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  • On March 28, 2017
Categories: non governmental jobs

Jobs in Nigeria for Field Officer (Prosthetics and Orthotics Program) At International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Kano

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Kano Office is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the vacancy below.

Field Officer (Prosthetics and Orthotics Program)

 Main Responsibilities:

  • Focal person between the National Orthopedic Hospital, Dala-Kano (NOHD-Kano), the referred Persons with Disabilities (PwD) from Maiduguri’s catchment, the ICRC/Health/Maiduguri & the mobile ortho-prosthetist, Kano
  • Insure the referral of the PwD from Maiduguri’s catchment to the NOHD-Kano & their return to Maiduguri
  • Financial responsibility regarding reimbursement related to the Prosthetics & Orthotics (P&O) program in Kano
  • Manages the daily financial allowance for the food of the PwD and accompanying person
  • Assisting the mobile ortho-prosthetist with diverse administrative tasks
  • Make the monthly accounting closure for the project
  • Keep the administrative filing up-to date

 

Required Qualifications:

  • HND (Higher national Diploma) or university degree in any course or relevant field
  • Two (2) years working experience in a similar field
  • Knowledge of cultural & socio economic environment of northern Nigeria
  • Fluent in written and spoken English
  • Understanding and able to speak Kanuri & Hausa languages
  • Good computer skills especially excel sheet

 

Personal Attributes:

  • Discrete, humble and reliable person
  • Have empathy for persons with disability (PwD)
  • Sense of organisation and able to follow-up with projects/planning/etc.
  • Rigor and methodological
  • Does not mind to dirt his/her hands

How to Apply:

Persons interested and qualified should send application letter, curriculum vitae and contact details of three referees to

 ABJ_Recruitment_

 

Please clearly indicate Field Officer (Prosthetics and Orthotics Program) Kano as the subject of your application

(Applications intended for this role without this subject will not be treated)

 

The deadline for the submission of applications will be 07.04.2017, 16:30 h. Late application will not be considered

 Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

However, ICRC will not request for any monetary payments from applicants at any stage of the recruitment process.

 

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.

 

For more information about the ICRC, please visit our website www.icrc.org

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