Detention Field Officer, Based in Bangkok
- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
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- 14 Jun 2018
- 15 July 2018
Job Purpose
As part of the Protection Department, the ICRC Regional Delegation in Bangkok wish to appoint a motivated and rigorous Detention Field Officer. The purpose of this position is to work within a team in the delivery of all activities conducted in detention facilities.
Main responsibilities
- Translates all types of documents independently (correspondence, law and regulations, official documents, newspaper articles, external reports) from English into Thai and vice versa, with specific focus on documents related to detention activities; contributes to revision and proof-reading of translated documents.
- Administers data collected by the ICRC to support its protection activities; carries out data processing; applies and updates data entry procedures.
- Conducts media monitoring and provides a summary of the most current situation on areas that are the ICRC’s main concerns.
- Other duties as assigned, including, when needed, participating in visits to relevant detention places, interpreting from English to Thai for ICRC delegates in meetings and preparing minutes of meetings.
Selection requirements and experience
- University degree or equivalent in English
- 3 year work experience in a similar field
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Thai
- Excellent computer literacy
- Very good analytical skills
- Flexible and able to travel occasionally into field or abroad to support assignments
- Content with both office paperwork and field support activities as required
Your profile
- Robust analytical skills
- Resilient and capacity to handle confidentiality
- Flexible and able to travel occasionally into field or abroad to support assignments
- Content with both office paperwork and field support activities as required
We offer a rewarding and enriching work in a humanitarian and international environment, and also:
- Initial training and on-boarding organised
- Opportunity to work and grow in an international working environment in humanitarian sector
- Good working condition and competitive salary with benefits
Qualified Thai citizen applicants are requested to submit 1) their comprehensive CV 2) Cover letter in English
3) diploma transcript(s) and 4) salary expectations, by email only to the attention of Human Resources Department: ban_recruitment_services@icrc.org
(Only short-listed candidates will be contacted)