ICRC NGO Vacancy

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.

As the ICRC endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles, the Legal Team of the ICRC Delegation in Ethiopia provides government with both legal advice and technical assistance regarding IHL implementation.

Position: Legal Intern

Qualifications:

LL.B., including knowledge of and strong interest in international humanitarian law and international human rights law. Having completed or pursuing LLM in these fields is a strong asset.
Excellent research, analytical and writing or communication skills of legal and operation matters.
Experience in participating in a national, regional or international IHL competitions (ideally) or human rights/criminal law moot courts is a strong asset.
Capacity to work in tight schedules and meet deadlines.
Proficiency in English and Amharic. Knowledge of other international and local languages is an added value.

Description of the position (Accountabilities & functional responsibilities):

Contributes to organizing, planning and implementing seminars, dissemination programmes, and roundtables, on IHL and IHL-related topics;
Makes presentation on general IHL and IHL thematic during external events, when required;
Supports the legal team with the development of monitoring and evaluation tools, legal and policy recommendations.
Contributes to research and drafting of legal compatibility studies, position papers and legal notes/memos or briefing documents as required;
Contributes to maintaining and developing network with academic circles and IHL alumni within and beyond the academia.
Contributes to the preparation of the ICRC national and regional/global IHL competitions within academic circles.
Translates documents from English to other national languages and vice versa, as required
Support the legal team in the organization and proper documentation of IHL files.
Regularly updating IHL databases and monitoring tools as required.
Contributes to research on specific legal-operational thematics, including via desk research and, if required, meetings with selected stakeholders, held together with ICRC legal advisors, and takes the lead in drafting legal-operational analysis on specific thematics, as required.
Represent the legal team in internal meetings when required.
Under the supervision of the Legal Advisor to Operations, support other departments (management, communication, cooperation, FAS-PGE, sub-delegations) with legal-operational advice, upon request.
Interprets/translates communications/legal documents accurately from English to other national languages and vice versa, as required.
Registers and treats information (general and specific) accurately and with confidentially.
Prepares and submits reports of activities/meetings conducted/participated in a timely manner, including minutes of workshops and meetings
Provides contributions to specific reports (MoM, short analytical papers)
Ensures necessary administrative and financial work is implemented on time;
Knows, applies and complies with all the administrative procedures linked to her/his work, as required.
Provide other administrative and organizational support to the legal team as needed.

Place of Work: Addis Ababa

Deadline: 14 December 2025

How To Apply

Applicants shall submit their electronic CVs and cover letter through the ethiojobs website.

Women applicants and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted at all stages of the selection process.
The ICRC values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.