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.
It
also endeavors to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening
International Humanitarian Law and universal humanitarian principles.
Flying
Administrator – Nairobi
The
Flying Administrator will be responsible for the Finance, Administration and
Human Resources (HR) for one sub-delegation with 3 structures (antennas and
offices).
He/she
will Implement and manage the respective Financial. Administrative and HR Rules
and Procedures in line with the delegation’s strategy.
He/She
will perform the following duties for the sub-delegation:
Main
Responsibilities;
·
Participate in the general finance
and administration policy to support the operations and their evolution;
·
Has a clear understanding of ICRC HR
strategies and implementation both at headquarters (HQ) level and
sub-delegation level and supports it actively;
·
Ensures the implementation of a good
organisation of the finance and administration units;
·
Ensures that finance and administrative
files are executed in the respect of given procedures and deadlines;
·
Organise and supervise the office and
residence (day to day administrative follow-ups);
·
Supervises, coaches and evaluate
staff working in the department;
·
Follows up expenses related to
administrative department;
·
Is responsible for the administrative
stock (furniture, working equipment, etc.), and ensure storage and dispatch of
material is performed according to given log procedures;
·
Maintains contact with external
parties in the domain of Administration issues;
·
Participates in negotiations of lease
contracts;
·
Contributes and proposes alternative
solutions to improve existing structure (cost efficiency, employment
conditions, finance and admin procedures.. etc.);
·
Manages recruitment processes;
·
Ensures the communication flow on HR.
finance and administration matters within the office;
·
Receives new employees and orients
them on HR related matters and guidelines; and
·
Participates in the coordination
meetings.
Minimum
Requirements
·
Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in
Finance, Commerce, HR, Administration or similar fields;
·
3 – 5 years’ experience in a similar
field of activity;
·
Fluent in written and spoken English
(Knowledge of Somali is an added asset);
·
Computer literate with very good
knowledge of MS Office Suite;
·
Very good analytical and management
skills;
·
Very good communication and
negotiation skills;
·
Good knowledge of political, social
and cultural assigned environment; and
·
Ability and willingness to travel
inside Somalia and to work in hardship areas.
How
to Apply
Interested
and qualified persons with the required experience are invited to submit their
application to the
Head
of Human Resources Department,
ICRC
Somalia Delegation,
on
the email address sok_hrrec_services@icrc.org
Closing
date is 30th November 2016.
Please
indicate the position title in the subject line of your email message.
Note That Only Emailed Applications Will Be Considered.
Please note that only short-listed
candidates will be contacted and canvassing will lead to automatic
disqualification.
