The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. It directs and coordinates the international relief activities conducted by the Movement in situations of conflict. It also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. Established in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
The ICRC Delegation in Azerbaijan is seeking for its Sub-delegation in Barda a candidate, male or female, for the position of:
Agronomist/EcoSec Field Officer (Grade 5)
Minimum required knowledge & experience:
University degree in Agriculture, Food Technology or similar
4 years work experience in a similar field an asset
Fluency in written and spoken English and Azerbaijani. Russian is an asset
Team leadership skills
Good knowledge of geographically assigned environment
Good analytical skills
Good communication skills
Demonstrated administrative skills
Computer proficiency
Reporting capacity
Responsibilities:
Contributes to the implementation and running of specific projects / programs, mainly independently
Maintains contacts with interlocutors / authorities at various degrees
Supervises staff and volunteers and contributes to appraisals
Contributes to written reporting
Gives accurate and reliable technical advice to the EcoSec Delegate
Controls the agricultural projects under all points of view: administrative, quality assurance, technical
This is a full-time position with a duty station in Barda, and a selected candidate will be hired as soon as possible.
If you have all the necessary qualifications and the ability to take over the designed tasks, please send your CV (in English), a motivation letter (in English) and copies of diplomas/certificates to the e-mail [email protected] with subject line indicating the position you are applying for, or bring/send the documents in a sealed envelope to the addresses below:
ICRC Baku, Personal, Julien Camus, Administrator
Fatalikhan Khoyski ave. 75, AZ 1110 Baku, Azerbaijan
Or
ICRC Barda, Personal, Jihad Nabhan, Head of Sub-delegation
Bahadur Hajiyev str. 21, AZ 0900, Barda, Azerbaijan
Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.
Please do only send copies of employment and education certificates. The copies will not be sent back.
Deadline for receiving CVs: Sunday, June 26th, 2016
Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.
For additional information, please consult the ICRC website: www.icrc.org