Norwegian Refugee Council

ICLA Technical Assistant Ethiopia North Afar

Norwegian Refugee Council  •  Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Onsite)  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

Position: Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) Assistant

Reports to: ICLA Project Coordinator

Supervision of: Community outreach workers

Duty station: Gerani and Sibaybi

Travel: Travel to and within woredas in Afar region

Project number: ETFM2601

Duration and type of contract: 6 months (national staff contract).

  1. Role and responsibilities

The purpose of the Assistant position is to assist with day-to-day implementation of the Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) Programme in Gerani and Sibaybi woredas of Afar.

Generic Role and responsibilities:

  • Develop annual activity and work plans
  • Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in activities
  • Cooperate with relevant partners and local authorities
  • Implement delegated ICLA programme activities according to plan of action
  • Ensure proper filing of all project documents
  • Prepare and develop progress reports as required by management
  • Ensure that projects target project participants most in need, and explore and asses new and better ways to assist
  • Demonstrate commitment to NRC’s mission, vision and value

Specific responsibilities

  • Provide and Facilitate information, counselling, legal assistance project activities to project participants in line with NRC policies, strategies, and work plans.
  • Accurately record all ICLA activities in line with NRC policy and using templates and guidance provided by NRC.
  • Facilitate and provide information on legal and civil documentation (LCD), rights and entitlements to project participants in accordance with agreed information scripts.
  • Provide legal counselling on LCD and HLP topics
  • Assist ICLA Project participants to resolve their LCD and HLP issues independently.
  • Assist Provision LCD and HLP training using NRC approved materials and templates.
  • Participate in assessments, monitoring and profiling exercises as agreed with line managers.
  • Ensure that ICLA activities are carried out in line with appropriate NRC ICLA SOPs.
  • Perform any other tasks as requested by ICLA line managers.

Generic professional competencies:

  • Experience from working in a humanitarian/recovery context
  • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
  • Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical and negotiation skills
  • Ability to prioritise responsibilities, carry out multiple tasks simultaneously, and meet deadlines

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

  • University Degre Law, Political Science, Sociology, or any related field to this position
  • A minimum of 1 year work experience in similar field of work.
  • Understanding Humanitarian intervention and contested areas
  • Willing to spend more time at the filed level and ready to learn
  • Knowledge of humanitarian principles and code of conduct is essential.
  • Knowledge of Amharic language is mandatory and good in spoken and written English

Personal Qualities:

  • Diplomatic
  • Ability to work under pressure and with limited supervision in a challenging environment
  • Pro-active, goal-oriented and results driven
  • Flexible and creative
  • Excellent communication skills
  • A sense of humor
Norwegian Refugee Council

About Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

We protect displaced people and support them as they build a new future. We started our relief efforts after World War Two. Today, we work in both new and protracted crises across 40 countries. We specialise in six areas: food security, education, shelter, legal assistance, protection from violence, and water, sanitation and hygiene.

We stand up for people forced to flee. NRC is a determined advocate for displaced people. We promote and defend displaced people's rights and dignity in local communities, with national governments and in the international arena. NRC’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva is a global leader in monitoring, reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

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Around 15,000 humanitarians work with the NRC. Most of us are hired locally to work in the field, and a small number are based at our head office in Oslo. Many of our colleagues were once themselves forced to flee their homes.

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In order to meet the needs of more than 120 million displaced people worldwide, we need to unite forces across sectors and work together as one team. Through mutual partnerships we are dedicated to finding unique solutions for people who have been forced to flee, helping them build a sustainable future for themselves and their communities.

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Nonprofit & NGOs
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Oslo, NO
Year Founded
1946
Website
nrc.no
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