Jobs at The International Committee of the Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the vacancy below.The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the vacancy below.

ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for the organization, implementation of standard operational procedures and providing support to the hospital nurses in delivery of quality emergency surgical care to patients
Contributes to organization of the set-up of the Accident & Emergency (A&E)  department at State Spe...t Hospital Maiduguri

Clinical supervision of operational activities in the Accident & Emergency area
Establishes a sound working relationship with the hospital staff involved in emergency care
Contributes to good stock control and efficient use of hospital equipment
Compiles clinical data from Accident & Emergency department

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Registered Nurse with 2-3 years of experience A&E room and in surgical care
Provide support and education to medical staff and nurses in the Emergency department especially in the management of critical surgical emergencies.
Proven ability to work with people of varied cultural and social backgrounds
Flexible, diplomatic and able to work independently and as part of a team
Excellent analysis and problem solving skills
Ability to clinically supervise ongoing work practice, safe staffing levels and problem solving
Good coordination and communication skills

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
Very good communication skills, especially when it comes to speaking and listening
Emotional stability and to be able to work in stressful and traumatic situations, while keeping empathy towards patients
Flexibility and quick response capacity to endure recurrent changes in working schedule, to be able to work for long hours and act swiftly in emergencies.
Great interpersonal skills, to be able to work well with a variety of situation with different people.
Good physical endurance and to be able to perform frequent physical tasks, standing for long time while maintaining good energy
Good problem solving skills and to be able to think quickly and address problems as/or before they arise.
Be able to maintain respect to his/her patients, colleagues and profession/duty in different circumstances

CAR DISPATCHER

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ensures economic use of vehicles independently
Organizes and plans the drivers' duties and schedule
Monitors and updates car use and fuel consumption
Keeps tracks on all vehicle movements using standard ICRC Tools
Manages and supervises the pool of drivers
Reports and provides statistical data according to procedures.
Organizes car attribution.
Performs administrative work

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Secondary education
4 years work experience in a similar function
Heavy vehicle Driving licence
Driving license for at least 5 years and succeeded in ICRC Driving test
Good computer skills
Good command of written and spoken English.
Excellent knowledge of the geographically assigned environment
Masters 4/4 and VHF use
Basic mechanical skills

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
Good sense of Security management
Good leadership skills
Well organized and attention to details

LOGISTICIAN

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises specific aspects of logistics independently
Handles logistical files independently for all matters related 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
Implements and runs logistic procedures
Negotiates contractual matters with external interlocutors
Supervises independently the work performed by team members
Maintains independently the ICRC logistic computer systems

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
University degree in logistic or administration
Minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar field
Capacity to carry out complex activities
Good communication and negotiation skills
Ability to work independently and sense of initiative
Excellent command of spoken and written English
Other languages an asset
Excellent computer skills (Word and Excel), including ICRC standard computer systems
Capacity to deal with people, to lead and to develop contact
Driving licence an asset
Capacity to integrate the ICRC logistic procedures

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
Rigorous, methodical and accurate
High organizational skills
Honesty & integrity.
Able to cope with stressful situations.
Manages his own time reporting
Flexibility, availability to work over time when needed
Strong sense of responsibility and adaptability
Willingness to learn

TO APPLY
Persons interested and qualified should send application letter, curriculum vitae and contact details of three referees to

ABJ_Recruitment_Services@icrc.org

Please clearly indicate Job Title, EG; “Accident and Emergency Room Nurse" as the subject of your application (Applications intended for this role without this subject will not be treated)

The deadline for the submission of applications will be 25.03.2016. 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.

For more information about the ICRC, please visit our website www.icrc.org

DUE DATE: 25 March, 2016