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
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
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.
Qualifications
- Master's degree or specialization in a discipline of public international law, including IHL or IHRL.
- Fluent in Arabic and English, including legal drafting skills in both languages.
- Computer proficiency.
- Proven previous experience in the same field, minimum of 5 years' working experience.
- Working experience in government or the judicial sector an advantage.
- Teaching/dissemination experience, including academic level.
- High level of communication and presentation skills in both Arabic and English languages.
- Fluent in Arabic and English, including legal drafting skills in both languages.
- Computer proficiency.
- Proven previous experience in the same field, minimum of 5 years' working experience.
- Working experience in government or the judicial sector an advantage.
- Teaching/dissemination experience, including academic level.
- High level of communication and presentation skills in both Arabic and English languages.
Specific Vacancy Requirements
Deadline to apply, Max by the 8th of Nov 2026
Salary and Benefits
Based on the ICRC Salary Scale.
About us
Permanently present in Syria since 1967, the ICRC is a neutral, impartial, and independent organization with an exclusively humanitarian mission. The ICRC works closely with and supports the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) to meet food, water, and health needs of people affected by the fighting in both emergencies and to help them start rebuilding their lives. They work together to raise awareness about risks from mines and other explosive remnants. The ICRC works to restore links between families who have been separated by the conflict and migration, visits a number of prisons, promotes respect for international humanitarian law. The ICRC also provides advice and support to local authorities and forensics practitioners in managing human remains with respect and dignity. The ICRC's operation in Syria is its largest in the world, with over 650 staff working in its offices in Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, Hassakeh, Homs, and Tartous.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Nov 02, 2026
Expiry Date
Nov 17, 2026
CV Language
English
