{"id":88659,"date":"2020-06-29T09:52:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T08:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/?p=88659"},"modified":"2020-06-29T10:00:07","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T09:00:07","slug":"international-committee-red-cross-icrc-recent-job-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/international-committee-red-cross-icrc-recent-job-opportunity.html","title":{"rendered":"The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Recent Job Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles.<\/p>\n

Established in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It directs and coordinates the international activities conducted by the Movement in armed conflicts and other situations of violence.<\/p>\n

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Title:\u00a0Traineeship in the International Review of the Red Cross\u2019 Unit<\/strong>
\nRequisition ID:<\/strong>15324
\nRegion:<\/strong>Europe (HQ)
\nContract type:<\/strong>\u00a0Traineeship
\nReports to (role):<\/strong>\u00a0The Managing Editor of the Review
\nPurpose<\/strong><\/p>\n

Produced by the ICRC and published by Cambridge University Press, the International Review of the Red Cross is a specialized peer-reviewed journal dedicated to international humanitarian law, policy and action. It is published three times per year and its principal audience includes governments, international governmental and non-governmental organisations, universities, the media and all those interested in humanitarian issues at large. The Review consists of a small team of four people within the Department of Law and Policy of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): The Editor-in-Chief, the Managing Editor, the Thematic Editor and the Associate\/Editorial Assistant. In addition, there are occasionally short-term academic trainees joining the team throughout the year for periods of 2-3 months each in exchange for course credit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Accountabilities & Functional responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n

You will work closely with the Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor and Thematic Editor in the evaluation of future themes for issues of the Review, assessment, editing and research related to submitted articles, and overall content management. You will also assist with the promotion and distribution of thematic editions of the Review. The staff of the Review is in regular interaction with ICRC\u2019s Legal Division, as well as other divisions and departments, the ICRC\u2019s Protection Division, Operations Department, and the Outreach & Policy Unit. You will assist the Review team in the conceptualization of the upcoming themes, contact authors, peer reviewers and the publisher, as well as conduct background research and substantive evaluation of articles<\/span><\/p>\n

Key responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n