What we do
Since 1863, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has worked to preserve human dignity and relieve suffering caused by war and armed violence.
In collaboration with our Red Cross and Red Crescent partners around the world, we do everything we can to deliver life-saving aid, reconnect families and locate missing people – helping those who need it most, regardless of who they are and what side of the front line they are on.
We engage with authorities and armed forces on all sides, often confidentially, pressing for access to detainees to improve their living conditions and urging compliance with international humanitarian law to protect non-combatants, including from digital threats.
Purpose
As part of a multidisciplinary team, the Ward Nurse promotes and ensures the delivery of high-quality patient care, with the aim of meeting national and/or international standards, taking the operational context into account. S/he works to strengthen nursing care and infection prevention and control as part of the ICRC Gaza Hospital Program (GHP) surgical team, with a particular focus on the Surgical Project project. The project hospital may change as the project progresses. Changes in the situation in Gaza may also require working in the ICRC-run Rafah Field Hospital (RFH), often with limited resources and in challenging conditions. Effective collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) / project hospital staff is essential. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required to coordinate activities and maintain a positive and cooperative working environment.
Accountabilities & functional responsibilities
- Provides high-quality care to admitted patients, following the ICRC’s nursing guidelines and in cooperation with other members of the surgical team.
- Participates in delivering a training/coaching programme to measurably improve the quality of patient care.
- Promotes a clean and safe patient environment and ensures that hygiene conditions are regularly measured and maintained in line with ICRC standards.
- Ensures accurate data collection through the timely completion and filing of all patient/hospital-related documents.
- Participates effectively in any emergency-preparedness or response measures undertaken by the team or hospital.
- Ensures clinical management of nursing and auxiliary staff under his/her responsibility.
- Cooperates with and provides any relevant support to both internal and external counterparts.
- Makes sure that available resources are used rationally and that supplies are reordered; ensures that equipment is properly used and maintained.
General Duties
- Works in close collaboration with the Mobile Ward Nurse and participates in regular inpatient ward rounds together with the ICRC surgical team. Ensures the smooth running of the ward rounds in coordination with PRCS/MoH nurses.
- Works in close collaboration with the Mobile Ward Nurse to ensure that surgical patients scheduled for surgery receive standard pre- and post-operative care.
- Supervises the cleaning staff and participates in stocking up of supplies.
- Reviews the pre-operative checklist and other vital documents of patient scheduled for surgery.
- Embraces the principles of aseptic technique in all post-op procedures.
- Ensures correct nursing documentation in the provided record books
- Contributes to weekly /monthly operational report.
- Provides statistics when requested by the Mobile Ward Nurse, HN or HPM.
- Attend and contribute during departmental meeting and other briefings.
- Contribute to good stock control and efficient use of hospital equipment
HCiD / Violence against Healthcare Staff
- To report all Health Care in Danger (HCiD), and gender-based violence (GBV) related issues to the HPM, and in conjunction with his/her ICRC and PRCS/MoH colleagues, ensures that security and safety protocols for staff and patients are implemented and followed.
Education and Professional Experience Required
- Bachelor’s degree/diploma in nursing/midwifery or equivalent (minimum 3-year course).
- Registered nurse with a valid license to practice in his/her own country.
- Arabic is the primary language.
- Fluent in English (both written and oral).
- Computer literacy.
- 3 to 5 years overall work experience in a hospital, including 1 to 3 years' practice, with specific qualification in OT nursing.
- Previous experience in acute-care departments such as emergency rooms, intensive-care units, and recovery rooms.
- Previous international humanitarian and/or development experience in low-income countries is an asset.
- Previous experience within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an asset.
Additional information
- Type of role: National staff
- Working rate: Full-time (100%)
- Starting date: July 2026
- Location: Gaza Strip
- Job level: B2
- Length of assignment: 6 months fixed-term contract (renewable)
- Application deadline: 31/05/2026
- This vacancy announcement may close before the deadline once an adequate number of applications has been reached. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible.
Relationships
- Internally, interacts with colleagues locally and worldwide respecting the ICRC rules and regulation as well the code of conducts and ethics.
- Externally, interacts with procurement managers and a network of professional contacts within suppliers, NGOs, trade-support institutions, etc. respecting the ICRC rules and regulation as well the code of conducts and ethics.
Our values
- At the ICRC, we value impact, collaboration, respect, and compassion. We seek candidates who demonstrate behaviors based on these shared values. For more information on the ICRC values, please visit this