ACF - Consultant to support the development of a state of play report on criminalization of aid

Core responsibilities:

• Review existing literature, legal frameworks, and national practices to map legal constraints across countries
• Conduct a legal analysis of key frameworks regulating humanitarian work in 8 agreed countries with focus on possible criminalization
• Carry out key informant interviews to understand practical impact of legal frameworks at country level
• Contribute to drafting and overall development of the state of play report on criminalization of humanitarian workers

This role contributes to strengthening awareness and political will to address growing threats facing humanitarian actors and operations, supporting the humanitarian community in formulating evidence-based recommendations to protect humanitarian workers from laws, policies, and actions that endanger their work.

Required qualifications:

• Advanced university degree (Master's or PhD) in law, international law, human rights law, or related field
• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in legal analysis with focus on humanitarian law, human rights law, or legal frameworks affecting humanitarian action
• Demonstrated expertise on criminalization of aid, counter-terrorism legislation, restrictions on humanitarian access, protection of humanitarian workers
• Proven experience in leading complex research assignments and producing high-quality analytical reports for policy, advocacy, or operational purposes
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken)

No compensation, perks, or culture highlights mentioned in the posting. The consultant is expected to work 1-2 days per week (flexible) from May to October 2026.

Action Against Hunger (Action contre la Faim) is an international humanitarian organization fighting hunger worldwide through nutrition, food security, water, sanitation, and hygiene programs. The HOPES project aims to strengthen awareness and political will to address threats facing humanitarian actors and operations.