Jobs at ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross

The Purpose

• Under the direct supervision of the Protection of Family Links Team Leader, The Protection Family Links Field Officer 2 supports the implementation and monitoring of ICRC Protection Family Links (PFL) activities in Yobe State.
• S/He assists the input and analysis of data in the Prot6.

Your Role

• Perform internal and external follow-up of individual cases autonomously, in his/her area of responsibility.
• Register unaccompanied children and vulnerable persons, ensures they are regularly visited, and families are traced.
• Receive visitors and ensures that visits are appropriately followed up.
• Translates and interprets from and to Hausa upon request.
• Plan and carry out and reports autonomously on PFL activities and the collection of statistical data in his/her area of responsibility.
• Contribute to analyses of the security, socio-economic, cultural, and political environment in which the ICRC is working, shares relevant information with team members and reports any changes in the situation.
• Assist in institutional exercises relating to planning, budgeting, and monitoring programmes.
• Develop and maintains contact with municipal/regional stakeholders, local/regional NRCS branches, the local population, and suppliers.
• Provide technical supports and supervises volunteers in the implementation and monitoring of PFL activities.
• Foster a constructive working environment (multidisciplinary approach, good team dynamics) among team members.
• Ensure the sustainability of their work and puts in place a system for archiving their work for the purposes of institutional memory.
• Organise periodic meeting and supervises the activities of the NRCS PFL volunteers in his/her area of responsibility in Yobe state through the PFL focal point and team leaders.
• Contribute to the identification of needs, design, and implementation of projects.
• Collect, compiles, and translates PFL-related information and prepares written reports.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Humanitarian Affairs, or any other relevant field
• 3 to 5 years working experience.
• Previous working experience with an INGO is an asset.
• Experience with the Nigerian Red Cross Society is an asset.
• Working proficiency in English and Hausa compulsory – Kanuri or Fulani an asset.
• Computer literacy: Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint), collaborative spaces.
• Knowledge of the cultural and socio-economic environment in Northern Nigeria.
• Excellent planning and writing abilities.
• Empathy and patience.
• Proactiveness and dynamism.
• Good analytical skills.
• Respect for confidentiality levels.
• Strongly motivated by humanitarian work and especially by the ICRC.
• Applicant must have a valid working permit to work in Nigeria.

What we offer

• Rewarding work in a humanitarian and multicultural environment.
• Competitive employment package with medical insurance and ICRC pension plan.
• In-house training opportunities for personal development.
• A full-time, fixed-term contract (1year – renewable).
• The opportunity to join an ICRC talent pool, be considered for future assignments elsewhere and experience different contexts, fields, and challenges.

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The Purpose

• Under the direct supervision of the Field team Leader, the Communication Officer 2 contributes to designing, planning and implementing communication projects and activities in coordination with the head of sub-delegation and the communication coordinator in Abuja.
• S/he contributes to representing the ICRC externally and building the necessary understanding and acceptance of and support for the ICRC among key stakeholders and communities.

Your Role

• In consultation with the Head of Sub-Delegation and the Communication Coordinator, contributes to defining communication/prevention objectives, strategies and plans of action for the Sub-Delegation in Damaturu, in line with the field sub-structure's priorities and the delegation’s communication/prevention strategy.
• With minimum supervision, implements relevant activities and develops tools for: operational communication, community engagement, promoting international humanitarian law (IHL), the International RC and RC Movement and the ICRC, building National Red Cross/Red Crescent Society communication capacity, public and digital communication, and information analysis/environment scanning. Works on content gathering such as human touch stories, pictures and videos of ICRC field activities, pictures to use on web sites, social media…
• Support the sub-delegation in networking with relevant stakeholders (local authorities, weapon bearers, traditional authorities, religious leaders, civil society actors, academic circles, youth movements, local media), and represents the ICRC to various audiences. Maintains a close relationship with local media and contributes to raise public awareness on the ICRC and its activities through media channels
• Follow political, security, military and humanitarian developments, as well as other issues relevant to the ICRC's reputation/perception and capacity to operate in the geographic area covered, contributing to their analysis. In this regard, performs daily local media monitoring and reports to the Head of Sub-delegation on any important events.
• Interpret and translates from and into the local languages to support communication or any other programmes when required.
• Provide technical and administrative support to the communication team (e.g. filing, stock management, event organization) when required.
• Support communication-related training and coaching for field-structure staff and/or other departments when needed, as well as the Nigerian Red Cross Society.
• Support the joint planning and execution of joint communication production and media relations with the Nigerian Red Cross Society.
• Contribute human-centred content and products for the delegation’s social media channels, Bulletin Interne and other internal and external communication tools and platforms.

Your Profile

• University Degree or equivalent in Communication, Journalism, International Relations, Political Sciences or in any related fields
• A minimum of a two-years experience in a similar field
• Very good communications and versatile presentation skills
• Very good computer and internet skills
• Very good written and spoken English, Hausa – Mandatory, and Kanuri relevant to the context is an asset
• Applies very strong report-writing and editing skills to produce clear, concise, and operationally relevant reports
• Strong networking (community based) and relationship management skills to engage diverse actors including the media while demonstrating a deep awareness of cultural sensitivities
• Applicant must have a valid working permit to work in Nigeria.

What we offer

• Rewarding work in a humanitarian and multicultural environment.
• Competitive employment package with medical insurance and ICRC pension plan.
• In-house training opportunities for personal development.
• A full-time, fixed-term contract (1year – renewable).
• The opportunity to join an ICRC talent pool, be considered for future assignments elsewhere and experience different contexts, fields, and challenges.