Latest Job Openings at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Main Responsibilities:

• Develops strategies and plans of action for ICRC’s engagement with Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and implements them
• Reinforce the ICRC’s network of interlocutors at ECOWAS and within international organizations working with ECOWAS
• Promotes International Humanitarian Law and ICRC thematic issues of concern with the ECOWAS and within international organisations working with ECOWAS
• Initiates and organises events with key Departments and Directorates in ECOWAS and the diplomatic community
• Collects and analyses relevant information in order to identify the emerging actors and issues within ECOWAS, so as to enable, if required, an adequate positioning of the institution
• Conducts analyses of the general multilateral environment in Abuja Nigeria, and in West Africa
• Identifies, participates in and/or organises relevant events (e.g. conferences, workshops, meetings) on multilateral issues of concern to the ICRC, and represent the ICRC when required
• Facilitates regular exchange of information between the Delegation in Abuja and other Delegations in ECOWAS Member States/the ICRC’s Delegation to the African Union (AU)

Required Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Law, Diplomacy, International Relations or closely related fields
• Very good knowledge of international humanitarian law (IHL) and international affairs
• Minimum 4 years work experience in multilateral field with governmental, international organizations, or NGO
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and good knowledge of French
• Knowledge of treaty implementation or governmental/parliamentary law-making processes.

Personal Attributes:

• Excellent networking and diplomatic skills
• Very good drafting as well as analytical reporting capacities
• Very strong capacities to develop strategies and plan of actions and to implement them
• Ability to handle various thematic files in a transversal manner
• Capacity to work in a team, but also to act independently and to take initiative
• Excellent communication skills; able to represent ICRC and ICRC institutional positions to external audiences.

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Main Responsibilities:

• Ensures that financial supporting documents are produced and acceptable according to ICRC financial rules (translation, supplier information and stamp, logistic support documents, approvals etc.)
• Monitors regularity of payments and to reports discrepancies
• Takes charge of daily management of the Sub-Delegation bank account under supervision of the Head of Office
• Monitors premises lease agreements: drafts new contracts, follow-up expiring lease agreement, processes renewal
• Sets up HR files of newly recruited staff and requests all compulsory personal documents
• Ensures each event in the professional life of each resident staff is documented in his/her HR file (confirmation letter, training certificates, upgrade, change of position, disciplinary measures etc)
• Provides staffs with advices and/or assistance pertaining to HR matters
• Arranges hotel/guestroom accommodation for visitors and processes administrative follow up of welcome expenses (invoices and all required attachments according to procedure) and to ensure their payments
• Performs other duties as requested by the Head of Office

Required Qualifications:

• University education in business administration or secretariat
• 4 years’ professional experience in a similar field
• Fluent written and spoken English
• High computer literacy and very good computer skills especially Office software.

Personal Attributes:

• Team leadership skills
• Sense of confidentiality and reliable
• Initiative, organised, methodical and flexible personality,
• Strong humanitarian motivation
• Capacity to manage and to mentor staff under his/her supervision

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Main Responsibilities:

• Checks accounting documents are complete in compliance with ICRC’s financial rules
• Processes data record in the accounting software according to ICRC chart of accounts and procedures
• Makes sure on daily basis that no book has any pending balance
• Prepares accounting vouchers with respective supporting documents and to present them for validation to Finance & Administration Manager
• Produces accounting statistics on regular basis or when requested to do so
• Ensures respect of financial procedures and guidelines
• Performs other Finance task as may be assigned by his Manager

Required Qualifications:

• University degree in accounting or any relevant field
• 3 years work experience in a similar field
• Good command of spoken and written English
• Very good computer literacy, especially Excel
• Very good knowledge in double-accounting

Personal Attributes:

• Rigor, methodical and good analytical skills
• Sense of confidentiality
• Ability to work independently and meticulously