Armed Forces and Security Program Adviser

The Armed Forces and Security (FAS) Programme Adviser assists the Prevention Department in implementing the FAS programme, including planning, carrying out, assessing and following up FAS activities including trainings on International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law. S/he maintains contact with authorities, mainly military or security bodies but not only, at various levels, and participates in meetings with different contacts, in a leading or supporting role.

Position within the hierarchy:

This function reports to: Political Adviser

Responsibilities:

• Assists the delegation in understanding all operating or dormant arms-carrier (AC) structures; to this end, monitors the political and security situation and specific groups/players and regularly updates mapping of arms carriers.
• Supports the delegation in drafting the FAS Strategy and integrating it in the annual planning exercise, in compliance with the delegation's main operational priorities and strategy.
• Prepares, conducts, assesses and follows up dissemination activities with the military or police forces on international humanitarian law (IHL), international human rights law (IHRL) and ICRC activities; this includes organizing and preparing dissemination materials and reporting.
• Contributes to developing and consolidating the ICRC's network of contacts within the military and security forces.
• Maintains and updates the stock of different ICRC publications needed for FAS activities.
• Contributes to providing FAS-related advice to the delegation on security matters, including ongoing military operations (if relevant).
• Supports the delegation in FAS-related matters, at his/her level of expertise.

Qualifications and skills:

• Military/police background an asset.
• War College graduate an asset.
• Legal studies an asset.
• University degree or professional diploma.
• Fluent in Arabic and English, another language is an asset.
• Computer proficiency.
• 3–5 years' experience in planning military or police operations or legal (IHL/IHRL) or multinational operations or civil-military cooperation.
• Good knowledge of the geographically assigned environment a must.
• Experience in military or police operations a strong asset.
• Good networking and communication skills a must.

We offer:

• Working for one of the main humanitarian organizations.
• The opportunity to use your knowledge to help victims of conflict situations.
• Competitive employment package.
• One-year contract (renewable)