Associate Capacity Building (Traineeship)

About the role

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is recruiting an Associate Capacity Building for its Security and Crisis Management Support (SCMS) Division in Geneva. The role focuses on the capacity-building function: providing courses on security and crisis management for ICRC field staff, overseeing personal security training content, contributing to training from other divisions and delivering tailored modules and workshops. It is a 12-month assignment starting on 11 January 2027, with a gross monthly salary of CHF 3,934 paid in 13 installments.

Key responsibilities

• Support the continuation and timely resumption of capacity-building initiatives, especially face-to-face activities.
• Help prepare and deliver courses with the Learning and Development department in Geneva and regional training centers, including updating course materials, selecting participants, sending invitations and keeping course archives.
• Contribute to Crisis Management Simulations and workshops in Geneva and online, ensuring smooth implementation and documenting outcomes.
• Help develop didactic tools such as videos, virtual reality modules and safety and security risk management videos.
• Monitor and evaluate capacity-building activities, collect participant feedback and feed lessons learned back into future courses.
• Prepare content for the Security Wiki and the ICRC intranet, and help maintain knowledge repositories such as participant databases and survey templates.
• Collaborate with other departments and external partners on joint security and crisis management learning initiatives.

Required profile

• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Relevant experience of up to two years in total, including internships and volunteer work.
• Insight into the ICRC and its mandate, and an understanding of the wider International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
• Demonstrated interest in security, risk management or crisis management.
• Experience organizing and/or facilitating workshops, conferences or training courses.

Required skills

• Excellent written and oral communication in English and French (essential).
• Working proficiency in Arabic, Russian or Spanish is an asset.
• Analytical and organizational skills, creativity and flexibility.

What we offer

• 12-month assignment with a legitimation card provided.
• Gross monthly salary of CHF 3,934 paid in 13 installments.