Location: Global
Duration of contract: Open-ended
Contract start: 17 January 2022
Contract start: 17 January 2022
The Armed and Security Forces (FAS) Program Adviser assists the FAS delegate in implementing the police program, including the planning, carrying out, assessing and following up police-related activities. S/he maintains contact with authorities, mainly police, military or security bodies but not only, at various levels, and participates in meetings with different contacts, in a leading or supporting role.
Main Responsibilities:
• Assists the Armed and Security Forces (FAS) delegates and the organization 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 FAS delegates in drafting the FAS strategy and integrating it in the annual planning exercise (Planning for Results), in compliance with the delegation's main operational priorities and strategy
• Represents organization to police audiences delivering the broad spectrum of ICRC activities, procedures, principles as well as the correct positions on international humanitarian law (IHL) and other universal humanitarian principles
• Maintains and updates the stock of different organization publications needed for FAS activities
• Contributes to developing and consolidating the organization's network of contacts within the police and security forces
• Contributes to providing FAS-related advice to the delegation on security matters, including ongoing police/law enforcement operations (if relevant)
• Supports the delegation in FAS-related matters, at his/her level of expertise. Requires travel and extended periods of work outside of normal hours at unsociable hours and at weekends
• Presents with confidence and to very high standards at lectures, meetings, seminars, and other venues, to very senior police/military commanders, as well as to staff officers at strategic, operational, and tactical level headquarters
• Regularly prepares reports and minutes for the delegation. In addition, ensures regular management and filing of information, and drafts formal letters and emails
• Represents the FAS/PGE delegate(s) in his/her absence
REQUIRED PROFILE
• A university degree or a degree from a police or military academy, former senior military officer, and preferably have proven operational experience
• Combat experience would be an asset
• Good knowledge of international humanitarian law and international human right law and prior work experience in the organization or a National Society would be an advantage. Whilst police experience is essential, s/he must display and prove good knowledge of detailed police/military structures, and police/military training, education and operational processes
• Supports the delegation in FAS-related matters, at his/her level of expertise. Requires travel and extended periods of work outside of normal hours at unsociable hours and at weekends
• Presents with confidence and to very high standards at lectures, meetings, seminars, and other venues, to very senior police/military commanders, as well as to staff officers at strategic, operational, and tactical level headquarters
• Regularly prepares reports and minutes for the delegation. In addition, ensures regular management and filing of information, and drafts formal letters and emails
• Represents the FAS/PGE delegate(s) in his/her absence
REQUIRED PROFILE
• A university degree or a degree from a police or military academy, former senior military officer, and preferably have proven operational experience
• Combat experience would be an asset
• Good knowledge of international humanitarian law and international human right law and prior work experience in the organization or a National Society would be an advantage. Whilst police experience is essential, s/he must display and prove good knowledge of detailed police/military structures, and police/military training, education and operational processes
• Fluent in English communication skills
• Knowledge of other local language relevant to organization's operational areas is an asset
• Knowledge of other local language relevant to organization's operational areas is an asset
THE OFFERS
• A meaningful career within an international humanitarian setup
• Competitive compensation package
• Opportunities for continued learning and development
HOW TO APPLY
Submit application to : xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.com (Email is hidden and is available to Subscribers Only )