, 2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application letter, curriculum vitae and contact details of three referees to: [email protected]

Note

• Please clearly indicate "RFL Assistant Abuja" as the subject of your application
• Applications intended for this role without this subject will not be treated. Late application will not be considered
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• However, ICRC will not request for any monetary payments from applicants at any stage of the recruitment process.
• The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.