ICLA Officer at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

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ICLA Officer - Monguno

Nigeria, Norwegian Refugee Council

NRC is looking for an ICLA Officer for our area office in Monguno in Northern Nigeria. The purpose of the Information Counselling and Legal Assistance Officer is to provide support to the ICLA Team Leaders and contribute to the implementation of the ICLA program in Nigeria, Monguno, Borno State.

The ICLA Officer report to ICLA Team Leader

Duties and responsibilities

• Implement the legal assistance programs including HLP, CDR and identity documentation activities innovatively to adapt to location and context, in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements and optimize opportunities for synergies
• Contribute to the planning procedures and tools for implementation of ICLA projects in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements
• Document project achievements and deliverables
• Monitor technical quality of ICLA projects and maintain transparency of implementation progress
• Contribute to an effective M& E system in the country
• Support and integrate gender, protection and advocacy priorities into ICLA program design
• Contribute to the development of the ICLA strategy, technical SOPs/guidelines and Macro LFAs for Nigeria
• Contribute to the development of funding proposal, project budgets, and donor reports
• Contribute to coordination and management of the ICLA project implementation (activities, budget and project documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirement
• Supervise Project Assistants, ensure the transfer of relevant skills for quality program implementation

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor of Law degree and must have been called to the Nigerian BAR (be able to practice as a lawyer in Nigeria) and be conversant with international humanitarian and Human Rights law
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a practicing lawyer.
• Knowledge of the laws and policies governing Housing Land and Property issues and Identity documentation is mandatory
• Experience from working as a Project Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Fluency in written and oral English
• Computer literacy in word processing and spreadsheets is required
• Knowledge of the context in Nigeria
• Fluency in one or more of the national/regional languages (Hausa and Kanuri preferred)
• Experience with humanitarian activities

Personal qualities

• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Handling an insecure environment
• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision.
• Highest standards of ethics and integrity
• Communicating with impact and respect: All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.

We can offer

• Commencement: February 2018
• Duration: 11 Months
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions - Grade Level 5 Step1(Officer).
• Duty station: Monguno, with frequent travels. Travel outside Monguno is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area.
• An approved health certificate will be requested before the contract start.
• Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV.
• There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location.