Fresh Career Opportunities at The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) January 2018

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the vacancies below.
Job Title: Warehouse and Transport Officer (Logistics Assistant)
 Location: Yola
Main Responsibilities:
  • Ensuring proper storage of all goods (protection from heat/water/dirt/vermin, FIFO/FEFO, by group/family, by PO/batch/expiration date) and with up-to-date bin cards
  • Be alert on expiration date and report any item (soon to be) expired to the Logistician
  • Ensure the clean and safe unloading of arriving consignments, checking for complete accompanied waybills and packing lists, verify number of parcels, signing delivery forms, transferring items into stock, update FSS and bin cards.
  • Performing a complete entry inspection and informing Logistician of any discrepancies between packing list, PO, RO and physical consignment
  • Ensure to put goods into stock (separately according to batch number, expiry date and Purchase Order reference (number)) together with the respective Bin Cards
  • Ensures all consignments are packed and marked appropriately (including transport instructions or warnings and packing of cold chain items in appropriate cold boxes with sufficient ice packs according to the equipment instructions).
  • Ensuring all packed consignments are accompanied by accurate and complete packing lists and issuing of a waybill upon loading
  • Assist Internal Customers in packaging their shipment for transport by air.
  • Ensure all air cargo is properly packaged, labeled and weighted.
Required Qualifications:
  • Degree or recognized training in logistics or administration
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar field
  • Good command of spoken and written English and Hausa
  • Good computer skills (Word and Excel), including the ICRC standard computer systems
  • Excellent knowledge of Financial Rules and purchasing procedures
Personal Attributes:
  • Proactivity and Flexibility
  • Capacity to carry out complex activities
  • Good rigor, method and analytical skills
  • Good communication and negotiation skills
  • Ability to work independently and sense of initiative
  • Capacity to integrate the ICRC logistics procedures
  • Strong sense of responsibility and adaptability
  • Willingness and ability to learn
Job Title: Economic Security Programme Assistant
Location: Maiduguri
Main Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for the Economic Security (EcoSec) Programme Management Tool (EPMT) for the Maiduguri and Damaturu ICRC Sub – Delegations
  • Ensures proper procedures are followed for all Ecosec emergency and livelihoods activities ( coordination field trip request, monthly cash forecasts, timely requisition order creation and follow up)
  • Management and organization of the EcoSec beneficiaries’ database.
  • Contribute to the organization of the EcoSec filing and regular update and backup on the EcoSec folders
  • Maintain contacts with authorities or other external interlocutors at various level, establishing a network database to be implemented and maintained;
  • Prepare, autonomously, the bi-weekly and monthly operational reports, and all the other required reports when asked and contribute to other written reports including the quarterly, yearly ad hoc narrative and statistical reports;
  • Consolidates and compiling, on a monthly basis, market monitoring forms sent from the field to be shared with the Cash & Market specialist;
  • Participates in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the EcoSec programme activities;
  • Contributes to the development of a network of agencies (and personnel) working specifically on Economic Security and market monitoring in our various AOR.
  • Report on problems ( security) with accuracy and without delays
  • Organises seminars and workshops, when needed, by providing support in the preparation of the technical materials
Required Qualifications:
  • University degree (Master level) in Economics, Information Technology or Social Sciences (Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Economics, Development Studies, International Relations being an asset);
  • 6-8 years’ work experience in fields related to the work of the department;
  • Fluent in English and Hausa (Kanuri is an asset);
  • Excellent report writing and analytical skills;
  • Proficiency in computers, especially in the utilization of the MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Word;
  • Geographical Information System proven knowledge (asset)
Personal Attributes:
  • Energetic team worker and good communicator, comfortable in an environment where self-direction and initiative are expected
  • Diplomatic attitude and confidential behaviour
  • Function autonomously and independently, within the limits of responsibilities granted
  • Sensitive to cultural, gender, religious and other social issues with colleagues and stakeholders
  • Prepared to spend time in the field with basic facilities
  • Motivated, patient and practical-minded
Job Title: Water and Habitat Engineer
Location: The successful candidate would start in Abuja and eventually move to Maiduguri after some months
Main Responsibilities:
  • Assesses the needs according to the project objectives and criteria by collecting all relevant information
  • Analyzes the collected information, highlighting challenges, writing comprehensive assessment reports, proposing actions
  • Assist the Construction Project Manager (CPM) in elaborating a sound understanding of the context and needs / proposing interventions taking into account social, economic and environmental aspects
  • Carries out detailed problem and situation analysis including technical and institutional challenges
  • Plans and organises site visits in Maiduguri, Borno State
  • Performs detailed engineering calculation and design works of technical installations/structures and infrastructures
  • Provides detailed work description, quantitative estimates, BoQ and cost estimates
  • Manages the preparation of tender documents as per the ICRC technical and administrative procedures
  • Assists in negotiation with bidders
  • Assist the CPM in the supervision of a number of contractors/consultants and their staff
  • Provides technical evaluations and monitor the respect of drawings, specifications, standards, norms and local laws; proposes or takes corrective steps when necessary
Required Qualifications:
  • University degree in Architecture or Civil engineering
  • 3 years’ work experience in construction, engineering or similar field
  • Demonstrated experience in assessing, designing and preparing cost-estimates of buildings
  • Very good command of written and spoken English
  • Good computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel and AutoCAD/ZWCAD a must)
  • Capacity to work independently
  • Good analytical skills
Personal Attributes:
  • Adaptable
  • Organized
  • Efficient
  • Communicative and clear
  • Responsible and reliable
  • Autonomous
 Job Title:  Supply Chain Officer
Location: Biu
Main Responsibilities:
  • Receives all orders and submits them for validation after checking and verifying necessary information, such as realistic delivery dates, relevant item codes, Objective Code, Cost Center, validators
  • Attributes validated Requisition Orders (RO) / Internal Requests (IR) for action to Logistic team members in Biu.
  • Forwards upstream RO`s to the Logistics Services STM of Yola or Abuja.
  • Receives validated RO`s from YOL and ABJ Office and update FSS accordingly
  • Establishes and maintains the documentation process for tracking and monitoring for each RO
  • Acknowledges reception of orders and updates the clients with the approximate delivery time.
  • Informs requesters in case of delays.
  • Ensures that all orders are timely processed and dispatched to relevant departments and sites.
  • Liaises with Logistician Biu to decide and prioritizes cargo shipments within the Biu Area of Operation and to YOL Sub Delegation.
  • Ensures good electronic and hard filing of the RO’s with proof of completion attached to the hard copy file (invoice, transfer Packing List, email from Abuja/Geneva, etc.).
  • Ensures all relevant supporting documentations are attached and filed accordingly to the RO files in order to close it and archive it to auditable levels
  • Updates the requesters on the status of orders on a bi-weekly basis or as per the request from any department.
  • Ensures that financial rules are applied based on the amount of orders.
Required Qualifications:
  • Degree or recognized training in logistics or administration
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar field
  • Good command of spoken and written English
  • Good computer skills (Word and Excel), including the ICRC standard computer systems
  • Excellent knowledge of Financial Rules and purchasing procedures
Personal Attributes:
  • Proactivity and flexibility
  • Capacity to carry out complex activities
  • Good communication and Negotiation skills
  • Ability to work independently and sense of initiative
  • Willingness and ability to learn
Job Title:  Supply Chain Assistant
Location: Maiduguri
Main Responsibilities:
  • Receives all orders and submits them for validation after checking and verifying necessary information, such as realistic delivery dates, relevant item codes, Objective Code, Cost Center, validators
  • Attributes validated Requisition Orders (ROs) / Internal Requests for action to Logistics team members in Maiduguri.
  • Forwards validated requests of Damaturu Office to the Logistician in the field
  • Closes RO’s and update Field Supply Sytem (FSS) accordingly
  • Establishes and maintains the documentation process for tracking and monitoring for each RO
  • Acknowledges reception of orders and updates the clients with the approximate delivery time.
  • Informs requesters in case of delays.
  • Ensures that all orders are timely processed and dispatched to relevant departments and sites.
  • Liaises with Dispatch to decide and prioritize cargo shipments for Damaturu Office
  • Suggests improvements in Supply Chain
  • Assists in Purchase Order Closure
Required Qualifications:
  • University degree in logistics or administration
  • Good command of spoken and written English
  • Good computer skills (Word and Excel), including the ICRC standard computer systems
  • Excellent knowledge of the ICRC Financial Rules and purchasing procedures
Personal Attributes:
  • Proactivity and flexibility
  • Proactivity and Flexibility
  • Capacity to carry out complex activities
  • Good communication and negotiation skills
  • Ability to work independently and sense of initiative
  • Capacity to deal with people, to deal and to develop contacts
  • Capacity to integrate the ICRC logistics procedures
  • Strong sense of responsibility and adaptability
  • Availability to work overtime when needed
  • Willingness to learn
How to Apply
Persons interested and qualified should send application letter, curriculum vitae and contact details of three referees to ABJ_Recruitment_Services@icrc.org
Please clearly indicate “Supply Chain Officer BIU” as the subject of your application
(Applications intended for this role without this subject will not be treated)
The deadline for the submission of applications will be 26/01/2018, 16:30 h. Late application will not be considered
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
However, ICRC will not request for any monetary payments from applicants at any stage of the recruitment process.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.

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