Housekeeper at International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY

The Housekeeper ensures that ICRC premises are clean.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Plans and performs the daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly cleaning activities of the premises;
• Provides cleaning/housekeeping/laundry services in the assigned ICRC Premises;
• Ensure cleanliness and hygiene of the assigned premises;
• Ensure presence during ongoing maintenance works especially done by external agencies;
• Ensure rational use of the utilities in the residences. Turn off lights, heating equipment, water etc. when not in use. Report any wastages of those utilities;
• Help disseminate the sustainable development initiatives of the ICRC to the mobile staff and their family when necessary;
• Ensure rational use of cleaning materials, chemicals and detergents to help protect the environment;
• Help the mobile staff to segregate the waste at source by separately collecting the recyclable wastes generated in the residences;
• Reports all problems of the residence before and during maintenance exercise;
• Check the level of water and gas in assigned place and report for refilling without delay;
• Communicate with mobile staff regarding premises or cleaning issues;
• Informs hierarchical superior about any issues regarding the premises (material used to carry out duties, other material malfunction, damaged furniture, premises degradation, etc.);
• Is responsible for the inventory of the house, thus updates the housekeeping supervisor for any loss, damage or addition of the ICRC items in the assigned residence;
• Ensure all passive security equipment are in working condition and activates the alarm system before locking the premises.

Qualifications

• Minimum KCSE or equivalent;
• Relevant Certificate in Housekeeping;
• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in a similar position;
• Previous working experience with International Organizations (preferred);
• Good written and spoken English;
• Attention to detail and meticulous use of proper safety procedures;
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.