ICLA Team Leader at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) - Adamawa and Borno

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, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, 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

We are currently recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: ICLA Team Leader

Locations: Mubi (Adamawa) and Maiduguri, Monguno, Dikwa, Damasak (Borno)
Commencement: January 2018
Duration: 12 months
Report to ICLA Coordinator

Job Summary

• NRC is looking for an ICLA Team Leader for our area office in Maiduguri,and sub filed offices in Monguno, Mubi, and Dikwa/Damasak in Northern Nigeria. The purpose of the ICLA Team Leader is to ensure the Implementation and impact of ICLA programme activities in our sub field office
• NRC initiated country operations in Nigeria in June 2015, in order to respond to the critical and increasing needs in the country. NRC currently has a full team based in Maiduguri and a coordination office in Abuja. NRC is currently providing services across various sectors namely; Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI); Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH); Livelihoods and Food Security; and Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) and Education in order to address identified humanitarian needs.

Job Descriptions

• Provide oversight for the ICLA response in Borno and Adamawa States where ICLA operates.
• Manage, supervise and support ICLA teams through capacity building activities and on-the-job training for frontline workers and key actors
• Develop, implement and oversee the activities implementation work plan in line with ICLA objectives
• Ensure standardization of activities according to the ICLA policy and handbook
• Ensure the implementation of the safe identification reporting and referral system
• Monitor and follow-up on the quality of the services provided
• Conduct regular field visits and spot checks to ICLA field activities
• Operationalize and mainstream technical inputs from the ICLA PDM, ICLA Coordinators and Officers
• Contribute to the oversight of officers
• Assess new locations for ICLA outreach activities
• Provide oversight for the ICLA response in Borno and Adamawa States where ICLA operates.
• Manage, supervise and support ICLA teams through capacity building activities and on-the-job training for frontline workers and key actors
• Develop, implement and oversee the activities implementation work plan in line with ICLA objectives
• Ensure standardization of activities according to the ICLA policy and handbook
• Ensure the implementation of the safe identification reporting and referral system
• Monitor and follow-up on the quality of the services provided
• Conduct regular field visits and spot checks to ICLA field activities
• Operationalize and mainstream technical inputs from the ICLA PDM, ICLA Coordinators and Officers
• Contribute to the oversight of officers
• Assess new locations for ICLA outreach activities

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor of Law degree and must have been called to the Nigerian BAR (be able to practice as a lawyer in Nigeria) and be conversant with international humanitarian and Human Rights law
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a practicing lawyer.
• Knowledge of the laws and policies governing Housing Land and Property issues and Identity documentation is mandatory
• Experience from working as a Project Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Fluency in written and oral English
• Computer literacy in word processing and spreadsheets is required
• Knowledge of the context in Nigeria
• Fluency in one or more of the national/regional languages (Hausa and kanuri preferred)
• Experience with humanitarian activities

Education field:

• Law

Education level:

• College / University, Bachelor's degree

Personal Qualities

• Bachelor's degree level education in Law.
• 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 managing staff
• Excellent command in Microsoft Applications
• Documented technical competences related to the position’s responsibilities
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal
• Fluency in Hausa and/or Kanuri

Duty Stations:

• Maiduguri, Monguno, Mubi, and Dikwa/Damasak, with frequent travels. Travel outside location is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area.

Language:

• Hausa
• English

We Offer
Salary/Benefits: According to NRC’s general directions - Grade Level 6 Step1(Officer).

Application Closing Date
28th December, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Application Procedures and CV Registration

• Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV.
• There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location.

Note

• Interested persons should indicate position as subject of cover letter for example "ICLA Team Leader - Mongonu"
• Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start.