The ICRC Regional Delegation in Jakarta seeks to fill
the following position:

Deputy Legal

Advisor (Indonesian)

The
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and
independent organization with the exclusively humanitarian mission to protect
the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide
them with assistance. It also endeavors to prevent suffering by promoting and
strengthening International Humanitarian Law and universal humanitarian
principles. The ICRC delegation in Jakarta is seeking an experienced and highly
motivated person to fill the above-mentioned position

The Deputy Legal
Advisor will support the ICRC’s Jakarta Legal Advisor in:

Main responsibilities

1.
Management

• In
  cooperation with the Legal Advisor, as well as with the Regional Legal Advisor,
  the Academic Circles Advisor and the Communication Coordinator, the Deputy
  Legal Advisor writes the analysis and specific objectives for International Humanitarian
  Law (IHL) promotion and implementation objectives of the delegation, within the
  framework of the yearly “Planning for Results” exercise.
• The Deputy Legal
  Adviser, in cooperation with Legal Advisor 
  manages all business costs related to the programs, and to ensure that
  any spending is done in accordance with the administrative rules of the ICRC.
• In
  cooperation with Legal Advisor, the Deputy Legal Adviser supports the Assistant
  Program Manager in managing all business costs related to programs and to
  ensure that budget spending is done in accordance with the administrative rules
  of the ICRC. 

2.
Operational legal support

• IHL dissemination: When
  required, conducts IHL dissemination sessions to a variety of target audience
  (i.e. government authorities, police, TNI, academic circles, PMI, UN) in
  Indonesia, Timor-Leste and if necessary with ASEAN.
• Analysis of legal issues: Provides
  analysis and comments on issues related to humanitarian law, human rights law
  and national legislation, as a service to all delegation units who require it.
  Particularly, he/she assists the Protection and Cooperation departments with
  research on national law and international law (ratified by Indonesia) related
  to detention and judicial guarantees, Lawn on Red Cross Affairs, etc.
• Legal analysis of types of conflict: prepares
  updated legal analysis and comment on the evolving situations of violence,
  internal tensions and conflict within Indonesia and Timor-Leste, and submits
  the findings for approval to Head Quarter

3.
National implementation program

• Networking: Maintains a
  network with senior officials of relevant Ministries and assists Head Of Regional
  Delegation and Head of Communication and Prevention to meet with officials on
  legal issues. Within the ICRC, contributes to the network of Legal Officers of
  the Asia Pacific region and attends actively their yearly meeting.
• Promotion of
  IHL:
  organises and participates in seminars, courses, workshops, conferences on both
  national and regional level on topics related to IHL.
• Ratification
  of IHL treaties: with the technical support of the Regional Legal Advisor,
  drafts the strategy to promote the ratification/accession of IHL treaties, and
  prepares adequate speaking notes, background papers and non-papers.
• Implementation
  of ratified treaties: jointly with concerned government offices,
  works on projects of implementing legislation, and prepares legal comments.
• Compiling
  existing legal documents: establishes a list of all legal publications
  of Indonesia that are relevant to the work of the delegation.
• Research: Conducts
  research on the existing national legislation that implements treaties of
  humanitarian law, and reports on legislative and judiciary developments.

4.
Academic circles

• Networking: Maintains a network
  with legal researchers, lecturers and deans.
• Promotion of IHL: through the
  organisation and participation in meetings, seminars and other events, promotes
  integration of IHL into the curricula of law, political sciences and other
  relevant academic or professional fields. This includes to ensure the
  availability of adequate promotional and reference material, and the
  development of model syllabi on IHL as per local requirements. It also includes
  capacity building of institutions and individuals to teach IHL.

5.
Reporting

• Progress
  reports:
  The Deputy Legal Adviser assists The Legal Advisor regularly, updating Jakarta
  (Head of Communication and Prevention) and Regional also Head Quarter on the
  progress made on the IHL promotion and implementation programs, and to
  highlight the challenges ahead and the strategies foreseen to tackle those
  challenges.
• Midterm
  Review:,the
  Deputy Legal Adviser assists  the Legal
  Advisor produces by mid-April an update of the implementation rate of the Programs,
  specific objectives, and explains the possible constraints if implementation is
  lower than expected.

6.
Training support

In-house training: In
coordination with the responsible for the “Welcome to the ICRC”
courses, the Deputy Legal Advisor provides simple, easy-to-understand basic IHL
presentations for new delegation employees, according to the needs.

Selection requirements and experience

–      
Law Degree (LL.B.) with a focus on
international law; LL.M. in international law; LL:D is an added advantage, as
well as good knowledge of international humanitarian, human rights and refugee
law.

–      
Minimum 6 years work experience (government
bodies, armed forces, academic institutions or organizations dealing with human
rights issues)

–      
Computer literate, at ease with MS Office and
Lotus Notes.

–      
Indonesia nationality / WNI; fluent in written
and spoken English

–      
Excellent communication skills, must be capable
of making presentations and speeches in front of various audiences (government
bodies, military, police, universities, civil society, etc.)

–      
Management skills

–      
Excellent analytical skills, including
political analysis

–      
Able to work autonomously

–      
Capable of following up on multiple tasks at
the same time; capable of working under pressure and meeting deadlines

–      
Willing to travel in Indonesia and Timor-Leste

–      
Team player, closely works with Regional Legal
Adviser (LA) and regularly supports LA in liaising  with regional ICRC.

Your
profile

Ÿ  Strongly motivated
by humanitarian work, with capacity to engage, persuade and influence others

Ÿ  Enjoying personal
credibility and irreproachable/exemplary conduct track records. High ethical values

Ÿ  Strong interpersonal
skills with the ability to create and maintain partnerships at all levels of
the delegation, both with staff and managers

Ÿ  Proven Management
and leadership skills

Ÿ  Robust analytical
and organizational skills and ability to handle multiple priorities in an
autonomous manner

Ÿ  Excellent sense of negotiation 

We offer a rewarding and
enriching work in a unique humanitarian institution in an international
environment and also:

1. Ÿ  Initial training and
   on-boarding
2. Possibilities of participating
   in a transformation working environment and to share best practice and
   experiences with other colleagues of your field of expertise.
3. A competitive salary
   with benefits

Starting date:
May 2017

Qualified
applicants are requested to submit their comprehensive CV and letter of
motivation in English, as well as salary expectations, by email only to: dja_hr_services@icrc.org.

Deadline for applications: 7 April 2017.

(Only short-listed candidates will be contacted)