Country: Senegal
Closing date: 02 Feb 2016
Reference number: 203
Office location: Senegal, Dakar
Type of office: Regional Office
Position: Nutrition Sector Expert
Deadline for application: 02nd of February 2016
Start date: As soon as possible
Job Description:
In order to facilitate and to maximise the impact of the humanitarian operations financed by the European Union in West Africa, the expert will be appointed to the post of humanitarian Technical Assistant by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO.
The expert will be part of ECHO’s Regional Office based in Dakar, Senegal. He/she will be responsible for ECHO’s operational activities in the area of nutrition.
He/she will be required to carry out regular missions to identify and assess humanitarian needs in the area of nutrition in West Africa. At the request of ECHO Brussels, the expert may also be called upon to carry out missions linked to his/her specific responsibilities to other regions or to Brussels, and should be prepared to react to a current or evolving crisis in any other region in the world following a request by DG ECHO Brussels.
Qualification requirements:
Language: very good command of English and French.
The candidate must have at least 8 years experience in delivering humanitarian assistance in the domain of Nutrition.
Previous experience in Sub-Saharan Africa is required.
How to apply:
Interested candidates should send their application to echo-experts-jobs@ec.europa.eu:
Subject of the message:203– Nutrition Sector Expert – Senegal, Dakar
With the following information:
- Forename:
- Surname:
- E- mail:
- Phone number(s):
- ID application number (DG ECHO database "Individual Experts Online"):
- Available from (dd/mm/yyyy):
Documents to be attached:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Motivation Letter
Please note that only candidates registered in the DG ECHO Individual Experts database can apply: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/dispo-extranet/CANDIDATES/
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.