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Humanitarian Affairs Adviser

Location : Beijing

Type of contract : Fixed-term

Estimated start date : September 2019

Application deadline : 14 August 2019

What we do

The International Committee of the Red Cross Regional Delegation for East Asia covers China, DPRK, South Korea, and Mongolia. The delegation's main task is to promote awareness and implementation of international humanitarian law, the legal framework that seeks to minimize human suffering caused by war.

The delegation also aims to familiarize governments, experts, national Red Cross societies and civil society with the ICRC's humanitarian work and emergency response around the world.

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Role description

The Humanitarian Affairs Adviser provides significant support to the delegation in understanding and influencing the wider humanitarian environment in the given context. S/He maintains a broad range of contacts related to humanitarian diplomacy in China, under the supervision of the delegation's Management team.
S/he also provides analysis and reporting on relevant developments in China and in the region, and works with the Communication Department to monitor the Chinese and English language media on specific issues.

As the Humanitarian Affairs Adviser, s-he will be responsible for 

• Undertaking formal and informal engagement with Chinese authorities and think tanks with a view to better understand thinking and policies on humanitarian issues of mutual interest and concern in China and globally;

• Reporting and analyzing on issues of concern for the ICRC and China, based on environment scanning and the needs expressed by the Management;

• Formulating humanitarian diplomacy approaches and objectives on policy issues, to be adopted by the delegation to increase the understanding, trust and acceptance of the ICRC in China, and globally;

• Acting under the direct supervision and guidance of the Head of Policy Unit within the delegation, and the Deputy Head of Regional Delegation for Prevention, has responsibility for planning and implementing the delegation's policy and humanitarian diplomacy agenda within China;

• Under the supervision of the Head of Policy Unit, and as required, interact with humanitarian diplomacy and multilateral engagement focal points within other delegations in the region, as well as at ICRC headquarters in Geneva (Policy Division).

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Selection requirements and experience

• Bachelor or master degree in international relations / politics / economics / business

• 3-5 years' work experience in a similar field

Your profile

• Fluent in written and spoken English and Mandarin

• Very good analytical and writing skills

• Excellent communication & negotiation skills

• Confirmed capacity to analyze the political and social environment

 We offer you 

• A rewarding and enriching work in a humanitarian and international enviroment, and also 
  

• Initial training and on-boarding organised

• Possibilitiesof participating in global debates for the humanitarian sector, sharing lessonsand experiences with colleagues around the world

• A competitive salary with benefits

Anyone who is interested in this position,
please submit your cover letter and resume in both Chinese and English to 

[e-mail]

Deadline for applications is 
14 August 2019.

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