Multilateral Liaison Field Officer - Abuja

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Abuja Delegation is looking for suitably qualified candidates to fill the vacant position below:

Job Position:  Multilateral Liaison Field Officer

Job Location: Abuja

 Responsibilities

• Develops strategies and plans of action for ICRC’s engagement with Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and implements them
• Reinforce the ICRC’s network of interlocutors at ECOWAS and within international organizations working with ECOWAS 
• Promotes International Humanitarian Law and ICRC thematic issues of concern with the ECOWAS and within international organisations working with ECOWAS
• Initiates and organises events with key Departments and Directorates in ECOWAS and the diplomatic community
• Collects and analyses relevant information in order to identify the emerging actors and issues within ECOWAS, so as to enable, if required, an adequate positioning of the institution
• Conducts analyses of the general multilateral environment in Abuja Nigeria, and in West Africa
• Identifies, participates in and/or organises relevant events (e.g. conferences, workshops, meetings) on multilateral issues of concern to the ICRC, and represent the ICRC when required
• Facilitates regular exchange of information between the Delegation in Abuja and other Delegations in ECOWAS Member States/the ICRC’s Delegation to the African Union (AU)

 Qualifications Required

• Masters Degree in Law, Diplomacy, International Relations or closely related fields
• Very good knowledge of international humanitarian law (IHL) and international affairs
• Minimum 4 years work experience in multilateral field with governmental, international organizations, or NGO
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and good knowledge of French
• Knowledge of treaty implementation or governmental/parliamentary law-making processes.

Personal Attributes

• Excellent networking and diplomatic skills
• Very good drafting as well as analytical reporting capacities
• Very strong capacities to develop strategies and plan of actions and to implement them
• Ability to handle various thematic files in a transversal manner
• Capacity to work in a team, but also to act independently and to take initiative
• Excellent communication skills; able to represent ICRC and ICRC institutional positions to external audiences.

Application Deadline
14th June, 2017.

 Application Method

Interested and qualified candidates should send their application letter, curriculum vitae, and contact details of three referees to email. Please clearly indicate  “Multilateral Liaison Field Officer Abuja" as the subject of your application (Applications intended for this role without this subject will not be treated)

Note

• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• However, ICRC will not request for any monetary payments from applicants at any stage of the recruitment process.