ICLA Training Officers at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

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, emergency food security, 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.

In light of the displacement in the north eastern part of Nigeria, NRC is about to start up an emergency response programme in Nigeria to respond to the humanitarian needs.

In the coming year, the main focus for NRC would be conflict affected populations including IDPs, returnees and the local communities in Borno State. NRC will be starting activities in the area of food security, water and sanitation and shelter sectors. In addition, NRC will continue the Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) programme; this is a protection programme that aims to assist people affected by displacement resolve housing, land and property disputes as well as assisting clients with civil documentation (identify documents, birth certificates etc.) problems.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: ICLA Training Officer

Location: Maiduguri
Reports to: ICLA Programme Development Manager

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Compliance and adherence to NRC policies, ICLA tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Ensure that program training targets the correct audience in line with project proposals.
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy
• Responsible for development and managing funding proposal, project budgets and donor reports
• Overall management and coordination of capacity building activities under ICLA
• Ensure capacity building of all project staff and transfer key skills
• Develop partnerships in the humanitarian community and coordinate with relevant authorities to design solutions to identified problems
• In consultation and coordination with the Program Development Manager, develop context specific ICLA training materials for HLP including materials for information dissemination and visibility.
• Design context specific training materials including modules and information dissemination material for Identity documentation
• Support training activities for different audiences under the ICLA Programme
• Adapt and contextualize global training materials based on lessons learnt and evolving context, in a participatory manner
• Contribute towards expansion of and strengthening of NRC’s network of relevant stakeholders in all operational areas
• Support Monitoring and Evaluation activities through development of training reporting procedures to feed into GORs and monthly reports on activities and progress
• Ensure that NRC’s training activities are guided by and effectively abide by the humanitarian principles
• Carry out any other duties as delegated by the Programme Development Manager / Area Manager

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience within field of expertise
• Technical specific knowledge from the humanitarian sector
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Experience in working independently in a results-oriented multi-tasking and multi-cultural environment
• Experience in facilitation of seminars and capacity building initiatives
• Experience in developing context specific training materials modules
• Excellent command in Microsoft Applications
• Documented technical competences related to the position’s responsibilities
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal

Personal Qualification

• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision.
• Highest standards of ethics and integrity
• Ability to work in insecure environments
• Communicating with impact and respect
• All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Codes of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable

Context related Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Knowledge of the displacement context in Nigeria
• Experience with start-up program activities
• Knowledge on Housing Land and Property and Identity Documentation concepts
• Political and cultural awareness and experience of working where insecurity is a major issue
• Proven skills in transfer of training skills, Training of trainers
• Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring and other formal and non-formal methods
• Fluency in Hausa, Kanuri, and Fulani Languages is an added advantage

We Offer

• Commencement: ASAP
• Contract period: 31st December 2016 (with possibility of extension)
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s directions
• Duty station: Maiduguri, Borno State.

Application Closing Date
27th June, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidate should submit their application letter and updated CV's to: [email protected] The title of the position (ICLA Training Officer - Maiduguri) must be indicated in the subject line of your e-mail.

Note

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Any application received after the deadline will not be considered.
• Please note that to apply at NRC is FREE!!!
• The Norwegian Refugee Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women are particularly encouraged to apply to this position.