Protection & Emerging Tech Lead for Civilians

Eddy; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

Vacation days

Holidays

Sick days

403b retirement plan

Professional development

Hybrid work model

Job summary

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Washington, D.C. seeks a Protection and Emerging Technologies Officer to bridge protection and technology policy within the WAS delegation.

The role emphasizes open-source research, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building to assess civilian protection impacts from new technologies in conflict zones. Reporting to the Protection Coordinator, you will develop strategies, organize interdisciplinary meetings, draft reports, and contribute to

Qualifications

• 6 years of overall professional experience with at least 3-4 years in humanitarian, human rights or a similar field or organization.
• Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g. international relations, political science, conflict studies, humanitarian action)
• Prior experience within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and/or on international assignments is a plus.
• A genuine interest in the intersection of technology, conflict, and protection of civilians.
• Demonstrated capacity to analyze protection-related trends and policies and identify consequences for civilians, particularly on the use of new technologies in conflict.
• Excellent research and analytical abilities, including use of open-source research methods and tools.
• Proven experience and leadership of managing protection activities/projects.
• Pro-active team player with strong organizational, planning, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent professional oral and written English. Knowledge of Arabic, Russian, Spanish or French is a plus.
• Willingness to travel up to 15% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Monitor developments and conduct research and documentation, including through open-source tools and methods, on the impact of the use of new and emerging technology in conflict on the protection of civilians and civilian harm mitigation and draft summaries and report as needed.
• Help identify priorities and objectives for the Protection team on new technology in the U.S. context based on research findings and contribute to developing corresponding implementation strategies and plans of action.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to provide protection perspectives on the use of new technology in conflict.
• Help build the capacity of Protection team on new technology issues.
• Contribute to the definition, implementation, and monitoring of the wider protection strategy in WAS under the supervision of the Protection Coordinator.
• Help organize and facilitate interdisciplinary meetings on thematic issues, including by preparing presentation materials and drafting meeting summaries.
• Draft speaking points, research summaries, analyze and report as needed.
• For specific crises situations, monitor developments through open-source information and drafts, review and provide feedback on written report.
• Contribute to internal quarterly monitoring of progress and annual planning.

Skills

Research & analysis

Open-source research

Project leadership

English proficiency

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Washington, D.C. seeks a Protection and Emerging Technologies Officer to bridge protection and technology policy within the WAS delegation.

The role emphasizes open-source research, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building to assess civilian protection impacts from new technologies in conflict zones. Reporting to the Protection Coordinator, you will develop strategies, organize interdisciplinary meetings, draft reports, and contribute to