Career at The International Committee of the Red Cross

ICRC humanitarian organization whose mandate is to provide protection and lOriO assistance for victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence has a vacancy for the following position based in Kathmandu:

Protection Secretory -1 

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for filing and keeping accurately the Protection archive

• Responsible for organising and keeping up to date the non-institutional documents

• Ensures a proper flow of information within the department and the field offices

• Ensures that information useful for the Protection department are kept and made available when necessary (follow-up of press articles related to the missing file, follow-up of incidents, circulation of governmental decisions, etc.)

• Responsible for the reception of incoming Red Cross Messages (RCMs), consolidating RCM statistic from the field

• Responsible to open, treat and distribute the incoming Protection mail; responsible to prepare and send the outgoing mail

• Focal point within Protection Department for welcoming Protection visitors at the reception

• Issue, when needed, travel documents, under the supervision of the Data Base Administrator

• Updates Prot5 database, under the supervision of the Data Administrator

• Draft letters or messages for the other delegations, offices, National Societies, NGOs etc.

• Translates all kind of documents from Nepali to English and reverse.

• Treats information (general and specific) with confidentiality and accuracy

• Follows up of tasks of Data Base Administrator in his/her absence

• Responsible for the preparation of the working files related to the Restoring the Family links RFL)/Missing partnership agreement with the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) under the direct supervision of the Protection Assistant

• Differentiates confidential cases and refer them to the Protection Assistant

• Ready to travel for short field trips within Nepal when needed

Minimum required knowledge & experience:

• Secretary diploma

• 3 years work experience in a similar function with international organisation(s)

• Good command of written and spoken English and Nepalese, other national language an asset

• Good command of Nepali typing in Unicode and Preeti

• Good organisational skills,

• Good computer skills (Microsoft Office)

• Ability to display empathy and active listening Personal Qualities:

The interested candidates should be highly organized and have the ability to work under tight deadlines, to deal with different people. Team spirit and interest in humanitarian work is a must.

Interested candidates who fulfill above mentioned requirements for the position are invited to email their detailed & updated CV with a motivation letter to the following e-mail address not later than 10 March 2013.

Only short-listed candidates meeting the above criteria will be contacted for selection process.


The HR Responsible
Kathmandu. Nepal e-mail: prchettri@icrc.org

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