ICLA Specialist Iraq

Contract

This is a Professional contract, Grade 9 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 9 (NRC) contracts.

Role and responsibilities

The purpose of the Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) Specialist position is technical development of the specific Core competency, strategic direction and quality assurance, the ICLA strategy and quality control. The ICLA Specialist is responsible for mentoring, train, capacity build staff on ICLA technical capacity.

The ICLA Specialist is a member of the Country Office (CO) Programme Unit. The NRC Iraq ICLA programme helps at-risk people exercise Housing, Land and Property (HLP) rights and work rights, possess legal identity, including civil documentation to enable people affected by displacement to claim and exercise their rights and to find durable solutions to displacement, and to prevent displacement for those at risk of displacement. The programme provides information on HLP, employment and legal identity rights and works with NRC’s advocacy department to address policy barriers.

The following is a brief description of the role.

Generic responsibilities

• These responsibilities are the same for all ICLA Specialist positions and cannot be modified:
• Develop ICLA strategy, technical guidance and Macro Log-Frames (MLFAs)
• Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
• Contribute to fundraising and develop and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor reports
• Identify trends technical standards and donor priorities
• Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments within ICLA, ensure high technical quality and synergies in project implementation
• Provide technical direction and project implementation support
• Ensure that key learnings are extracted from ICLA implementation, and incorporate them in Core Competency and staff development processes
• Provide systematic training and build capacity of technical staff
• Represent NRC in relevant forums/clusters, including with national authorities and donors
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy

Specific responsibilities

These responsibilities shall be adapted to the particularities of the job location and context, phase of operation, strategic focus and type of programme intervention. This section shall be revised whenever a new employee is hired or the context changes significantly. The line manager drafts the specific responsibilities and sends them to his/her line manager for approval.

• Integrated Programming. In collaboration with the HoP, contribute to NRC Iraq’s priorities on Integrated Programming through collaboration and coordination with other Core Competencies, and engagement in cross-cutting initiatives.
• Safe Programming. Lead the strengthening of ICLA safe programming standards, and support cross-cutting initiatives to improve inclusion, accountability, community engagement, etc.
• Durable Solutions. In collaboration with the HoP and Durable Solutions Specialist, contribute to the development of relevant programming and advocacy approaches that support durable solutions to displacement.
• Technical Quality. Lead the harmonising and strengthening of ICLA technical standards and tools including promotion of digital ICLA in the Iraq programme. Conduct annual quality assessment for ICLA based on global CC tools/guidelines.
• Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning. Lead the harmonising and strengthening ICLA monitoring and evaluation tools and systems, in collaboration with the M&E team. Responsible for supporting programme learning throughout the project-cycle.
• Advocacy. In collaboration with the HoP and PU, contribute to evidence-based advocacy to support NRC Myanmar’s overall objectives.
• Representation & Coordination. As delegated by the HoP, represent NRC and the ICLA programme in the relevant coordination fora and with external stakeholders.
• Strategy review. Lead the annual theory of change, micro-log-frame and CC narrative review with relevant programme teams.
• Regional & Global. In collaboration with the HoP and regional ICLA Advisor, engage with the relevant NRC regional and global initiatives.
• Fundraising and Donor Engagement. As delegated by the HoP, support fundraising, donor engagement and relevant grant processes.

Critical interfaces

By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

• Programme development: Programme Unit, Area Programme Managers, Project Managers/Coordinators.
• Proposal development: Grants Unit, Area Programme Managers, Project Managers/Coordinators.
• Quality control/ support: Area Programme Managers, Project Managers/Coordinators.
• Capacity development: Area Programme Managers, Project Managers/Coordinators.

Scale and scope of position

Staff

Administrative management of ICA Advisor, and technical (dotted-) line management of Area based ICLA Project Managers/Coordinators.

Stakeholders:

Inter-agency Clusters/Working Groups, Donors/embassies, National/Local/International NGOs.

Budgets:

Budget-holder for Country Office ICLA programmes (L2)

Information:

GORS, Webcruiter, Intranet

Legal compliance

Donor compliance,

Competencies

Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following three categories:

Professional competencies

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

Generic professional competencies for this position:

• Minimum 4 years of experience within technical expertise area in a humanitarian/ recovery context
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Core competency expertise
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal
• Valid driver’s license

Context/specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Knowledge of the context in Iraq
• Experience of advocacy work
• Experience of technical legal advocacy.
• Experience of implementing HLP and CBDR programming

Behavioural competencies

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, the following are essential for this position:

• Handling insecure environments
• Strategic thinking
• Empowering and building trust
• Influencing
• Initiate action and change
• Analysing

Performance Management

The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:

• The Job Description
• The Work and Development Plan
• The NRC Competency Framework

What We Can Offer:

• Contract period: 12 months (Fixed Term)
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions
• Duty station: Erbil, Iraq
• Travel: 40% Travel to Area Offices