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Housekeepers Team Leader

ICRCAden,Yemen
Category | Grade:GeneralDeadline:23 Aug 2026 (6 days left)Job ID:1416861533Posted on:20 Jul 2026 (28 days ago)
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Job Description

Leads the housekeeping team responsible for cleanliness, laundry and safe upkeep across ICRC premises in Aden. The role allocates work, trains and develops staff, manages leave and performance processes, purchases cleaning materials, resolves minor premises issues and supports maintenance and logistics colleagues, ensuring the team has suitable conditions, resources and information to deliver reliable services.

Key Details

Position details

Experience level

Early

Minimum experience

2 years

Category

General

Employment type

Full-time

Arrangement

Onsite

Education

High school

Recruitment scope

National

Contract duration

One-year fixed-term contract, renewable based on performance and budget availability

Work hours

100% working rate with flexibility for extensive working hours

Language Requirements

Required

English

Summary of Responsibilities

  • Supervise housekeeping staff and provide basic training
  • Coordinate cleaning and laundry services across ICRC premises
  • Identify staff-development needs and arrange appropriate training
  • Resolve minor premises or materials issues and escalate significant concerns
  • Ensure staff work safely with adequate conditions and resources
  • Organize workloads and optimize use of available resources
  • Purchase cleaning materials
  • Manage team meetings, performance-development activities and annual leave planning

Role Requirements

  • High-school-level education
  • More than two years of experience as a housekeeping team leader
  • People-management experience
  • Intermediate written and spoken English
  • Knowledge of basic hygiene principles
  • Good physical condition and flexibility to work in stressful situations with extensive hours
  • Basic computer skills
  • Open to Yemeni nationals only

Skills to Have

Additional info

  • One resident post is available
  • Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply
  • The team leader may coach and supervise housekeepers across Aden's wider area of responsibility
  • Training opportunities are provided

Source & verification

IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from ICRC Careers, on 20 Jul 2026.