Relief Field Officer

Syria

Humanitarian/Disasters

Finished or Exempted (For male)

• Act as a senior Relief Field Officer, reference point for the supervisor, for the overall program planning and implementation in
the assigned area.
• Hold the Relief file in the medium term, integrating good practices for accountability throughout the need assessments as well
as programme design, planning and implementation, and keep looking for space to optimise it.
• Serve as the focal person for Analysis & Evidence (A&E) work in the medium term, ensure that monitoring is carried out by
developing tools, planning, data collection, analysis and reporting.
• Perform mid-level qualitative and quantitative data analysis, describe results and produces data visualizations.
• Contribute to regular and ad hoc operational context analysis and internal reporting.
• Based on identified needs and context, identify response options and assess whether cash or in-kind aid is more appropriate
and feasible.
• Strengthen coordination and collaboration with other ICRC teams, with Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) and other key external
contacts, and with other humanitarian actors in working groups as main point of contact with SARC.
• Coach, support and guide other Relief Field Officers on their respective files

• Professionalism and exceptional interpersonal skills to work collaboratively within a team and establish and manage productive
internal and external relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to influence stakeholders to come to best practice solutions and decision making
• Strong customer service orientation and planning, organization, priority setting and negotiation skills to manage multiple files
with competing priorities.
• Superior time management skills and ability to deal with ambiguity and reprioritize tasks in response to unexpected changes in
priorities/requests.
• Aptitude for projecting a positive image of the ICRC as a humanitarian employer of choice
• Ability to proactively embrace and drive positive transformational change and to take smart risks that improve performance
• Respect for confidentiality.
• Ability to handle stress and workload

Permanently present in Syria since 1967, the ICRC is a neutral, impartial, and independent organization with an exclusively humanitarian mission. The ICRC works closely with and supports the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) to meet food, water, and health needs of people affected by the fighting in both emergencies and to help them start rebuilding their lives. They work together to raise awareness about risks from mines and other explosive remnants. The ICRC works to restore links between families who have been separated by the conflict and migration, visits a number of prisons, promotes respect for international humanitarian law. The ICRC also provides advice and support to local authorities and forensics practitioners in managing human remains with respect and dignity. The ICRC's operation in Syria is its largest in the world, with over 650 staff working in its offices in Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, Hassakeh, Homs, and Tartous.

Oct 14, 2021

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