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Section The ICRC and its human resources How the International Committee of the Red Cross recruits staff, trains them and develops their skills, so that the organization can call on a sufficient number of qualified personnel to support and conduct its operations.
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 More than 1,400 people, both specialized staff and delegates, are currently on field missions for the ICRC across the globe. This work is backed up by some 11,000 local employees and supported and coordinated by around 800 staff at its Geneva headquarters. Priorities can change rapidly, so all ICRC personnel must be flexible and ready to leave for any destination at a moment’s notice, to work in the unfamiliar environment of a country at war or emerging from war. ICRC personnel must be prepared to accept unaccompanied postings abroad during the first 24 months of employment. The ICRC seeks mature, motivated people with team spirit, the ability to interact with people from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures, as well as resistance to stress and the difficult situations that cause it. A number of skills are always in demand, and other vacancies arise from time to time.  Procedure to apply7-11-2007 Job opportunities at the ICRC: how to applyThe ICRC's human resources policy and other useful information for potential staff (About the ICRC\Human resources) Working for the ICRC1-1-2009 Working for the ICRC: a wide range of profiles and missionsICRC policy on human resources, and information useful for future employees (About the ICRC\Human resources) 30-9-2005 Working for the ICRC: national staffICRC policy on human resources, and information useful for future employees (About the ICRC\Human resources) 28-5-2004 Working for the ICRC: a career at the ICRC?ICRC policy on human resources, and information useful for future employees (About the ICRC\Human resources) 28-5-2004 Working for the ICRC: committed professionals and peopleICRC policy on human resources, and information useful for future employees (About the ICRC\Human resources) 25-4-2004 Working for the ICRC: professional development and reorientationICRC policy on human resources, and information useful for future employees (About the ICRC\Human resources) 8-9-2003 Working for the ICRC: contacts and partnersICRC policy on human resources, and information useful for future employees (About the ICRC\Human resources) 8-9-2003 Working for the ICRC: other ways of working with the ICRCICRC policy on human resources, and information useful for future employees (About the ICRC\Human resources) 8-9-2003 Working for the ICRC: a responsible employerThe ICRC's human resources policy and other useful information for potential staff (About the ICRC\Human resources) 8-9-2003 Working at ICRC headquartersICRC human resources policy and information for potential staff (About the ICRC\Human resources) 5-9-2003 Working for the ICRC: values and principlesICRC policy on human resources, and information useful for future employees (About the ICRC\Human resources) Annual Report27-5-2009 Human resources department : extract from ICRC Annual Report 2008The Human Resources Department is responsible for ensuring that the ICRC has a sufficient pool of trained staff to meet its operational needs worldwide. It recruits, trains and supervises the career development of staff. (About the ICRC\Human resources) Annual Report Feature5-3-2009 "I wanted a new way of life and to help people in difficulty"Marine, 33 years old, has been working at the ICRC since 2005. After receiving five months’ training at the organization’s headquarters in Geneva, she has been on missions as a secretary/assistant to Kuwait, Uganda and Chad. Her present posting is in Peshawar, Pakistan. (About the ICRC\Human resources) Feature 28-10-2008 Iraq: defying danger to offer civilians help and hope With the outbreak of war in Iraq in 2003, life became an uphill struggle for many people. Four Iraqi ICRC staff tell us about their work in this very challenging environment, their motivation, daily life and ordeals. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Iraq) Feature Includes Photo 20-3-2008 The transition from acute to chronic in medicine and in the humanitarian work of the ICRCHow do humanitarian workers in a country emerging from war, and doctors practising medicine in Geneva, experience the transition from an acute to a chronic problem – from saving lives to supporting patients suffering from a long-term illness? This was the subject debated by doctors, patients and ICRC managers in Zinal, Switzerland, in March 2008. The author of this text is a political adviser to the International Committee of the Red Cross, responsible for the analysis of future trends. The text reflects the author's opinions only and does not necessarily correspond to the views of the ICRC. (ICRC Activities\Assistance) Feature ICRC Publication2-2-2005 ICRC is recruiting - doctor, surgeon, anaesthetist, prosthetist-orthotist, health delegateICRC staff members strive to provide protection and assistance to the victims of conflicts. This leaflet, one of a series of four, summarizes the requirements needed if you are interested in working for the ICRC in the field as a doctor (public health and detainees welfare), a surgeon or anaesthetist, a prosthetist-orthotist or a health delegate. Each leaflet provides an outline of the tasks to be undertaken. (Info resources\ICRC publications and films\Publications\About the ICRC) ICRC Publication Includes PDF 2-2-2005 ICRC is recruiting - administrator, database administrator, secretary, information-systems technicianICRC staff members strive to provide protection and assistance to the victims of conflicts. This leaflet, one of a series of four, summarizes the requirements needed if you are interested in working for the ICRC in the field as an administrator, a database administrator, a secretary or an information-systems technician. Each leaflet provides an outline of the tasks to be undertaken. (Info resources\ICRC publications and films\Publications\About the ICRC) ICRC Publication Includes PDF 2-2-2005 ICRC is recruiting - water and habitat engineer, logistics specialist, agronomistICRC staff members strive to provide protection and assistance to the victims of conflicts. This leaflet, one of a series of four, summarizes the requirements needed if you are interested in working for the ICRC in the field as a water and habitat engineer, a logistics specialist or an agronomist. Each leaflet provides an outline of the tasks to be undertaken. (Info resources\ICRC publications and films\Publications\About the ICRC) ICRC Publication Includes PDF 2-2-2005 ICRC is recruiting - delegate, communication delegate, interpreter, translatorICRC staff members strive to provide protection and assistance to the victims of conflicts. This leaflet, one of a series of four, summarizes the requirements needed if you are interested in working for the ICRC in the field as a delegate, a communication delegate, an interpreter or translator. Each leaflet provides an outline of the tasks to be undertaken. (Info resources\ICRC publications and films\Publications\About the ICRC) ICRC Publication Includes PDF International Review of the Red Cross31-3-2007 The ICRC delegate: an exceptional humanitarian player?"What is an ICRC delegate?" Highlighting the extraordinary and singular nature of this humanitarian player from an insider and a public point of view, the authors attempt to give the reader the key to unveil and discover this peculiar profession. (Info resources\International Review\2007 - No. 865) International Review of the Red Cross Includes PDF Press article8-7-2008 Working in Health OverseasThis article written by Tim Skelton was first published in "Nexus, June 2008", the members' magazine of the Expat Network Ltd and is reproduced here with the editor's kind permission. (About the ICRC\Human resources) Press article Includes PDF 1-3-2006 Interview with ICRC delegate Monique NanchenThe ICRC's 1,300 field delegates (expatriates included) are the last hope of people caught up in war. They interview war victims and prioritize their needs in reports which they submit to the authorities. Monique Nanchen, an ICRC delegate whose many past assignments include Colombia, Congo, Chechnya, southern Sudan and Côte d'Ivoire, recently passed through Geneva on her way from Jerusalem to her next posting in Beirut. She answered some questions about a job to which she is deeply committed. (About the ICRC\Human resources) Press article Other site8-11-2007 Swiss Career DaysSince the early seventies, the Swiss Career Days have been a plateform offering students from nine universities in Switzerland the possibility to get in touch with future employers, including the ICRC. (Info resources\Other sites\Non-governmental organizations) Other site 15-3-2007 Association of former ICRC delegatesThe Association of Former ICRC Delegates (AFD) was founded in 1983. It is open to all those who have carried out at least one mission under contract with the ICRC and wish to remain in touch with the world of humanitarian action. (Info resources\Other sites\Red Cross and Red Crescent) Other site 3-11-2005 Center for Information, Advice and Training - Professions relating to International Cooperation (CINFO)Cinfo informs people who are interested in a position in international cooperation, supports institutions seeking personnel for IC assignments and offers counseling and support to institutional staff while they are planning to go abroad. (Info resources\Other sites\Non-governmental organizations) Other site  |
