ICRC WATER AND HABITAT FIELD OFFICER

ICRC Water and Habitat Field Officer
April 3, 2015 Job Description
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization with the exclusively humanitarian mission to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance.
It also endeavors to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening International Humanitarian Law and universal humanitarian principles.

The ICRC’s Somalia Delegation in Nairobi implements the institution’s humanitarian activities in Somalia.
Water and Habitat Field Officer, Mogadishu
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The International Committee of the Red Cross, Somali Delegation in Nairobi is seeking a skilled and highly motivated Somali National to fill the Water and Habitat Field Officer Position based in Somalia.
The Water and Habitat Field Officer is responsible for Water and Habitat in Detention activities throughout all regions of Somalia, for which he manages the contacts and implements the operations for the ICRC under the supervision and leadership the programme responsible.
He contributes to assure the anchoring of the ICRC in its environment and the coherent and integrated implementation of the plans and objectives decided together with the Programme responsible.
He is supervising the staff and contractors working in projects under his responsibility and ensures proper implementation of the projects.
Main Responsibilities:

• In charge of Water and Habitat in Detention projects and facilitates their planning, implementation & monitoring.
• Represent the department within the geographical area.
• Maintain and develop Prison files including creation and updating of technical drawings using CAD software
• Provides reports and establishes statistical data according to procedures.
• Performs administrative works.
• Provides oral and written translation.
• Manages and supervises staff and contractors.
• Contributes to PFR with analysis, strategy, development, budget-resource planning.
• Writes field trip reports based on given guidelines.
• Writes minutes of workshops and meetings.
• Provides contributions to Water and Habitat Activities Reports. Undertakes regular updated of WPA and timely submission of WPA updates.
• Assist and replaces the programme responsible in all detention activities.
• Update and standardize the Water and habitat databases as well Assistance databases.
• Liaise with internal and external interlocutors regarding Water and Habitat projects .
• Contributes to the annual planning exercise of the department.
• Executes administrative and office work related to projects.
• Translates documents from English to National language and vice versa as required.Adapts his/her behaviour to various interlocutor.

Minimum Requirements:

• University degree of Science in the field of water, construction, or any related field.
• Minimum 2 years’ work experience in a similar field.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Somali.
• Team leadership skills.
• Very good analytical skills.
• Good communication skills .
• Very good knowledge of geographically environment of Somalia.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and CAD software.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified persons with the required experience are invited to submit their application to the Head of Human Resource Department of Somalia Delegation on the below mentioned address/email address before 17th April 2015.
E-mail address: sok_hrrec_services@icrc.org
Please indicate the position title on the subject line of your application letter.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.