WEC Field Officer

Only Yemeni Nationality candidates can apply for this position

What we do

Since 1863, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has worked to preserve human dignity and relieve suffering caused by war and armed violence.

In collaboration with our Red Cross and Red Crescent partners around the world, we do everything we can to deliver life-saving aid, reconnect families and locate missing people – helping those who need it most, regardless of who they are and what side of the front line they are on.

We engage with authorities and armed forces on all sides, often confidentially, pressing for access to detainees to improve their living conditions and urging compliance with international humanitarian law to protect non-combatants, including from digital threats.

Purpose

The Weapon Contamination (WeC) Field Officer supports the implementation, monitoring, and coordination of ICRC Weapon Contamination activities across Yemen. Working closely with operational partners, authorities, and the Yemen Red Crescent Society (YRCS), the position contributes to the delivery of humanitarian mine action interventions, including land release, Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE), victim assistance, emergency response, and capacity strengthening. The role helps reduce risks posed by landmines and explosive ordnance and supports safer access to services, livelihoods, and humanitarian assistance for affected populations.

Accountabilities & functional responsibilities

• Support the planning, implementation, monitoring, and follow-up of ICRC Weapon Contamination (WeC) activities across Yemen in close coordination with the WeC Coordinator and operational partners.
• Contribute to the effective implementation of Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) activities conducted by ICRC-supported partners, including land release, Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE), victim assistance, emergency response, and capacity-strengthening initiatives.
• Monitor field activities and provide timely feedback, analysis, and recommendations to improve operational effectiveness, quality, and accountability.
• Facilitate communication, coordination, and information exchange between the ICRC WeC Unit, YEMAC, YRCS, local authorities, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Support the collection, management, analysis, and reporting of operational data to inform evidence-based decision-making and program prioritization.
• Assist in identifying operational challenges, emerging risks, and opportunities for program improvement, and contribute to the development of appropriate mitigation measures.
• Support the organization and delivery of training, workshops, coaching sessions, and lessons-learned exercises for partners and stakeholders.
• Contribute to strengthening integrated approaches between the WeC Unit and other ICRC programs, including Economic Security (EcoSec), Water and Habitat (WatHab), Health, Physical Rehabilitation Program (PRP), and Protection.
• Ensure timely preparation of field reports, assessments, meeting minutes, briefing notes, and other operational documentation.

People management responsibilities

No

Scope & impact

• Operating in one of the world's most heavily weapon-contaminated environments, the WeC Field Officer plays a key role in ensuring the effective implementation and monitoring of humanitarian mine action activities throughout Yemen. Through field monitoring, technical support, stakeholder engagement, training, coordination, and reporting, the position contributes directly to protecting civilians, strengthening partner capacities, and improving the safety and resilience of communities affected by weapon contamination.

Relationships

• Internally, interacts with the Head of Sub-delegation/Office and staff from other programmes (Assistance, Protection, Cooperation within the Movement, Communication) on WeC-related matters.
• Externally, interacts with: humanitarian mine action authorities/ national societies, and any other relevant stakeholders, including local NGOs, INGOs, UN agencies. 

Reports to (role)

• WeC Coordinator 

Certifications / Education required

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent.
• Good command (spoken and written) of English.
• Good command of computer literacy.
• Good understanding of humanitarian mine action and weapon contamination-related activities.
• Strong planning, coordination, and organizational skills.
• Excellent analytical and report-writing skills.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders in a complex operational environment.
• Good information management and data analysis skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and the values of the ICRC.

Our values

• At the ICRC, we value impact, collaboration, respect, and compassion. We seek candidates who demonstrate behaviors based on these shared values. For more information on the ICRC values, please visit this page.

Professional experience required

• 3–5 years of professional experience in humanitarian mine action, emergency response, community engagement, risk awareness, protection, humanitarian operations, or related fields.
• Experience in project implementation, monitoring, coordination, reporting, or capacity strengthening.
• Experience working with humanitarian organizations, government institutions, or national authorities is desirable.
• Familiarity with humanitarian mine action, explosive ordnance risk education, or weapon contamination programming is an asset.
• Previous experience with the ICRC, Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, UN agencies, or NGOs is desirable.
• Good knowledge of the Yemen operational context.

Deadline

• Application deadline: 21/06/2026