Overview
The Armed Forces and Security (FAS) Delegate contributes to developing and implementing the delegation’s strategies and operational dialogue with arms carriers, with respect to acceptance of the ICRC’s mandate and operations, the promotion, integration and implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL)/ international human rights law (IHRL) and other legal standards, and protection objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Provides real-time technical analysis of conflict dynamics or other situations of violence.
- Designs, implements and monitors the effectiveness of a Military Armed Group (MAG) / Police & Gendarmerie (PGE) programme aimed at tackling/preventing the violation of IHL/IHRL.
- Coordinates and directs members of the FAS team(s) in analysing, planning and responding to arms carriers' means and methods of warfare.
- Handles all operational and thematic issues in the dialogue with all arms carriers and State/non-State actors.
- Advises and supports the delegation in its dialogue with arms carriers.
- Advises on the humanitarian implications of the use of force by arms carriers.
- Provides internal training to strengthen understanding of arms carriers and assists the security cell or delegation with security issues upon request.
- Identifies, builds and/or maintains a network of contacts.
- Maintains high-quality and substantive engagement with military/police/non-State armed group command structures and military and security institutes.
- Supports arms carriers' efforts to integrate IHL and IHRL into doctrine and training and relevant aspects of their operations.
- Exposes them to relevant IHL/IHRL provisions and the ICRC's mandate and activities.
- Leads, supervises and identifies the training needs of FAS Programme Advisers and Programme Assistants.
Required Experience
- At least 10 years' professional experience as a senior military or police officer;
- Excellent knowledge of the ICRC and its mandate.
- Sound knowledge of IHL an important asset.
- Experience as a training instructor and/or command an advantage.
- Job-specific: FAS MAG Graduated from a military academy as an officer; or equivalent; And/or served a substantial amount of time in the armed or security forces, attained the rank of Major or Lieutenant Colonel or equivalent, or higher, and/or attended a senior staff college, and/or held a significant command or staff appointment, and/or military experience including operational deployments/combat experience; And/or must have suitable (10+) years of ICRC experience, including substantial interaction with military and security forces.
- Job-specific: FAS PGE Minimum 10 years' professional experience in police-related positions (or equivalent/gendarmerie/law-enforcement agency), including minimum 5 years' operational experience in the following fields: training, crowd control, judicial/criminal investigation, interrogation, management/leadership AND experience in international deployment abroad; And/or must have suitable (10+) years of ICRC experience including substantial interaction with security forces/law- enforcement agencies.
