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.
Water and Habitat (WATHAB) Purchaser – Nairobi
The Wathab Purchaser will be
responsible for Order Management / Supply Chain, Tenders / Suppliers selection,
Purchase of Goods, Suppliers Management, Reception of Goods, Quality &
Quantity Control and Claims Reporting and Statistics for the Wathab department.
He/She will perform the following duties:
Main Responsibilities:
·
Ensures that purchasing is done in a
transparent and accountable manner;
·
Maintains relations with suppliers
and other ICRC departments;
·
Implements ICRC purchase strategy for
each family of product;
·
Takes responsibility for tender
process;
·
Takes part in the selection of
suppliers;
·
Manages contracts with suppliers;
·
Ensures strict control of quality for
the purchased goods/services;
·
Follows strictly ICRC procurement
procedures, financial limits and Code of Conduct;
·
Carries Out prospecting of the Somali
market in order to identify new suppliers;
·
Provides analytical reports on
purchases:
·
Makes all related information
available in the local database and filing system; and
·
Helps Supply Chain Administrator to
define the running stocks levels.
Minimum Requirements:
·
A minimum of a diploma in Civil
Engineering or Logistics:
·
3-5 years’ work experience in
purchasing of construction/engineering materials or as an engineering
estimator;
·
Knowledge of Kenyan and Somali
market, good product/purchase knowledge;
·
Very good command of written and
spoken English (Knowledge of Somali is an added asset);
·
Very good computer skills (Word,
Excel, Power Point, Databases) and knowledgeable internet user:
·
Strong negotiation and competitive
bidding skills;
·
Able to assess legal aspects of
suppliers capacity;
·
High organizational skills;
·
Rigorous, precise and honest with
strong sense of responsibility and adaptability; and
·
Able to work independently, under
stressful situations to tight deadlines with extensive working hours.
This position has a gross salary
package of Kshs. 105,000 monthly plus benefits.
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 30 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.
