ICLA Officer Palestine Gaza

Contract

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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 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, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. 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.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

The purpose of the ICLA Project Officer position is the day-to-day implementation of the ICLA Programme activities in the Gaza Strip\ Area office.

Qualifications

• A University degree in the field of law.
• Palestinian Bar Association.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in civil law matters including in housing, land and property and civil documentation issues, and employment laws, procedures and practices operative in Palestinian Law AND significant protection experience, preferably in a humanitarian/ recovery context.
• Advanced computer skills, especially in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Proven skills and experience in report writing, and representing an organization in public forums preferred

What we Offer?

You will be working in an international and diverse organization with a dynamic atmosphere.

You will receive support and opportunities to expand your skills and enhance your expertise.

You will be working in our Office in Gaza,

This position is Grade (05) Step (01). Salary & Benefits are based on Gaza Duty Station.

Reports to: Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) Project Manager.

Recruiter: Judeh Hussein

If you are interested in applying for this position, please check the full Job Description: JD ICLA Project Officer Gaza_May.docx

Number of positions: 2 positions.

Contract Duration: 6 months with the possibility of extension based on funding and performance.

Recruitment is being done on a rolling basis so please send in your application at the soonest opportunity, the recruitment will be closed once filled.

Internal candidates: to apply as an internal candidate, log in with your official email or click on Opportunity Marketplace.

We receive many applications for each vacant position, so only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

applications are only accepted if submitted through NRC website or the following email address: recruitment.gaza@nrc.no if you are unable to submit your application through NRC website due to internet connectivity, you can send your CV and Cover letter to the mentioned email.

Unsolicited applications not related to this job advertisement will not be considered (indicate the title of the position in the email subject and cover letter).

For more information about NRC's work in Palestine, please check: factsheet_palestine_may2023.pdf (nrc.no)

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating the provision of basic information, individual and group counselling about the rights and entitlements of beneficiaries through mobile visits; supporting and mobilising beneficiaries to enable them to address their legal issues independently; introducing the ICLA programme through outreach activities; providing supported referral on the issues which cannot be addressed by beneficiaries independently as delegated by ICLA Coordinator.
• Supporting workshops or other ICLA training or sensitization forums, and facilitating the provision of capacity building and technical advice to external stakeholders under the guidance of the ICLA Technical Officer and ICLA management.
• Contributing to ICLA programme development by identifying, analysing and documenting violations of the rights, proposing and advocating remedies; contributing to the development of tools so as to optimize the effectiveness; contributing to the monitoring and profiling exercises organized and/or participated by NRC and cooperating, as relevant with other NRC CCs and units to develop integrated response to the beneficiaries needs.
• Undertaking regular monitoring and evaluation of ICLA activities, including those conducted by ICLA contingent workers, reviewing their monthly progress reports on activities, and highlighting any technical or operational successes and challenges.
• Compiling narrative and statistical reports in the respective formats including collection and processing of ICLA data and ensuring regular monitoring and check-up of the entered data with actual reports.
• Ensuring proper documentation and filing of documents (preparation of PRs, movements, payments, invoices, monthly reports).
• Any other task relevant to the position as requested by the line manager.

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