NETWORKING FIELD OFFICER (Tanzania National position)

About the ICRC

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict and armed violence. We take action in response to emergencies and at the same time promote respect for international humanitarian law. We are an independent and neutral organization, and our mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We work closely with National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and with their International Federation in order to ensure a concerted, rational and rapid humanitarian response to the needs of the victims of armed conflict or any other situation of internal violence. We direct and coordinate the international activities conducted in these situations.

Your role

The networking field officer identifies, maintains, and broadens a network of local/regional stakeholders (Muslim academics, religious scholars etc) and facilitates the ICRC’s access with the stakeholders.

The advisor takes the lead in building and maintaining a solid network of relevant interlocutors in country and beyond. They contribute to thorough monitoring, analysis, and reporting; creates and maintains up-to-date mappings of key contacts and databases for information sharing and knowledge management.

Accountabilities & Functional responsibilities

• Contributes to the analysis and mapping of relevant stakeholders for a better understanding of the religious circles landscape in the region (i.e. East Africa);
• Under the guidance of the Regional Networking Manager, reconstitutes the mapping of actors of influence in Tanzania and further consolidates it, with a focus on religious actors of influence and other community leaders;
• Takes the lead in developing a networking plan of action for Tanzania in order to meet the networking and operational objectives in Tanzania, with support from the Regional Networking Manager and Head of Mission;
• Assumes responsibility for organising workshops, round tables, seminars and courses for religious circles, and manages a small budget for organising such events;
• Writes institutional reports, such as minutes of meeting, analysis and project proposals, and contributes to internal meetings and discussions;
• Act as focal point in the Mission for briefing staff members, both local and international, on humanitarian affairs/networking;
• Collects contextual, operational, and security-related information from various internal and external sources and contributes to the environment analysis, giving verbal and written briefings on context and security to the line manager and regional networking coordinator;
• Contributes to security-related processes and documents, as directed by the head of mission.

What we will look for in your profile

• University degree or comparable relevant professional experience;
• Minimum 4-6 years professional work experience in a relevant field of activity;
• Fluent in spoken and written Swahili and English. Proficiency in Arabic is a plus;
• Proven ability to build and maintain a network of contacts;
• Demonstrated ability to engage with and understanding of conservative Muslim audiences;
• In-depth personal knowledge of the social, cultural and political assigned environment.

What we offer

• Diverse and humanitarian-minded workforce;
• An opportunity to contribute to institutional efforts to protect and assist conflict victims worldwide;
• Training opportunities ;
• Flexible work schedule.