GENERALIST FIELD OFFICER - HUDDUR

The Generalist Field Officer represents the ICRC in the field and contributes to strengthening the organization’s acceptance and understanding among local communities and other stakeholders. The role involves monitoring security and socio-political developments, supporting humanitarian needs identification, and facilitating the implementation of ICRC activities in the area of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Monitors the security, political, economic, and social developments and their impact on the population and shares oral and written analysis of the same on a timely and regular basis
• Supports Identification humanitarian needs resulting from the conflict or natural factors, and proposes course of action
• Contributes to the analysis and to the planning of activities in consultation with specialists/generalists in the area of responsibility
• Regularly reviews the security situation in the AoR, based on own analysis, contacts with stakeholders such as authorities, elders, and parties to the conflict
• Provides an up-to-date security analysis prior, during and after the field trips and informs the team and management of any changes that could impact on the team and beneficiaries’ security
• Supports in implementation and following up of various field activities, in accordance with objectives
• Identifies, develops and maintains a network of contacts among local authorities, parties to the conflict, traditional leaders, humanitarian organisations, and members of civil society
• Represents the ICRC with a view to strengthening its acceptance, access and security, and the respect of its principles of neutrality, impartiality, and independence, according to the guidelines provided
• Supports in Projects supervision or by giving input to the departments on the activities planned or implemented
• Participates in the administrative follow up of field missions, ensuring timely coordination, documentation and completion of related administrative details
• Collects, compiles and translates/interprets project related information, contributing to accurate and timely written reports
• Participates in internal and external meetings and briefings related to field activities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies or relevant qualification in a related field of study
• 5 years’ progressive work experience in a similar field of activity
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with the various stakeholders
• Excellent knowledge of political, economic, social and cultural environment of this region
• Strong networking and relationship-building skills
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks
• Self-motivated with a strong commitment to teamwork and humanitarian principles
• High level of confidentiality
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and Somali
• Computer proficiency especially in MS office suite
• Flexibility and willingness to travel extensively in Somalia

Skills

• Stakeholder Engagement
• Policy Environment Analysis
• Economic Environment Analysis
• Social Environment Analysis
• Cultural Environment Knowledge
• Networking
• Relationship Building
• Analytical Skills
• Communications Skills
• Task Prioritization
• Humanitarian Principles
• Patient Confidentiality
• English Language Proficiency
• Somali Language Proficiency
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Security Monitoring
• Humanitarian Needs Assessment
• Field Representation
• Travel Flexibility

Languages

English, Somali