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Water and Habitat Assistant – Benghazi

The ICRC Delegation in Libya has a vacancy for:

Water and Habitat Assistant

The position will be based in the Benghazi Sub Delegation

Main Responsibilities:

• Support to the WatHab delegate with meetings and other activities related to interactions with interlocutors, stakeholders, and others.
• Support to the WatHab delegate in logistical, administrative, and financial follow up of the department.
• Support to WatHab delegate and team in project data management, compiling information for the elaboration of progress reports, project financial updates, and others.
• Support to the WatHab department with project follow up, coordinating with other departments like Logistics, Procurement, Finance, Administration and others.
• General filing and archiving of WatHab documents – hardware and software.
• Program tasks. In coordination with the WatHab delegate, plans, organises and participates actively in meetings with authorities, private companies and humanitarian organizations.
• Accompanies the WatHab delegate to said meetings, interprets, takes minutes of meeting and ensures follow-up.
• Supports the WatHab delegate and team to implement WatHab activities.
• Quality control of reports and MoMs provided by the Engineers and supports them in their reporting.
• Carries out standard secretarial tasks such as making photocopies, destroying documents and managing stationery stocks.
• Assures proper filing of all project documents according to ICRC standards.
• Translates Agreements, Reports, Specifications, etc. upon request.
• Supports field activities of the team as required.
• Answers phone calls, takes messages, and schedules external meetings for the WatHab delegate.
• Coordinates with the other departments in the delegation (Logistics, Finance, Administration and others) in what concerns to WatHab activities.
• Maintains the proper record of leave applications and sends records regularly to HR and WatHab Delegate.
• Supports the department in the organization of workshops and follows up all related administrative issues (internal and external).
• Supports the WatHab delegate with the quality control of Tender documents and Contracts prepared by Engineers.
• When needed, supports the WatHab engineers contacting contractors for the signature of the contracts, to arrange meetings, etc.
• Files and helps keep track of payment documents according to ICRC requirements.
• Helps the Delegate follow up with financial activities according to information received from WatHab engineers and Project Managers.
• Translates all invoices and documents related to his/her work from Arabic to English or vice versa.
• Is aware of the delegation’s objectives and activities.
• Handles general and individual information accurately and with confidentiality;
• Understand the three components of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement.

Required background, skills, and experience:

• High school level or University degree in relevant field.
• 1-2 years’ work experience in a similar function.
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite, SharePoint and Outlook.
• Arabic native with good oral and written communication skills in English.
• Rigorous and trustful person.
• Excellent organizational and methodical abilities, sense of initiative and pro-activeness.
• Service-oriented, with a strong sense of priorities and flexibility.
• Very good communication skills.
• Very good analytical skills.
• Management Skills.
• Interest for humanitarian activities (especially ICRC’s).

We offer a rewarding and enriching work opportunity in a humanitarian and international environment with initial training and on-boarding

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Interested candidates with the required background and experience are invited to submit their application with 2 references to tri_recruitment@icrc.org before

11^th of November 2021, with the title in the email subject

“Water and Habitat Assistant in Benghazi”

CVs not mentioning the position in the subject line, will not be considered.

Please attach your own motivation letter

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for tests and interviews