ICLA Technical Assistant at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

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 

As part of the emergency response, the focus for NRC will be targeted at the provision of protection through the ICLA legal aid program for conflict-affected populations including IDPs, returnees and the local communities in Northeast Nigeria. NRC implements the Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) programme to assist people affected by displacement. Therefore, the ICLA Assistant will contribute and assist the ICLA Project Officer in the following activities. 

• 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.

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 of 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/or Kanuri languages both written and verbal. Female and Kanuri speaking candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.