The International Committee of the
Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization with the
exclusively humanitarian mission to protect the lives and dignity of victims of
war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance.
The ICRC Somalia delegation in
Nairobi is seeking for an experienced and motivated person to fill the position
of:
Economic Security Field Officers – Gedo & Garowe
(2) Positions
The field officer is responsible for
the management of the Economic Security activities and resources in the areas
of assignment.
S/he conducts assessments, plans
interventions as necessary in consultation with the Economic Security team in
Nairobi and implements the activities according to department objectives and
agreed plan of action. S/he reports on the progress and achievements of the
programme as required.
Main Responsibilities:
- Maintain up to date information on the
economic security situation in her/his area of assignment and identifies
and compiles data on the context: historical, environmental, and
political; agro-ecology, livelihoods, markets, nutrition, health, water
and sanitation, housing.
- With the guidance of the Economic Security
Coordinator, design a primary data collection exercise adapted to context
and resources.
- Contribute to the set-up and application of
assessment and monitoring systems and to evaluations including:
Identification of SMART indicators, draft data collection tools and
sampling approaches for quantitative/qualitative surveys, advice on teams
composition and logistic and resources arrangements, participate directly
in the collection of the data, contribute to data analysis, use a
participatory approach in field visits and interactions with communities
and other stakeholders (authorities, public and technical services, other
agencies etc.), debrief supervisor and enumerator teams and compile their
feedback on the data collection exercise.
- Contribute to the response analysis of
different Economic Security interventions: Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats
(SWOT) analysis, appropriateness and feasibility.
- Provide inputs to the drafting of the ICRC
Planning for Results (PfR), including Economic Security objectives.
- Contribute to the design of a project or
programme: description of inputs, activities, timeframe, outputs and
outcomes, identification of SMART indicators, identification of risks and
actions to mitigate the risks.
- Manage the logistics, targeting and
implementation of distribution/delivery activities of inputs and services.
- Coach and motivate the ICRC assistants and
SRCS volunteers under her/his supervision and ensures that a good
atmosphere is maintained within the Economic Security department and with
the other ICRC departments through adequate communication.
Experience Required
- University degree in Agriculture, Economics,
Development Studies, Sociology, Animal Production, Veterinary Science or
related fields,
- 6 years’ work experience in a similar field,
- Fluent in spoken and written English and
Somali,
- Team leadership skills,
- Very good analytical skills,
- Good communication skills,
- Good knowledge of geographically assigned
environment.
Interested and qualified persons with
the required experience are invited to submit their application to the Head of
Human Resource Department of Somalia Delegation on the following address,
before 13th February 2015.
Indicate the position title on the
subject line.
International Committee of the Red Cross
Somalia Delegation
Denis Pritt Road
P.O. Box 73226, Nairobi
00200 – Kenya
E-mail address: sok_hrrec_services@icrc.org
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Canvassing will lead to automatic
disqualification.