Project Officer/Assistant à Djibouti

Recruitment of Staff at International Children’s Action Network (ICAN)

ICAN is recruiting local staff members.
Those who meet the requirements below is welcome to apply. Please send the necessary documents to the email address indicated in No. 6.

1.Position and Responsibilities

Ali Sabieh Office
Project Officer/Assistant
Coordinate project management activities, resources, equipment and information
Communicate with partner organizations including the Djibouti government and UNHCR to implement projects smoothly
Monitor project progress and report potential issues to international staff
Make reports of project activities, indicators, and achievements

All ICAN staff need to adhere and act in accordance with the ICAN policies and procedures




2.Qualification Requirement
A Djiboutian national
Holding college degree is required
Excellent spoken and written skills in English, French, Arabic, and Somali are required
At least two years of work experiences related to project coordination are required
Excellent computer skills in MS Excel and Word processing are required
Flexibility in responding to urgent needs and tasks is required
Experient work for humanitarian projects is highly desirable
A person who can work voluntarily is desirable


3.Regular Working Hours
Sunday to Thursday, 8:00am - 17:00pm (lunch break: 12:00pm - 13:00pm).
※Working hours during Ramadan period may not apply to regular working hours.

4.Working Places
Based in ICAN Ali Sabieh Office. Frequent travel to Ali Addeh and Holl Holl refugee camps




5.Working Conditions
Salary and other working conditions will be decided in accordance with the regulations of ICAN.
First contract period: Until the end of 2020 (can be renewed if both parties agree) Probation period: the first three months of working with ICAN
Monthly Salary: 140,000 DJF～ (To be decided based on ICAN’s regulations)

6.How to apply (required documents)
Please send the following documents to (email) djibouti@ican.or.jp Closing date: 15th September 2020

Please write the title of email as following: Application_(your full name)
Please write on your email where you want to take an interview if you pass the document screening; 1) Djibouti city, 2) Ali Sabieh, or 3) online. (Please note there are possibilities your preference may not be followed, and you may be suggested another option.)

⚫Required documents;
(a)Copy of your ID card
(b)CV in English (Work experience, Education, Background, Qualification/Skills, etc.) with a face photo.
(c)Copy of certificate of your degree and of your most recent employment in English. (If an original document is in only French or Arabic, an English translation also needs to be attached along with the original).
(d)Personal Statement (Title: why you would like to work with ICAN) with about 500 words in English.

Note: We will close the application when we found qualified persons.


7.Selection Process
After receiving application documents, we will select the candidates in the following procedures;
(a)Those who pass the document screening will be invited to the interview
(b)Considering the performance of the interview, ICAN will ONLY notify the final result to candidates who passed the interview.




※ Please note that ICAN will NOT contact those who do not pass the document screening or return any of the documents submitted.
※Please contact ONLY by email for any enquiries about these recruitment opportunities.


Project Background and description
Due to the conflicts and unstable situations in Yemen Somali and Ethiopia, over 27,000 refugees and asylum-seekers (Yemeni, Somali and other nationalities), have been registered by UNHCR and the Office National d’Assistance aux Refugiés et Sinistrés (ONARS) in Djibouti (2017). It is crucial to enforce child protection to make sure that all of the refugee children living in this country receive protection care and services.

In 2016, we, ICAN, have established a Child Friendly Space in the Markazi settlement, Obock. Since 2018, ICAN has been an official implementing partner of UNHCR for child protection in Djibouti.

Our project aims at enforcing child protection in Obock, Holl Holl, Ali Addeh and Djibouti city, through providing basic access to child protection services, at the same time with supporting host communities.

Our Mission
International Children’s Action Network (ICAN) is a Japan-based non-governmental organization. Established in 1994, ICAN has worked for creating a peaceful society where every child around the world can enjoy, by increasing the people who are “ICAN” (the people who practice what they can contribute to the society). ICAN offers programs addressing to issues that children in crisis face, in the field of education, WASH, emergency relief, peace building, livelihood, protection community organization, etc. In Djibouti, we focus on the “Child Protection” since 2016.

Core Values
1.People’s centered development
2.Partners in development
3.Participation
4.Community-based
5.Structural transformation
6.Gender sensitivity
7.Respect for human rights



8.Respect for diversity
9.Neutrality and Independency
10.Civil society

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