ICLA Officer NGO Job Placements – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Job Title: ICLA Officers (2 Job Placements)
Organization: Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Duty Station: Kampala and Kyangwali, Uganda
About NRC:
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 30 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP is a global provider of expertise that contributes to solving challenges in the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors. Our ultimate goal is to strengthen the resilience, and protect the lives, rights and livelihoods of vulnerable people and communities. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.
Job Summary: The purpose of the officer position is day to day implementation of the ICLA (Information Counselling & Legal Assistance) Projects in Kampala and Kyangwali.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure that ICLA Project activities are implemented in accordance with approved proposals, donor requirements, NRC policies, international standards and local customs.
- Act as a focal person for needs assessment and beneficiary selection.
- Has oversight responsibility in ensuring smooth project cycle from implementation, project monitoring, verification of completion and evaluation.
- Lead ICLA project activities, giving advice and information to clients on the processes involved, awareness sessions and managing local authorities’ capacity building programmes.
- Apply participative and inclusive process in project implementation and in promoting local capacities to help them wherever possible.
- Assist in developing and implementing case management system and database of cases.
- Support preparing and updating of mapping of all service providers in the area of responsibility.
- Conduct information and counseling sessions on ICLA thematic areas for beneficiaries.
- Assist in conducting needs assessments for the selected target groups; including focus groups; questionnaires; surveys; and stakeholder interviews
- Assist in strategic review; monitoring and evaluation activities and identification of other relevant ICLA activities
- Prepare documents containing legal and related information for target communities.
- Document findings of needs assessments; including preparation of reports and other relevant documents.
- Identify awareness-raising and outreach opportunities for ICLA work and assist in conducting sessions.
- Identify training needs for beneficiaries and stakeholders and, as relevant, prepare and conduct training
- Collation of information on government and NGO policies pertaining to refugees and monitor the general context through regular field access to identify issues affecting refugees which relate to ICLA themes
- Contribute to the development of NRC’s Country strategy, action plan and activities plan and priorities in the ICLA sector
- Supervise, evaluate and appraise ICLA Project Assistant (s) where applicable
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) ICLA Officer job must hold a University degree in law, social studies, development studies / other relevant field/ the equivalent
- At least three years of work experience with NGO, legal or international organization in the area of protection or human rights
- Experience from working as a Protection Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Experience working with and implementing projects through local partners
- Training skills
- Reporting skills
- Experience in research and data analysis
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Personal Qualities
- Knowledge of the context in Kampala Urban Refugees and of Refugees in Hoima
- Knowledge of the English and local languages.
- Experience working with government, local authorities, humanitarian actors, host community and displaced populations (IDPs, returnees and Refugees).
- Planning and delivering results
- Empowering and building trust
- Communicating with impact and respect
- Handling insecure environment
NB: Shortlisting will be done on a rolling basis, candidates are advised to apply ASAP. Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates who wish to join NRC in the aforementioned capacity should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 10thJanuary 2020