Delegate in Charge of Relations with Police and

**Requisition ID**: 18432

**Region**: Global Deployment Option

**Contract type**: Open-ended contract
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- Police and Security Forces Delegate

What we do

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict and armed violence. We take action in response to emergencies and at the same time promote respect for international humanitarian law. We are an independent and neutral organization, and our mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We work closely with National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and with their International Federation in order to ensure a concerted, rational and rapid humanitarian response to the needs of the victims of armed conflict or any other situation of internal violence. We direct and coordinate the international activities conducted in these situations.

Specifically for this role

In situations of armed conflict and particularly in other situations of violence (OSV), the role of law enforcement officials may have key humanitarian consequences due to their responsibilities (maintenance of public order and security, prevention and detection of crime and provision of assistance) and the powers they have been granted (arrest and detention, search and seizure, use of force and firearms). Law enforcement officials can significantly influence the fate of those affected by such situations in the way they exercise their powers. Hence, maintaining a dialogue with law enforcement officials is an integral part of ICRC operations around the world to prevent and limit the humanitarian consequences of armed conflict and OSV.

The Unit for Relations with Arms Carriers (FAS) and more specifically the programme for dialogue with police and security forces (PGE Program) has the primary responsibility for defining the concepts, guidelines, policies, working tools, rules and procedures governing the dialogue with law enforcement officials. Moreover, PGE delegates contribute to delegation strategies and activities where their specific PGE expertise is required to support management and the relevant departments.

The ICRC does not provide operational/tactical advice (“how to do the job”), instead, it initiates and strengthens thinking processes on operational practice, lessons learnt, integration of the law and compliance that are fully owned by the law enforcement authorities themselves.

Role description

ICRC delegates to the police and security forces (PGE Delegates) work as part of one or several ICRC delegations around the world depending on the number of countries they are tasked to cover. They are responsible for contributing to the dialogue between the ICRC delegations and arms carriers (AC), notably, but not exclusively, Police and Security Forces, with the strive to improve understanding of the ICRC's role and its operational procedures among these forces and to support national efforts for the dissemination and integration of international human rights law and humanitarian principles.

Mission

Foster dialogue with authorities to facilitate acceptance of the ICRC.
Sensitize authorities on compliance with international norms.
Expose arms carriers to relevant law and the ICRC’s mandate and activities through bilateral dialogue and appropriate training initiatives (including pre-deployment briefings for police contingents).
Assess police activities and structure and see how they are aligned with best practices of law enforcement and internationally agreed-upon standards regarding the use of force and evaluate the need for change and improvement.
Accompany the evolutions of structures, procedures, and approaches in the security forces for better compliance with international norms.
Advise and support the delegation management and all relevant departments in their dialogue with arms carriers.
Participate in the delegation’s strategy and plan of action to respond to the humanitarian consequences and in its activities to alleviate suffering from armed conflict and OSV.
Contribute to the delegation’s security assessments and to its access to areas with humanitarian concerns.

Main responsibilities

Provides analysis of the organization of the police and security forces and their compliance with humanitarian principles regarding the use of force and in relation to ICRC operations in the country.

Handles all operational and thematic issues pertaining to dialogue with police and selected other arms carriers and advises on the humanitarian implications of alleged IHRL violations namely the excessive use of force, illegal arrest and detention and ill-treatment providing technical advice on protection to civilian population interventions.

Provides real-time technical analysis of conflict/violence dynamics and advises and