Humanitarian Affairs Adviser

International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC; Doha; On-site; QAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

The Humanitarian Affairs Adviser at the ICRC Delegation in Qatar provides strategic analyses and guidance on humanitarian developments to support diplomacy and access with local, regional, and international stakeholders.

Role involves building networks, enabling high-level dialogue, and contributing to programmatic and policy priorities while promoting humanitarian objectives and institutional memory.

Qualifications

• University degree in political science, international development or related field or equivalent professional experience.
• 8-10 years of relevant experience, including 5-6 years with ICRC or similar humanitarian/diplomatic environment.
• Strong analytical capacity to translate political/humanitarian developments into strategic advice.
• Proven diplomatic, networking, and relationship-management skills for high-level contacts.
• Motivated to support humanitarian objectives, collaborative and team-oriented.
• Experience in humanitarian diplomacy, political affairs, IHL, protection, and Red Cross Movement cooperation.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary and multicultural teams; people-management is an asset.
• Fluent in English and Arabic (C1 level) or other ICRC working language.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic analysis and advice on humanitarian developments and diplomacy.
• Monitor humanitarian environment and prepare briefings, reports, and presentations for management.
• Support diplomatic and policy engagement strategies aligned with priorities.
• Develop and maintain networks with government authorities, humanitarian groups, civil society, and stakeholders.
• Facilitate access to key interlocutors and support constructive dialogue on humanitarian issues.
• Contribute to objectives and coordinate participation in humanitarian events.
• Facilitate contact with authorities to support operational activities.
• Maintain maps of interlocutors and ensure records support continuity.
• Support planning, budgeting processes and provide guidance to colleagues.

Skills

Strategic analysis

Diplomacy

Stakeholder engagement

Policy development

Networking

Arabic (C1)

English (C1)

Team leadership

Communication

Proficiency with MS Office

Education

University degree in political science or international development

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Purpose :

The Humanitarian Affairs Adviser supports the Head of ICRC Delegation in Qatar on providing strategic analyses and support on developments pertaining to the ICRC and its humanitarian mandate and mission. The role also supports the ICRC Delegation in understanding and engaging with the wider humanitarian environment and other relevant stakeholders in the State of Qatar, developing humanitarian diplomacy strategies, and strengthening the ICRC’s acceptance, access, and positioning with key national, regional, and international stakeholders.

Responsibilities include (but not limited to) :

• Providing strategic analysis and advice on humanitarian developments and their implications for the ICRC's humanitarian diplomacy, engagement, and activities.
• Monitoring the evolving humanitarian environment and preparing concise briefings, reports, analysis, briefing notes, and presentations for Management.
• Supporting approved diplomatic and policy engagement strategies in line with institutional, regional and Delegation priorities.
• Developing and maintaining high-level and working-level networks with government authorities, humanitarian organizations, civil society, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Facilitating the ICRC Head of Delegation's access to key interlocutors and supporting constructive dialogue on issues relevant to ICRC operations and humanitarian concerns.
• Contributing to humanitarian affairs objectives, promoting humanitarian issues of concern to the ICRC, and coordinating and/or participating in relevant humanitarian and networking events.
• Facilitating contact with relevant authorities and stakeholders to support operational and programmatic activities, as necessary.
• Maintaining mapping of key interlocutors and ensuring that relevant records, meeting documentation and correspondence support institutional memory and continuity.
• Supporting institutional, regional and Delegation strategies, internal planning and budgetary processes and providing functional guidance to relevant colleagues, as required.

Required qualifications, experience & skills :

• University degree in political science, international development or any other relevant field or equivalent professional experience.
• 8-10 years of relevant professional experience, ideally including 5-6 years with the ICRC or comparable experience in humanitarian, diplomatic, governmental, international or policy environments.
• Strong analytical capacity and ability to translate complex political, humanitarian and security developments into clear strategic advice.
• Proven diplomatic, representation, networking, and relationship-management skills, including the ability to establish and maintain relevant high-level contacts.
• Motivated to work in support of humanitarian objectives, innovative, collaborative and team oriented.
• Experience in humanitarian diplomacy, political affairs, IHL, prevention/protection, Red Cross Red Crescent Movement cooperation and/or a related field.
• Experience in working with multidisciplinary and multicultural teams. People-management experience is an asset.
• Knowledge of ICRC strategies, policies and operational procedures and experience cooperating with Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners and/or other humanitarian actors.
• Strong reporting, drafting, presentation, communication, and computer proficiency skills.
• Fluent in English and Arabic (minimum C1 level) another ICRC working language is an asset.

The ICRC values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a neutral, independent and impartial humanitarian organization that seeks to protect and assist people affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence. It promotes international humanitarian law and engages with relevant stakeholders to support its humanitarian work.