ICLA Technical Assistant Iraq Kirkuk

1.      Role and responsibilities

Generic responsibilities:

• Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines.
• Implement delegated and assigned tasks and activities according to plan of action.
• Ensure proper filing and archiving of the documents.
• Prepare and develop progress reports as required by project management.
• Ensure that project targets beneficiaries most in need, and explore and assess new and better ways to assist.
• Promote and share ideas for technical improvement.

Specific responsibilities:

• Facilitate information sessions for ICLA beneficiaries to raise awareness and understanding on issues related to ICLA thematic areas. This may include legal identity, and related civil documentation; housing, land and property (HLP) rights; and employment law.
• If legally trained, receive the counselling cases after information sessions and where necessary, refer these cases to ICLA Officers.
• Provide support to ICLA Officers by contacting the beneficiaries and gathering information as well as organizing appointments with the beneficiaries to attend in the court and/or directorates.
• If legally trained, provide support to ICLA Officers in the process of preparation of the necessary documentation and follow up on the legal cases in the courts and/or other relevant administrative institutions.
• Support preparation for and if CDR focal point, co-facilitate ICLA trainings.
• input and update beneficiary data into ICLA’s case management tools, and periodically disaggregate and analyze data gathered during legal assistance activities in order to identify trends.

• Prepare/update service mapping.
• Adhere to ICLA policies, project descriptions, work plans, budgets and procurement plans.
• Adhere to NRC’s Human Resource, Financial, Logistics & Security policies and procedures, and

coordinate with these departments to ensure timely implementation of ICLA activities.

• Any other task relevant to the position and as requested by the line manager.

2.    Our Ideal Candidate:

• University or diploma degree.
•   Prior experience with humanitarian organization or similar organization an asset.
• Demonstrable experience in negotiating with government authorities and/or building owners, and in promoting the interests of vulnerable beneficiaries before such stakeholders.

• Proven skills and experience in case management and conflict resolution.
• Experience in community mobilization and outreach.
• Computer skills, especially in Word, Excel and Outlook.

Knowledge in written and spoken English, and local languages is preferalble.

3.      Other information:

Contract Duration: 4 months

Duty Station: Central Iraq Area office -Kirkuk with daily travel to Hawija and Tuz

Health Insurance is provided

Salary: G4/S1, According to NRC’s Iraq salary scale and terms and conditions.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply
NRC is an equal opportunity employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.

For more information, please read the Job Description