Economic Security Field Officer

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

The ICRC in Gaza is looking for a candidate to fill in the following post

 

Place of employment : Gaza
Type of Contract : Unlimited
Starting Date : July 2010

Minimum Requirements of the Post
-University degree in Economics, Business Administration, Social Sciences or Development studies
-2-3 years work experience in a similar field
-Good written and spoken English
-Good Computer Skills
-Independent and self motivated as well as ability to work in a team
-Good knowledge of geographically assigned environment
-Experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of projects
-Respecting confidentiality, Flexibility, diplomacy and Negotiation skills
-Capable to interpret in any situation with accuracy and to translate documents from Arabic to
English and reverse

Job description
-Is aware of socio-political situation and keep information up-to-date
-Assists and advises the coordinators in all relevant fields and acts as a source of reference during
absences of the EcoSec (Economic Security) delegate
-Prepares all necessary reports, develops and keeps list of interlocutors up-to-date and attends
regular meetings
-Briefs interlocutors and beneficiaries on ICRC activities
-Maintains and develops contacts with interlocutors in coordination with EcoSec Delegate
-Assesses, implements, monitors and follows up the projects (MEI, Cash for Work, etc) in coordination with the department’s Delegate;
-Proposes projects in line with the strategy of the delegation and ensures the writing of project proposals in coordination with the department’s Delegate/HoO;
-Collects information for general and ad hoc assessment, analyses and uses it in the light of the delegation strategy in coordination with the Head of department
-Ensures the distribution of House Destruction Relief Kits in coordination with the EcoSec Delegate
-Manages (selection, organization, supervision, payment…) the non-ICRC human resources involved in EcoSec projects.

Interested applicants should submit a motivation letter and a résumé, both in English, a personal passport size photo and any relevant certificates no later than 15 July 2010 - 4:00pm to the:
ICRC Sub-delegation / Gaza
Attn. Administration Department
Jalaa St. 50/43
Rimal, Gaza
Tel: 08-2822644 / Fax: 08-2828884 / E-mail: [email protected]