Localisation & Organisational Development Expert at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Job Description

• Localisation experts are responsible for the achievement of NORCAP’s localisation strategy in their countries of deployment.
• This includes organisational capacity strengthening of NORCAP Local and National Actor partners in governance and other areas; supporting the participation of Local and National in coordination and decision making structures; encouraging country structures to adopt a more systematic and coordinated approach to localisation and ensuring NORCAP plays a relevant and leading role within this area
• As a Localisation (and organisational development) expert, you will work as part of a small country team with the Lake Chad countries, also including a Gender (and organisational development) Expert, and the regional project team including experts in other countries.
• You will also be part of the wider NORCAP Localisation Community of Practice, within the Humanitarian Response and Resilience department.

Responsibilities
Specific areas of responsibility:

• Enabling Participation and Coordination by Local and National Actor partners.
• Development and delivery of a capacity strengthening programme.
• Leadership, Governance and Advocacy.
• Accountability, Learning and Compliance.
• Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (PMER).
• Financial management.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree and/or equivalent work experience and skills, particularly in the engaging and working with civil society groups in different countries and contexts.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience within the humanitarian, development, or peacebuilding sectors within national/international NGOs, UN bodies or Government institutions.
• Documented results within organisational development within a humanitarian or development organisation.
• Experience from strategy work, fundraising, project management or advocacy.
• Demonstrable professional knowledge of the humanitarian / development / peacebuilding sectors at both policy and operational level and results related to the post’s responsibilities.
• Demonstrable experience with planning, initiating, implementing, and managing projects in the relevant sector.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluency and proficient writing skills in English for all countries and  French is required for Francophone countries.