Protection of Family Links Officer

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.

The ICRC Central Tracing Agency (CTA) is enshrined in the Geneva Conventions and works to: prevent people from going missing; restore and maintain contact between individuals and their families; search for missing persons; protect the dignity of the dead; and ensure that the needs of families are provided for. The CTA traditionally serves as a neutral intermediary, and as a coordinator and technical adviser to National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and states in situations requiring a neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian response to missing-persons cases and the needs of the families concerned.

Purpose

The Protection of Family Links Officer contributes to the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of ICRC Protection/Central Tracing Agency activities in ILOT. In addition, s/he provides complex secretarial and/or administrative support to Protection Coordination. S/he ensures appropriate filing for Protection Coordination in Tel Aviv, follow up of the Protection budget and supports the organization of the internal and external protection trainings, seminars and workshops.

Main Responsibilities

• Implements ICRC Protection/Central Tracing Agency activities in the area of responsibility.
• Receives visits and/or calls and acts as the primary point of contact for the ICRC for protection issues.
• Assesses, monitors and document the humanitarian situation and its impacts on beneficiaries, with a focus on needs in the field of restoring family links/the search for missing persons, and proposes and implements courses of action.
• Contributes to analysis of the security, socioeconomic, cultural and political environment relevant to the ICRC, shares relevant information with team members.
• Collects, compiles and interprets protection-related information and for this purpose, meets with first-hand sources of information, including families of missing.
• Ensures proper follow-up of individual cases.
• Ensures the relevant and timely internal reporting linked to ICRC Protection.
• Develops and maintains contact with relevant counterparts.
• Contributes to the design and implementation of projects.
• Liaises with other departments in the delegation involved in activities relating to ICRC Protection.
• Provides administrative support for Protection activities and programmes, including collecting, compiling and interpreting budget related information.
• Contributes to written internal reporting and activity programming.
• Assists with organizing internal and external seminars (logistics, material, etc), training sessions and workshops (including on Forensics, Healthcare in Detention, PFL, etc.).
• Provides support in planning, organising and logistics for donations.
  
  

• Upholds and adheres to the seven Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement;
• Complies with the ICRC Code of Conduct and respects the roles of all Movement components;
• Observes staff regulations and security rules at all times;
• Represents the ICRC professionally in all interactions;
• Contributes to a positive and collaborative work environment with colleagues and management;
• Maintains strict confidentiality in all duties, ensuring the privacy of employees and the organization;
• May be required to perform additional tasks outside of this job description and support other departments when necessary.
  
  

• Internally, interacts with stakeholders on matters related to the ICRC’s activities, mandate and positioning in the country.
• Externally, interacts with a network of contacts at local, national and regional level, such as authorities, civilians, international organizations, NGOs, etc., in line with the delegation’s communication line (subject to staff risk management).
  
  

• University degree or relevant professional experience in International Humanitarian Law, Social Work, Political Sciences, Criminology / Forensics;
• Excellent command of English (minimum C1) and Hebrew. Russian or Arabic language an asset;
• Computer proficiency;
• 6 years’ overall professional experience, with 3-4 years previous experience as a social worker or in a similar field or a similar organization;
• Proven experience and leadership of managing protection activities and projects.
  
  

• Rewarding work in a humanitarian and multicultural environment;
• Access to a wide variety of online trainings and the ICRC’s onboarding course, with opportunities for further development;
• Attractive social benefits;
• Competitive local salary.
  
  

• Type of Role: National Staff
• Working Rate: 100%
• Starting date: As soon as possible
• Location: Tel Aviv
• Job Level: B3
• Length of Assignment: 12-month contract (extendable)
• Trial Period: 3 months
• Application Deadline: 21.06.2025