Policy and Legal Officer

Policy and Legal Officer – Baghdad

Mission 

Geneva Call is a neutral, impartial and independent international humanitarian organization, endeavours to strengthen the respect of international humanitarian norms and principles by armed actors, in order to improve the protection of civilians. Appel de Genève/Geneva Call is a private, not-for-profit, humanitarian organization foundation under Swiss law, founded in 2000.

Geneva Call is implementing a programme to improve the protection of civilians in Iraq through engagement with armed actors and raising the awareness of Iraqi civil society on international humanitarian norms.

Key Responsibilities

The Legal and Thematic Officer contributes to the implementation of Geneva Call’s operational strategy by providing thematic and legal expertise on issues related to international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL). She/he also contributes to the development of Geneva Call’s policies and tools related to operations, supports internal capacity-building, research, and knowledge management, and represents Geneva Call in relevant expert meetings.

The Legal and Thematic Officer will work as part of Geneva Call’s Iraq programme. She/he will be based in Erbil, and report to the Regional Legal and Policy Coordinator.

Main Tasks

Key responsibilities:

• Provide expertise and advice to Geneva Call’s staff on legal/thematic issues and community-based protection work.
• Build the capacity of Geneva Call’s staff and partners on legal/thematic issues and community-based protection work.
• Support operational activities (community protection activities, training activities, workshops, meetings, etc.) as required.
• Contribute to the development of Geneva Call’s community-based protection work.
• Contribute to policy development and support knowledge management and learning within Geneva Call.
• Further adapt and support the development of Geneva Call’s training and dissemination material.
• Conduct research on thematic/legal issues, as required.
• Prepare interactive presentations and relevant strategic documents and mappings.
• Follow up on legal/thematic issues and processes and represent Geneva Call, where appropriate, in relevant expert meetings, seminars, and conferences.

–     Maintain and develop contacts with experts on thematic/legal issues and liaise with relevant stakeholders and partners.

Other Duties

• Perform any other tasks as assigned by the line manager.

Education

• Advanced university degree in a relevant field (international public law, political science, international relations, or related field) with a specialization in IHL and IHRL. Specialization in Islamic Law is a significant asset.

Generic skills/ competencies

• At least 4 years of work experience in protection issues; relevant field experience in conflict areas is a significant asset.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Excellent English, Kurdish, and Arabic language skills (written and oral).

Specific skills/ competencies

• Good knowledge of community-based protection approaches and design.
• Proven experience in legal analysis, research, and training in the humanitarian field.
• Excellent writing and reporting skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Willingness to travel frequently to high-risk locations, including conflict areas.
• Demonstrable computer literacy, including the MS package.
• Entrepreneurial and team spirit.

Conflict of interest

Any candidate affiliated to or openly supporting one or more interest groups contrary to the principles and values of the Foundation, or whose previous activity could cause difficulties for the safety of women and men co-workers at Geneva Call will be excluded from this selection process.

Conditions

• Position: Part-time
• Contract until Jan 2025 (renewable), based in Baghdad, with travels within Iraq and in the region.
• Preferred start date: as soon as possible

Application

No later than 07 October 2024.

All applications will be kept confidential. Please note only shortlisted candidate will be contacted for further process. Geneva Call is the equal opportunity employer.

Important Note: Our HR team will meticulously evaluate your profile in line with the requirements of the post you have applied for. Since, we receive a good number of applications for all the positions Geneva Call advertises, it is not possible to communicate the results of our decisions with every candidate individually. Therefore, only the short-listed candidates will be contacted by the HR team to invite them for written test – and the steps afterwards if they qualify i.e., interview and other assessments as deemed appropriate.

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