Generalist Field Officer

Overview

The Generalist Field Officer supports the implementation and monitoring of ICRC projects and activities, and facilitates interactions with key local interlocutors. The role also involves supporting protection activities and contributing to the ICRC’s security framework.

Tasks Summary

• Contributes to implementing and following up of various field activities.
• Monitors the humanitarian environment and needs, and analyses the security, socio-economic, cultural, and political environment.
• Networks with key actors, contributes to stakeholder analysis, and maintains operational dialogue.
• Participates in internal and external meetings.
• Shares relevant information with colleagues and reports any changes in the situation.
• Contributes to designing humanitarian interventions.
• Collects and compiles information about humanitarian interventions and contributes to written reporting.
• Participates in, and may carry out independently, follow-up of field missions.

Experience Requirements

• 2-3 years’ experience as a project or program officer, socio-economic development, humanitarian law, or human rights in a similar field, or in other national/international organizations or in the private sector.
• 1–2 years’ program/project experience with the ICRC or other humanitarian agency.

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent higher education degree in a humanitarian area, socio-economic development, humanitarian law, human rights or equivalent field.
• Postgraduate or master’s degree is an asset.

Other Details

Languages Required: • Very good command of English, spoken and written.

Languages Preferred:

Contract Duration: Six months (Extendable)

Work Modality: Readiness to spend 50-75% of the time in the field

Remuneration: