Job Opportunities at The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Main Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with local counterparts and contribute to the improvement of the quality of the blood bank in
• the State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri and to ensure safe laboratory practice is followed.
• Work with the hospital blood bank team to assist the hospital blood bank provide the optimal standard of
• support within guidelines provided by the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health and ICRC
• Ensure all staff complete correct specimen documentation and registration.
• Ensure patient confidentiality procedures are maintained
• Liaise with hospital staff to ensure specimen collection procedures are safe and accurate, with correct
• documentation.
• Train staff in collecting statistics, and ensure monthly laboratory statistics are accurate.
• Ensure the regular maintenance of lab equipment and ensure supplies and reagents are used correctly
• and economically.
• Compile clinical data from the blood bank

Required Qualifications:

• Certified Laboratory Technologist/Scientist, registered with the Laboratory Board
• At least 2 to 3 years of experience as blood bank/|Lab technologist
• Degree or equivalent qualification as a Haematologist/ Immuno-haematologist
• Computer literate (Word, Excel...).
• Good spoken and written knowledge of English

Personal Attributes:

• Team player
• Ability to provide both formal teaching sessions and informal on the job training.
• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues from various cultures and professional backgrounds

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Main Responsibilities

• Executes all financial and administrative duties as assigned by the Finance and Administration Manager.
• Anticipates cash needs of the office and plans payments and request transfers accordingly
• Ensures that financial supporting documents are produced according to ICRC financial rules (translation,
• supplier information and stamp, logistic support documents, approvals / signatures etc.)
• Prepares and sends accounting documents for monthly closing to the Admin Assistant
• Ensures regular payments related to administration activities ex: electricity, water, office bills e.t.c
• Collates staff leave and overtime compensation requests and transmits them in a timely manner to the HR Service Provider in Yola SD
• Keeps up to date about HR policies and procedures and disseminates them to colleagues
• Supervises domestic staff including: organization and execution of tasks, organization of replacement when
• absent.
• Minimum required knowledge & experience
• Minimum of Secondary education and Certificate in Business Administration or Secretarial Studies
• 1 years’ work experience in a similar position
• Knowledge of socio and economic environment of Northern Nigeria
• Good level of computer literacy and very good computer skills especially Office software
• Good command of written and spoken English

Personal Attributes:

• Resourceful, motivated, has initiative and is organized
• Conscientious and methodical approach to tasks