Job: Weapon Contamination Field Officer at International Committee of the Red Cross Mission in Nagorno-Karabakh Company

Location: Yerevan, Armenia

Category: Legal

Type: Full Time

Deadline: 11-Dec-19 12:00:00 AM

Salary: N/A

Description
Vacancy Announcement
Weapon Contamination Field Officer

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation with the exclusively humanitarian mission to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. It also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening International Humanitarian Law and universal humanitarian principles. Established in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
From various periods of armed conflict, Nagorno-Karabakh has been subject to weapon contamination on various levels. The presence of mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) pose risks to civilians on a daily basis. To eliminate risks and enhance security awareness in this regard the ICRC Mission in Nagorno-Karabakh is announcing a vacant full-time position of Weapon Contamination Field Officer (hereafter WeC) based in Stepanakert. The position is for six months (with possible extension).

Main responsibilities:
Under supervision of Weapon Contamination Coordinator, the WeC Field Officer will be supporting EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) technical side and enhance risk awareness in this regard.

Responsibilities
-Specifically, he/she will:
-Conduct a knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) survey
-Manage victim database, including follow-up, accuracy and analysis
-Identify, train and accompany suitable host of victim database
-Mentor local partner in explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) capacity-development
-Mentor local partner in risk awareness and safer behaviour

RequiredQualifications
-University degree
-At least 2 years' work experience in WeC/mine action or a similar field
-An explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) Level 2 qualification/certification is a minimum requirement for this position
-Fluent knowledge of spoken and written English, Russian and Armenian
-PC proficiency
-Detail-oriented person, high sense of task prioritizing and ability to handle multi-tasking
-Good knowledge of the geographic area assigned
-Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team will be an asset

Benefits

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