ICLA Technical Assistant - Yola at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Role and responsibilities

Generic responsibilities

• Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines.
• Assist with the implementation of civil and legal identity, housing, land, property (HLP) rights, and collaborative dispute resolution (CDR) activities. 
• Prepare and develop status reports as required by the supervisor.
• Ensure proper filing of documents 
• Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function
• Involve and inform communities and community leaders about the activities to ensure accountability. 
• Break down the annual operational plans into weekly, monthly and quarterly implementation plans
• Assist officers to ensure that procurement and distribution of materials and are timely and according to procedures
• Perform any other professional duties as requested by the officers, team leaders, coordinators or the ICLA PM. 
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy 

Specific responsibilities 

• Assist in the direct Implementation of legal and civil identity activities; HLP activities and CDR activities in particular the information and counselling sessions, legal assistance and capacity building trainings 
• Assist In the documentation of project achievements and deliverables including compiling periodic reports
• Contribute in the development of training materials and information dissemination materials adapted to the location and context
• Engage in community mobilisation and beneficiary engagement 
• Provide  updates and  contribute to an updated M& E system in the country
• Integrate gender, protection and advocacy priorities during ICLA project implementation

Competencies 

Generic professional competencies

• Experience from working in a humanitarian/recovery context 
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Some knowledge of English 
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience: 

• University Degree in law or social sciences from a recognized Nigerian university, a thorough knowledge of the application of Nigerian law in a displacement context
• Work experience in the field of law (e.g. courts, attorneys, or legal aid agencies) and humanitarian protection. Preferably experience in working with displaced populations. 
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile 
• Managing resources to optimize results
• High-level competency in computer skills (Microsoft Office applications)
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal
• Fluency in Hausa and one or more other national/regional languages.

Behavioural competencies

• Handling insecure environment
• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Highest standards of ethics and integrity