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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors. The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs
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Job description
• Ensure compliance with NRC policies, guidelines and standards
• Ensure compliance with ICLA CC strategy, tools, handbooks, guidelines and standards
• Responsible for implementation of relevant technical activities in the ICLA project in Kakuma
• Responsible for tracking of financial expenditures of the project
• Provide technical support and capacity building towards project staff
• Ensure relevant data collection and produce reports and analysis as required
• Assess, promote and document ideas for technical improvement and further program development options
• Represent NRC in relevant coordination forums and build relationships with key stakeholders
• Management and oversight of ICLA and partners counselling and legal assistance services for beneficiaries.
• Ensure proper budget monitoring and efficient utilization of funds.
• Development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), relevant guidelines, client intake and management tools in line with NRC standards for all services provided.
• Implement and develop M&E activities and ensure timely reporting of relevant activities in line with NRC guidelines.
• Act as primary point of contact for legal partners/legal aid providers supporting ICLA in the provision of assistance. Ensure that partner services are provided in line with NRC standards and procedures.
• Support ICLA staff to carry out regular outreach including, where appropriate, home visits to particularly vulnerable clients that would be otherwise unable to access the office or legal centres.
• Ensure that appropriate internal and external referral pathways have been established. Represent NRC at relevant protection working group and other coordination forums.
• Conduct awareness raising, capacity building and training activities for communities, government officials and NGOs on ICLA thematic areas including housing, land and property rights and collaborative dispute resolution.
• Supervise, evaluate and appraise the Project Assistant(s), providing technical guidance when needed.
• Conduct regular analysis of the situation of refugees located in the Kakuma camp complex and support relevant research to develop ICLA’s programme in Kakuma. Assist in strategic review and identification of other relevant ICLA activities.
• Contribute to the development of NRC’s Country strategy, action plan and activities plan and priorities in the ICLA sector.
• Perform any other relevant tasks as assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications
• University degree in law.
• Minimum 3 years humanitarian experience with refugees/internally displaced persons (IDPs) at field level with an NGO or other international organization.
• Knowledge of international refugee law and national law applicable to refugees
• Knowledge of SPHERE standards and durable solutions
Education level
- College / University, Bachelor's degree
Personal qualities
• Experience from working as a Project Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge of English.
We offer
• Commencement as soon as possible
• Duty station : Kakuma
• Duration of contract 1 year with possibility of Extension
• Salary/benefits according to NRC general directions. The candidate will observe NRC's Code of Conduct and working hours for the NRC Kakuma office.
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