ICLA Technical Assistant Nigeria Mafa at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

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 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 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 to 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.

Qualifications

Generic professional competencies: 

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

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 displacement context
• Work experience in the field of law (e.g., courts, attorney 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 Kanuri languages both written and verbal. Kanuri speaking candidates from the locality are strongly encouraged to apply.