Water and Habitat Engineer (Detention) 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.

We are looking for a suitable candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Water and Habitat Engineer (Detention)

Location: Abuja

Main Responsibilities

• Assists the Water and Habitat in Detention Delegate in running Water and Habitat projects in places of detention, within the overall planning and strategy of the Detention action in Nigeria.
• Prepares technical assessment of construction (buildings, kitchen, warehouse etc.) and reports through technical notes (detailed estimates and drawings).
• Organises and conducts field trips to detention places all over Nigeria, in coordination with Detention colleagues in Abuja and in the field.
• Collects, analyses and reports information on the water, habitat and hygiene situation in detention places to the Water and Habitat in Detention delegate.
• Elaborates written reporting on the activities and contributes to the internal reporting procedure.
• Maintains contact with contractors, and interlocutors within the technical departments of the Nigeria Prisons Services
• Ensures close supervision and monitoring of the implementation of engineering projects

Required Qualifications

• Masters degree in Construction, preferably in Civil Engineering
• Additional degrees / experience in providing training in water, sanitation and hygiene is an asset
• Proven skills and experience in design of infrastructure and drawing of plans (familiar with CAD, Sketch-up or similar software)
• Very good command of English, written and spoken
• Good computer skills and good command of standard Microsoft Office tools.
• Driving license.
• 3 - 4 years professional experience in the field of construction

Personal Attributes:

• Good interpersonal, communication (oral and written), and presentation skills
• Ability to work in places of detention across the whole country.
• Flexible, motivated and reliable self-starter personality, good sense of responsibility and organization, ability to travel in all parts of the country up to several weeks at a time.

Application Closing Date
25th March, 2016.

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

Note:

• Please clearly indicate “WatHab Engineer (Detention)" 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.