ICLA Technical Officer based in Jerusalem (Temporary )
Conduct ICLA field activities and provide legal advice.
Overview
Conduct ICLA field activities and provide legal advice.
You have:
- University degree in law, Masters in Law is an advantage
- Israeli Bar Registration or Palestinian Bar Registration with proven knowledge of Israeli domestic law
- 3 years’ of relevant legal work experience
- Knowledge of housing land and property law, freedom of movement and settlers violence law
- Experience in delivering training sessions
- Proven ability to understand the legal, political and socio-economic context in Area C and East Jerusalem
- Fluency in Arabic and very good command of English and Hebrew both written and oral
- Planning and delivering results
- Working with people
- Communicating with impact and respect
- Handling insecure environments
Contract
This is a Professional contract, Grade 6 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 6 (NRC) contracts.
The purpose of the ICLA Technical Officer Position is to conduct ICLA field activities in WB including East Jerusalem and focal point for implementing partners’ and/or consultants.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Maintain relevant legal knowledge and keep up to date with legal developments in Area C and East Jerusalem;
- Provide sound written and oral legal policy advice on domestic laws and procedures and Israeli authorities’ practices and policies in relation to HLP, and other relevant legal topics;
- Provide sound legal counselling and advice to ICLA beneficiaries on HLP legal issues and other relevant legal topics;
- Organize, facilitate and conduct ICLA field activities including beneficiary outreach, information sessions and field visits;
- Deliver legal trainings to legal practitioners, fieldworkers, NGOs and other stakeholders on relevant legal issues;
- Identify, coordinate and foster relations with other protection actors active in ICLA beneficiary communities to ensure that ICLA activities are adding value to current protection responses.
- Regularly engage with the PA governmental institutions and UN OCHA / OHCHR field staff to assist beneficiaries in acquiring other humanitarian services beyond the scope of ICLA’s mandate.
- Contribute and/or draft legal documents, factsheets, case studies, legal updates and analysis on relevant legal issues.
- Act as a focal point and coordinate ICLA implementing partners and consultants’ activities, follow up on progress against targets and monthly reports content including quality assurance of services provided and deliverables.
- Manage the administrative part of the consultants agreements including drafting TORs, conduct Public Interest cases risk assessments, follow up on consultants’ payments, draft completion of services, etc.
- Any other related tasks as assigned by the supervisor.
Professional competencies:
- University degree in law, Masters in Law is an advantage
- Israeli Bar Registration or Palestinian Bar Registration with proven knowledge of Israeli domestic law
- 3 years’ of relevant legal work experience
- Knowledge of housing land and property law, freedom of movement and settlers violence law
- Experience in delivering training sessions
- Proven ability to understand the legal, political and socio-economic context in Area C and East Jerusalem
Fluency in Arabic and very good command of English and Hebrew both written and oral.
Behavioural competencies:
Planning and delivering results
- Working with people
- Communicating with impact and respect
- Handling insecure environments
Additional Details:
Duty Station: Jerusalem
Type of Contract: Fixed term contract-5 months (Temporary replacement)
Salary: Based upon the NRC grading Scale
All applications should be submitted in English!
NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a situation where you provided legal counsel in a challenging environment? | This question assesses your ability to navigate difficult situations while providing legal assistance. | Highlight your approach to understanding the issue and how you provided effective solutions. |
| How would you engage with multiple stakeholders to ensure effective ICLA activities? | The interviewer wants to understand your stakeholder management skills and how you prioritize communication. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a challenging training session you conducted and the outcomes. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What steps would you take to stay updated on legal developments in East Jerusalem? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you provide an example of how you handled a conflict with a colleague or stakeholder? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |