ICLA Specialist Syria Response Office

What we are looking for:

A highly qualified, experienced and dynamic ICLA Specialist to support the design, development and implementation of the ICLA programme in the areas of operation of the Syria Response Office.

The purpose of the ICLA Specialist position is technical development of the specific Core Competency (CC), strategic direction and quality assurance. The Specialist is responsible for mentoring, training and capacity building staff on the technical components, as well as assisting the CC through the development of tools that can be used to implement projects.

What you will do:

• Responsible for the development of Country Office-level, ICLA strategy and other programme development initiatives.
• Contribute to fundraising, develop, and revise funding proposals, budgets, and donor reports.
• Identify trends, technical standards, and donor priorities to ensure that the ICLA programme evolves to remain relevant to the changing legal context and conflict dynamics.
• Ensure that the ICLA programme addresses both programmatic and relevant policy issues and continue strengthening synergies with the Advocacy Unit.
• Identify synergies between ICLA and other NRC Core Competencies to ensure integrated programming is promoted, where relevant and feasible.
• Provide technical support and foster two-way collaborative relationships with the ICLA Project Managers/Coordinators.
• Responsible for ensuring teams have access to appropriate implementation tools and relevant technical guidance.
• Responsible for quality assurance, with a focus on policies and procedures; technical standards, pilots, safe and inclusive programming and Monitoring and Evaluation, through harmonisation and strengthening of tools and methodologies.
• Responsible for leading on the specific ICLA CC quality inputs to proposal design and development and review of ICLA inputs to donor reports.
• Ensure that key learnings are extracted from ICLA implementation and incorporate them in ICLA and staff development processes.
• Provide overall guidance and supervision on legal and field research as well as liaison with external stakeholders on legal needs, challenges and relevant developments.
• Contribute to global and regional programmes, including ensuring a constructive exchange with other NRC ICLA programmes and the MERO Durable Solutions Unit.
• Represent NRC in relevant forums/clusters, including inter-agency coordination, bilateral meetings with national authorities and donors.
• Line-manage the ICLA Research Advisor, ensuring supervision of workload and performance management.
• Provide systematic training and build the capacity of technical staff.
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy.

Please download the detailed job description to learn more about the position.

What you will bring:

• Degree in law, political science, protection, humanitarian development or other relevant discipline
• Minimum 4 years of experience in senior capacity within Legal Assistance in a humanitarian/ recovery context.
• Solid background in civil documentation, Housing, Land and Property, Residency Rights, issues, employment law and/or collaborative dispute resolution (CDR).
• Knowledge of International Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law with an understanding of key protection concepts.
• Experience working in complex and volatile contexts. Knowledge of the context in Syria is highly preferable.
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile with documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal. Knowledge of Arabic is a strong added value.

What we offer:

• Duty station: Amman Jordan
• Contract: 12 months (Renewal is subject to performance and funds availability)
• Travel: Up to 20% International Travel
• Salary/benefits: grade 9 on NRC’s salary scale, with accompanying terms and conditions
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

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Why NRC?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.

NRC currently has over 3,000 staff across the Middle East dedicated to assisting people affected by conflict in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Libya and Palestine. Its humanitarian interventions are based upon its programming expertise in the Core Competencies of Shelter, Education, WASH, Livelihoods and Food Security, and Information Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) to vulnerable displaced people that were forced to flee.

Entering the thirteenth year of the conflict in 2023, more than half of the Syrian population remains displaced from their homes with 5.4 million refugees living abroad and another 6.8 million internally displaced persons inside Syria. Conflict and protracted mass population displacement, combined with severe economic downturn (fuelled among other things by the impact of the economic collapse in Lebanon, international sanctions and import control, etc.), depreciation of the Syrian pound, inflation with soaring food and fuel prices, loss of livelihoods, water crisis and drought and reduced food production have led to widespread poverty, food insecurity and increased deterioration of the humanitarian situation across Syria.

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We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:

• do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts.
• join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.
• be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.

Learn more about NRC’s operations in Syria here.

ABOUT US

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.