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The ICRC has more than 18,000 employees working in 90 countries.
Regularly sought-after profiles: specialists in the fields of Health, Medicine, Logistics, Engineering, Administration and Finance, Translation/Interpreting, Technical. These positions require a university degree or equivalent and a minimum of 2-5 years of post-graduate professional experience, an excellent level of English and a valid manual driving license. For delegate positions, apart from English and French, a third language of interest to the ICRC (Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, or Arabic) is also required. Candidates agree to go on two 12-month assignments where the ICRC will need their expertise and competencies.
According to its operational needs, the ICRC recruits also various specialist delegates. All such positions are published on the ICRC website.
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The ICRC does not answer to unsolicited applications.
The ICRC regularly offers internships at headquarters for a period of 3 to 12 months. Candidates must have a maximum of 1 year of professional experience in the targeted field or a maximum of 2 years of internship and a master's degree in a relevant field (e.g. international relations, international law, communication, international economics, international politics, humanitarian action, development, peace/conflict studies, finance, human resources, law, logistics, etc.). They must have a good command of English, French is a plus.
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Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland
Fields of activity
Humanitarian aid, humanitarian law, emergency relief
Countries of operation
Worldwide
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