Senior Lead, IHL legal Advisor (Training, Education and Outreach)

About Us

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Execution: Lead the planning, coordination, and implementation of IHL education and dissemination activities across Canada and internationally in alignment with the CRC’s IHL strategy and operational plan.
• Content Quality & Consistency: Oversee the development and quality assurance of IHL training content, tools, and dissemination materials at national, provincial, and international levels to ensure legal accuracy, coherence, and consistency.
• Representation & Advocacy: Serve as a spokesperson for IHL education, training, and outreach. Collaborate across departments to represent the CRC at key relevant forums and events.
• Work Planning & Supervision: Supervise work planning and execution for all IHL education, training, and outreach deliverables, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and quality commitments.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strategic relationships with key stakeholders—including military and police institutions, security institutes, and academic partners—to strengthen IHL training and education.
• Project Management: Lead specific IHL education projects, ensuring timely and effective execution.
• Business Development: Identify and lead new funding and business opportunities for IHL education, training, and outreach in collaboration with Philanthropy and other teams.
• Legal Guidance: In conjunction with the Senior Legal Advisor, IHL, apply an IHL legal lens to CRC’s work as a National Society, maintaining compliance with the Fundamental Principles, fulfilling the CRC’s mandate to disseminate IHL, and working with the Government of Canada to ensure respect for IHL.

What We Are Looking For

• Experience: Minimum of 12 years of professional experience in International Humanitarian Law education and dissemination, including program design, management, monitoring and evaluation, and material creation.
• Education & Credentials:
  
  • Law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) plus an advanced degree in law with extensive knowledge of IHL (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).
  • Active membership in good standing with a Canadian provincial law society.
• Sector Knowledge: Professional experience within the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and/or operational experience in conflict-impacted areas is considered a strong asset.
• Pedagogical Expertise: Extensive knowledge and experience in modern pedagogical approaches to training, education, and outreach.
• Relationship Building: Proven track record of building internal and external partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
• Problem Solving & Risk Management: Ability to address complex, abstract legal problems, develop precedent-setting solutions, and assess/mitigate strategic risks.
• Communication & Influence: Excellent communication, influence, persuasion, and negotiation skills to represent the CRC and advance its legal mandate.
• Languages: Strong working proficiency in French is required.

Working Conditions & Requirements

• Work Environment: Primarily virtual/hybrid office-based, with frequent travel required.
• Field Travel: May require travel to high-risk areas.
• Operational Demands: Ability to work in dynamic, high-pressure environments, including working longer hours on short notice to meet key deadlines.
• Emergency Operations: Support emergency operations as required.
• Language Requirement: Applicants whose first language is not English may be required to perform responsibilities in English to support global and domestic operations.
• Eligibility: Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada (Citizens, Permanent Residents, or valid Work Permit holders).
• Background Check: Selection for this role requires successful completion of a pre-employment screening process, including a satisfactory Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC).