Multilateral Liasion Field Officer at ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross

Main 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)

Required Qualifications:

• 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.