NGO Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya – ICRC

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. 

The HR

Clerk provides substantial administrative support to the running of the Human

Resources Department, ensures the smooth execution of any administrative needs

for the department, and facilitates the flow of information between the

department and the rest of the Delegation. 

The HR

Clerk will be based in Nairobi and will perform duties including – but not

limited to – the following:

• Performing
  
  a variety of administrative and clerical duties in support of the HR
  
  department and strictly ensures that the necessary administrative work is
  
  implemented within established timelines;


• Performs
  
  various office works which require very good computer knowledge (e.g.
  
  prepare and modify documents including contracts, correspondence, reports,
  
  drafts, memos and emails);


• Maintains
  
  accurate and complete physical and electronic personal, archived and
  
  general Human Resources files;


• Provides
  
  administrative support and follow-up in recruitment and training,


• Opens,
  
  sorts and distributes incoming correspondence;


• Schedules
  
  and coordinates meetings, appointments and travel arrangements;


• Takes
  
  minutes of departmental meetings and circulates these;


• Maintains
  
  office supplies for department;


• Ensures
  
  information flow for HR issues within his/her area of responsibility


• Knows,
  
  applies and complies with all the administrative procedures linked to
  
  her/his work;


• Develops
  
  and maintains a pleasant working relationship with colleagues and
  
  superiors;


• Any
  
  other tasks as delegated.

• Minimum
  
  of 3 years´ work experience in similar field of activity,


• Good
  
  interpersonal and communication skills with very good knowledge of spoken
  
  and written English, particularly business English,


• Computer
  
  literate with very good knowledge of Word, Excel and Power Point,


• Detail-oriented,
  
  methodical and highly organised in their work, and practices strict
  
  adherence to timelines,


• Possessing
  
  a strong degree of honesty and integrity, and a solid sense of business
  
  ethics including the ability to appropriately handle confidential
  
  information,


• Flexible
  
  and motivated self-starter personality,


• Clerical
  
  HR experience is a strong bonus.


• Diploma
  
  in Human Resources, Business Administration or related fields.

Administrative

Officer (RMU) – Nairobi
 

The

Administrative Officer (Risk Management Unit) provides substantial

administrative support to the running of the Risk Management Unit and

facilitates the flow of information between the Risk Management Unit and the

other departments. 

S/He

will increasingly perform basic monitoring assignments in the field to

contribute to the strengthening of programs’ compliance with the institution’s

policies and plans. 

The

Administrative Officer (RMU) will be based in Nairobi and will perform duties

including – but not limited to – the following:
 

• Performs
  
  a variety of administrative and clerical duties in support of the RMU
  
  department and strictly ensures that the necessary administrative work is
  
  implemented within established timelines;


• Performs
  
  various office works which require good computer knowledge (e.g. typing of
  
  standard correspondence, filing, mail preparation and distribution,
  
  photocopies, updating of lists);


• Maintains
  
  accurate and complete physical and electronic departmental files;


• Makes
  
  written reporting on the activities and assignments; and


• Implements
  
  and follows-up an assignment (within the department) independently;


• Supports
  
  the line manager in day-to-day tasks and regularly communicates on
  
  progress of work;


• Keeps
  
  the agenda of line manager up to date;


• Opens,
  
  sorts and distributes incoming correspondence;


• Schedules
  
  and coordinates meetings, appointments and travel arrangements;


• Takes
  
  minutes of departmental meetings and circulates these;


• Maintains
  
  office supplies for department;


• Ensures
  
  information flow for RMU issues within his/her area of responsibility;


• Translates
  
  simple documents for informal use;


• Knows,
  
  applies and complies with all the administrative procedures linked to
  
  her/his work;


• Develops
  
  and maintains a pleasant working relationship with colleagues and
  
  superiors;

• Bachelors
  
  Degree in relevant field,


• Minimum
  
  of 2 years´ work experience in similar field of activity,


• Very
  
  good interpersonal and communication skills with very good knowledge of
  
  spoken and written English & Somali,


• Computer
  
  literate with very good knowledge of the Windows OS, particularly Word,
  
  Excel and Power Point,


• Detail-oriented,
  
  methodical, highly organised in their work, and practices strict adherence
  
  to timelines,


• Good
  
  report writing skills,


• Possessing
  
  a strong degree of honesty and integrity, and a solid sense of business
  
  ethics including the ability to appropriately handle confidential information,


• Good
  
  knowledge of the political, social and cultural context of the assigned
  
  environment,


• Flexible
  
  and motivated self-starter personality.

Interested

and qualified persons with the required experience are invited to submit their

application to the 

Head

of Human Resources Department, 

ICRC

Somalia Delegation, 

on the

email address sok_hrrec_services@icrc.org. 

Closing

date is 9th June 2016. 

Please

indicate the position title in the subject line of your email message.

Note that only emailed applications will be considered.

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted and canvassing

will lead to automatic disqualification.