Assistant, Programme (British Red Cross) at The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Job number: S00890
Location: West Africa Country Cluster, Abuja
Duration: 12 months

Job Purpose

• While formally reporting to the Head of Country Cluster, he / she will be operationally managed by the Country Manager, British Red Cross and the Programme Officer, British Red Cross.

Job Duties and Responsibilities
He/ she will have the following responsibilities:

• Provide support to issues related to the Development of the Nigeria Red Cross Society, including:
• Coordination with the National Society and other relevant RC / RC movement partners on the follow-up of the findings of the due diligence process to ensure that identified organizational weaknesses will be addressed
• Support in preparing for meetings related to National Society Development (review of documents, drafting of position papers)
• Support in accompanying the National Society in the process of operationalizing the NRCS country strategy
• Support the BRC Programme Officer in planning, implementation and reporting related to the Disaster Management programme (and possibly additional programmes in future), as well as administrative management
• Prepare regular reports and organize records
• Provide support in the development of programme proposals
• Organize a filing system for important and confidential documents:
• Policies and procedures
• Financial documents
• Programmatic and strategy related documents
• Contracts and agreements
• Maintain the office calendar:
• Keep an overview of relevant meetings and events
• Maintain an overview of staff on visits to Nigeria
• Support in the procurement of items and services according to office procedures
• Follow up on other office services and maintenance when needed (plumbing, painting, etc)
• General office administration
• Adhere to the RC / RC movement values
• Undertake other duties as are reasonably required

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree in a field relevant for the position is required

Experience:

• Work experience in assistant positions (not necessarily in the Red Cross) is preferred
• Work experience within a multi-cultural environment is preferred
• Working experience with Disaster Management programming is preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Language:

• Strong communication skills is preferred
• Computer Literate (especially excel, word, power point) is preferred
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines is preferred
• Initiative and flexibility is preferred
• Accuracy and attention to detail is preferred
• Fluently spoken and written English is required

Competencies and Values:

• National Society and customer relations
• Communications
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Judgement and decision making
• Creativity and innovation
• Empowering others.