Job ID
52025
Job Title
Senior Legal Advisor
To work for
ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Minimum Education Level
Master
Responsibilities
- Analyse the situation, advise and provide guidance on the applicable national and international legal frameworks and norms.
- Perform independent research on and analysis of specific legal issues, as well as broader sectors of the national legal system.
- Support IHL dissemination activities directed at specialized audiences.
- Monitor developments in the national implementation of IHL and relevant international human rights law (IHRL) norms.
- Represent the organization in meetings with external partners and contacts, maintain regular contact with them and build trust relations with influential players and a network of partners.
- Maintain relations with academic circles and support the teaching of IHL.
- Coordinate and supervise external consultancies on legal issues.
- Support, as relevant, the implementation of other objectives of the delegation.
- Translate from Arabic to English and vice versa.
- Draft minutes of meeting and contribute to the planning, monitoring and reporting activities of the department.
- Perform independent research on and analysis of specific legal issues, as well as broader sectors of the national legal system.
- Support IHL dissemination activities directed at specialized audiences.
- Monitor developments in the national implementation of IHL and relevant international human rights law (IHRL) norms.
- Represent the organization in meetings with external partners and contacts, maintain regular contact with them and build trust relations with influential players and a network of partners.
- Maintain relations with academic circles and support the teaching of IHL.
- Coordinate and supervise external consultancies on legal issues.
- Support, as relevant, the implementation of other objectives of the delegation.
- Translate from Arabic to English and vice versa.
- Draft minutes of meeting and contribute to the planning, monitoring and reporting activities of the department.
Specific Vacancy Requirements
Deadline to apply, Max by the 8th of Nov 2026
Salary and Benefits
Based on the ICRC Salary Scale.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Nov 02, 2026
Expiry Date
Nov 17, 2026
CV Language
English