Communication Field Officer at ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross

Main Responsibilities

• Conducts, mainly independently, operational communication activities with the main stakeholders
• Identifies, establishes and maintains contacts with key actors in civil society, (local) politics, state authorities, tribal and religious leaders and other key influencers
• Monitors and analyses the perception of the ICRC by different stakeholders (crowdsourcing, social and traditional media)
• Supports assistance, protection, cooperation and prevention work through communication activities in his assigned area
• Contributes to the interaction with the local Nigerian Red Cross Branches (NRCS) and provides support in capacity-building to their particular Communication programmes
• Maintains close interaction with the local media, promoting ICRC interest in the media
• Supports the Communications Coordinator (ComCo) of the Delegation in the analysis of the communication needs with field perspectives and contributes to the development of the Delegation’s communications strategy

Required Qualifications

• University degree in Communications or similar
• A minimum of five years working experience in a similar field
• Very good command of written and spoken English and Hausa
• Good computer skills
• Good knowledge of geographical area covered by the office (Adamawa and Borno states)

Personal Attributes:

• Very good analytical skills
• Very good presentation skills
• Capacity to summarize information
• Capacity to apply ICRC rules and procedure
• Capacity to treat information confidentially