Vacancy title:
2 Field Officer

Jobs at:
International Committee of Red Cross

Deadline of this Job:
17.02.2017

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a neutral and independent international humanitarian organisation, which assists and protects victims of armed conflicts and other situations of violence. The ICRC Delegation has immediate openings for the following position:

Title: Field Officer
Duty station: Kampala (70% in the field)
Position: 2
Working hours: 48 hours a week

The ICRC Tracing team, in cooperation with Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS), provides services to people separated by conflicts and other situations of violence in order to search for their family members and re-establish contact between them, especially unaccompanied children. We are looking for an open-minded, adaptable and methodical person who is strongly motivated by humanitarian work to join our Tracing team. The position demands a high sense of discretion in dealing with confidential information.

Job Description
Main responsibilities:
In the field

Under the supervisor of the Restoring Family Links (RFL) Delegate, ensures the adequate delivery of tracing services to the refugee communities and the Uganda population, in partnership with the Ugandan Red Cross Society by:

• Monitoring the exchange of Red Cross Messages between refugees and their families, as well as detainees and their families;
•  Facilitating the re-establishment and maintaining of family links through phone calls for refugees;
• Registering and following “up the Unaccompanied Minors (lJAM)in the refugee communities, and whenever possible, organizing (and participating to) family reunifications of Unaccompanied Minors with their families cross-border family reunifications or inter-camp family reunifications;
• Providing constant support and coaching to the volunteers and staff members of the Uganda Red Cross Society, and maintaining a good working relationship with the Ugandan Red Cross Society’s field staff;
• Ensuring the strict application of tracing guidelines and criteria regarding all tracing services.
  - Following closely and keeping direct supervisor informed about activities and initiatives undertaken by other organizations in relation to tracing /RFL (i.e. Unaccompanied minors, refugee populations, ex-abductees, other protection issues)
• Monitor the humanitarian situation in the geographical area covered and write regular field trip reports.

In the office in Kampala

• Translate messages and reports and interpret during meetings with visitors, where knowledgeable of language
• Contribute to the analysis of the Restoring Family Links (RFL) I Maintaining Family Links (MFL) activities in the field and propose adaptations to strategies and activities in line with the needs/evolutions observed in the field
• Receive visitors with tracing/RFL needs
•  Refer refugees (or other visitors if relevant) to UN agencies and NGOs in order to ensure a holistic response to their needs
• Participate in the monthly meetings with the URCS (when not in the field)
• Contribute to the Biweekly Operational Update and other institutional reporting if requested (such as fact sheets and other reports).
• Contribute to the preparation of the cross-border and inter-camp family reunions
• Consult institutional Databases and compile relevant lists when necessary (before visiting particular settlements)
•  Participate in the internal Protection meetings
• Contribute to the implementation of the Family Visit Program

Representing the ICRC

• Participate in inter-agency (UNHCR and its implementing partners) coordination meetings in the field.
• Maintain contacts with essential stakeholders (i.e. Office of the Prime Minister, communities in refugee settlements or urban areas, URCS, humanitarian actors, refugee settlements’ commanders, local and regional authorities)
• Able to represent ICRC and build networks with Government and other humanitarian actors at the relevant level of hierarchy.
• Modalities and activities to stakeholders and third parties during field trips

Minimum required knowledge and experience:

• Bachelors University degree in related field
• Minimum 3 years work experience in a similar field
• Good computer skills -Excellent knowledge of English, both written and spoken.
• Knowledge of Madi, Luo,Aringa, Lotuko,Arabic, would be an important asset.

Profile:

• Good planning, organizational and analytical skills
• Flexibility and willingness to travel at short notices spend at least 70% of the time in the field and to travel on short notices and spend prolonged periods out of duty station
• Sense of responsibility and ability to take initiative and work independently
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to build networks and represent the ICRC with Government and other humanitarian actors
• Excellent reporting skills
• Good knowledge of geographical area of assignment.

Job application procedure
interested candidates will have to send their handwritten application with a detailed CV indicating email and phone contacts, copies (not originals) of academic and work certificates, indicating a minimum of two profession referees.

Applications should be addressed to the Administrator ICRC P.O. Box 4442 Kampala, Plot 8 John Babiiha Avenue, Kololo and to be delivered by Friday 3rd February 2017. Indicate the position you are applying for on the envelop.

Note:

• Register your application at the office and receive reference number for tracking your application.
• Only applications that fullfil the criteria stated above will be considered. Applicants who are not contacts by 17.02.2017 should consider their application unsuccessful.
•  No payments are required or accepted for this process and any canvassing will lead to disqualification.
• Female candidates are encouraged apply.