Country: Switzerland
Closing date: 19 Feb 2018
Civil Engineer (Generalist) Associate
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization 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. The ICRC also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles.
Each year, armed conflict disrupts millions of lives. The ICRC's water and habitat activities ensure that people in conflict zones have access to water and create or maintain a sustainable living environment. Ultimately, this work reduces death and suffering due to habitat damage or disruption to water supplies.
The ICRC's Water and Habitat Unit has five main areas of activity:
Water supply, storage and distribution
Sanitation, waste management and environmental science
Restoration and management of electric power
Construction, repair and safety of structures
Provision of temporary community facilities
More information on ICRC and the Water and Habitat Unit can be found on https://www.icrc.org/en/what-we-do/water-habitat.
Description
The post holder will be part of the Water and Habitat team and work within the ICRC Assistance Division at the headquarter level. He/she will participate in the development of the Unit's activities by supporting the team in its day to day tasks and by developing technical standards, tools and guidelines.
Desired Profile
Interest in humanitarian issues
Educational background in the field of civil or environmental engineering
Know-how of project management and conceptualisation
Strong analytical and organisational skills
Literate in Microsoft Office
Writing skills and capacity to communicate scientific information to non-specialists
Proficient in written and spoken English, knowledge of French is an asset
Autonomy, flexibility, adaptability
Maximum professional experience: 1 year (2 years if including 1 year traineeship)
The position will be a full-time paid traineeship of 12 months, based at the ICRC headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
If interested, please fill the application form at the following link including CV with a motivation letter.
In case you can contact us at wathabintern18@icrc.org.
How to apply:
To apply, please visit: https://www.icrc.org/en/document/traineeship-water-and-habitat-unit