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’s Somalia Delegation in Nairobi implements the institution’s humanitarian
activities in Somalia.
Field
Officer - Gedo
Based
on an optimal knowledge and analysis of his/her area of responsibility(AoR),
he/she represents the delegation; facilitates and contributes to the
identification of humanitarian problems and to the smooth implementation of
activities; manages the security situation; manages staff under his/her direct
supervision; provides regular reporting and contributes to the elaboration of
the main orientations of the delegation.
Main
Responsibilities:
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Monitors the political, security, economic and social
developments and their impact on the population.
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Shares oral and written analysis of the above with the field
Coordinator on a timely and regular basis.
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Identifies humanitarian needs resulting from the conflict or
natural factors, and proposes course of action (assistance projects,
intervention to authorities) when relevant.
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Contribute to the analysis, definition of annual objectives and
plans of action in consultation with specialists in his/her area of
responsibility (AoR)
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Develops and maintains an extended network of contacts among
local authorities, parties to the conflict, traditional leaders, humanitarian
organizations and members of civil society.
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Represents the ICRC towards them, especially with a view to
strengthen its acceptance, access and security, and the respect of its
principles of neutrality, impartiality and independence, according to the
guidelines given by the Delegation.
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Participates in joint assessments and follow up visits of the
various Operational departments (Water and habitat, Economic security, Health,
Protection etc.)
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Regularly reviews the security situation in his/her area of
responsibility, based on his/her own analysis, input from team members,
contacts with stakeholders such as authorities, elders and parties to the
conflict.
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Provides regular reporting on the security situation and in case
of security incident or event likely to affect staff security, shares an ad hoc
and timely written report with his field coordinator.
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Ensures that security rules and procedures are followed by all
staff under his/her supervision and those visiting/operating in his/her area of
responsibility, and apply them in an examplary manner.
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Provides security guidance (briefing, instructions) and
resources (cars, security guards) to staff operating in his/her area of
responsibility, according to the delegation’s guidelines.
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The Field Officer is responsible for the effective running of
the office and ensures that HR, material and finances resources used in his
area of responsibility are managed according to the delegations’ regulations
and procedures. He ensures that the procedures are in the frame and the
procedures of the ICRC regulations, particulary the Rules on financial
management.
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Is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and relevance of
Working Advance (WAD) requested from technical or other field officers in his
AoR.
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Maintains a regular (oral and written) communication flow with
the field coordinator on all aspects relevant to his/her function (analysis,
contacts, internal management, operations, etc).
Minimum Requirements:
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University degree or diploma
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4 years work experience in a similar field
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Fluent in written and spoken Somali and English
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Team leadership and management skills
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Very good analytical skills
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Sense of organisation
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Confirmed capacity to work independently
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Confirmed knowledge of the area of responsibility
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Computer skills : MS Office etc.
Re-advertisement: Economic
Security Field Officer – Gedo Region
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:
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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.
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With the guidance of the Economic Security Coordinator, design a
primary data collection exercise adapted to context and resources.
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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.
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Contribute to the response analysis of different Economic
Security interventions: Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT)
analysis, appropriateness and feasibility.
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Provide inputs to the drafting of the ICRC Planning for Results
(PfR), including Economic Security objectives.
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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.
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Manage the logistics, targeting and implementation of
distribution/delivery activities of inputs and services.
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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
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University degree in Agriculture, Economics, Development
Studies, Sociology, Animal Production, Veterinary Science or related fields,
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6 years’ work experience in a similar field,
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Fluent in spoken and written English and Somali,
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Team leadership skills,
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Very good analytical skills,
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Good communication skills,
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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 below mentioned address, before 1st
October 2015.
International
Committee of the Red Cross
Somalia Delegation
Denis Pritt Road
P.O. Box 73226, Nairobi
00200 – Kenya
Somalia Delegation
Denis Pritt Road
P.O. Box 73226, Nairobi
00200 – Kenya
E-mail address: sok_hrrec_services@icrc.org
Indicate
the position title on the subject line.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Canvassing
will lead to automatic disqualification.