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

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.


We are looking for a suitable candidate to fill the position below:




Job Title: Administrative Clerk

Location: Kano

Main Responsibilities

• Ensures that the financial rules are implemented within the Office and understood by every employee.
• Reports weekly on use of cash to the Finance & Administration Manager in Jos and prepares weekly cash request in agreement with Head of Office.
• Ensure that Kano premises are furnished and equipped according to the standard list; follow up and processes the requisitions order linked to furniture or equipment.
• Ensures proper maintenance and follow up of the premises (including air conditioner, generator, Fire extinguishers, disinfection and fumigation of the office) and organises repairs/maintenance.
• Acts as a link for HR administrative tasks between employees and Head of Office – ensures the information flow
• Keeps tracks of holidays and any absence of all employees.
• Welcomes visitors, arranges for Hotel accommodation if necessary
• Deals with Kano All services requests on a daily basis.
• Report challenges faced to the Head of Office.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of Secondary education.
• 2 years’ work experience in a similar field.
• Knowledge of cultural & socio economic environment of northern Nigeria.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Good computer skills especially excel sheet.
• Understanding and able to speak Hausa language.

Personal Attributes:

• Discrete and reliable person
• Humble
• Good sense of organisation
• Rigor and methodological.

Job Title: Supply Chain Administrator

Location: Abuja

Main Responsibilities

• Receives all Supply Request (SR) and submits them for validation after checking and verifying necessary information, such as realistic delivery dates, relevant item-codes, Objective Code, Cost Center, validators and verify the prices of the items in the (SR).
• Follows up on all SRs from the day of reception until the delivery of the goods to the customers
• Prioritizes urgent orders for the purchasing unit
• Investigates the reason of delayed SRs to avoid it in the future.
• Ensures that all SRs are timely processed and dispatched to relevant departments and sites.
• Liaise with Dispatch to decide and prioritize cargo shipments for the field.
• Is the focal point for all costumers for questions related to preparation of SR including creation of item- codes if need be.
• Ensures that financial rules are respected and applied based on Delegation Financial threshold

Required Qualifications

• University degree in Supply Chain and Logistics or Business Administration
• Minimum 4 years experience in a similar field
• Good command of spoken and written English
• Good computer skills (Word and Excel).
• Finance background and excellent knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software is and asset

Personal Attributes:

• Proactivity and flexibility
• Capacity to carry out complex activities
• Good communication and Negotiation skills
• Ability to work independently and sense of initiative
• Capacity to deal with people, to lead and to develop contact
• Capacity to integrate the ICRC logistics procedures
• Strong sense of responsibility and adaptability
• Flexibility, availability to work over time when needed
• Willingness to learn

Job Title: Logistics Assistant

Location: Kano

Main Responsibilities

• Supervises, implements and runs logistic procedures
• Handles logistical files independently for all matters relating to Requisition Orders, Purchasing and Warehousing
• Performs various Logistics functions, Local Purchase, Fleet management, Warehousing (including medical warehouse), dispatch, and statistics
• Ensures that the departments have their needs and requests addressed within a reasonable timeframe, in accordance to ICRC procedures
• Negotiates contractual matters with external interlocutors
• Supervises independently the work performed by team members
• Maintains independently the ICRC logistic computer systems (FSS)
• Act as fleet manager on the field and Manager for drivers: planning, appraisals etc

Required Qualifications

• University degree in Logistic or Administration
• Minimum 4 years experience in a similar field
• Good command of spoken and written English
• Other languages an asset (Hausa)
• Excellent computer skills (Word and Excel), including ICRC standard computer systems
• Driving licence
• Good knowledge of ICRC rules and procedures

Personal Attributes:

• Proactivity and flexibility
• Capacity to carry out complex activities
• Good communication and Negotiation skills
• Ability to work independently and sense of initiative
• Capacity to deal with people, to lead and to develop contact
• Strong sense of responsibility and adaptability
• Flexibility, availability to work over time when needed
• Willingness to learn

Deadline: 12th February, 2018.


How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send  their application letter, curriculum vitae and contact details of three referees to: ABJ_Recruitment_Services@icrc.orgclearly indicate “Logistics Assistant Kano” as the subject of your application.


In the body of the mail, please indicate the following in the format as seen:

• Qualification(s)
• Current location
• Languages you speak
• Years of relevant experience
• NYSC status

Note

• Late application will not be considered
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• However, ICRC will not request for any monetary payments from applicants at any stage of the recruitment process.
• The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.