Detention Field Officer

Detention Field Officer 

Based in Kyiv

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.

The ICRC is mandated to work in countries affected by armed conflict or other situations of violence. The ICRC is present in over 80 countries and has some 19,000 field staff.

In 2014, the ICRC expanded its presence in Ukraine. There are more than 600 ICRC staff working in Kyiv, Dnipro, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Lviv, Donetsk, Luhansk, and Odesa.

The ICRC is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to fill the position of Detention Field Officer in Kyiv.

• Purpose:

The Detention Field Officer contributes, under the supervision of the Prison System Adviser and guidance from the protection department management, to the implementation of the ICRC systemic support to prison administration in Ukraine, by contributing to defined activities in line with the delegation’s strategy, objectives, and plan of action.

Develops and maintains contacts with authorities and other actors contributing to penitentiary reform in Ukraine, liaising between the ICRC and authorities, the ICRC, and the NGOs/International organizations. Implements and follows up activities aiming at supporting the penitentiary administration according to guidelines and instructions received and, International standards pertaining to humane detention as well as the relevant legal framework pertaining to the penitentiary service of Ukraine.

 Functional general responsibilities

• Is involved in the organisation of seminars, thematic workshops, training modules, working meetings and training sessions on relevant issues in the field of penitentiary administration;
• Participates and contributes technically in working group meetings working on the development of different types of documents for the penitentiary system;
• Works with relevant departments of the authorities, according to the activities planned by the delegation through the Prison System Adviser, to increase the effectiveness of the activities of these departments.
• Is involved with the development of recommendations and policy papers that contribute to the effective improvement of the conditions of detention.
• Supports the Prison System Adviser in organising study trips for the authorities where valuable, works on the planning and conducting of any study trips, ensuring they meet the ICRC guidelines, supports the follow up of these trips with planning and checking progress against agreed next steps;
• Works with Prison System Adviser on the identification of international best practice in order to share with interlocutors.
• Drafts and translates letters to the interlocutors and manages the process of sending letters
• To gain an overview of the conditions of detention and treatment in the places of detention, he/she might be requested to visit from time to time those places, in the company of the Prison System Advisor or delegates conducting visits to places of detention
• Writes reports, minutes of workshops, seminars, and meetings, based on given guidelines.
• Writes the programmes/agendas for meetings/training sessions/seminars/round tables/conferences;
• Contributes to the delegation's regular reporting mechanisms (e.g. Central Asian Monthly Report (CAMR), Biennial Field Review (BFR) and ad hoc reporting
• Ensures necessary administrative work is completed on time, including working advances, cash requests and requisition orders (ROs) as relevant;
• Knows, applies and complies with all the administrative procedures linked to the organisation of activities planned by the Protection team; 
• Files information according to established guidelines
• Interprets accurately from English to Ukrainian and Russian and vice versa during meetings and/or as required;
• Upon request, translates documents/letters from English to Ukrainian and Russian, and vice versa as required;
• Drafts official letters to interlocutors, 
• Ensures a proper filing of all internal and external documents and correspondence

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Education and professional qualifications

• University degree or relevant professional experience
• Excellent command (spoken and written) of Ukrainian and Russian languages.
• Good knowledge (spoken and written) of English.
• Proficient in analyzing national prison system and related humanitarian issues in light of the international standards.
• 2-3 years’ professional work experience in a related field, such as Ukrainian criminal justice/penitentiary or academic (in law) systems
• 1-2 years’ experience working for the ICRC or other humanitarian agency an asset.
• Broad knowledge of the Ukrainiain penitentiary system/related authorities, and detention-related international standards.
• Proficient in organizing seminars/worshops/trainings/
• Good computer literacy (Excel/Word…).
• Good planning, organisational, analytical and interaction skills.

Social package and other benefits:

• Official employment according to Ukrainian labour law.
• Annual paid 20 days' vacation.
• Medical insurance for employees and family.
• ICRC Institutional training.
• Individual development covered by ICRC.
• foreign language courses.
• Convenient office location in the city centre.

Starting date: ASAP

How to apply

Please submit your CV, along with your motivation letter in English and salary expectations to the attention of the Human Resources Department.

Application deadline: 17/01/2023 

Only candidates meeting the above-mentioned criteria will be considered and contacted for tests and/or interviews. No inquiries by phone, please.

ICRC is Equal Opportunity Employer giving the highest priority to staff safety and security.

For more information, visit the website: http://www.icrc.org/