First Aid Field Officer

Job Description

Title: First Aid Field Officer

Company Name: International Committee of the Red Cross

Vacancy: --

Location: Dhaka

Minimum Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 3 years

Published: 28 Apr 2025

Education:
∎ Degree in medicine
∎ Minimum graduation in any discipline.
∎ Degree in medicine
∎ Minimum graduation in any discipline.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 3 years of professional experience in the relevant field.
∎ Qualification as a first-aid trainer will be considered as a strong asset.
∎ Experienced in conducting training & FA materials & equipment will be considered as a strong asset.
∎ Critical analysis and interpersonal skills.
∎ Excellent report writing and computer skills.
∎ Minimum 3 years of professional experience in the relevant field.
∎ Qualification as a first-aid trainer will be considered as a strong asset.
∎ Experienced in conducting training & FA materials & equipment will be considered as a strong asset.
∎ Critical analysis and interpersonal skills.
∎ Excellent report writing and computer skills.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Facilitates and implements first aid programs, conducts risk assessment & identifies mitigation measures.
∎ Prepares correspondence, training reports and contents, meeting minutes and ensures proper recording of reports.
∎ Conducts field assessment, regular field visits and maintains communication with local population/ victims/ beneficiaries.
∎ Manages records, ensures data management and prepares analytical reports.
∎ Supports the contextualization and implementation of materials, taking into consideration the local culture, level of resilience, health care system, etc.
∎ Manages logistical support for training programs, and in close collaboration with logistics ensures inventory of training materials.
∎ Type of contract: Fixed Term Contract (Until 31st December 2025, Renewable)
∎ Desired starting date: As soon as possible
∎ 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.
∎ THE PURPOSE
∎ The First Aid (FA) Field Officer contributes to implementing, running, and monitoring the first-aid programme activities in collaboration with the first-aid team. These activities are performed according to the objective set out during the delegation's annual planning process (Planning for Result) for ICRC priority areas in CHT, Cox’s Bazar, Dhaka, and other parts of the country.
∎ MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
∎ Facilitates and implements first aid programs, conducts risk assessment & identifies mitigation measures.
∎ Prepares correspondence, training reports and contents, meeting minutes and ensures proper recording of reports.
∎ Conducts field assessment, regular field visits and maintains communication with local population/ victims/ beneficiaries.
∎ Manages records, ensures data management and prepares analytical reports.
∎ Supports the contextualization and implementation of materials, taking into consideration the local culture, level of resilience, health care system, etc.
∎ Manages logistical support for training programs, and in close collaboration with logistics ensures inventory of training materials.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Rewarding work in a humanitarian and multicultural environment.
∎ Competitive employment package with medical insurance.
∎ In-house training opportunities for personal development.
∎ Rewarding work in a humanitarian and multicultural environment.
∎ Competitive employment package with medical insurance.
∎ In-house training opportunities for personal development.

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Dhaka

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Company Information:
∎ International Committee of the Red Cross
∎ House-72, Road-18, Block-J, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh
∎ The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), an impartial, neutral and independent international organization striving to protect and assist the victims of war and violence.

Address::
∎ House-72, Road-18, Block-J, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh
∎ The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), an impartial, neutral and independent international organization striving to protect and assist the victims of war and violence.

Application Deadline: 12 May 2025

Category: Medical/Pharma