The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Maiduguri Sub Delegation is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the vacancy below.
Hospital Administrative Assistant
Main Responsibilities:
Initiates and justifies requisition orders, liaises and co-ordinates with the ICRC medical logistician in regards to medical orders and deliveries and manages medical / emergency stock in the hospital.
Ensures proper storage of medication, monthly (imprest) consumption, participates in the monthly stocks inventory and ordering
Directly responsible for the proper functioning of non-medical support services in the hospital, including pharmacy, Laundry and kitchen department
Co-ordinates attendance, Venue and other logistical considerations following planned ICRC training programs
Compiles Hospital clinical data
Required Qualifications:
Health professional with 2-3 years of experience in hospital administration and medical logistics
Proven ability to work with people of varied cultural and social backgrounds
Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office
Proven team leading skills
Excellent analysis and problem solving skills
Personal Attributes:
Very good communication skills, especially when it comes to speaking and listening
Emotional stability and to be able to work in stressful and traumatic situations, while keeping empathy towards patients
Flexibility and quick response capacity to endure recurrent changes in working schedule, to be able to work for long hours and act swiftly in emergencies.
Great interpersonal skills, to be able to work well with a variety of situation with different people.
Good physical endurance and to be able to perform frequent physical tasks, standing for long time while maintaining good energy
Good problem solving skills and to be able to think quickly and address problems as/or before they arise.
Be able to maintain respect to his/her patients, colleagues and profession/duty in different circumstances
How to Apply:
Persons interested and qualified should send application letter, curriculum vitae and contact details of three referees to
[email protected]
Please clearly indicate “Hospital Administrative Assistant” 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 19.02.2016. 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
