ICRC seeks a Legal Adviser Kinshasa

ICRC seeks a Legal Adviser Kinshasa

Location

Deadline 2026-10-30 Subject: Recruitment of a Legal Adviser (Grade B3) for the Delegation of Kinshasa the International Committee of the Red Cross Contract type: CDD (12 months with possibility of renewal)

Candidate profile

Required qualifications:

• Master (Bac+5) or PhD in law, ideally specialized in international humanitarian law, with a good knowledge of international human rights law and Congolese criminal law.
• Admission to the bar is a significant advantage.
• Congolese nationality required. Technical skills:
• Perfect command of French, good level of English and knowledge of local languages with legal writing skills.

Other information

• Mastery of Windows computer tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Experience

• Proven experience in teaching, law dissemination and legal writing. Personal skills:
• Leadership, team spirit, sense of initiative and organization.
• Ability to manage stress, work transversally and constructively.
• Rigor, high sense of confidentiality, precision, punctuality and proactivity.

Main duties

• Flexibility to perform missions in the field and good listening skills with a strong sense of synthesis. Experience requested:
• At least 3 years of professional experience in a similar position, at the ICRC or outside, especially in the judicial sector or public administrations.

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