Protection of Family Links Field Officer 2 at 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.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Protection of Family Links Field Officer 2

Location: Damaturu, Yobe
Employment Type: Full-time
Grade: B2

Job Description

• Under the supervision of the Protection Team Leader in Damaturu and the Head of Sub-Delegation, The Protection Family Links Field Officer 2 supports the implementation and monitoring of ICRC Protection Family Links (PFL) activities in Yobe State.
• S/He assists in any other protection activities when and if required.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs internal and external follow-up of individual cases autonomously, in his/her area of responsibility.
• Registers unaccompanied children and vulnerable persons, ensures they are regularly visited, and families are traced.
• Receives visitors and ensures that visits are appropriately followed up.
• Translates and interprets from and to Hausa upon request.
• Carries out administrative tasks relating to the follow-up of PFL field assignments.
• Plans, carries out and reports autonomously on PFL activities and the collection of statistical data in his/her area of responsibility.
• Contributes to analyses of the security, socio-economic, cultural, and political environment in which the ICRC is working, shares relevant information with team members and reports any changes in the situation.
• Contributes to the identification of needs, design, and implementation of projects.
• Collects, compiles, and translates PFL-related information and prepares written reports.
• Assists in institutional exercises relating to planning, budgeting, and monitoring programmes.
• Plans, organizes, and reports on internal and external meetings.
• Develops and maintains contact with municipal/regional stakeholders, local/regional NRCS branches, the local population, and suppliers.
• Prepares, participates in, and reports on all aspects of field visits.
• Provides technical supports and supervises volunteers in the implementation and monitoring of PFL activities.
• Fosters a constructive working environment (multidisciplinary approach, good team dynamics) among team members.
• Ensures the sustainability of their work and puts in place a system for archiving their work for the purposes of institutional memory.
• Liaises with the NRCS on all matters relating to PFL in his/her area of responsibility in Yobe state.
• Organises periodic meeting and supervises the activities of the NRCS PFL volunteers in his/her area of responsibility in Yobe state through the PFL focal point and team leaders.

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Humanitarian Affairs, or any other relevant field
• 3 to 5 years working experience.
• Working proficiency in English and Hausa compulsory – Kanuri or Fulani an asset
• Computer literacy: Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint), collaborative spaces
• Knowledge of the cultural and socio-economic environment in Northern Nigeria
• Applicants should have a Nigerian nationality or hold a working permit

Desired profile and Skills:

• Previous working experience with an INGO is an asset.
• Experience with the Nigerian Red Cross Society is an asset.
• Excellent planning and writing abilities
• Respect for confidentiality levels.
• Empathy and patience.

Application Closing Date
10th May, 2024.