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.
