The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-governmental organisation. We provide assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide.
What is NRC?
NRC promotes and protects the rights of refugees and people who have been displaced within their own country. We take action during situtations of armed conflict, and engage in other contextes where our competences will add value.
The majority of our 5000 staff members are national employees in NRC’s projects in around 25 countries worldwide. All our projects are supervised by the NRC Head Office in Oslo.
NRC was established in 1946 under the name Aid to Europe, to assist refugees in Europe after World War II. Today NRC is organised as an independent, private foundation. We cooperate closely with the UN and other humanitarian organisations, around the world as well as in Norway.
What does NRC do?
Programme Activities:
NRC’s main activity is the deliverance of humanitarian aid through programme activities in the field. NRC specialises in five programme areas, or core competences – Shelter, Food Security, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Education, and Information Counselling and Legal Aid (ICLA). The core competences are adaptive to different contexts and mutually reinforcing.Description
If you are those people, the Norwegian Refugee Council in Nigeria is looking for an enthusiastic and passionate ICLA Technical Assistant to join our team in Damaturu, Yobe State. 
You will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the ICLA project for the NRC Area Northeast office.
Responsibilities
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 the supervisor
Ensure proper filing of documents
Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function
Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy
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 and are timely and according to procedures
Perform any other professional duties as requested by the officers, team leaders, coordinators or the ICLA PM.
Specific responsibilities:
As part of the emergency response, the main 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 in 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
Qualifications
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 from 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 in one or more of the national/regional languages.
Kanuri speaking candidates are strongly encouraged.
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.